Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-09
WHAT Is THE MATFEE WITH THE IN
TELLIGESCER:


TIE REGISTER adheres to lis proposition
and maintains it is right as tar as 1t goes,
notwithstanding the fddle-dedee editOrialin
Yesterday Intelligencer to the contrary. 1t
is An axiom so simple that child can un-
derstand, that # you prOdu2e more than you
consume you must either stop work or else
End another market That Is the REGIS
TER's position and it is incoutrOVertsble,
whether you circumscribe its operations to
q minute territory or TO continent The only
difference being its effect is not felt as
quickly. As for the prohibilory tariff no
ton which so pervades the inteligencers
mind it Is the laughing stock Of half the
manufacturers of the city. Why are the
mills al stopped or running on half time
if there is not over production? Why Is
there no trade? Because the market is
oyers,Ocked. What will the S5OOO0o,-
600 Of imports to which the Intelli-
geucer looks for salvation, amount
to when compared with the
idle capacity ofthe industries of the United
States2 Shut up the custom houses accord
ing 10 the Intelligencer and from whence
will come the $500. 100000 necessary to de-
fray federal expenses? From direct taxa
ton possibly or from internal revenue.
When the millennium Of no.custom houses
arrives then the United States will want no
merchant marine and for thst matter the
naval department might as well shut up shop
and save the expense of building war ships
and having them run into and sunk by fish
ing smacks, tor there will be nothing to
protect abroad and consequently no use for
such luxury.
FINALLY, what's the matter with Score
tary McCCILouGH, and half the Republi.
can party, who want a reduction in the
tariff in order to get an export trade?
The IntelHgencer is kicking against the
pricks," and hasn't sense enough to know
it. Go ask Mr.. JoHS G. HOFFMAN,. ]. d.
Dubois, ]. G. HANNAH, Colonel THOYAs
O'BRIES, al plain practical business men and
interested in large manufacturing establish
ments and they will tell you what you don't
seem 10 have capacity enough to under
stand. that we want market for our
wares
The REGISrER is not, as it is accused BY
Its contemporary in favor Of free
trade. 1t is in. hne with its party
simply, tO-wit; proper revision Of
the tariff so as to foster industries aud help
labor. This is the position taken by
large number Of Republicans also, which,
by the way, reminds the REGISrEs that one
Of the proprietors Of the Intelligencer, and
its former editor, was educated up to the
same line of thought By observation and
experience before be retired from the eii-
torial sauctum His opinion, extracts from
which are published below indicates how
widely practical men and utoPisu
theorists differ on the great subject Of
national prosperity.
From the Wheeling IntelIigencer, Nov.
II, 1881:
at advocates q discriminating tarif-a
tariff, in other words, thSt will produce
revenue to the Government and afford wha'
is known as incidental protection to Ameri-
can manufacturers. We conceive that his
is the true and proper function of tariff,
and therefore we favor such revision of
the present tariff as will better equslize
the duties it imposes
There must be exchanges Of commodi-
ties between nations. This principle hes ct
the bottom OF civilization. five drew coin
exclusively from abroad, we should ex-
baust the buying capacity Of our customers.
We must trade with them in order to have
customers at all VIA. We want therefore
is such scale of tariff duties, as will keep
our own manufacturers in healthful and
prosperous condition, under the stimulus
of modern foreign competition. Thus We
get both reyenuesnd protection and thus We
give and take"
This view the REGISTER cOnceives is the
correct one. Ii is the position of the Dem
Ocrahc party to-day, and Republicans all
over the country are dropping into it
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