The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-13
The Attempt 20 Raise a Tariff
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Inc Attempt 10 Raise q Tariff
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By way Of contributing TO the at
tempt alta scare among business men,
a meeting was called in Philadelphia
on Monday 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 indie.
pendent journal, gave them some
wholesome advice regarding the OBJ
ject Of the meeting, 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 for itself that
it owes nothing to power or place;
that ii resents allegiance TO all par.
ties and leaders, and that it would
earnestly oppose the election Of any
man to the Presidency whose success
would give the country Free Trade;
that it stood resolutely to the sup.
port of Protection, when extortion in
printing paper, made possible by the
abuse of Protection, cost it 800 per
day during three months Of the pres!
ent year. And this is what the
TJaes has to say TO the business men
upon the question as to whether the
success of any party is essential to
THE safety ofprotection:
Ifiti is 50, the partysthat can saye
Protection should be supported in
Pennsylvania and receive the elect,
oral vote ofthe State. The Repub-
lican candidate for President has
boldly advocated and voted for the,
admission Of coal free Of all duty, for
the reduction Of the duty on iron,
for taxing tea and coffee in orderto
make the tariff a revenue measure
only, and he has planted himself on
the position that the intelligence
and craftsmanship of the world
is rapidly tending to free trade.-Ti
He has voted against Judge Kel-
ley and Pennsylvania protec-
tionists on every test question on
the Tariff, excepting in the party
struggles in the House against any
notifications; and Judge Kelley vot-
ed against him for Speaker, when
the nominee of the Republican par.
ty, in 1877 and again in 1879, and in
1877 Congressman Killinger, Errett
and Bayne openly bolted his nomin-
alton because he was a. Free Trader.
Is the same General Garfield now
the embodiment of Protection, for
whom business men must vote to es-
cape the Free Trade that he cham
pioned in Congress for fifteen years?
On this point, business must be hon
est with business.
Who have saved protection to Penn.
sylvania during the last six years,
when free trade advanced under
Democratic and Republican leader
ship to paralyze our industry? Was
It General Garfield? In every battle
for Pennsylvania interests, with the
single exception before named, he.
voted against Pennsylvania, and
every Democrat from our State voted
against Garfield and for Protection.
And who have stood like the rock
ribbed shore against free trade in the
Senate and House to save our indus
try? Speaker Randall, Pennsylya-
man in sincere sympathy with Penn
sylSania interests, has been thrice
elected Speaker Of Congress, with
power to shape committees and mould
legislation, and the Republicans
have as often voted for General Gar.
field, excepting Judge Kelley and
his associates who refused to sustain
his Free Trade teachings. In every
proposed modification Of the Tariff,
Speaker Randall has conferred with.
the representatives of the great in
terests of Pennsylvania, and assured
their safety. True, the larger por.
ton of his party is-not for Free
Trade but for a revenue tariff, but
they have thrice made Pennsylva-
MIA Protectionist their leader, while
the Republicans, with larger pro-
portion of Protectionists, have as of
ten made the Ohio and anti Protec.
zionist their leader; and the Demo,
cratic Speaker saved the business in.
terests which are TO be in council to-
night.
Trying to Alarm Business.