The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-12
THE PLATFORM
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nVs Ae'eptnolot 10 Rue Fltt bugCh Works
inEmen-Their Comments,
PlrTssuRau. July 11,-"What do I think
Of the plalform?' calculated Joseph D.
Weeks, secretary Of the Western Iron ps-
sociation, In 1esponss to a QUESTION. II
think 1t ls a ,traadle and m evident strad.
dla 1t Is An evident attsmpt 10 establish a
plank TINT shall mean one thing in Penn
sylrania, another thing in Kentucky, and
still another thing In Miasouri. i Am OF
the opinion, however, that It makes little
di0s'ence what shs plsnkis. As Mr.. Jones'
remarked In hisspeech accepting the chair.
maDship Of the Republican National Corn
mlttee, The Democratic party must be
held to Its record and that record il the
party caucus which adopted q bill proyid-
ing for 70 percent reduction all arouni in
the matter otatarid. That, sir, is ali / have
To oRay.". - ''''0
Qaite number oil the prominent manu-
!acsusera Arenot In the city. Those at home,
however, entertain about the came line OF
thought.
sTaADDL1ka THE TARIFF. ,..
All the local labor leaders wha were in.
tervlswabls this morning seemed to hold
about the rame opinion in regard to the
tariff plank in the Democratic platform.
Secretary Flannesy, Of the Miners Asso-
citation, began with the declaration that he
had no faith In The Democratic party,
"They arc insincere," said he, ''ard In
their platform they have given "a good
piece Of atraddliDp, Ben Batter hit the
nail On the head when hs put In bis propo-
sitlona The clause eays that The Ormo-
cratic party Ia pledged 10 revise the tariff;
then alter great deal Of a.ppool'e, tho
SUN oi tho whole thing 10 that you don't
know where the Democracy stands on the
tsriG. II the Democracy expects to draw
the labor vote there will have 10 be more
sincerity ahovu In regard to thetA,iff euea-
ion.n
Secretary Martin was tho only Am1lga.
mated Association .ial on deck, and he,
ever mindful Of No, !, declined 10 be In.
terviewed on politics. ave have Bome good
Republicans, good Democlata and Green.
backen In this Association" said he,
when l 90 to the polls vote according
to tho dictates ot my Own coincidence, bat
you cannot into1vlsW me on politics."
John JARRErr's viEws.
Mr. John jarrett, with his aono,s iresh
upon him, eat in his alice in the Lewis
block. "What do 1 think Of the plauorm7'
said be in answer 10 the visitors question.
"Why, ] think II u . contradiction OF H.
sell The idea Of cutting out the word
only and substituting the tenn te1cln-
slvely' Is fair illustration Of the ayeravs
Democratic dodger. The clause anys
that revision Of the tariff is neo-
essary. Now, we well know that
revision with them means reduction, and
how can they reduce the tariff without re-
duciug waGes, and thus injuring American
labore TIE taIiG blank Of their platform
ia sham too thin to gull the voters, Why.
Il 10 we'll known that Morrison and thoee
men wonld have nothing bat reduction
Of tariff rates- The very i4ct that they
endorsed the platform u proei eoucIpsiya
that tho Mrlf clauas is in accordance with
ths)sAvoxed determination 10 reduce the
tariff. Their declaration four years spo,
'taria Tor revenue only was preferable TO
their atraddle this time, for they then met
the iasue fairly and squarely."
e WINDOW GLASS WORKERS.
Mr. James Campbell, prominent mem
Der Of tho Executive Committee OF the
Window Glass Makers Agociation, was
asked to express hia os;nion CT the plat
form as he with the oIher delf fgstes emerged
from their hail 1t The close Of The morning
session. "Haven't paid much attention 10
anything bns the .a,:I plank" said be,
"but SEE there Ia nothing In 1t. The con.
cluding resolution Of .Butle1's platform
~ they called 1t, meets my viewa exactly"
y y undentood that the pyoceedlugs OF
the Glasaworkers' Convention, now In ses-
sion. will have same expression Of eenti-
y, rs ,non 81 a tsvsE f,...~ -lo.--'I