Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-23
SHOUTING FOR BRANNON.
Who DefiEes His Position on the
Tariff Question.
The TWO PARTY PLATFORMS
No Free Trade Party in This Country Now
and None in Its Whole
Past.
RADICAL PARTY AGAINST PROTECTION

WESTON, W. VA, Oct. 2l.-L Exclusive
More than 1000 people assembled at the
Court House in Judge Brannon's county, to
hear him discuss the political issues of the
day. The anticipation of the Judges
speech was great, but the realization was
greater still. He spoke for three hours,
and elected the most deafening ap-
plause. Everybody was gratifed, and all
left the Court House, shouting for BrannOn.
In short, his speech was signal success,
and the prospects are now that the Judge
will carry Lewis county at from 800 to 700
majority. At night there was a grand
torchlight procession, in which more than
100 voters took part, to say nothing of the
boys and young men. The crowd was en-
thusiastic for Branpon, and gave the fullest
demonstration for him throughout. After
the torchlight procession was over, the
vast multitude was again addressed
by Judge Brannon and Col. Mon
roe. This has been gala day for the De-
mocracy in Lewis county.
The people Of this county are sanguine Of
Judge Brannon's success over GoH. If the
district viii but do its duty we will redeem
it from the hands of Republican usurpers
and tricksters Judge Brannon is able;
he IS worthy and honest Let the First
district but do its duty and we will
Overthrow Goffism
and RepublicAniSm, and send an honest,
broad. minded and talented gentleman TO
Washington to represent US in the next
Congress of the United States. After Judge
Brannon had spoken at length on the ma
tional issues of the day, he INDUCED in the
following remarks
Judge Brannon's Speech.
ITO mislead and beguile the people we
are aspersed as free-traders. There is
nothing in the history of the Democratic
party to warrant this There is nothing in
the promulgated platform of the party to
warrant this 1t declares: "All taxation
shall be limited to the requirements of
economical government" etc, etc. The
Republican platform declares: That in
raising the requisite revenues Of the govern
ment," etc, etc. Who is astute enough to
discover any difference in respect to the mat,
ter Of protection? None in that respect,
and none except the Democratic party, in
this connection, commits itself to an econ
omical government, and the other does not.
The reason of this is, it may be, be-
cause the Republican party has,
by excessive taxation accumulated
in the Treasury, one hundred and sever.
ty-two millions of dollars beyond what is
necessary 10 pay pensions, interest on pub,
lie debt and to meet the other expenses Of
the Government. There is no free trade
party in this country and never has been.
The only appearance Of any Of such char,
acter having force and poweris to be found
in the Republican party of to-day. Ecce
sigma, Beecher, Wells, and others.
The Only Party
in this country to-day which BY its policy
practically ignores protection to labor is
the Republican party. l do not mean to
say by public avowals, but by its policy 1t,
by its legislation in 1864, has introduced
cheap pauper labor from the old world, and
has paralyzed our labor, entitled to our fos-
tering care. Skilled labor has been intro
duced from abroad and over-production
has brought to the households of
our laboring people, in the face of coming
frigid winter, want and misery. Mr.. Blaine,
in his book recently published, in volume
|, page 20S, SAYS: Strictly speaking, there
ueyer has been proposition by any party
in the United States for the adoption of
free trade On page l79 he says; But
whether the rate Of duty upon foreign i'm
ports should be increased or lowered, was
a question 10 be settled solely upon busi-
ness and i..anoal considerations. We
propose to do away, at the earliest practical
moment with the internal revenue tax.
We will support the government by tautf
on imports-increase on luXuries and lessen
it on articles of necessity-and with the ne
-cessity TO raise three hundred millions a
year, we will have adequate range for aae
ouate protection TO our labor and la.
Dor systems. and stop the
prohigacy and waste which has been occa-
stoned by excessive taxation, paid from the
fruits of toll inflicted by the Republican
party. Again, we do not want the fifty or
the hundred and fifty millions of dollars, as
it has been, and may be, of the excessss in
value Of exports over imports paid ane dis
charged with the manufacturers Of cheap
labor, performed abroad to the prejudice of
our labor.
His Wheeling Speech.
In my remarks in Wheeling some weeks
since, after a general discussion of labor
questions and tariff, the practical necessity
of supporting the government chiefly by
means of the tariff tax on imports, and that,
that necessity left ample range for ample
protection, and after assuring the people Of
my wish and purpose to look to and advance
their industries, | stated that | might
not have sufficient information in
the matters of detail, but if elected |
would deem it my duty to consult in re-
spect to matters Of detail, and as to the
rates to be employed in the schedules, ii
the subject should be brought before Con
greSs.
A Poodle
of the Intelhgencer misrepreA nted me In
his reference to the speech referred to, by
stating, substance, that had admitted
that / was ignorant on the subject Of tariff.
The admission was only as to the rates to
be employed in the schedules. A Mr.. Hub.
bard has tacetiously stated, as | see reported
in the papers, in substance, that | had ad-
mitted that l was not informed as 10 the
tariff subject. These representations are
not true. / believe the Mr.. Hub
bard referred to is the same
person who went into the Republican
congressional convention candidate for its
nomination. He had the work apparently
all right, hut the Office holding cohorts and
their inspirators cut off the tail except a
small fraction, and still he went back wag-
ging the fraction, mos tready and
Most Forgiving
auxiliary. deny his right to do me inius.