The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-10
A KEYNOTE SPEECH.
Was Chairman G. ). Howard's
Before Belmont Republicans.
REPUBLIcANISM, PROSPERITY
One and the Same Have Been in Evi.
dencc Since 1900 = The Protective
Policy OF the Republican Party
Brought Back tho Prosperity that
Vanished In 1sO3-Tributc to Prcsi.
dent McIilnlcy's Administration.

AT the county convention OF. the Bel.
mont Republicans, held at Bellalre or
Thursday, the keynote speech Of thu
campaign was delivered by Hon. chas
]. Howard, Of GAINESVILLE, one OF the
county's representatives In the genera
assembly Of Ohio. In this speech Mr.
Howard spoke OF the returned prosper.
ity and ascribed 1t to the Republican
protective policy. His tribute to the
administration OF President Mckinley
was eloquent and heartfelt. Mr.. How.
ard said:
We are ut the beginning OF another
political battle. AS Republicans, we
congratulate ourselves that 1t Is to be
fought under such a happy star Of
destiny. Three years ago the sovereign
citizens Of this country put into the
keeping OF the Republican party the
welfare OF ITS people and the honor OF
Its flag. When that imperial decree
was registered ut the ballot box, the
u, u
sheep were gone from the hillsides and
the meadows. our markets had lost
their life and their richness, and hard
times, grim, gaunt and hungry. were
In the homes, the farms and the fac.
tories OF the land. Since that time
complications undreamed OF have me,
the administration Of the federal gov
eminent, the problems Of q foreign war
nd tv,ta
army and navy and the great human
problems OF our duties to new peoples
and new territory, which have come
up under the stars and stripes. Three
years have passed since 1896, and the
Republican party now turns to the PEG.
pie OF Ohio. to whom It must give IN
account OF Its stewardship. and It says
we have made the wheels of Industry
to hum; we have made market for
the products Of the farm and We have
kept sacred and stainless the honor OF
the flag.
What u glorious record 1t nil has
been. Because of 1t there isn't man
in all the land who Isn't glad and
proud that no Is citizen of the repub-
lie.
With Its glory about us, what shall
we sayrin n political speech? Shall
we talk about the tariff? No. The
tariff has passed beyond the domain OF
discussion. We have tried II In the
crucible OF human experience, and the
cleansing fires OF experience all con-
sumo the dross and leave the gold.
The Surprise of1sO2.
In 1892 our Democratic friends, with
dash which was audacIous. q courage
which was magnificent, stormed and
carried our citadel. Free trade was the
war cry emblazoned on their banners
WitE their victory came the PROMISE
Of, new prosperity sand u better day
and generation In the life OF this PEG.
Pile. And what happened? With their
victory came four years OF PROSTATE
Industries, Of worry, Of suffering and
showered her choicest blessings. The
fruit OF the golden promise withered In
the grasp OF q nation, and free trade
proved hated curse and a cheat.
In the hour OF disaster the American
people turned to the party Of the pro.
tectiva tariff and to their old leader
After the tremendous free trade victory
OF 1882. when even other Republican
leaders faltered and wavered under
the apparent stress OF public opinion
there came from the governors office
at Columbus O voice, clear, brave and
ringing. saying: THE Republican purity
has not bated one jot or title OF It's
faith In n protective tariff" For
months he stood almost single handed
like u mighty Hercules. holding up the
tOtterlng wall OF protec"r-, and In the
hour Of universal dlsas,ef~to farm and
factory. the American people turned TO.
ward the hills OF Ohio, where dwelt the
one they loved and trusted above all
the statesmen OF the earth, who knew
the secret which could move the pal
sled arm Of the nations Industry, and
who would be ever true to his people
his country and his flag, Governor Win.
lam Mckinley.
We elected him President OF the Uni
ted States. We elected Il Republican
Congress. The tariff policy was writ.
ten on the statutes again. This poll.
cy, too, came heralded with the golden
promise OF Il new prosperity and bet
ter day and generation In the life OF
this people. And did the fruit OF the
golden promise wlther In the grasp OF
the nation, and did the policy OF pro.
lection TO American industries prove
q cheat and curse? I'll answer your
question for you. No. never. When
the tariff policy was written in tbs
statutes again the nation proceeded tc
go to work. and what is prosperity, bu,
the nation at work? The fires wen,
into the furnaces; trains or freight be.
gan to rush over these bands OF steel;
the mines were opened and the black
diamonds began to come from the rock
ho ~
cents pound. American farmers. have
% cents q pound; eleven cents n pound
difference between Democratic and Re.
publican policies. and that difference
measures the difference between bank.
ruptcy and prosperity. between happi.
ness and gloom.
The New Prosperity.
Bellaire, Martins Ferry and Bridge
port, what about this magnificent river
front? I have been down here within
the last few years, when your streets
were full of Idle men. have seen
your hearts filled with terror Mt the
shadow of the misshapeR pigny OF
MnssIllon, Jacob S. COxey. But how
about IT now? On each side OF the
yellow stream I see blazing furnaces
painting the midnight sky with II red
like human blood. Beneath these Iron
buildings see brawny men, stripped &c
the waists. beads Of perspiration on
their American brows, night and day
turning the rocks OF tho mountains In.
to the Iron Of the nineteenth century
civilization. And know OF n greater
fact. Under Democratic policy, We
bought more goods abroad than We sold
abroad. Last year we sold six hun.
drcd millions Of dollars worth Of goods
more abroad than we bought abroad
BY six hundred millions was the bal.
ance OF trade In our favor. And what
"a the interpretation Of II? It meane
that now our money ls no longer pay.
Ing the wages and the dividends OF
strange and foreign peoples. but iE pay
thy th,, Wagon and the titythnntiS nj MI,