The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-29
FREE TRADE FANATIC.
CONGRESSMAN AURo,s AEaEsIEs
on tAs Issues of the oAle c.usAl.a-H.l is for FREQ
whisky, Free TrAts asd Free RoOl-Ex.
Governor Bishops vi,ul-i Walt 70
the Castle OF Samuel J. TIdsn.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-The Hon. Frank
Hurd, member OF Congress from Ohio, was
met yesterday by a reporter and inveigled
into short talk on Ohio politics.
~ am here purely on professional busi-
ness" he said, "and have not paid much
atteRtion to results since the convention"
"How do you like the ticketp"
~ think the ticket splendid one.
Judge Hoadly occupies the front rank In
his profession in Ohio, and is regarded
as among the ablest lawyers in the whole
country. He will make an active, yigor
GUS campaign, and will call to the support OF
the Democracy its allies, the liberal Ger
mans, who almost unanimously desired
mis- nomination. That nomination was
made after the most active opposition Of
those who were called moss-backed Demo.
Gratis"
"rhere have been some changes in the
State Central Committee, have there notP"
"Yes, the Chairman, John G. Thomp-
son, has been deposed. This deposition
from q position he has held for twenty
years regard as
AGREAT POLITICAL BLUNDIR.
Hckuew every election precinct in Ohio,
and was familiar with every local politician
ofprominence. understood thoroughly
the political necessities OF every locality in
the State. To turn out such an efficient
organizer Is not only political ingratinde,
but endangers the success OF the party"
"WhGt have You to say ahnu' the plat
form adopted by the Convention"
upon the liquor question the Demo-
cratic party offers tine only intelligent
proposition. The Republican party de-
clares for taxation OF the liquor business,
which is already taxed as every other busi-
ness ia in Ohio. 1t proposes to select this
legitimate business out Of all others and
put an additional burden upon 1t Tho
Democratic parry proposes, in considera-
ton OF the danger both to the public and
the man engaged in the business, 10 ask
from him license fec Annually which
shall enable him to do his business with
out detriment to tue neople and with the
protection Of the law" III
OIL, 1sIr!
"Is the tariff question treated satisfactor-
ilyT e
'"The platform upon the tariff Is some
what meaningless, but it is 30 much better
than the Republican resolution upon the
same subject that no revenue reformer
ought to have doubt that It is his duty to
vote the Democratic ticket. AS to the wool
tariff, both parties have acted equally fool
ishly. Both eeem to demand the restora-
tion Of the war tariff on wool, when the
fact is that wool ought at once be placed
upon the free list. This is because foreign,
wool does not como into this country in
competition with American wool, but to
supplement its deficiencies. No man
in any country wears good suit
OF clothes made out OF the wool OF his own. /.
country alone. To mix the woods Of differ
ent nations is the profitable business Of
every woolen manufacturer. We embar-
rass our WOODEN manufacturers by such
high duties on foreign wool that the for
eign manufacturer who las free wool can
come over hero, pay the duty on what lie
manufactures, and undersell our own man
ufacturers at home. In the ignorant in
terest OF the wool growers Of Ohio both
parties have erred. Free wool, in less
than FIVE years, will be adopted by both,
and the wool.grower, in my Judgment, will
increase the price OF his wool ten cents q
pound, and the consumers Of the country
will be proportionately benefited In the
price OF cloths"