The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-27
SEN. Chiffon
DEMOCRATS
IN HAPPY MOOD
TELLS BIG CROWD OF THE MANY
THINGS DONE BY HIS
PATTY.
Reviews Administrators Record, TAX
ing Up Questions Prom Tariff to
Eight-Hour Bill.

ton rxpuund Democracy and tell Of
some or the good things his party mad
was followed by Mrs. y. c. Hughston.
National Suffrage organizer OF New
York. who spoke about ten minutes TO
about half the audience that greeted
Mr.. Chiffon.
Preceding the meeting, the Warwopi
band of sixteen pieces. headed ny inc
Young Mems Democratic club-whlch
was mado up principally OF elderly men.
and marched through tho rrlnclpai
streets. burning rcd-tirc and picking up
recruits along the line. Tho band
marched into the Auditorium, playing a
southern air and the crowd arose ana
cheercd when Senator Chiffon accom-,
panicd by Attorney John J. GonliL ana
introduced Mr. Conift rs chairman OF
The meeting. after ringing In few en-
thusiaStiC Democratic remarks nnd pay
ing Senator Chiffon Il glowing tribute
presented tho speaker OF tho evening.
Senator Chiffon is suffering with
severe cold and he spoke with some
difficulty. He prcfaccd his remarks by
saying: This is perhaps the first time
that [ have ever made set speech IN
Wheeling and this Is the biggest crowd
that ever greeted me. I have in tho
years gone by made q number or
speeches in this city. 1t looks rs If l
should perhaps he introducing ME-
Cnnif Ss the candidate for senator, In
Slcau Oh MS lIIC, huS NSi
see why in the years 10 come that no
should not he 4 candidate for the Office.
West Virginia has suffered for years
over an overdose of politics. and 1t has
been bane TO this country. said nc.
Sponsors Wilson's Administration.
Il am not here tonight to abuse any
party or any individual but to sponsor
the administration Of Woodrow wilson
who as served all the people faithfully
and true. There Is no money or power
on the face Of the earth that VIII pre-
vent his Reelection" The mention or
Wilson was tho magic word that brought
forth loud applause.
Senator Chiffon took up the various
phases Of accomplishment carried out by
the Democratic administration. In order
given. Tho tariff was discussed at
some length. He declared that the war
had caused the people To forget the
tariff. The laborinS man should re-
member" saiG the speaker that tbs
Democratic party has enacted law pre-
venting this country from being the
dumping ground when the war snail
cease, with goods that arc nude IN COM
petition with our manufacturers. IL Is
known as the 'anti-dumpiug' law. He
then discussed the Sherman antitrust
law. declaring that under such Il law an
honest man did not know II he were IN
Legitimate business or q Nlo!ator OF thc
federal law. He said that the Demo
cratic party had eliminated such when
they wrote the declaration OF indGpen-
dcnce Tor the laboring nun. Who
would want to live in land under u
law that the laborinE man was CONSIDER
ed chattle, same as hogs, sheep or cat
tlnn" asked the speaker. THE man who
labors to-day is not considered under
the law 4 thing, Of commerce TO DC
bought and sold"
senator Chiffon said that when he
voted for the Clayton hill that he was
charged with hating sold out to Com
pcrs. (Which ia not true" he said. TO
day on honest man can conduct ms buSl-
ness without Il chance Of being black
vulatnr."
In speaking Of the currency system;
Senator Chiffon said that his party had
so regulated 1t after years OF eftor,
that there can be no ran'c os Nni!
street tying up the money. "T"-day we
are enjoying the greatest prosperity
since this old world began 10 roll around.
We SEE farmers getting 40 cents Tor
wool. 5 cents for lambs, II and II cch's
for beef ana 81 -, cents for wheat.
Supremacy Of the Sea.
In SncakirE OF The transportation IA
cilitius he said that for over .nO years
England had been supreme on the scas
hut that the day WIS coming Wncn the
United States would succeed England
He advocated Americas buying STOCK III
the transportation enterprises.
THE rural credit enactment was land-
ed by the speaker. which, he Sald eha-
hIcd the farmer To borrow money from
tho government at riv" per cent to pay
off his mort gage or huild Il new home.
He advocated good roads. Saying mat
! the federal appropriation Tor Such wa"
! one Of the best things ever done lur
the farmer; that it only cost the rail-
roads seven-cighth of u cent to carry
ton Of product mile. while 1t costs the
average farmer CO cents the ton TO maui
his product to market and return nome
with merchandise. He said that good
i, Nlr,, IF rkf
cent for the farmer. He declared that
he was opposed to federal government
control Of railroads. He then told why.
Sd wing that West Virginia was the most
unfortunate stale i'll the Union geo
graphirally. that it was the most north
,.rn southern state. the most southern
northern state. the most eastern west
rrn state and the most western eastern
state. He said West Virginia had TO
pay IS cents the ton I" haul h"r coal
10 the lakes and scapnrtS while other
states. including Pennsylvania, ONO and
Indiana paid 81 cents the ton for trans
l.urtatinn that the other coal producing
states had always been and are against
West Virginia producing coal ana thhl
this state was paying TWO million dol
lars excess shipment bill for her coal
every year.
Senator Chiffon said that he would
work all his life 20 remedy this excess
AMI Ia prevent ii by permitting cach
Skttc III i1 JiSE W. p"ii '"NN'7. i'N '-'A''
the sovereign states now have II" con-
troll in regulating even The passenger
traffic railroad rates. on nave no
way TO enforce equalization rates only
, Discusses Virginia Debt
In closing. senator Chiffon spoke ut
som. length IN tn" Virginia. West Nir-
GINA suit. He did not speak disnar-
lngIy Of Charles Evans Hughes. canhi-
date for president. in writing the dccis-
ion AGAINST this state. when an associate
; member Gt III" Supreme Court. Ill" said
, Mr. Hughes looked on life from Il diff
f"rrnt virwrnint I'll n tEplcal West y VT IT.
ginian in forming his decision. The
speaker said that one could not blnm"
Hughes fur his action as he could not
sea from the sam" anEl" rs IL ne liau
been born and reared In different en-
virnnmcnts. Mr. Chiffon reviewed the
four years lahur he had done in nm ef-
fort to raise The money from some 9TH
ar source with which TO pay OF thr al
legged Indebtedness nf thirteen million
dollars. He said thai the judiciary com.
miilrn of the senate had finally acted
farnrably rpun the suggest Ion that the
federal government ray the M !. lie
said that now tn" only thing left for him
To do Is In get the hill for tn" appFoprl-
ntion PASSED and /" that end h" woali
work. H." said that. tn" debt question
Vas not Il p:IrIy isSn" bat true loyal
West Virginia matter.
Senator Chiffon said that he had voted
for thu rirht-h"nr. bill and thai Il thlrt
uf the lirprhIicana i'm tn" house hau
done 50; thai Il" thought ii right ana
just when tn" government requires none
If It's employees IL work longer IMAM u
would have brought until suffering In
this country. tie Snid that he did no,
yot" for the. cieht-h"ur passaE" alone
hut particularly the TWO other passages
in lii" hill liz said in speaking Or
Mexico that thcr" was no question 'nal
could not lr settled lay compromise IN
stead Of war. and that Grant did not
declare war on Mexico when 80 Amcri-
cans were stood lip against wall ana
shn1 dnwn by tho Mexican government.