The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-02
THE FREE TRADE BOLT.
THE KIckkRs IN THE OLD BAY STATE
Are Not Making Much lieadwsy With Taelr Right
J eous ~ Cause.-The Neaknen OF the S,un
papss Suppurt-r.' Fired their Biggest ,r
n Gan ut ths OptLipE OF the Battle.

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eous % Cause.-The Neaknen OF the N,ul.'
| pap,r Suppurt-rt.y 7 Fired their Biggest +,
i Gan at tho 0p.lipE Of the Battle.
BosroN, July l.-Tho nearer ono gets t
the Free.trade Independent movement o
MASSACHUSETTS,, the less serious It appear
as break from the Republican party. Tht
noise and clatter Of tho opening act hay
ing ceased, public interest in the move
men: is kept alive by dint Of hard work
and good deal OF misrepresenting on the
part OF tGw newspapers in Boston,. Fol
several years these newspapers have
been regarded rs wayering quantities,
80 far as Republicanism Is concerned.
| The Herald Is q well-known indepen.
dent, free trade newspaper, The advertiser,
some years ngo, WAS regarded az q pro,pc-
tion paper; but two years since passed into
the control Of free traders. 1t 10 said hore
that tho old Stockholders, who cared more
for dividends than free trade, gradually
withdrew and lett the control to the free
traders. The paper has small circula.
ton and has paid no dividends pince the
change. The editorial psse is large.
ly influenced by q well known
and somewhat visionary writer promi.
nently named among the boilers, who has
for years been preaching on free trade and
cotton manufacturing, but whose practical
efortsat managing cotton mills have never
been financially successful. The nomina.
ton OF Mr.. Blaine is the merest pretext for
the Adrsrtiser leaving the party. Its con.
victionH in regard 10 MI. Biuine's un6,neas
are as recent as its free trade flop. and the
Journal, the Btaunch advocate Of Blaine, is
creating no little merriment by publishing
from the files Of the Adrtriiser Its handsome
editorial Inducements Of Mr.. Blaine'a
career as Secretary OF State. - ".
The Transcript, highly respectable
newspaper, owned by five ladies, has been
independent for two years, and rumor has
it that its independence and free trade
began soon after two Of the fair lady own.
ers married prominent Boston importers.
ADVERSE TO AMERICAN PRINCIPLES. :.
It 10 the platform, not Mr.. Blaine, that
has turned these two paperu against the
Republican party. The simple facts are
well known in Boston, that both the Id.
rertiser and the Transcript have been can.
didates for journalism in other than pro-
lection Republican postures for some time:
that the decided American ring Of the Re.
publican platform, was unpleasant alike 10
the theorists who carried the one and the
importers who own the other. The pres.
ent attitude is the natural one, and So far
as can judge, there are no true Rspubli-
cane;in Massachusetts sitting up niphts
worrying about either the Advertiser or the
| Transcript. ~ *, q. rH-4
The Traveller is solid Blaine paper and
supplements the good work OF the Journal.
The gentlemen who compose tho bolters
are almost without exception free traders,
Indeed, 30 sure were the Independents
that that the free traders would ali be with
them that in some instances the names af-
fixed in the petition for revenue re.
form some weeks since, were appended
10 the Independent list much to theannoy-
ance OF some OF the gentlemen who have
since como out for Blaine. W. : -.
This act, in itself, is the best evidence
that the Independents are hut free traders
in disguise They are mainly composed OF
proles,iona men, and Harvard College is
the centre from which they arc evolved"
Cabot Lodge called a meeting OF the Re.
publican Committee the other day and
twenty. seven members from different paris
Of the State responded TO the call. Mi,
Codge said that the reports from all parts
Of the State outside of the immediate yicin-
ity Of Boston, that is Boston, Cambridge.
Newtown and Brookline were exceedingly
encouraging. we arc al! right in the
country and manufacturing towns, wat the
general remark OF the members OF the
committee. When questioned about local
tiles the different members would name
tow MS and give the names OF two or three
persons who have declared they would
not vote for Mr. Blaine, but these
are Observation-Disclosures uen, who
| as often Yoto against the lie.
pubiics... as with them. To make up for
all possible lof ;es in such localities, there
are scores Of men who voted tar. General
Butler last year who are very decided
Blaine men. In several towns the number
OF Irish-American voters who declape ,
purpose to vote for Blaine is large enough
to create surprise if even the beginning Of
the movement were known. Republicans
in these localities ere keeping themselves
posted on the subject. One man in O
manufacturing town says he has seen roll
OF leo voters Of this class who agree to vote
for Mr.. Blaine unless General Butler Is
nominated for president. 4HI
-. THE REPUBLICANS ALL RIGHT.
The reports made to the committee show
that the movement is confined in the Fifth
district to tho men for the most part who
could not support Mr.. Bowman, but were
very happy to vote for Mr.. Morse, who is
Democratic on every important question.
They also show that in the Ninth district
the leaders against Mr.. Blaine are the came
men who could not vote for Mr.; Gambler,
because he voted for the river and harbor
bill just as his successor, Colonel Lyman.
did. In cities like Lynn, Lowell, Worcee.
ter and Lawrence, there is no disafiection
now. The Independents sent an agent Ia
Worcester to canvass for signers to their
call. He succeeded in getting but four
names. There WAS some dissatisfaction
there directly after the convention, but il
has nearly all disappeared. In Hampton
county the reports Of disaGection have been
exaggerated. ~. : ~. :.
Such, in brief, arc the reports in conf.
dence by men who have made the subject
one Of careful inquiry. 10 coua ateract the
disatiection, the members Of tho commit,
tee Tor the most part report the utmost &C.
tivity and energy on the part Of those Re-
publicans who admire Mr. Blaine, who in
some parts Of the State contribute four.
fifths Of the voting strength Of the party.
The country papers all stand up for the
ticket, and experienced politicians say
most Of them have taken actually stronger
either OF 1876 or 1880. 5All.the LYNN "a.
pers are to-day in sympathy with MI,
Blaine and will remain 90 unless Butler ia
made candidate. In Haverhill, another
shoe town, the two daily papers are both
strong for Blaine. At Lowell tho three
Republican papers are enthusiastically for