The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-23
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH
Of !uooE FORAKER AZ AAMlL1oN
A Clear aad Well D,as.d Presentation Of the Is
ssss Of the paIEa-nsritI Of the rAfiH :
Pisak In the Plattsrn-rhs Justice g
Of Ii. scott LIqsOr Law.

marks he touched upon the Importance Oi
the coming contest in Ohio. He said;
The whole Nation is watching the fight in
which we are engaged. and this outside
interest Is due to the fact that the whole
Nation Is to be affected by the result. The
next house OF Representatives is already
Democratic; the Senate is almost equally
divided. II Ohio goes sgainst US in Octo-
Der, the future administrative policy oil the
country Is unsettled for year to come,
with dangerous menace hanging over US
OF an absolute change to follow.
Referring to the tariff principles Of the
party, he remarked that no one needs to
be told where the Republican party stands
The declarations Of its platforms from the
frst moment Of It's existence are, al con-
sistent, clear, plain and explicit! Every
man who reads them can understand what
they mean. There has never yet been any
occasion for any candidate OF the party in
his keynote speech to interpret or ex
plain them. All who read may under
stand, but there Is NO necessity TO read
party declarations to understand where the
Republican party stands on the tariff cues.
ton. The party has made record IN this
respect, and Notwithstanding the oblec-
tons OF Judge Hoadly, we take the liberty
Of pointing to it with pride.
TIE LABoRERs' CONDITION. 0T
Labor is better off in most Of the other
countries in Europe than it is in Spain, but
is everywhere from one and half to three
times cheaper than here. The consequence
is that we can not compete with that kind
Of labor unless we reduce our laborto the
same level. The Republican party is not
willing to do that. The laborers in this
leouatry In part Of the governing power.
he ia a voter. He has voice in the Gov
ernment. Aside, therefore, from all hu.
manitariau reasons we want him TO have
chance for solicitation We want him
TO eat meat and be comfortable. We want
him 10 be able to take care OF his family
and educate his children. We want him to
gather knowledge and be good citizen, love
His country and be able and willing TO take
care OF it.. And ior this season it is that
we say II we cannot go into the markets Of
the world without being subjected to an
uuius and degrading competition, we will
make ourselves independent Of those mar
kets, ,by making markets OF our own. In.
stead Of sending our raw cotton across the
ocean 10 be there manufactured and sent
tback TO "a, we will have cotton mills here.
We will mine our own coal, develop our
own minerals, manufacture our own iron
and steel, build our own railroads, with
our own products, and thus have division
OF labor, diversity ot employment, home
markets and domestic commerce.
This has been the policy of the Repub.
lican party in the past; we intend to con-
tinue II In the future. The wisdom Of it Is
best shown BY it's results Under its in
fuence the material prosperity OF thtscoun-
try has been such that It is absolutely
without parallel except In the political
growth we have enjoyed during the same
period.
When the Democratic party went out OF
power, the credit Of this Nation had been
90 impaired that six per cent Government
securities could be sold in the markets Of
the world only with difficulty, even at ruin
GUS rates OF discount; but to-day our se-
curities stand more than three per cent.
higher in the same markets than those OF
England.
OPPOSED TO NoSoPoLIEs, K
But we hear the objection that this pol
| icy creates and fosters monopolies. The
tariff laws may not be perfect. There may
be some abuses, but, II so, they affect the
details Of legislation, and,not the principle
So far Is the principle is concerned, it is
based on opposition to monoPolies instead
Of fayer to them, andi especially those
monopolits which exist on the other side
OF .thewster, and which, by reason Of their
larxe accumulation Of capital, could and
would crush out all composition here Il al
lowed the opportunity, as they always have
done in like instances in the past.
The claim Is equally untenable that the
duty 10 tax on the consumer. |
How Is Il that the carriage manufacturer
| in Cincinnati can sell his goods abroad :?
Because there are half dtztn other such
establishments in that dily, and hundreds
OF them in the country, all IN competition
with each other, and because every article
used IL the construction Of their vehicles
a the product OF other industries in which
there il like competition. The result shows
that by means OF protection We have bnilt
up the industries Of the country, multiplied
their numbers and orought aoout nome
competition tothe extent oi eheapening
these products below what they could be
bought for from other EatlonA-and !aa Az
this without chsapenins laoor, anu .w!tn
increased prosperity FOR the whole country.
THE SC 1T LAW.
ron;n,ibaek now .o III. Scott Law, II
So~tnk o-eA - :. -. !, =, ,o,..b Al
Is not my purpose 70 discuss 1t s' 'e' . = -
this time. want, however, 10 say TINS
mueh: The Republican party enacted it,
ii mn ora standing sonarely upon IL. For
H"e "'l"'e p'1 s""a - .noioo;eu ernIan.
dong 50 We nANe w Arv,o' ~ 80, r.,
ations or excuses TO offer. We do not claim
,ha, 4 Ia nertect legislation seldom Is. We
80 ~, a,s,,, s,,hsr tha. II will give entire
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