Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-06
sxu. corr svApEs THE LEADING
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Gen. Corr has taken q very narrow
view Of the issues involved In this CAM
paign.
He came to Wheeling and rehsarsed
two hours OF tariff twaddie.
The batslziseneer agrees with US. that
that ais all nonsense."
The tariR b the great resort Of the
political demsgogue. Its used by the
politician, more than any other subject,
to befog and mislead the voter. Every
intelligent man knows that as long as
there are industries in this country
needing protection, the American gov
eminent will protect them, whether adj
ministered by Democrats or Republt
cans
II is not the main issue In this CAM
paign. II is not the main issue in this
district. Mr.. Corr says be is In favor
ofprotecting our local industries. Mr..
COOP Is known TO be. Mr. GorF failed
to designate one single point of differ
enee between himself and Mr.. Coop on
the tariff question.
Why, then, discuss 1t for full two
hours? Is Gen. GoFF deliberately play
ing the Demagogue?
There are issues in this Congressional
campaign upon which our people de-
sired that Gen. GoFF should express
himself; they wanted to undegStand his
position; they wanted him to commit
himself upon matters more pertinent,
pressing and important than the alb
straet principles Of a tariff system.
What position, for instance, does Gen.
Corr occupy on the all absorbing ques-
ton of reducing internal taxation?
He evaded this issue.
Is he in favor of continuing to collect
a surplus revenue Of sl50,OOo,0 900 from
the people every year?
He evaded this issue.
Is be in favor OF continuing horde of
Federal officers and spies in the State to
collect whisky and tobacco tax, or is
he willing to give this revenue over TO
the State, tn which it belongs?
He evaded this issue.
Is he in favor Of limiting the expend-
itures of the national government to
their legitimate sphere, or of continu-
ing the reckless extravaganza of the last
Congress?
He evaded this issue.
Does he endorse the enormous and
unprecedented appropriations of the
Robesonian Congress, amounting to the
gross sum of So, 293, O97, or does he IA
vor checking the thieves?
He evaded this issue.
How does Gen. GoFF stand on these
and the other great questions that will
arise in the next Congress, such as re-
storing our commerce, appropriations
for rivers and harbOrs, establishing a
bankrupt act, extending national aid to
education, or reforming the civil ser
vice?
All these are live issues, but all these
Gen. GoFF evaded.
He did not touch one of them.
The Republican Congress, in which
Gen. GOFF seeks to represent this dis
triet-if it should continue Republican
is committed by its past record to the
most enormous profiigacy of any in the
history CT the Government.
Gen. GoFF is q member of that party
"a party that has familiarized the peo-
pie with millions where they have seen
only thOusands-a party whose policy
from the beginning has been one Of
enormous revenue and enormous expen-
diture-a party that has sought and
seeks to keep up high taxes, war taxes,
after the necessity for large expendi-
lures has ceased-a party that proposes
to maintain an Overlooking treasury
even after the war expenditures have
ceased-a party that refused at the late
session to tighten either the import
duties or the internal revenue taxes on
the people.
Does Mr.. GoFF stand by his party on
this policy or not?
That's the question.
Ifhe docs, he cannot be elected to
Congress from this district.
He cannot be elected by evading these
issues.
He must either commit himself to
the Democratic policy of reducing taxa
ton to the actual needs of the govern
ment, and leaving the money in the
pockets of the people, or he can't go to
Congress from this distrIct-his dance is
already done, unless he goes back on
the record Of his party. ..
Is he Democrat or Republican on
these issuesp
Let him speak.
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