The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-27

IlvL W ulel elhAt gTAuu Struggle tne marc
on Richmond, we said TO our own peopl
and to the people Of the world, that "
wanted a thousand millions Of none,
I and thatas borrowing basis we had q
immense country full ofilllmitable source
OF wealth, and that we were about [
make a supreme effort 10 crush the n
bellion, and that ifthey would lend Us th
money we would give them q good bon
Tor It's repayment In the recognize
money OF the world, and, furthel
that we would pledge ourselves not /
increase the issues OF our deprecated Cul
rency beyond four hundred millions. Thi
pledge We made voluntarily. Nobod
extorted II from us. We did not then Be
lieye that promise could be paid in an
other prOmise-that our bonds could b
paid in promlssory notes. No, we promis
cd to pay according to the understanding
OF nations, and according TO the fundamen
tai principles Of finance, and this 1t wa
that secured the money that enabled US h
crush the rebellion. No one ever dreameC
that alter the war, when peace shoulC
come, VIC would turn about and say tha
all these bonds were payable In green
backs; that National bank notes shoul(
be called in, and government turned int
vast machine for the issue OF illimitablI
quantities ot otirredeemable paper money
It was reserved for the fiatists to deyist
such system Of finance-the men who
believe that something can be made out O
nothing-the men who usurp the preroga
tive OF the Almighty In the original con
struction of this universe, who alone. pos
sessed the power to create something out
OF nothing.
THE GREAT ISSUES BEFORE THE PEOPLE,.
But, my friends, l will not dwell on thi.
topic. The money question Is settled, and
1t Is not In the power OF the ilatists to un.
settle 1t. They could not do 1t II they
were in power in Congress. They cannot
reverse what has been accomplished. His.
tory has no account Of people volunta.
rily surrendering their prosperity, when II
has come, for something Elusive and chi.
merical. The country will never permit
any party to trifle with its material inter.
ests to such an extent, and any men who
should attempt 1t would be crushed BY
popular indignation. Therefore say that
the financial question is settled, and set.
tied according to the approved ideas OF
the world, and in accordance with the
pledges Of honesty and integrity made to
the world by the Republican party in
the days OF our distress. Our
money has the entire confidence OF our
people and Of the world. 1t Is respected
wherever We carry on trade and com.
merce. II is good in London, in Paris, In
st. Petersburg, in Vienna, in CONSTANT.
nople, in Bombay, in Shanghai. It has no
other limit than that given to the spread
OF the Gospel in the Deacons prayer. He
prayed that the Gospel might be spread TO
oil lands-yea even TO the desolate islands
oil the sea, where the foot OF man never
trod nor the eye of God never saw. There
fore l turn from the consideration Of
this question, and pass to the other points
at issue between the Republican party
and its opponents. Prominent among
these issues Is the question Of the
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
The Republican party is the party of
American progress. lis the party that
stands between you and free trade. am
proud 10 avow myself high tariff man.
| am not an advocate OF mere tariff for
revenue, with in.ci-den.tai protection to
the industries Of my country, rs some
people express it. That is not my creed.
am tho highest kind OF high tariff man.
| am for protection for proteCtion's sake.
| want my country to supply every neces.
sity Of civilized life as far as possible by
the development and employment Of It's
own brain aud its own muscle, and not to
be dependent on foreign brain ard mus
Gle. am like that old preacher in Mrs,
Stoves story OF 1.-THE Minister'S Wooing,"
who was so orthodox that the harder they
made the requirements Of the church
creed the better he liked them. They
could not make them too hard for him.
So it Is with me in respect to the
tariff. 1t cannot be made too high
or too protective for me. I want
want it high enough to fully protect every
branch Of American industry against for
eign competition. Who OF YOU has been
injured by high tariff F? contend that
the ultimate effect OF a high tariff Is to
cheaper every necessity OF American life.
Let me illustrate to you how it works.
When | was in London, some years ago,
l took fancy to a very handsome car.
riage rug, the price Of which was four
pounds sterling. On coming home, found
that these rugs Of English make were SELL
ing in New York, after paying duty, at
$500. Presently, however, an American
manufacturer took a notion to produce
them, and when he got under way and
began 10 supply the market the price fell
to Sll.00. This is the way tariff oper-
ates. It sets capital and brains to work in
our own country, and soon competition
and skill give US cheaper and better ar.
hcle than We can get abroad.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Ipresume that this audience hos heard
about the extra session OF Con-
gress. l understand that Senator Thur
man addressed himself to q discussion OF
a portion Of their doings in his speech
here. Iwant to tell you something about
those doings. The Senator told you about
the election laws and arraigned the Repub-
lican party for resisting their repeal. Do
you know the origin OF those lawsP Have
you ever heard Of the gigantic frauds that
were committed in the City Of New York,
in 1868, by which tho Democratic party
polled thirty thousand votes more than It
was entitled to poll2 There is ward in
Lhht Sltg AHuhH 10 tlle uloOuy Sl0Lu,
In this ward, as Senator Conkling said in
his speech, the Democratic party polled
more votes than there were men,
women, children, horses, dogs and
cats in the ward. The modus
operandi was this, that Michael o. Flaherty,
alter he bad voted at one polling place
under the name Of Michael O'Elaherty
would proceed to another poll and vote
as Dennis Murphy, and he would repeat
this Democratic operation from poll to
poll throughout the live long day., He
was paid for doing 1t and he put In his
work accordingly. The result of this
operation was that men were sent TO the
Congress Of the United States to make
laws for you and for me for the people OF
Ohio and the people Of Maine-who had
no right whatever to be there, and who
were simply bogus representatives OF
bogus constituency. Now Democrats may
tell you that 1t was an invasion OF States
rights TO make laws to break up these
gigantic frauds. As well might 1t be said
that the people Of Cincinnati have no
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