Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-10
UNMASKED.
,e old Facts About Tariff LesisIa-
tiOn.

Ie I Olu fhclB ABOUT AAElh Lcs iSAdr
tiOn.
k,uINGToS, February 9.-The Republi-
! in tie House have thrown off their
] and stand revealed before the country
j, i'm their true colors. The have pre-
3 bill in the sole interes. Of monopO-
end say to the Democrats: III you
J vote for this bill, you are 'ObsEruc-
b. and hiliOusters.' They even go
u as 80 apply the gag to the Democrats,
in tie allow them respectable and
1sary time to discuss important feat
,pi the bill. When the Democrats get
j 10 solid arguments and advance facts
j uIon reliable statistics showing why
8du,y should be reduced upon
j. under consideration, when, in
they have the Republicans of the
"a in the nine hole, having decidedly
The Best OF the Argument,
i nil Mr.. Kelley put in motion that
HmmIttee arise and limit debate to one
0'c. Ii the Democrats vote against an
@geuus motion Of the kind they are
4 likely charged with being "iIlibuS-
II and the next morning the Republi-
1apcrs throughout the country relte-
|the silly and false charge. The charge
<the Democrats DO not want q revision
} tarlt IS simply false. The trouble
\ The bIil under consideration by the
q Is, that II does not revise the tariff
The interest of the prOtsctiOnlSts.
d. came to the Ways and Means Com
u lr,m the Tariff Commission and
Il Pile committee to the House, | repeLt,
4 IN the interest OF the mOl9pJlieS
Il Against the Consumers.
4 II has been in the House, the RepUb-
4 lave refused 10 make but one single
q, that being TO place quiniue on the
IA tSi, where 1t was, and that change was
q .lShsd BY thegreat and extraordinary
/ 'i ore man-McKenzie, OF Kentucky
4 took the House by storm, gOtit into
'frdld huwOr and ridiCuled it 10 such
I'ent that for moment the inSnlent
tcm'nGnt majority forgot the guinine
and were captured by the irresistible
Is no other instance since the dis.
Pm, which began ten days ago, when
tcreSts Of the consumers Of the cOun.
Se been thought Of for moment.
4 Is nothing needed TO more fully IL
'e the fact that the majority of the
is
Owned by the PrOteetIOnIstS
8 U>ylvauia than their refusal yester-
sCreIt the iron and ore schedule
q .at gone through the Seuate-a Re-
q tan body. The reason for their refus-
S not in "Surrendering the highest
Motive Of the House" as 50 lOiLily as
4 by Mr.. Kelley, but because q few de-
Ee.uctions had been made by the Sem
N iron sHd ore. Mr.. Anderson, of
= an honest and fearless Republican,
pc tie same proposition - day, and
'Feerd down by his Republican friends.
[fpuniry viii see IN the end which
II l. responsible for = failure bV the
NoHgreSS To revise the tariff, the
'tbEcan or .he Democratic. Let the
"a MAJ, anti. the Senate bill. which
- some extent revise the tariff comes
"a i1Dusr, and then notice il tine Demo-
eIicEpt to defeat it.
On the Other Hand.
~ opinion thar the Democrats as a
Nl.I vote for the Senate bill on the
y 'ha' half loaf il better than no
and that the bill does reduce 70
Vent the high taxes which have Oh.
:. iie people since tn Republicans
20 power. Mr.. Randall may dodge
"e highest PrerogatiTe Of the
win few Of bis protection Dem.
II ends. 10 save pig iron in Penn
IT, out the great majority Of the
I'It Representatives will support
nate bill In the meantime the
~ 'a'S should 90 on in the House and
n,A oy inch, the enactment Of the
'lIi. which was conceived i'm
"rn m deception and Is being faith.
% SSs OF men who have been ro5-
SrF1, To- -. So