The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-25
COMING CAMPAIGN,
GENERAL aoFF is CONFIDENT
OF Republican succsss-The Free Trade
FallaolssOf Morrison and Hewitt Alarm.
Ing this People and Awakening Them
to Action -Tarln Is the Issue.
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NEW YoRE, Sept. 2S.-Congressmau
Goa Of West Virginia, chairman OF the
National Republican Congressional Com,
mittee was wearing his picturesque black
slouch hat on his head to-day when your
correspondent met him, Speaking OF po.
litiCal issues he said; 1.-THE general elec.
tions this fall will show great Republi.
can gain and in all probability majority
iorthe National House Of Representatives.
The country is alarmed over the tariff
bills introduced by the psnocratg. The
evil genius Of Morrison and Hewitt was in
the ascendenCy when they concocted
their tariff bill, AS soon as their free
trade bill was put before the house the
business Of a great portion OF this repub-
lie was paralyzed,
EFFECT ON wRsT VIRGINIA,
"Take West Virginia for an example.
The bill put coal, iron ore, lumber and
wool on the free list, II these men had
specially selected West Virginia, they
could not have included her paying pro.
ducts better, Our bituminous fields are ex.
tensive, our lumber is the finest in the
world: cherry, ash and walnut, and we
produce large quantities OF wool and iron
ore. No railroad has been built to the
coal mines since the tariff agitation began,
and the industry in all enterprises pertain.
ing to these products is completely para
lyzsd,
Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
many other States have suffered likewise,
TIE PEOPLE ALARMED.
"The people are alarmed. They see star.
vatlon facing them II the Democrats car.
ry out their free trade principles. They
will rally this fall and repudiate a doctrine
that must degrade our workmen and put
them on level with the serfs Of Europe,
This is the only true issue before the peo.
Pile; all others are secondary.
VI defy the Democrats 10 show thatpro-
lection has made articles higher In this
country within the past fifteen years.
They are much cheaper and our workmen
have living wages. Our manufactures
consume the farmers products, and vice
versa. Admit goods from Europe free
and all the manufacturers will have to
become farmers. The result will be fatal.
Everybody will raise wheat and there will
be no consumers.
CHEAP LABOR.
"The English got wheat from India and
Russia that is raised by laborers who are
paid seven and nine cents per day. The
greatest depression will follow. Some OF
the iRirest portions OF this country will
become waste lands. Europe will chucklo
over tho tyranny Of trade abe hasi Inflicted
upon US, and our workmen will simply
starve. What makes our skilled artisans?
Protected American articles OF manufac.
ture bring higher prices in England than
the native article because our artisans are
protected, get higher wages and thereby
become experts. Not 80 In Europe. They
ara ground down there and half starved
they have no incentive to become ex.
pert"
THE AdRIcuLTuRlsTs.
"How about the agriCulturists being
FREQ tradcis?"
"Those who are free traders make fatal
mistake. Once FREQ trade is established
they will soon see the folly OF their ways.
But that time will never come. The Re.
publican party is tho champion Of pro-
lection, the eyes Of the people are OPEN
ing; they begin TO Dee the bunCumbo and
banboozle used by the Democrats and as
sure as l am talking they will rally and
put tho grand old party In power again in
1885,"