Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-01
AwICKED CHEAT.

- wxShBO Sh1A4.
The Republican gentlemen Of this
city who are in the habit OF mixing so
intimately their business, religion and
politics distinctly assume that the Dem
ocratic party 10 in favor Of an absolute
repeal of the tariff, and from that stand
point argue that Democratic success
means free trade and low wages.
The voter must first remember that
every species of falsehood will be en-
ployed to day and tomorrow to deceive
and brighten and bulldoze him into vot-
ing against his own true convictions.
HANcocx's nomination drove the Re-
publicaxs from their chosen battle
ground of sectionalism.
The tariff deception is now the great
"scare," and it has been sprung SO late
that they hope it cannot be fairly met
by facts and arguments.
But here are few facts which are in
disputable:
FHa-Not until now has there been
even an effort to make the tariff ques-
ton assume a party hue since the pas
sage oil the present law.
!S>coad-The five gloomiest years the
business of this country ever passed
through were under this very tariff law.
Third-The Democrats have held pos
session OF both branches OF Congress two
full sessions under this law.
Fouth-There are as many men oil IN
fiuence in the Republican as in the
Democratic party in favor OF revision.
FYhh-GARFiEr d is the only member
of Congress that JOHN BRIGHT, the great
English Free Trader, caused to be en-
rolled as a member OF the CoBDES Club.
SlM-In a speech quoted in his
biography, prepared under his own eye
and circulated in this city by his politi-
cal friends, he said distinctly, 81 am Tor
a protection that leads to ultimate free
trade"
Ssren,h-The New York Esen;ng Post,
New York Times, and Cincinnati COM
mercia,, all champions OF Tree trade, are
doing all in their power to elect GAE'
FIELD.
Eiqhh HANCOCK is Pennsylvania
man, which is the strongest high tariff
State in the Union, embracing men oil
| all partie 4, and without regard to party
| lines.
Nipth-Senator EAroS's bill ior COM
mission was got up in order to eliminate
the subject from party politics, and by
the special advice OF leading tariff men
in both parties, so that il can be treate
ON its merits BY men who are experts.
The bill passed the Senate by majority
of three to one. in which party was en-
tirely ignored. 1t will undoubtedly
pass the House as soon as il can be
reached.
TSph-There is not a Democrat in
the land who advocates the absolute
repeal Of the tariff, nor any such modifi'
cation OF the present law as Will not
necessarily involve protection. AS said
Mr.. EATON in New York; "An Amer
can, whose Government owes S2,CUO,-
600, 900, the interest on which together
with the expenses OF the Government
must be paid, would be an ass to sup
pose that there can be any such thing as
| free trade"
Elerenth-Eyery intelligent Eepubli
can knows the foregoing to be true, and,
therefore, those who circulate or utter
the reverse, are guilty OF falsehood, and
know they falsliy when they do it.
Tpelf;h-Partisan who trifle with the
people and the business OF the country
| in the way these Radical gentlemen are
doing, are on the verge OF partisan de-
spair, and should be shown no quar-,