The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-27
THE 1893 PANIC.

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THE 1893 PANIC.
Senator Whitaker referred TO the
dark months of 1898, when Wheeling
had 20 open charitable stores 20 feed
starving people-a state Of affairs which
never occurred under Republican rule.
He didn't think II necessary to picture
thoss dark days There was suffering
In the country then as well as the cit
les. for farmers who were getting only
ten and twelve cents a pound for wool
when year previous they had got
twenty-five, when they got fifty cents
bushel for wheat instead OF eighty cents
yes, the farmers found out what a
Change" meant. what -four gears
Of Grover" and the phantom Glover"
meant. Senator Whltaker's remarks
about the growth OF the tin plate In
dustry were enthusiastically cheered by
his audience, which was composed
largely OF La Belle tin workers. Sena-
tor whitaker charged the panic of 90
to the lnfidelity Of the Democratic par
ty, and he said panIcs would ensue un-
der the rule OF any party which was
untrue to the interests OF the people
The alarm felt under Democratic mis-,
rule resulted in lack Of confidence ana
business was at a standstlll. the patri-
otlsm OF the people showed Itself In the
political slump OF '94. Then came res
toration OF confidence, and In 1871 much
of the deficiency caused by the Cleve-
land administration had been reduced.
The Dlngley bill was shorn oil many
Of It's good features by Democratic OPP
position, but even at that II had put the
spur 20 Industrial activity. Compared
tnNVNRnNnu nf the Wils
son bill the American people could. cas-
liy see the mistake made In 1892. The
senator emphasized the fact that there
were issues TO be decided. The people
must be warned against free trade or
free silver domInancy, and there should
be no "off year" The election Of 1898
IA Of vital Importance. A United states
senator must be elected In West Virgin
IA, md a Republican legislature must
M elected 20 do Il. A congressman for
the next two years is to be elected. DO
the people want one who will stay Nc
Kiniey's hand In meeting With the
financial and international questlons,ln-
voiyed in dealing with Cubn, Porto Rico
and the Philippines? "No, no. said
Senator Whitaker. "the honor and in
teErlty OF this country is at stake In
meeting mighty problems"
The 1895 election is only an on
vear" In the ordinary acceptance OF the
term. The rank and file are called on
to vote on the most important matters
concerning their country. There should
be no apathy or lack OF interest when
there is possibility OF a political
change. Senator Whitaker dwelt with
much force on the need OF the people
waking up to the Importance OF the
election, and he sounded the note OF
warning, that return to democratic
maladministratlon meant n hat IN pro,
Eress, a step backward which would
take gears to change for the better. nc
urged the bringing out OF every vote
and argued against giving an men
through apathy Senator WhitakeT
said he didn't want to be elected TO thc
state senate to crafty personal pride.
h,,t tbat ne might go to Charleston and
elect a Republican senator; nc didn
"core continental who, so long as he
WAS a Republican" (Cheers)
AIR. WILLIS SPEAKS,
Mr. Willis was the next speaker, and
he said he was proud TO belong to the
Republican party, party which stood
by It's record and never Appealed 70 me
people by ephcmeral Issues. Mr., Wills
smoke briefly and he noted among ben
efcent laws passed by the late Con
uress, the national bankruptcy law,
Though Grover Cleveland had vetoed an
immigration law, this much needed law
passed the lower branch Of Congress
last year, hut was side-tracltcd In the
senate, owing 90 the war with spain
which side-traclSed everything else. Mr..
Willis eulogized the administration OF
President Mckinley nBent the war with
Spain, and he praised the President for
his conservative wise. firm and thought
ful policy
Mr. Blair, said Mr. Willis. prcaches
free silver in the Democratic counties,
and talks great deal about the treat
mont the goldlcrs received. Mr. Wills
failed 10 SEQ that the people wee called
on 80 vote an ;ao question ot The treat
n,frt goldIcrs received IN tic camps
Neither did he think tho ptOplr would
lutn their backs to the real issues roy
al knew that President Mckinley had
hold m The war rs long as possible, ana
his arInv WINS cured 70" hct:rr .hln ans
other the world has known. Nh WIFI
concluded b. saying he felt certain