The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-30

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tllN resent service An Augean
siA cannpt be cleaned With d
God bfushl Yah stttifn on The
BID ply tie hickory broom aud
sc brush disiniect the premises
and eelham d wholesome atnios.
phe' ierh0nest iHcuuibentso Then
let ie be taken that none but
suc IS bearthc Jeiierspnian stamp
of onestg and capacity be al
lowe lcenler, aud those pnly from
the tmpctatic party until its full
tall share enter 10 guard and
prp'e the public interest. If pub
.lic pm. be'a sactificial burden, all
citiz'ls should DO compelled Coy
lcensfr lption II need be) 10 share
thei portion II, on the other
hand. as most believe, it il a
privilege and d blessing, one.haIl
of lhlee.lpiirlhs bf ths While popu.
sRtio fld not beieSclude from
el' instana i6if share
Vtit ~ Fef6rn s.
ptaelitabla aad until accomplished
nostable set lement ofithequestion
oanbe obtained. Secondly.
THE TARIFF.
One fsgo ! yentured to make
public sanie opiuions in regard to
the tariff recoenizing Tie diverg-
ence Of gieEs in the Democratic
party and declaring that such di.
yetgenceSb The chief obstacle TO
the success Of the party. AT the
State Convention in June those
opinions were considered, condens.
ed and crysallized into what bus
since become well known as the
"0hio Platform" II was unani.
mously apppved by the Conven.
tion. II distinctly rejects a high
tariff" or protection for protec;
tion's sake on the one hand, and
the equally inadmissable doctrine
Of "free trade" or "tariff for revenue
only" on the other. II sought TO
find compromise basis intermed-
late between the two extremes,
which heing equitable and just
would challenge the assent and
concurrence of all fair minded men
and measnrably remove it from the
arena of partisan politics. Let me
illustraterits excellence by on ap.
pliualion tn the interests Of Ohio.
For several decades Ohio has held
the third rank in the classiliCa
tion of States, Until the last her
main dependence for the growth
was in the development Of her ag-
ricultural wealth. There were
public lands to be entered, i'm.
proved, populated aud created into
new counties; there were
VAST TRACTS OF VALUABLE TIMBER,
the buildingof canals, facilitating
transportation'n market, andlater,
system Of railroads increasing
these facilities and expendin annu'
ally in their construction many
millions Of money. But now these
aspectsare greatly changed. There
csc more lands sahieat e en-
try; tieafe no more new cOun-
ties toreServe; the valuable timber
has been marketed; the canals
have ceased to be tribuatary, and
the railroad system is practically
completed. The soil has been cog.
siderably impoverished, the cereal
crops are less bountiful, while the
great improvement of agricultural
implements, with the consolida.
tion Of small farms has greatly re-
duced the demand for farm hands.
Even her wool staple is in peril Of
severe and injurious attack. Is it
not the duty Of Craftsmanship to
previse the sources of strength and
growth that shall enable her TO
maintain the grand rank which
she has hitherto held? The last
census shows where those germs Of
strengthen to be found, We have
already more than twenty thous,
and manufacturing and mechani.
cal industries in which-induced
in great part by Congressional
statutes.
TWO HUNDRED MILLIONS OF CAPITAL
are invested, one hundred and six.
ty thousand hands are employed,
receiving annually In wages sixty
millions Of dollars. Two hundred
aud fifteen millions of material are
used and the manufactured pro
duct is three hundred and forty'
eight million dollars in value,
More than twenty per cent of her
population find their employment
and livelihood in these industries
Iron ore, and coal and other raw
material are simply inexhsustible;
her people are educated, industrious
and enterprising; and there is Mt
reason why u thousand other home
industries should not spring up
and flourish in our towns and
villages us they have sprung W
aud are lloArishing in the towns
and villages Of New England. This
will assuredly be the result il only
Congress will let us alone, We
ask no high rates or special pro