The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-09

senting them in the Legislature Of tho Ma
tlon, We shall have great hope for theil
future, and DO able TO say 10 them in the
words Of Salmon =. Chase, when he pro
dicted the election OF Abraham Lincoln
"the fringes OF the vast curtain that hides
the future are all luminous with theglories
Of the coming day."
SECOND DISTRICT.
Wilson ut tGrhnon-Spcccli OF the "IIar,
mony" Candidate. u..
secial 10 the Intel tnccr.
GRAFTON, October S.-Hon. Wm. i. vii.
son, the Democratic candidate loi Con.
gress in this, the Second district, spoke ut
Grafton yesterday afternoon and again
this evening. lie had toierably good au.
dlenccs, and while his presentation OF
principles was in vague and general way,
his manner OF address WINS mild md dis.
passionate, and his discourse was 50 evasive
oi fact as to render it weak, though pre-.
sented with lluency.
Ills first position was that the panic OF
1874 was caused by the Republican purity,
and caused the people to place tho Con.
gress in the power OF the Democrats, and
that The Democrats at once gave us good
times. In all this he showed his Ignorance
Of the facts, or his disposition 10 make
false Impressions, and hisaudicnce received
it with due allowance.
lie then attempted to contrast the Dem.
cratic theory Of government with
that OF the Republican. lie sail
the latter is that Of "parcntul government y
while the former is that OF the popular
let alone principle. lie said that this WIS
Jackson's theory, and he could with NOR.
conformity to the truth have said it was Jeu
Davis theory. lie said that tho Republi.
can theory puts no distinction between
the powers OF the Suites and OF the general
government, which only showed how fir
he WIS from the facts. lie even went so
fur us to say that the Republicans believe
in Government interference in State e!cc.
tions. This was only m insult to The intel.
ligence Of bis audience, us it is well
enough known that the only Government
interference in State elections was bv Du.
chanan i'll Kansas. That Congress has the
right to regulate elections for Congress is
another question. lie said that under the
Democratic theory Democrats can only
bcs,ow public lands for public purposes,
thus denying the legitimacy Of tile home.
stead law.
On the tariff question he was any and
every way. In the afternoon, when his
audience was chiefly Of farmers, he was
opposed to II protective tariff but for such
one as would yield revenue, claiming that
the tariff rs now III existence weighs down
Oh the.laborer andtehriches tie lnanufac.
turer. lie said nothing OF the necessity Of
protection to manufactures 10 give fair
compensation 10 the laborer, but labore,!
to show that it was only the interes. OF the
manufacturer, that was advanced BY il, and
he declared that the Democratic party was
willing 10 protect the manufacturer so that
he could make profit OF 10 per cent,
While everyone knows that under the pres.
ent tariff very few make that much. In his
speech in the evening, he took quite differ.
ent grounds on the tariiI. lie tried hard
to show, that he was for protection. lie
knew that he was now speaking 10
mechanics and laborers, from the Grafton
shops. The difference was that he
claimed that the Republicans would
by tariff, protect certain indus,r ries 10 the
exclusion OF others, and he was in favor Of
protecting all alike and equally. and give
good employment to labor, claiming, rs lie
said, to give his own words, ''the laboriny
man should live by the sweat OF his brow,'
This is good old Virginia "mn,lsill" This
much however he would not have conced.
ed, but the circumstances compelled it. lie
was opposed to the whole Internal Reyc.
nue. system, and would labor for its repeal,
He said this WAS Democratic doctrine. He
said but little about whisky, but enough to
enable his Democratic friends 10 under.
stand that lie meant that, rs most all the
internal tax is raised on that peculiarly
Democratic staple. He made further de-
claration OH this subject which was not
true, and which was given as reason why
the Democratic party is in favor of abolish
ing the internal revenue laws, and that
was that most OF the taxes from the same
arc raiged south OF Mason and Dixon's
line. go
On this subject, he said in the evening,
there are only three ways in which the
Government can raisc taxes. Direct, m
sernal add 7arib: The first he said was
never advocated by any party, that it was
impracticable, and would be odious. The
second he is in favor OF abolishiug, and
the Democratic party had always opposed
it, and hence at the close OF his speeches
he occupied the plain position Of placing
himself and the Democracy, not in favor
OF "Tnriff for Revenue only" but for n
Revenue by tariff only; and he claimed
that this is the Democratic position. In
his speeches-both Of them, he occupied
every ground OH the question except abso.
lute. free trade, and ended Tor Retn.ue
by 4 Tar; ;T only. --=-.,., !,
Another OF the many false impressions
he tried 10 make was that the Republicans
refused in the last Congress to reduce in
ternal taxation, when every informed per-
son knows that the Republicans
presented bill for abolishing the tax on
matches, checks and proprietary medi.
cines, and for reducing the tax on tobacco
and cigars, and the Democrats almost
unanimously voted against it, and thus de-
,feated it. '.
Near the close of his first speech he took
occasion to say, when speaking OF the doc.
trine OF strict construction Of the Consti-
tuition, and the doctrines OF the illustrious
dead of the Democracy, that he is in "fayor
Of the Constitution rs the fathers framed
it," This expression was alone sufficient
10 show his extreme jeff Davis Bourbon
ism.
Central American Ncws.
PANAMA September 2S.-Two very light
shocks OF earthquake have been tclt here
in the past three days. Heavy rain storms
accompanied by thunder and more than
usual lightning followed tho earthquakes.
In Cnndemarca, the President OF the
State and his Secretary have been assassi.
mated. Gen Allona was noted for
his extremely independent ideas US n
politician and fairness in treating with
political opponents, A brief telegram only