The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-30
PROTECTION
Versus "A Tariff for Revenue Only"
Views of representative ManufaC-
turers
As TO the Standing of the Two
Parties
On Protection to American Indus
tries,
The Effects of Democratic Supre-
macy
q - n
The Effects of Democratic Supre'
macy
Upon the Prosperity Of the Country
JOSEPH BELL.


An Extensive and ono OF tho Oldest Man
ufacIurers iu wheeling.
Meeting with this gentleman yesterday
our reporter had an interesting converse
ton with him. "Whst do you think, Mr.
Bel, OF the Registers interviews?"
~ think that they were not with repre-
sentative manufacturers OF Wheeling.
mean they were not with men who werC
manufacturers before the war. and who
now represent Wheeling manufacturing
sentiment"
"Well, Mr.. Bell, you have an extensive
and long standing experience iu business
in this city--hOw do you view matiers?'
"a have had about forty yedrs' expert
euCe as emplOye and employer in varioue
concerns, and can say that there is no
con- parison between old times aud pres
ent times that does not rebound to the
credit Of the Republican policy. In days
before the war the custom in Wheeling
was to pay in dfhs some cash and good
deal OF orders. was pavmaster for the
Sweenevs rs far back No 1899, and never
knew the time when they paid in full un-
Ill the war. They were in the glass and
foundry business. And they were simply
representatives in this Of other concerns
about town. Our best men were paid per.
haps So in cash per week, and others as
low As 81 per week; and then came orders
for clothes, hats, shoes, dry goods, grocer.
les, &c. These were the sort of times We
had under Democratic rule. II was only
ttp ,nN SK, f,,tl n.,I NI,,1
only part Of the time. The Pennsylva-
mans who came into our midst brought
with them tho cash system. | refer par
tiCulGrly to the La Belle mill people. We
used to do great deal OF store order bust.
ness at the Belmont. This was the Gus.
tom OF the town, and we paid In all sorts
Of money, and sometimes it was poor
enough money. Now the custom is, under
Republican rule, to pay in full, and pay In
good money, too. In the Arlington Stove
Works We have not missed once 10 seven.
teen years paying of in full every Satur-
day"
"Iou are interested in other concerns
outside OF the Arlington, are you not, Mr..
Bell?"
"Yes, sir; am director In the Top
mill, and a stockholder in various other
concerns, such as the Riverside, Etna and
Bellaire mills. Lam deeply interested In
the manufacturing welfare OF Wheeling,
and consequently | am very anxious Tor
Republican success next Tuesday, look
ing, as | do. upon that success rs the guar
antee Of our liability in finances and our
protection against foreign importations.
"Why do you spprehend danger from
the Democracy, MIR. Bell9"
because | have had experience OF their
policy, and know what it has been. re-
member how the country was cheated bv
tho cry Of Polk aud Dallas and the tariff
/ Of 1872" in the campaign OF
! 1914, anI Tint as soon as the
Democracy got into poyer under that
false pretense they proceeded to repeal
the tariff Of 1872. i had that experience,
and aiso pEpe :ience under Buchanan, the
last Democratic Fres:dsnt"
"YOu speak of being dlreGtGT IN the
Top mill; infer that Mr. Gilchrist does
not represent your sentimeutsW
"No, sir, nor the sentinspts OF the com
pauy. There arc Hon. G. d. Hubbard, Geo.
k. Wheat. W. A. lsett, Henry Schmul.
bach, and myseli-aii OF us directors, land
Ave out OF the whole seven and nsnes
that representa- ms aiority ofthe stock, and
none OF us would endorse air. GilChrisi's
views. As said, Mr.. GilChrlst, Mr.
Hearne, Mr.. Dubois and Major LorIng,
who are quoted by the Register, were not
in the Manufacturing business here before
the war, and do nUt aoy represent the
manufacturing sentiment OF the city.
Look at the Riverside Works. Mr.. Hearnu
does rot represent the sentiment OF that
company, nor dogs Major L9ring that ot
the BenwOod company. ThS oFarwhelm
ing sentiment OF both companies is IN Ia
vor Of the Republican policy. The Regl:'
Ter has not given the manufacturing senti'
meut of this city in It's interviews. The
majority Of sentiment Is all the other way,
as every intelligent man in this commnni-
ty knows"
i'"What do you think OF the prospects
next Tuesday, Mr. Bell?'
| feel very hopelIl-ut oonrHa wuch de.
pends on the vote OF New York. New
| YorS City, as you know, is an importing
city-a EuropSsn City-nOt manntaclur'
city, like Philadelphia. ae2ce it is Tree
trade city, and consequently oyarwheiCll
iugly DeaoCrstip, They w2ptthe4neric&n
through that port, and lesvs CommissO on
in their hands. aud import their dry
goods, their hardware, their every day ar
ticles Of domestic use, through h their custom
house, and thus enrich the importing, In
tscest at the expense o. the American
manufacturing interest. This is why New
York is not ike Philadelphia RePnb!i
eau city, and &hS1 We hGv6 paPAs 70 teal
4 her vote next Tuesday. -