Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-01
large AUDIENCES At
DEMOCRATIC Meetings
LAST EVENING ON THE SOUTH SIDE
AND At BENWOOD.
HON. JOHN O. PENDLEToN SPOKE
AT AN OPEN AIR MEETING IN
RITCHIE DISTRICT.
Various Democratic Marching Clubs
Turned Out for the Occasion.
Judge w. e. Raymond, Democratic
Nominee for Congress. Addressed
the Voters of BenwoOd.

Hon. John 0. Pendleton addressed
the voters of Richie district last eve
ming in behalf of Democracy and was
given an enthusiastic reception. He
spoke from the stand on Forty-seeond
street and was heard by an audience OF
about thousand. The stand was gaily
decorated with the national colors, Chi
nese lanterns and portraits OF Bryan
and was brilliantly lighted. The speak
er was frequently interrupted by cheers
and applause.
The Young Mems Democratic club,
the Will w. Irwin club, the Webster
District Democratic club and the Bry-
an and Stevenson club, of the Eighth
ward turned out and marched from
their respective headquarters to the
meeting. The red fire and music OF
the drum corps all along the line of
march through the South Side consid-
erably enlivened the occasion and the
marchers were everywhere enthusiast
tlcally received.
Chairman Herman Bentz introduced
Mr.. Pendleton about nine O'Clock. He
spoke for an hour and elected the
closest attention from the audience.
Speaking of the policy of tariffs, he
pointed out that those who were famil-
lar with the history of this country
were well informed of the fact that
the high tariffs of former years had
seriously affected the interests of thous-
ands of American workmen. Mr.. Nc
Kfnley, he said, found that the rate of
tariff taxation was AZ per cent on the
dollar-forty-seven dollars on every
one hundred dollars and he introduced
a bill, as you know, raising the rate
of taxation from AZ to 6212 per cent
on the dollar. In the ensuing two years
the production of the country was near
ly doubled, but the demand as well as
the population had not increased more
than five per cent
1T was simply case of production
stimulated beyond consumption, he
continued, under the Mckinley tariff
bill, and consequently panic wide
spread in its effect came on. In '9S and
'99 there was a boom. Many mills
started up because it was necessary to
furnish sufficient products to supply an
other great demand but in 1890 we
find another over production and thous-
andS of men out of employment every
where. There are over 1000 workmen
idle in this city and vicinity"
The speaker then referred to the sig
nificancen ofnthe trust and dwelt at
length upon the results of one combine
absorbing all the smaller concerns
manufacturing the same kind of articles
All parties and people denounce the.
trust as an evil. In fact, no party in
the country is asking the support of
the people that approves of these
trusts.
He. asked his hearers to examine the
question and decide for themselves as
to whether the Republican or Demo-
cratic party was right. Evry trust to-
day, he continued, is in the Republi-
can party. Every man at the head of
them is wise and knows how to act
to protect his interests, and these kind
of people are striving to defeat that
true and loyal party leader, William
Jennings Bryan. If you wish the trusts
to grow and prosper and to see thous-
ands of slaves trembling for their bread
and butter, then vote for the Repub-
lican party, but if you are in favor or
human and equal rights to all and op-
posed to special privileges to any, then
rally to the election of William Jennings
Bryan. Taking up the subject of i'm
perialism, he referred to the resolution
which was defeated in Congress- and
which promised to give freedom to
the F,ilipinos as well as the Cubans. and
pointed out the unjust war that is now
being conducted in the Philippine ISL
ands.
Mr.. Pendleton stated that Captain
Dovener made declarations at several
political meetings this campaign. which
clearly showed that he was not capable
or well enough informed on the issues
to creditably represent the interests of
the people of the First Congressional
district.
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