The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-19
HON, ElJSTAOES GIBSON.
TALKS ON DIVERS TIMELY TOPICS.
Charges 4 gninst Marshal Atkinson TO b.
Investigated. mud "Lots OF nuaic'' to
(. Result-TariH LegislAtion-Poli. 4 /,
z teal Talk 1T wAshinvtou. NJ

cnht Win nm on variety Oh current toplcs.
Mr.. Gibson rays he is hare only to take
rest and renew tho many pleasant acquaint.
ances he made while s1journlng here az
Speaker the House Of Delegates ID 1877. His
Wait has no political significance; ho has been
working hard, aud feeling the need OF 70.
taxation, concluded to visit his homo Tor q
time, and stopped hers for day or two en-
route. f'IfiT -lg I.lU3 u %
Mr.. Gibson has not changed greatly since
he was here US Speaker. He Ia little more
careful, perhaps, OF bis personal appearance,
and his locks arc thinner and triils more
sprinked with gray. but otherwise he IL
much the same az when he ordered the gal.
esies cleared. The same slight mousaohe
half conceals his thin lips, aud the lines on
hia face are not percepibly deepsned by the
flight OF years. .I,. ~. 4'rt$N
TIE MARsHAL TO Bx INVESTIGATED. sal
The reporter asked him whnt the prospects
sgainst U. 8. Marshal Atkinson. 'Oh," was
tie reply, ''thers will DO lots OF music out Of
that yet. An investigation will be made.
We have kind OF waited for an explanation
Of the figures which the Marshal promised;
buthe has oifsrsd none yet, and the inyesti-
ton will 20 on" -'ls riSNN @'ii 2
"Will 1t be made by The whole committee
nj Washington. or bv n snh.cnmm,tfea sant IL
ths siatt?' ~ - '-''A''''' " ''. :, -
"rhat 1 cannot tell now, nor do know
when the work will be begun. But 1t will
be thorough, and the press will have lots Of
interesting reading shortly as q result The
chsrses aad proofs are numerous; and they
are accumulating every day. 2 by the way, In
reference to Gov. Pierpont's alleged interest
receiyed no.e from him m ths m b;sct ana
In rcsnonse I wrnts him a,nua,n,;ng him
from ali partjcIpatIon In Ina aty.ir f.ut he
will nnnsar bsinrethe cn,n,ni,taa .ra La Ill,
moi be- ,he only prominent Rsnublicsn th m
eithtr. 1t Is but luat to you Hll who are Re.
pubIicans from principle that the matte!
SHOULD DC prooed 10 the bottom and showed
up" - S5.s3t ssF,..
| PRESIDENT MAKING.
"Is there much political talk about Wash
isgton now ~ ~ . ~ w. -"
Oh, yes; the air Is full OF 1t. They are
making Presidents down there nov, y, $500.
| ''And who Ia the lucky man 2'hlF'H X ~
well. the Republicans are the most active,
It seems to be conceded that tho Arthur
boom has about collapsed. There Is nothing
In tho man, aud there was no real substance
In his BOOM" g''-s IL ,5if',sa55-.. ~
us the Democracy as solid for the old
ticket as It seems to be just about hcrs?'
There Is good deal Of admiration for
Tildsu, and II he we're able ex meet he would
be nominated. But the idea of,he old ticket
IL being abandoned. Tildsn IL not Ia q 1T
| physical condition TO make the canvass nor
to ill the Office. He Is old aud a,line,"T -
To this Secretary OF State Btalnaker.wbo was
present, and who not long ago visited Mr..
Tilden, damurred. He said Mi. Tilden was
not as old as Senator Payne and no more
disabled than Mr.. Gibson himself. ~
The latter, however, maintained that the
nomination OF the old ticket or its head was
out VI .ne 4uest1ou. LES.
TARIFF TALK.
| After little general conversation In
which the hAlt-iozsn Slate officials and
prominent Democrats present Joined, lie
IErELLl0ENcER man broacbed ionic which
proved fruitful In the extreme, what do
you think OF the prospect for tbs passage OF a
tariff measure ut this session. MI. Gibson p"
he asked. .T7r. - .','IG1. 4 Is
II have no doubt the Democratic par,y
will agree upon q bill,n was The RESPONSE;
but it is hard 10 say what the course Of ths
Republicans will be upon 1t after It is agreed
upon. This eau promise VIM. VIM will
never again SEQ the Republican party Of the
country united In advocacy Of high protec.
tive tariff. That idea Is dying out, Sir" /. !
"Will we see the Democracy united In favor
OF free trad? iaiV7- 80 -. = <, :
l"No!' with emphasis, "Nobody Ia In favor
of free trade in this country" NJ IT5!.l
&"Will the Democracy agree upon a meas.
ure substantially like the Morrison sutsti.
tutt?' ss.- 3 z.'' y N ~ -
II don't know. There will be a conference,
and each section will have tn conceda Iittle
here in return for slight coucessious there.
Why, my dear air, no government amounts
70 Anything that Is not based on comprc-
mise" SIC :
TIE benefits or PROTECTION IMAGINARY. 4
"How ors tim neon,e NJ ,or- d;.tr;ot d;s.
pnsel toward nro,ect;nr -, ~ rsnorts- s ui
I'd Win " v;ar IN a,v;ne, ~, uo aI..as 70;
less general charactsr ~ W. "a 'A'' w. !,
rHTho manila of.mv d;st,;c, s,r ord n,;th,,
this State. favor nrotecion r, III "au rsvanne
tarifr-that IA a tariff for rsvenna v;th inc;.
dental protection, Thsra IN no,hinr IN q
hiph protentive tariff tn rscomn,and Il e. INV.
body but few mononolists Tall obont
| i. beneiiting yourirou workers herei ia eli
nonsansc. ar ali nonsensa 80
lyon nannnt cnnv;n 70 thor, o., y oon,ohody
;,..-nnist.d - -, eo 'uoni ~, ooueoouJ
E"Yes Won csn when von ,rora tho n,at,or
with than II does not ,than, ~. ~ i t,ta
good. / tell Won what Il dosa do 80 thon,S
nuts It within ths nowsr o VI 20, ,no si,b;
monopoiistc mil orns.a ~ 1sn Inv M1a Ky
IRON msrkst AZ thew wcut ~ Tnr ;nasn ane
the tariff m ns;ls Il a. h,sS ~. ~ !; ;a s,;u,
lates their manufacture abnormally; new
mills are put up and old ones increase their
capacity, and the frat thing you know there
IS an over production, aud the mills are shut
down.. - 40 sls,.ls.. VI
| @ A GLOOMY AND NEW PICTURE, Ff...:: l$S}l
"What 10 the consequence ?" asked Mr..
which seemed to promise revelation. "TiIl
tell You; your workingmen etarve ! You see
their families lying on pallets Of straw. with
no covering over Them. Co to your nawr.
shops and you will Les that thess people
part with, first, their littla honseho,d orns.