The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-14

OF tariff sentiment that characterize the
position Of various members Of Congress.
Tho Democratic party MS a party pro-
nounced in lssOin favor OF ~ tariff Tor
revenue only"-that is, u tariff not laid for
oven incidental protection, but for "rev'
enue only" A tariff for revenue only does
not necessarily carry with it incidcntal pro-
lection, for It might he laid on ten, coffee,
opium, dye stuffs and many other articles
not produced or producible in this country
The Republicans Us party pro-
nounCed in 1880 for q tariff that
should 80 discriminate as to a.
vor American labor" and on this dcclRr-
alton, MS Senator Voorhees, ayers, they
achieved success. While he avows him.
self AZ q staunCh Democrat--as much SO as
evcr-ho gives notice that he will not favor
any more the adoption Of platforms for
revenue only. Opposed to him are the two
Senators from Kentucky-BOck and Will
liams-bosh staunch Democrats, but both
radical free traders. II, however, there il
to be any protection ut all, they want It
understood that Hemp is to be well pro.
tacted, as Hemp is a Kentucky product,
Both Col. Wilson, Of the First West
Virginia district, and Kenna Of the Third
district, are staunch Democrats willing &c
support tariff for revenue only in Pres
idential campaign-but they will vote
against taking off the protection on iron
coal and suit. Col. Ben is fol
protection on iron and coal and
Col. Kenna is for protection on coal and
salt. The latter supported Woods bill be.
cause it did not NEEDLE with coal and salt
and inasmuch as iron was not just ther
lin 1873 us much OF an industry, present
or prospective, in the Third district, as il
is to-day, Col. Kenna was apparently will
ing to sec n reduction OF s. per ton in i'll
protection, provided the tariff could h
kept undisturbed on coal and salt. Col
Ben was sick in those days, and was no
present to take hand in the vote on tht
bill. We only refer to the pecularities o.
these two West Virginia Democrats al
showing that this thing of free trade, OIL
tariff for revenue only, is good plank tc
support as long asst does not interfere with
the speCialties in which the constituents Of
some good Democrat are peculiarly inter
ehed rs local product.
Next comes the case Of Randolph Tuck
or, OF Virginia, the great free.tradcr par
excellence, and the States.rights Demo-
'crat who helieves that crossroads post.
mlstOs had right to c1purCate the
mails OF Republican newspapers in the
days before the war. He is the man whom
General Garfield quoted in his IEtnaville
speech, in 1879, as saying that il the peo,
pie OF Pennsylvania could not earn liv.
ing at the business OF making iron pigs
without protection, they should go to rails.
ing Berkshire pigs. But it seems that O
portion OF Mr.. fuckers constituents make
a precarious living by collecting sumac
leaves, which is used in the manufacture
OF morocco leather. Well, there is a
duty on sumac leaves OF 10 per
cent sd valorOm. Mr.. Jorsensen,
" Republican member Of Congress
from Virginia, wants this duty put up to so
per cent, in order that the colored people Of
Virginia may have more encouragement to
work at the industry. They now sell the
leaves at so cents per hundred pounds. 1t
takes woman and two children day to
gather one hundred pounds. This is too
much for Mr.. Tucker, and no is found
advocating this protective measure with
more zeal than tho most rabid high tariff
man. In tho next Presidential cam
paign Mr.. Tucker will DO found
talking about the beauties OF free
trade, that is, when he gets away from the
sumac collectors. II free trade is good for
the nation, it ia good for Mr.. fuckers peo-
pie, aud he ought certainly to give them
tho benefit OF ameliorating influence.
Then there is the case OF Randall Gibson,
Of Louisiana, another tremendous States
rights and Tree trade Democrat. He too is
great free trader except as to the matter
Of sugar. No duty ia too high on sugar for
Mr.. Gibson, because his constituents raise
sugar cane. He, like Mr.. Tucker, is willing
that the people Of the North should DO
driven to raising Berkshire pigs, instead Of
melting ore into iron pigs, il only tho tariff
is kept up on sugar.
Last but not least there is Sam Randall,
OF Philadelphia, ex.Speaker Of the House.
Sam is good Democrat of counc, but
like Col. Ben and Col. Kenna, he finds it
hard to get a gun that will shoot around
the corner; or, in other words, to support
the platforms OF tho party, and at the
same time support the interests Of his con-
stltuents, who are manufacturing people.
So he supports the platform by voting
against every attempt to put it into prac-
tice in Congress. And yet Sam appointed
free trade Committee of Ways and
Means, making Fernando Wood chair
man, and Tucker second in com.
mand, and strengthening them both
with Randall Gibson, of Louisiana.
This is tho committee that reported the
Wood tariff bill, but Sam himself voted TO
kill the bill, In order to get to be Speaker
Sam had to appoint u free trade committee,
but in order TO got back to Congress he
had to DO opposed to their report Sans
constituents were hurt by the bill, and
Kenna's@erc not; therefore the latter iboth
good Democrats} voted against killing the
bill. Sans name nowhere appears among
the supporters Of the bill, while Kenna
(having had the local stings taken out)
voted both to make it the special order,
and also against killingit,
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