Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-10-15
The Tariff Commisslon In the Iron
Clty.--A Customs Court
Strongly Advocated.
StaIwartIsm All Broke Up Over the
Success Of Ohio Democracy
Effect on the -
Several Parties In the Keystone
Stats---Ths Tariff lssue---
The German Vote.
sn.ctai Dtspasoh 10 the S.e,day Reotster.

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general interest has taken place in this city
during the week Just ended, II the sessions
| of the Tariff Commission held here Mon,
-asyrF Fuesdsy' wednesday, bSexcepted.
| But since you have had the Commission
in the Nail City anything regarding them
| personally would not be news to your
| readers. While here the Commission heard
| arguments on almost every phase OF the
| tariff question, from protective stand
| point. The iron trade In all Its varied de-
partments was represented by able cham
pions of high protective tariff. Washing
| ton county wool growers were heard IN
behalf of that important industry, and
manufacturers OF specialties were gwen a
hearing on their points. .--
One of the most important and able argu-
ments made before the Commission was
that of Joseph d. Weeks, Esq, in favor OF
| the establishment OF customs court.
The idea advanced by Mr.. Weeks was that
there should be- established at Washington
| city a special court for the hearing OF all
cases where disputes regarding domestic or
| foreign customs arise. At present II any
one objects to anything in the tariff his
only resource is to apply TO the treasury
| Department for q remedy. Perhaps he will
| be granted hearing and obtain the remedy
| he asked, and perhaps he won't; generally
the latter. 1t lies entirely with the Depart
ment whether hearing will be granted at
all or not, and If granted is to be regarded
as a special favor. Before a customs
| court" every man would have a right to
present himself and demand that his
| grievance be heard, with just as much right
as he now applies 70 the civil or criminal
courts for redress when any of his legal
rights have been violated. Mr.. Weeks
argument was very convincing, and the
members of the Commission said his idea
tailed very closely with theirs on that
point, but that as yet they had not been
such court. Their attention will be given
| to the matter, and in
Their Report to Congress
some such Recommendation will be made.
This was the last week of the Exposi'
ton. As financial scheme 1t was a sue
cess, but as "show," it did not compare
favorably with former years. The large
crowds that contributed to its financial
success were attracted by special attrac-
tions, base ball, horse racing, fireworks,
etc. During the time it was in session
over 100000 people passed through the
/ gates. The number would have been much
larger had it not been for an unfortunate
accident from falling gallery, by which
q
of others were injured. This gave cur
rency to the report that the building was
unsafe and deferred the timid from going
to it.
Pennsylvania Republicans of the Stall
wart type are "sll broke up" over the news
from Ohio. 1t fell upon them like thun-
blinded them for a day or two. They had
been relying on a victory in Ohio and count
ed on il TO put some spirit into the dis
heartened rank and file of the straight
outs" Democracy and whisky combined
was too much for us, they say and lay all
the blame on poor old Rye. Now that it is
done the next thing is to turn the Buckeye
defeats to Keystone advantage. They say
now: "The defeat was good thing for us;
it will show Republicans that the party is
in danger, and it will cause large desertions
from the ranks OF the Independents. The
loss we have sustained in Congressman puts
the tariff in peril, and Pennsylvania Repub-
licans and all protectionists will rally to the
support of the party of the tariff and this
issue will save us"
In the first place it will not cause many
desertions from the Independents. Most
of the men identified with that party would
rather see a Democratic victory than
straight Republican vi;tory, or to put 1t IN
their own words. "would rather see
the Democratic party or any party
in poyer. than see affairs in the
hands of one man, and that man
Don Cameron" The tariff cry will not be
a very effective scare crow, either. The
Democrats have had the good sense to NOM
mate pronounced tariff men in districts
where it was desirable. In one OF our dis
tricts the Hon. James II. Hopkins has been
nominated. gentleman who has already
represented this5eity- in Congress with
credit, and who has written ringing tariff
letter in accepting the nomination. In the
other district they have made no nomina-
ton against Hon. Thomas NJ. Bsyne, the
independent who created such sensation
last wiuter by his attack upon President
Arthur. The truth is that
No AntkTariT Party
can live in Pennsylvania as long as public
sentiment remains as it is on that question,
and here the Democratic party is inst as
much of a tariff party as the Republican
party. Self-preservatIon is the first law OF
nature, and it can be set down for truth
that no Congressman is going to advocate
ANYTHING he knows will be his own politi-
cal death.
The only way in which the Ohio defeat
can be beneficial to the Republicans in
PENNSYLVANIA, as some of their shrewdest
managers said to me, is to show the party
exactly where 1t stands. 1T Will put them
on their mettle, and from this time forth,
on the part Of that party, you will see one
OF the most vigorous campaigns the old
keystone State ever saw. Not stone Will
be left unturned; Every voter wlil De
brought to the polls, and if defeat comes
il will not be because the battle was not
fought" Again IL may help the Rspubli-
cans by making the Democrats even
more sure of victory than
they were before and consequently
more careless in the conduct OF their cam
paign. / spoke of this want OF energy on
the part of the Democrats in my last, and
have the same complaint to make now
They have not yet made sRy signs OF q can
vass and seem to be simply trusting to
luck" and the dissensions in the rank OF
the enemy. As in other States. so IN Penn
sylyania, there is large class OF voters ready
| 10 cast their votes with the majority, and
the tide carries these in which ever direc-
ton it is setting. The tidal wave from Ohio
may carry these votes to the Democracy,
and if it does. Mr.. Pattison Is going to be
the next Governor Of Pennsylvania Inc
updoubted tendency of the Republican
party towards "Prohibition" will influence
The German vote to considerable extent
and drive it to the Democrats.
The German Vote
of this city is very strongly Republican,
but they are beginn ing to look on that
party with suspicion. An intelligent Ger
| nan said to me the other day: Toe course
| of the Republican parry in Kansas, Iowa
| Michigan and Ohio shows only too plainly
that the party is slowly drifting into the
support Of the Temperance question. Nat
uraily the Democrats take the other side.
and the result will be that the Republican
party will b. driven 10 support the Prohi,
bitionists. Before that time comes it will
lose nine-tenths of its German vote
The Hon. ]. Simpson Africa, the Demo.
cratic candidate for Secretary Of Internal
| Affairs, Was in the city last night he ha'
| been travelling over the State On his own
| hook, working up an Africa boom. he be
Iieyes that the Democrats are going to carry
the day, but does not take quite as rosy .
/ view OF the situation rs the average Demo.
/ crat He estimates that the majority OF
his party will be from 10000 70 $1,000 The
| Independents, he thinks, will poll about
10000 votes Cameron he says is bending
every energy 10 elect Beaver. The rest oi
the ticket, and county and Congressional
candidates will be freely slaughtered tc
save the head. The election Of Beaver viii