The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-30

ST "a, 1852.
and the income taxes. taxes on luxuries,
articles Of luxury kept for use; all these
have been repealed, but yearly year the
dukiBs on the necessities that enter into
the daily life OF every one Of you have
been increased. think that is unfair.
They have taken off over 100000, 600
from the burdens OF the rich. and left
only about $l20,00O,00O. l think we
have right to demand at least n pro rata
reduction that will benefit the poor.
Senator Faulkner devoted some time
to contraverting the proposition that II
tax on whisky is an undemocratic tax,
one OF his arguments being that "thee
unCrowned King OF Maine" is opposed
to taking the tax off whisky.
10 show that there was no necessity
to discuss the question whether the
consumer pays a tax on all protected ar
tiCles, he proceeded to discuss 1t on the
same line rs all other enemies 0t pro.
lection have discussed it from time im-
memorial.
The procession having by this time
returned from the South Side, the
people gathered in large numbers in the
before empty west half OF the rink, and
there was terrible confusion. This kept
up awhile, and then there were cries OF
"0rder."
THE MAYOR TAKES A HAND.
Chairman IIandlan came forward and
was trying 10 enforce orders, when
Mayor Seabright showed up and pro-
cceded in very severe manner to score
those who were making the disorder
He said he did not know what kind OF Il
crowd was back there--whether they
were Democrats or Republicans.
A voice-Wc're all Democrats.
The Mayor think ifyou were you'd
appreciate the gentleman who's talking
to you. don't know what provisions
the police have made to keep order or
anything OF the kind, but | want It un-
dGrstood that want order here tonight.
II any OF you have conversations to talk
about, go outside and do it. We want
order here. Cheers.
Senator Faulkner said the Democracy
intended TO get back to just and hon
est tariff by degrees, taking perhaps
forty or fifty years to reduce the duties
in. The Mills bill therefore reduces the
tariff on the average OF the schedule
from Si7 10 on the 500 worth OF goods
you buy to $i2 40.
He denied that the Mills bill hurt
labor; said he was proud Of the manu-,
featuring prosperity OF Wheeling, and
would never cast vote TO impair that
prosperity. But under the present tariff
manufacturers receive more gdins than
are legitimate gains, and do not ap-
piy one cent OF those gains to the pay
ment Of labor. He went into statistics
to establish this position, and succeeded
in showing to his own satisfaction that
the manufacturers OF the United States
in the aggregate make profit OF about
40 per cent year.
STEEL, POTTERY, GLASS.
He inquired what were the Irregular
tiles OF the tariff which the Republicans
proposed to correct, and said one Of them
was right here in Wheeling steel as
c0ntradistinguished from ste0l rails.
The rails are protected by tariff OF $l7
per ton, and billets and slabs by only 45
per cent dd rdlOrem-about 81 n ton.
The Mills bill reduced the steel rails to
S2l and lett soft steel at 81. This pro-
vokcd applause. He said Wheeling GER
tainly could not complain much on this
subject. As TO the pottery tariff, he
quoted from the New York Journal Of
Commerce figures to show that the pres
ent duty on granite ware made q CRATE
cost S57 SO, and the proposed Mills bill
duty made it cost $51 10. On decorated
ware the cost with the duty MS at present
was so %; rs proposed by the Mills
bill, SIS 0G.
They say the wages OF labor must be
reduced. He hoped there were work
men here who could remember back as
far as 'G7. In that year the tariff was
increased. Did these workmen get an
increase of wages? Did they get an in
crease of wages in 1870 or in 1873 when
the tariff was again increased? The
trouble 10 that the manufacturers are
protected and labor is free. John Jar
rctt said mot in his political harangue
in Wheeling lately, but when under
oath before the Congressional tariff com.
nisSiOn) that the manufacturer got all
the advantage OF the duties and the la-
borer none. That was true; it was also
true, us Mr.. Jarrett said, that the only
protection OF labor lay in organizing ID
bor. II labor, said Mr.. Faulkner would
resist the cncroachments OF capital, it
must organize and stand firm together
III resistance.
The Chinese issue received attention.
The Chinese laborer, he said, was all
right in Mr.. Harrison's opinion when he
was in the Senate, while Thurman was
always opposed to the Chinese. Lusty
cheers.
The speaker said he did not know
who was running for President or for
Governor in West Virginia. He had
not heard of Mr.. Harrison, OF Indiana,
for weeks. Everything is the Uncrown-
ed King Of Maine. In West Virginia
they are us hard of. They havea nomi.
nal candidate for Governor, but he said
at Charleston he did not want to be
Governor OF West Virginia; he wanted
to be q. S. Senator. Then who is your
Governor? OF course il they elect Gotr
they expect to carry the Legislature,and
Gofi will resign, the President Of the
Senate will become Governor and Golf
will 90 to the U. S. Senate.
The Walker tariff, the speaker said,
increased wages more, though moder-
ate tariff, than the present war tariff.
The fact Is that all that can raise wages
is to organize labor and demand its
rights at the hands of capital.
NOT FOR FREE TRADE.
He denied that the Democratic party |
was Free Trade party, saying this was
preposterous. The Governments rev.
enues must be raised at the custom
house. When the tariff has been re-
duced to reasonable figure the Demo
cratic party will be in favor Of removing
the internal revenue tax, but not till
then.
Wages again-this time glass.workers'.
| Thn mntnrinl in rlnsS. he Rnid. cost 81. .N5