The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-25
OF
MADISON LISTEN
TO GOOD TALKS
EX-GOVERNOR ATKINSON CHIEF
SPEAKER AT ENTHUSIASTIC
RALLY LAST NIGHT.
Hon. Thomas w. Fleming and Elmer
Hough Also Speak-County
Candidates Present.

Republicans of Madison district as
sembled at the Island fire house last
evening To hear the issues or the Re-
publican campaign discussed. EX.GOv-
ernor George Wesley Atkinson, Hon
Thomas ". Fleming, candidate for
Congress: Elmer Hough, of Wellsbrrg
and the county candidates, u. ~. Nc
Kec, Howard Hastings. William Han
key and Henry Steck addressed the
gathering.
The meeting was called to order by
James Mugee, Madison district menu
Der Of the Republican county commit
tee. who introduced John Wallace, a
prominent Island Republican. as chair
man Of the meeting.
Thomas W. Fleming, the Congress
slonul nominee. of the First Congress
Sional district, was the first speaker.
He paid q splendid tribute 10 the ster-
ling character OF Justice Charles l..
Hughes. the Republican candidate for
president. and Told of the cvcr-increaS-
ing dissatisfaction throughout this
State over the failure Of President
Wilson and the Democratic Congress
TO fulfill parry pledges, particularly
the failure To reduce the high cost OF
living. He told Of talking yesterday
afternoon with miner al McMechen,
who, in discussing the cost Of living,
told MIR. Fleming that the cost or llV-
Ing has become so great that when he
pays his absolutely necessary OK
penses he is unable 10 buy his family
pound OF meat. Mr.. Fleming con-
trasted that condition existing under
n Democratic administration. with
prosperity such us reigns under Re
publican rule. TO restore real pros
perity, he urged the Island voters to
dr. in nlnrtlnr .lnStlrn
Hughes. Judge Ira l.. Robinson and
every other candidate Of the party Of
prosperity.
Mr. Hough, the state senatorial can
didatc, spoke in brief of state issues,
particularly emphasizing the neces-
Sity Of carrying out Republican state
policies OF continuing the improve
ment Of West Virginia highways. the
arteries, as he characterized them,
through which flow the life blood Of
the state. He also devoted some time
TO a discussion Of President Wilson 5
wavering policies in dealing with I'M
portant problems that have confronted
the country during his term Of Office,
and criticized the creation Of so many
new federal offices, almost one office.
he said. for every forty votes Mr.. vii.
son received four years ago.
Judge Atkinson was given biz
ovation from the gathering, most of
whom were his fellow townsmen for
twenty years.
Reiterating the declaration he made
in Washington district Monday even
ing that this is the most important
campaign since The civil war, he
launched into review of the Demo
cratic administration and the bust
ness depressions and industrial in
activity that have marked every Dem
ocratic reign. contrasting those cOndi-
lions with the prosperity that go hand
in hand with Republican administra-
ton.
The Democratic party" he dc.
clared, for the past fifty years, has
that the human mind could conceive
of. often wonder why they would
take up and adopt as their issues
policies that have been tried and aban.
doned by other civilized nations.
The Democratic party took up free
! trade, declaring that Il tariff for pro,
Election is unconstitutional. They tried
! 1t under Grover Cleveland and you
would think that experience would
have been enough, but today they
come at us again with the plea that
this government should have tariff for
revenue only.
The Republican plan is protection
mot against war. because there is no
danger Of that but preparedness
against the results that will newt
ably follow the close of the great war
that IS devastating all Europe. Ger
many is working tens Of thousands of
her war prisoners piling up products
to be sold at the close OF the war.
This is the nation where they expect
to sell their products. The same Is
j true OF other nations. Millions of men
at the close Of the war will return to
work and sell their labor at a price
lower than they ever worked, because
, they will be in poverty.
Policy of Protection
The policy Of the Republican party
is to protect our industries and our
markets from the flood of foreign
made goods by imposing q privilege
tax, or tariff, for coming here 10
compete with our industry and labor.
high enough 10 represent the diff
ference between the low wages paid
10 labor in foreign countries and The
wages pail wOrkmen in this country.
That Is the Republican program It's
simple and why shouldn't We 90 IT,
Yet there are thousands OF skilled
mechanics and other working men
who will 20 10 the polls and vote for
free trade when they know it will
bring the destruction OF their own
prosperity and the nations
Referring to the tarifr.for-reronue
only laws of the Cleveland and Viii
son administrations. Judge Atkinson
characterized the Wilson and Under
wood tariff laws as "idriCf for de