Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-06
TIE ATTEMPT TO RAISE A TAI.
IEF BUGABOo.

BY val Of contributing to the attempt
at a scare among business men,, q meet.
ing was called in Philadelphia on Mon
day night for the purpose OF obtaining
an expression from some OF the business
interests Of that city against the election
OF HANCOCK.
The Times OF that city, an i~ndepend-
ent journal, gave them some wholesome
advice regarding the object OF the meet
ing, exhorting them that if they would
not have the movement to react upon
them, that business must be honest
with itself" 1t, the Times, claimed Tor
itself that it owes nothing to power or
place; that it resents allegiance to all par
ties and leaders, and that it would earn
estly oppose the election Of ANY man 10
the Presidency whose success would
give the country Free Trade; tina:
i, stool reso!utely to the support OF
Protection, when ,x:Cr,ioa in print NJ
paper, made possible by the abuse oil
Protection, cost it 500 per day during
three months OF the present year. And
this is what the Times has TO say to the
business men upon the question as to
whether the success Of any party is es.
sential to the safety OF protection:
Ifit is so, the party that can save Pro-
lz.ll l.. tod in pnnnEvl-
yania and receive the electoral vote OF
the State. The Republican candidate
for President has boldly advocated and
voted for the admission OF coal ireo OF
all duty, for the reduction OF the duty on
iron. for taxing tea and coffee in order
70 make the tariff q revenue measure
only. and he has planted himself on the
n~osition tina. the intelligence and states
manship of the world is rapidly tending
10 free trade. He has voted against
Judge Kelley and Pennsylvania pro;ec'
tionists on every test question on the
Tariff, excepting in the party struggles
in the House against any modification;
and Judge Kelley voted against Inn Tor
Sneaker, when the nominee OF the Ke-
publican party, in 1877 AMI again IN
1879. and in 1877 Congressman KILN
ger, Errett and Bayne openly boited his
nomination because he was a Free
Trader. is the same General CARRIED
now the embodiment Of Protection, Tor
whom business me must vote TO escape
the Free Trade that he champlonel IN
Congress for fifteen years? On tins
point, business must be honest with
business.
Who have saved protection 10 Penn
,ylysnia during the last six years, when
free trade advanced under Democratic
and Republican leadership TO pa'a.yIe
our industry? Was it Gen. Garfield
In every battle for Pennsylvania inter-
ests. with the single exception before
named, he voted against Pennsylvania,
and every Democrat from our State
voted against Garfield and Tor Protec-
ton. And who have stood like the
rock.ribbed shore against free trade
in the Senate and House to save our m
dustry? Speaker Randall, 4 IennSy!-
vanian in sincere sympathy with rem,
solvania interests, has been thrice elected
Speaker of Congress, with powcr;o shape
committees and mould legislation, and
the Republicans have rs often voted i0r
General Garfield, excepting Judge Nell
lev and his associates who refused 10
sustain his Free Trade teachings. IN
every proposed modification Of the
Tariff. Speaker Randall has conferred
with the representatives OF the greatin;;
terests OF Pennsylvania, and assured
their safety. True, the largs: portion
OF his party is-not irr Free Trade but
for a revenue tariff, butthey have thrice
made a Pennsylvania Projections, the'r
leader, while the Republicans, with q
larger proportion OF Protectlonists, have
AZ often made the Ohio and anti Protcc'
ZIONIST their leader; and the Democratic
Speaker saved the business interests
which are to be in council tonight.