The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-30

This "a = difference too big for me 10
steel company OF Plttsbursh. Nth All
ing Its ~stoekholders only : per cent on
company OF Chicago. With ali their own
mills. their dividends 4erc reduced from
IL per sent 70 4 per cent per snhuna
passed its dividend. the wheeling Steel
ana Iron company passed Its dividend.
abbSa M'e1n iryn passed is
monster concern. FOR thc LAST cight
nonths. six OF them before the Mar.
formed the stockholders that they nigh
get n money from them out OF In.
oanSs- The coei business for thls year
Empioys. Lose
" ncn I see what a. Solhg on. anu
thc ccntrast with the Republicans. A.
posiuNe ely makes me sick. 4 think ~
the men who are out 81 jobs o~ing u
conScrn that manufactures steel rails.
ana ~ was Necessary Tor the stock
older TO advance 50 per sent. on their
holoings in Or0er 10 hold tne company
together. within The past fcA DAYS 1
LSN- 4eurncd thlt the ME4taker-Gless-
ner company. the Wheeling CySugatinE
company. has declared a 10 Yer cent.
reduction GA ali its salaricd e~uspI.e-S.
a director OF the LaBelle Iron conl-
pany also has informed me that aftsr
December /. the same condition Will
prevail I'm that mill. In all my expert
'A|C aE n manufacturer. 4 have never
seen SO many companies arranging TO
cut dividends and reduce wages as mere
are at the present time. I do not sea
TSM tne workers are going 10 escape.
Ihe selling II bad. no one wishes to buy
the output of the mill. When the orders
are bad the income lie poor and cons~-
quently the labor end of IL comes In for
its share OF the depression.
The mills In New port have closed
down. farkersburg steel mill has de-
creased its capacity to IS per cent. The
plants of Mingo has closed down. WIN
~ this depression; a Few months ago
the Democratic president said tha. the
best tarin bill had been passed that was
ever written. that the curreny bill would
alleviate all conditions to such an ex-
tent that hard times would be impoa-
hat the depression OF the present tins
u a psychological condition. Now tSis
means something that 1akes place m
the brain OF the thinker. Look into
your dinner pals. they are empty. u
that a psychological condition? II your
wife and family do not have enough to
eat IL that Psychology mother thing.
he says that the people are show1ng
lack Of confidence.
Up 20 Nicely.
Mr.. Nicely tells us. he told you last
week that we could continue TO run our
mills n we so desired. I talked 20 the
selling agent before 1 left Pittsburgh
and he told me We had orders for eigh-
teen and three-fourth tons OF iron. but
~ takes ninety tons TO run our business
- "NNEH q aNAH sNA'AE viii aRNtt ~ NnOh
US how TO run our mills. here. without
orders and make a success OF II. we
VIII pay him more than his present POSI-
tion nets him.
The conditions that We have does not
prove that the mills can run ON low
tarin. The mills. l believe. will be run
ming when we have "A Republican con-
gross. Again let me say I am here. not
TO tell you how to vote. but TO tell you
ain going to vote the Republican
ticket next Tuesday. Men when you go
TO the polls. vote the ticket tina you
feel will be a benefit to the country aud
/ feel assured you will vote the Repub-
lican ticket"
Col Alexander Campbell.
In a few words Mr.. Bonficld then
introduced Col. Alexander Campbell as
In this district. He spoke as follows:
want TO tell you why 1 am "A Re-
publican When but a boy I carried a
came the war. | can almost realize the
Iall OF sumter. and there. only a boy. I
pledged myself to uphold the only
this nation. and that Is the Republican
party. FOR years ! have upheld the
principles OF that party. and l do not
camped in any other party. and never
shall. There are two conditions-lOw
prices with nothing TO buy with. high
prices and plenty OF money. Gentle
men. which will you hose
Next Tuesday you Will have a chance
he will 20 to Washington Join the
southern caucus and ~legislate for the
south. His vote will be cast with the
Democratic caucus OF the south. lie
Will represent the country below the
Mason-DiNon line. and not his constssu-
ents In the First district. \ Demo-
cratic congressman goes there to legis-
late what the Democratic south wants.
IT YOU select a Republican. ne also goes
tto,ns 1se INC IONS a caucus: lie
New York and men above the Mason
Dixon line. He legislates FOR the men
who produce the manufactured goods OF
Assistant Attorney General J. b. Nor
rison was the next speaker introduced
clear. concise manner. Ne referred to
the speech OF Mr.. Follansbee az =
straight. practical business talk. and
said that politics T. n business PROPOSE
tion. In part. he said: = am "A Repub-
lican but hope ! am o a partisan. y
believe that he principles OF the Repub-
that tho principles OF the Democrat
party are wrong. The Republican party
came into power by protec ing the AIn
erican wage Garner and they have dwclt
upon that principle ever since. IRE
mills were running full under Republic
can rule Of 1912. mills since then have
closed down. throwing over three mill
The question Of tarim Is both eco-
nomic and local IL h. TO your interest
to have the products OF this country
protected I can remember that Cow
ernor MacGorkle. seeing hat the RepuD-
lican principle OF protective tarin for
the state Of West Virginia was right.
went to Washington and there before
the Democratic caucus went down on
his knees and asked ~ for Gods scake
TO leave the tariff as concerned this.
state. alone. lie told them % meant rum
70 the natural resources Of this state.
lie said. II you take the tarin on OF
West Nirginia's products she cannot
hope 20 compete with he other coUn-
tries that produce the same kind Of orc
ducts hat she does. Now ~ Is up TO
the ballot IS yours. the election ia
you know what the HepubliNu
PARTY has done. and YOU know what the
Democratic party has done. Then IN
the name OF common sense I ask you
20 vote the Republican ticket"
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