Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-01
he TAKES IT STRAIGHT.
No Sugar, Not Even a Rind Of
a Lemon.
ALL THE PINS DOWN BUT ONE.
ST. John Admits the Hard Times and
Says That Neither Tariff Nor Free
Trad. Causes It.
THE ExHILERATINe CORN JUICE DOES.

CHICAGO, September 30.-Following is
Gov. St. Johns letter Of acceptance:
OLATHE, NAN, September 26.-Hon.
Samuel Dickie, Chairman Of Committee,
ETC.:
Ny DEAR SIR:-Iniormally accepting
the nomination for President tenderedsto
me by the National Prohibition Convention,
held at Pittsburgh, July %, 1884, take
this opportunity to state, that while the
honor was neither sought nor desired BY me-
yet it is greatly appreciated, bestowed as it
was, by convention composed Of delegates
who, in point Of moral worth and mental
ability, were fully equal if not superior to
any political convention that ever assembled
in this country The war for the Union is
over; the rebellion has been crushed;
African slavery has been abolished; old
issues have passed away, and
with them should go old prejudices and sec
tional strike To-day the products Of the
north and south float in friendly relations in
the same channels under the same flag,
every section of our country acknowledg-
ing allegiance to the same government
There never was a time when our people
could better afford and when it was more
important that they should stop and think
than low With manufactures shutting
down
Ranks Breaking,
merchants failing in business, securities un-
settled. Western wheat selling in the home
market forty cents per bushel and hundreds
of thousands of Industrious mechanics and
Iaborug men, who are willing to work
but can get nothing to do, it seems
to me that the time had come for
the people who are the source Of all political
power TO call halt and stop and think,
for there must be cause for this condition
of things. The little time and spare all
parties can spare after dealing a full
measure Of personal abuse and villitication
that each seems to think the other merits,
is mainly devoted to the discussion Of the
tariff question, ignoring all other matters
that relate to the moral elevation Of the
people. | am of the opinion that man.
ufacturers, who by reason Of the depressed
condition Of business has been compelled to
make an assignment for the benefit Of his
creditors, will not find relief in theagitation
of that question now, or will the average
farmer become very enthusiastic over its
discussion with his wheat not worth as much
in the bin as it cost him TO produce it. The
amount received by the government for du-
ties on imports is less than 100000 900 an
nually.
Some Figures.
There are about 10000 retail dealers in
intoxicating liquors in the United States,
each Of whom PAYS to our government S25,
in consideration of which sum they are per-
mit.ed TO carry on their business for the
term Of twelve months. When we add to
this the amount paid by distilers, brewers
and wholesale dealers we find that the inter-
est of the government in the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors is about
$80,O00 900 annually.
This Tramc,
sanctioned as it is by the laws OF our coun-
try, costs the people at a low estimate
thousand million dollars per year, not to
speak OF the destroyed homes, debased man.
hood poverty, heartache, crime and corrup
ton it produces.
This disgraceful business should be sup
pressed and this enormous sum OF money
that under the present system is worse than
thrown away saved to the people and thus
protection would be given to industries OF
this country that would enable us to success
fully throw our doors open wide to the COM
petion Of the world.
The balance of the letter is devoted to a
discussion of the liquor question from
prohibitionists standpoint.