Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-10-03
WHEELING Va. Sent. 26th. ISIS.

For the Tins.
Mr.. Wharton: Permit me through the col
umns Of your paper, TO give you my views on
the coming contest for thepresidency. | hayeal
ways been a Democrat. if voting for Jackson
Van Buren, aud Polk is called a democrat. but
sir, | came to the conclusion at this contes.
to stand off from either party to hear both
sides speak and read Tor myself, and think il
was a very wise conclusion. | subscribed for
the Weekly Union, and have been taking that
| paper for sometime, along with a whig paper,
and | had heard nothing nor read nothing thai
would alter my opinion that the Democratic
party went in for the interests of the Ameri-
can Mechanic, until | heard Henley at the
Court House, telling the people thath thought
that we had protection enough on Iron and
Glass-that opened my eyes. / had heard 9th
er speakers say that the duty on Iron under
the tariff OF AZ, was % dollars a ton, and un-
der the tariff OF '46 ii was according 10 the
price in this country, which at the price now
the duty would be s or 9 dollars a ton, owing
to these prices ! shall vote for the tariff OF Il.
In looking over my Weekly Union. | find a
letter from a member OF Congress,s by the
name of F. w. piclIns, in reply to an invi-
tation from two other Democrats to attend a
Democratic association at Athens, Georgia.
The following is part OF bis letter. "If We.
have achieved any thing by defeating the C.
nited States Bauk-a stupendous system OF
the distribution OF public lanls and internal
Improvements, il we have gained any ,hiug by
The triumphs of free trade and the annexation
of Texas, then let us hold on to these achieve
ments and these triumphs OF the democratic
party" a thought just struck me that | have
been Supporting a party that has while had
been working Tor them, they have been work
ing against me and my interests. ! could hard
ly believe my wi eyes. | read it over and
over again 'lt we.haye gained anything BY the
~triumphs of free trade and the annexation OF
Texas, then let US hold Oh to these achieve
ments and these uiumphs Of the democrat
party" II these are their achievements and
~triumphs, God forbid that | ever acted in their
oCulG' ttbtuAo anu bluiH 9ilS ~ NV SOliOA anu
to the sorrow Of the American Mechanic. In
reading lhat letterl placed myself on a foot
ing with the English Mechanic, as Mr.. A..
Stewart OF Pennsylvania showed, and asked
the American Mechanic il he would like to
work Tor their wages No. There is not a
Mechanic in Wheeling that would exchange
his situation aud wages for the best Mechan-
icln England. Talk to us about fee trade and
the tariff OF AZ. 1t is my interest and the
interest of all Mechanics, in what branch he
may be placed to % against free trade, and 60
for the tariff Of AZ. My opinion is now that
if the party that sticks out for the tariff OF
az is the party which every American Me-
chanic will support il he viii consider his
own interest and The welfare of his family.
Therefore, ! shall sign my name a
TAYLOR DEMOCRAT.
which party ! shall support in November.
~Union, Sept. 23d, 1918.
You will please publish this for the benefit
OF the laboring classes as there is five or six
more OF us who intend voting the same way
in spite Of Thompson, Clemens and the free
tlade party,