The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-28
Gie M,t&4liqtaerr.
;,,,r,, No.. y, nmd ~ Fourteenth NJ rect.
49,. weston Convention and the Tariff.

rne Weston Convention ana the TariR.
ylI,o, ln,rscnces.
W'HrEiisG, ". Va, August 26.-DitIering
xi,h you in party politics, We arc yet free
"Sdmi, our appreciation, and even I'D.
%",;n,,ion, Of the uniform dignity and
.nn,ttw u,r aud usual impartiality, with which
son have seen proper TO conduct the po.
I,'-l rolumns OF the lSrgLlLGESCER. =
"' This very feeling towards, and opinion
II vol tends to incrense our surprise at the
Oot;;;ri.n YOU have INDUCED in IL, the in.
,a"J,d eSpensc OF the Weston Democrat
Nlsiorm. Why should you-a Republican
rIi,or-scek to make purity capital out OF
,Ee hrt lint the platform mentioned fails
,o,;ye any expression OF opinion on the
%"',s.,ion Of the tariir' BY the establish
,rSnt % Of the Tariff Commission, the Re-
,NSljran party, through its representatives
and senator's In the National Congress last
I Winter, adopted the policy Of removing
,SI 0arstion from the arena OF party poll.
sr. I Sor was this movement strange, In
WV t Of the known existence throughout
,I+ country, and especially within
lie ranks oithe two great National parties,
dhones, differences OF opinion rs to all
orrs,ions concerning the tariff. The grow
inr disposition to treat tile question rs a
nurply business one, to be settled upon
business principles, could not be treated
with indifference by the progressive men
" vi , S;.s,y noi;,;e movement in Congress
lNst winter, tha. resulted. mainly through
Republican votes, IN establishing he Com
nsisioi. :,,:, ,,o, 10 !, ,ot q ,,,,o nv,
.; ,I,r" tor n R.publicau journal 10 crjti.
cize, or in my way try to make party capi.
tai ont OF the refusal, oy way OF omission,
OF prtoerat 1o"s t'". ;n.o .vu oon.as,p
''I THis ~ !. nJInssed TO YOUR Intelligent
irankness. 4 Coon DEMOCRAT.
Our correspondent fails to state the
whole case. It was not the existence
Of the Tariff commission that sooth.
Ell the Weston convention into dead
silence on the question, but rather
the presence OF Mr.. T.. NJ. Turner, Of
Harrison county. on the platform commit
Tee with q lot Of free trade resolutions
in his pocket. 1t is well known that said
committee wrcstled until the going down
Of the sun with their report-so long indeed
thu. the convention became weary and
proceeded to nominate their candidate in
advance OF the platform. Now, will our cor.
RESPONDENT tell US upon what point the COM
mil,ee were thus ugonizing for hours, ex-
cep, upon the one point OF how 10 get
round the tariff question, and thus avoid
an explosion in the convention. They
never mentioned even the Tariff Commits.
sion, never congratulated the country on
its existence, never SO much as intimated
,ha, such question in any way concerned
the public. The whole matter was
slnelclled in committee, commission and
ALL in order. rs it would seem, not to compel
ashow of hands on the part OF Mr.. Good O,
any other member OF the convention, Mr..
Good in particular. he having been a mem.
ber OF the celebrated tariff for revenue
only" committee at Cincinnati,
There is one thing. however. that the
committee did do: they reaf,;rmed the doc
,,ines Of tho Democratic marty in whole.
sale one NJ which 10 IN record in favor al
"prorrcssiv. frec trade ,}rot,g,,o,,, the
world" and n later one NJ which is hos
.ili.v IN ,rv ,,r;H sove ior ravan,o on,v A
taritfior r.vonuo may be , nro,cct;ve tariff
to-day and almost free trade tariff in IN,
future ,ccor,;nc to the amoun, Of none,
TO be r,;s.,, bv Il Exn,a;ned bv the Itch,
Of declaration in favor Of free trade i
mems N shona ,be nol;cv nj the corn,r,
in III. d;rsc,;o, NOT ,f dicr;m;n,,inc din
,;., ;or n,o,ect;or IT, American manuiac
lures hr, in favor NJ omen FREQ trade will
ou.a..'...:...,-..i
w. .o'''pe'''oss Ao'o'u'
Nsquite obvious that the weston Con