The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-28
,noET SKEICnEs or CONVERSATION
with west virginia OmclAls and E1'
Officials.

Of this country q tariff for revenue Is ne.
.cessity, and in enRCting proper tariff
am in favor Of 10 arranging 1t Is to attoEd
incidental protection to our home manu-
iacturers. NV views on this question are
goyerped 10 a considerable extent by the
needs of nv own state, Our manutactu.
ring interests are in their iniSncy, and
our salt and coal must, with other indus
tries, be protected"
Ia resp luse to the second query, the
governor was prompt and emphatic IS fol.
lows: II would be unwilling, 30 far as |
am individually concerned, 10 abandon
the democratic organization "a 1t now ia,
There is no necessity, in my judgement,
for changing the name, md am In laVor
Of keeping up tho Organization as the Dem
ocratic parry, for believe the name has
eude red itself to the great masses OF the
people Of this country, and 1t We abandon
the name We will he unable to make any
successful fight "a a party organization
under any other name.
Hon. Thomas o Brien, State Treasurer,
found time to say that he was not in IA
vor Of making the next canvass on the
tariff issue. The condition OF our national
debt makes US all tariff men. He thinks
1t well worth while to maintain the party
organization, but men OF ability are need.
ed to lead the party both in the press and
on the stump. Look ut the dsplorable
condition Of our organization to day,
Hardly city in the Northwest or East
with a reliably Democratic Journal. The
people are with us, but We have not got
the leaders.
Hon. ]. J, Jacob, who served as Cover.
nor of the State for two terms, and who
was the fret OF the line Of Democratic
Governors 10 not iu favor OF making the
next Presidential canvass on the "tariH'
for.revenus only" issue; and thinks the
present party organization ought to be
preserved.
George R. Tiagle, Esq, ex.sheriG, and
Cant date for the last Congressional nomi.
nation in this Firs) diatrlCt, Is decided
tariff man, who is in favor OF keeping ups
the organization OF the party.
Hon. Robert White, ex'Attorney Gem
eral and one Of tho "wheel.horses" In the
late campaign, graCiously yielded the fol.
lowing: III am not In favor Of the reve'
nue. tariff issue. | do not think that the
tariff question 10 one that should control
the national politics Of the country. Its
rather question OF local interest In the
different States or districts. We should
foster our manufacturing interests when.
ever and wherever they need protection.
The people have more interest In the per.
petuity OF constitutional government
than in the question OF the tariff. ! be.
lieve that the principles OF tho Democratic
party are the true principles OF free gov.
eminent. The defeat Of November last, II
defeat II can be 90 called, was not q rout.
Democrats from 1t will learn the lesson
that in unity there Is strength and, rely.
Ing upon the time honored principles OF
the party, they must battle on for q Consti.
tutlOnal government. The lessons OF the
past should unite them for the future, and
success will follow that duty"
One popularity about the above CONVEX.
gution Is quite noticeable, The inter.
ewed,psrties are all DemoCrsts-all sup.
ported Hancock on "a tariff for revenue
only" platiorm-and yet all now express
themselves as opposed to said plank. Col,
0'Brien Gays, that 1.-THE condition Of the
national debt makes us all tariff men,"
But in what respect does the debt differ
now from Its status in the CampaignP 1t
Ia rather less OF burden now than 1t was
then, and yet tariff for revenue only"
was the war cry OF tho late election.
General White wants the tariff 10 be no
longer party question. He wants 1t to
be eclectic IN It's characterize be advo.
Gated where 1t suits the people and con.
demned where it does not suit them.
Bit unfortunately Congress has to pass
tariff laws-no. for one Congressional dis.
trict alone, or any halt.dozen districts, but
for the whole country-and 1t becomes
necessary to Discus them and enact them
with reference to their national bearings
and character.
The tariff is a growing question. 1t Is
becoming more developed than ever. Sec.
tons where once iree.tradism prevailed
are now inclined TO the doctrine OF protec.
ten. This Is the case In the South. Iron
and cotton manufactures arc springing up
In the South, and their establishment In
that region operates to change the views
Of a great many people.
In the West too las in the Indiana cam.
paign) the tariff enlists great deal Of sup.
port. The doctrine that diversified in.
dustry throughout the country Is nation.
al necessity made great and unexpected
headway In the last campaign. The more
free trade was discussed the more unpop.
ular II became. Not only Is 1t true, as
Col. 0'Brien says, that q national debt
calls for the revenues that tariff pro.
duces, but outside Of that question, the
people believe that II creates a great and
most important home market for the agri.
cultural products Of the country. They
are convinced that while they may pay
more for certain articles made In this
country under the protection Of tariff, II
Is better to do so rather than to iorego the
advantages that result from the diversifi.
cation Of labor thus employed. By labor
and machinery this country can raise food
for our own land and for Europe. Hence
II is all important that We should have the
widest possible market for It. Otherwise
It would be drug on our hands, and our
farmers and farm lsbofers would be A
poorly paid as the peassntry Of Europe.
The Democracy made fatal IN stake In
their tariff itsue in. the last canvass. The
leading men Of the party zee 1t now plain.
ly enough, Those quoted above realize
thatagrsat blunder was committed. Those
who made the issue wholly miscalCulated
public sentiment In the West. They want.
ed to make q strong bid for the vote Of In.
diana, Illinois and Wisconsin, on the by.
pothesis that these were agricultural