Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-27
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME.
The Contemplate vaporiugs ofthe "Son OF
His Father"

The Contemplate yaporings ofthe "Son Of
His Father"
To The Editor Of The Register:
SIR:-Gof7s opening speech on Monday
was the most abject beg for votes that was
ever heard in this community. Between
disgusting appeals to ''yote for me" and
egotistical predictions of my election"
there was no room for the discussion Of
any public que except tariff, and
what was said h that subject was
chiefly Misrepresentation. OF course it
was not to be expected that he would tell
the whole truth about tariff taxes, because
to do SO would invoke the humiliating
confession that every reduction Of
tariff that has been made
to date has been made
by the Republican party. They re-
duced the tariff on wool; they reduced the
tariff on pig metal; they reduced the tariff
on steel rails; they reduced the tariffon all
articles where reduction has been made.
But the people of this city, who are inter
ested in manufacturing-who have used
lutu HiNCu OiiOi ~ iVi
years to build up our present prosperous
business, giving employment to thousands
of mechanics and laborers, do not relish
being denounced as enemies Of the people
among whom they live esimply because they
believe the doctrines of Jefferson are better
adapted to representative government than
those of Hamilton. They have q right to
expect candid, truthful statement from
the man who assumes TO represent their in
terests in Congress, instead of which they
were treated TO mess of abuse
because of their political opinions, and
misrepresented as to their position
on pure economic question, To be so
treated by an egotistical upstart-a mere
''son of his father" who has no more idea
of what constitutes days work than
child, and who never furnished dollar to
build up an industry in our midst Except
to loan it on good security, and at a big
rate of interest to be told by such
creature that we don't know our business,
because we differ from him on political
topics, is very humiliating, and makes US
feel so bad. But il convinces us that we
want some other man TO represent us in
Congress. We dislike a beggar, be he
beggar for votes or anything else, and so
we will vote for John BrannOn, who GOn
says don't know as much as ME-" Lord,
thank thee that am not as other men,
even this publican" said the Pharisee.
What have done that should be re-
jccted?" asked "the only" That is con-
nundrum. Search the record as we will
We Cannot hnd anything that you have
done for or against us. You have been as
harmless as a dove, so useless that We
might as well have been without Con-
gressmen. You have done a few things in
the past, however, before you went TO Con-
gress, which might be cited against you.
You aided and abetted all the devilish
schemes Of prescription and disfranchise-
ment that cursed our State
IN its early history in order that your party
might keep itself in power. You voted
for an act so infamous that il makes hu-
manity blush to think it. II deprived
a Confederate, or a sympathizer with the
Confederacy, of his right to collect debt
from Union man; and your party friends
were benefited thereby. In conclusion,
General, don't blow" Once upon time
you said: Ladies and gentlemen, when
next have the pleasure Of addressing you it
will be as your Governor" And the geese
who surrounded you cheered you TO the
echo. You and Virgins ought to go
snucks" MANUFACTURER.
Wheeling, W. Va, October %.