The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-25
TnE TARIFF QUESTION.
A Meeting OF Iron Workers N
BenW00d.
BENwooD, February q, 1873.

BENwooD, February q, 1873.
Editor IntslIsenecr.
An adjourned meeting Of workingmen
was held this evening AZ Fishers Hall to
enter protest against The proposed re-
duction Of the tariff on imported iron.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
ton Of Enos Dollen, mailer, 10 preside.
After the usual routine OF business, 9
committee Of Eve was appointed TO draft
resolutions expressive Of the sentiment Of
the iron workers OF Benwood on this i'm.
portant question. The committee's report
was unanimously adopted.
A standing committee was also ap.
pointed to canvas the district for sigma
tures 10 q memorial 10 be forwarded TO
our Congressman at Washington to the
same effect.
The following are the resolutions:
To he Honorable Bejamin Wilson Rtprs.
sentative frst Congressional Diltriet Of ths
tie STATE Of WtSt Pngiaia.
Resolved, That we, the workingmen Of
Benwood as unit do protest to you our
Representative in Congress against any
revision whatever OF the present Tariff
on Iron.
Resolped, That we see a deep laid
scheme to destroy the most importan.
interest in our District, as we'll as the in.
terest Of the county at large for the sole
benefit Of foreign manufactures.
ReSolred, That we look upon medling
with the present Tariff on iron in the
present condition OF labor as only second
10 the importation OF Chinese iabor and
the kindred class legislation that has
lately so prostrated our industries.
Resotred, That the workingmen OF this
district will watch closely the acts OF all
Representatives Of this State on the Tariff
question, and they who do not act for rs
must act against rs. -
RtsOtSed, That We call upon all those
who make their bread by toll to meet
everywhere and cooperate with us in
passing resolutions protesting against
this evil legislation that threatens to de-
Stroy the good effects we hoped to derive
from the change Of the monetary system.
There were no set speeches upon these
resolutions, but we may venture TO re-
mark that when great calamity threat.
ems the common interests Of a whole ma.
tion, the common danger makes all honest
men OF close akin. Knowing this, We
venture to warn those who control legis.
lation that the toiling masses will hold
them responsible for any fresh disaster
that the enemies Of labor may precipitate
upon US through bad or laundering legis.
lation.
We venture the prediction that Fer.
nando Wood, OF New York, is the mighty
Vulcan who is now forging and temper.
ing wedge OF steel that will split and
rend the Democratic party beyond the
possibility Of repair, II the majority in
Congtess do not open their eyes 70 the
dangers OF the policy Of which his Tariff
bill is but the Inauguration.
Let the present Congress heed the
growing popular opinion on this tariff
question, which has a. yet but begun to
express Itself, but which is every day
gathering force. Let them look back but
few years to the suicidal policy hich
spurned popular opinion and In conse-
quence hurled from powar<a party once
strong in the hearts OF the masses Of the
people. "The mills Of the gods grind
slow, but they grind exceeding fine"
They who tly in the face Of sound public
opinion are sure to go down before the
popular wrath.
S6ylock legislation in 1873 hsrmetri.
cally sealed our silver mines. Popular
opinion has opened them again in 1878.
General Jackson once swore by the Eter-
nal, and he saved the country. II Con-
gress allows Fernando Wood to seal up
our iron and coal mines and thus lay this
grea. country under tribute to few mer-
chant princes and their secret allies, the
manufacturers OF England, worktngmen
will swear by the Eternal, not in secret,
but in the broad light OF day, thu. though
political parties Be destroyed, the couu.
try shall Be saved by
WoRKISGMEN.