Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-29
Benefit the Wealthy Few at the Expen'
of the Toiling Millions

Benefit the Wealthy Few at the Expense
ofthe Toiling Millions
These, | say, are the sound Democrat
ic doctrine, SO far as this is tarid ques.
ton"
"You doubt, then, that tariff is par
ty question ?"
81 say;it is not a question on which
the people are arrayed according to par
ty lines, although the Republicans are
| in the habit of SD asserting, in some To-
callties, for sinister ends. They know,
as we'll as we, that in the city OF New
York, for example, their press, their
bankers, brokers, merchants, warehouse
men, house owners, stevedOres, carriers,
sailors, shipowners and numerous other
| classes are unanimously for free trade.
Indeed, do not know of an exception,
after a residence there OF several years,
and frequent visits since.
| "The same is equally true of the
Republican farmers of Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wis
consin, and also of the Republican news.
paper press east and west. Therefore,
say, il the Republican party is to be
| Judged from this standpoint,
ItIsa Free Trade Party"
"IIow about the Democrats"
"The Democrats, on the contrary, are,
in many localities, leaders as well as
rank and file, unanimously in favor OF
the protective principle. Witness the
entire party in Pennsylvania and in the
First district OF West Virginia
ado you regard Col. Ben Wilson as
reliable for protection
"As Pig Iron Kelley Himself;
although our Republican friends here,
as well as their press, would gladly have
il otherwise. Col. Wilson was long mis-
represented by our Republican paper
as having either voted against tariff, or
of having dodged tine issue, when it
must have known. from the Congress
sional Record, that the facts were other
wise; so that many here would not be.
lieye him to be friendly tn their inter
csts until the record and votes were cX-
hibited in Washington hall and scrutiny
invited. Even To this day believe the
I,iciiigcncrr has not hal the candor To
publish Col. Wilson's vote on striking
ont the enac,ing clause oi Woods tariff
bill.
"Then again there is Samuci J. Ran
dali, who has represented manulactir'
ing constituency iOr nine terms in Con-
gress and has been unanimously nOmi-
mated for q tenth, who is known as a
most reliable tariff man and has been
three times elected by Democratic
Congress to be Speaker.
Here Mr.. Hearn began to warm up
and his words, impelIed by his feelings,
flowed freely:
"Mr. Randall saws at least one hun.
dred and twenty-five millions must he
collected on imports 10 support the
government, pay the interest on the ma.
tional debt, pensions, etc, which, with
proper discrimination, will afford ade.
uuate protection to our industries, es.
pecially if tea and coffee are pu; on the
free list, as they should be. Mr.. Gar
field voted against taking Oti the tax on
the peoples comfortable cup o. tea ani
coffee and wishes to
Let in tho Heathen Chinee
TO compete with the workingmen and
reduce wages oi Labor to the lowest point,
as is proven by his letter to Morcy, re-
Gently brought to light by the death OF
Morev, Notwithstanding the efforts TO
keep it secret and the le!t-handed denial
by Mr.. Garfield"
"Do YOU really believe The Radicals are
sincere in this tariff natter
"Sincere. Not at all. There is, in my
opinion, nothing in which Republican
friends have more pcrsstently slander-
cd the Democracy, than on their posi-
ton on the tariff: and they have claim
ed undue credit for themselves. do
net claim or believe that either party is
exclusively sound or trustworthy or the
reverse, as n party, on tins question:.
But ! do repeat that it is not a party
question and that intelligent men who
claim otherwise, ialsify the facts know
ingly and wilfully, To serve party ends
The real free traders, whether RcpubIi-
licanS, or Democrats, wish TO let IN. free
nf duty, every article grown, produced
or manufactured in this country and tu
tax onlg such articles rs are not made or
grown here, including tea and coffee.
Cpon these articles they desire 10 raise
ali the revenue possible, and the balance
bv income tax or by direct taxation;
thus throwing open the door OF competi-
ton TO all the world to destroy our exist
ing industries and make us forever trib.
utary To- those countries where two or
three per cent. interest on capita is the
rate, and the wages of labor are the low
est. Against this. Mr.. Garfield said
nothing could be said. But | am sure
there IL no pany as a riD'rso unpatrIolic
"A to desire such 4 policy, Ur il /. dli,
could maintaini,sel in power, II 1t could
attain to it.
GLOW do yon view the candidates oi
the two parties"
"lu this particular, the rrrponderancc
is largely IN favor OF Hancock. | was
told bv Vim. t. Pollock. of Youngstown,
Ohio, a strong Republican, as far oil aS.
1871, when he !uilt our blast furnace
near Benwood, that Garfield had long
been known as
"Fishy" on the Tar.f
by the iron interests of his district. He
told me that they, the iron men, had
tired to defeat Garfield in convention,
for the nomination, OR the g:onni ui his
trcachery to their interests aud he mrn.
TONED MIR. Brown, OF Blown, i'onne,i y
Co, ,as leader in that eiJrt. Eat, Naii
he. the cheese counties IN the district
stood hy Garfield and nominated him IN
spite oi the "pposiliono ot the tallli men.
"Wha, OF Hancock
"IIaucock. while not having the priv
lege of voting in Congress, has express
ed himself as being too good an Amcri-
can Ia 20 back on his countrymen on
this question for the benefit OF the
pauper labor OF Europe. This is clear
and unequivocal.
Then you believe your interests to
be as secure under Democratic rs unuer
Republican rule"
Toe Mill Under Radical Rule.
"Unuuestionably do. The worst
pinch our company has ever passed
through was when the Republicans had
not only the President, but a majority
in both houses OF Congress. This WAS
period Of three years and five months
beginning with August, 1872, in which
we paid our employers Isl ,l2o,OOO) one
million, one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars, and in which our STOCK