The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-09
SENATOR KENNA's SPEECH.
The Record Shows that hO Did Not AdVo-
cate "JsfHorsoniAu Democracy"

GqEste'S Waahington correspondent sends
an interesting interview with leading
West Virgin!an concerning Senator Ken.
mas late speech in defense Of the Presl-
dents tariff policy. The West Virginia
gentleman says:
"NexE to the Presidents message 1
think the most amusing part Of the Ad-
ministrstion performance is the appear
anCe Of Sir knight KennR in the field in
quest Of Senatorial gore and glory.
at is painfully apparent that our West
Virginia Senator is but auperfcially
equipped; and his inability to make a
sound logical argument Of couree prevent
ed him from even Comprehendtng the
principles Of tho question discussed by the
Ohio Senator.
"If he had given the public what Mr..
Jefferson said upon tho question Of pro-
tecLion to American industry we would
not probably have heard Of thisgreat Dem.
ocratiC speech.
"The Democrats haYO two or three idOlJ
whom they worship according to the ns.
cessity and circumstances Of the case.
Now and then it 10 Jackson, especially in
the North since the war. Bat az other
times IL Is Jefferson, especially in the
South. M. Jefferson, had Senator KennR
noticed the fact, 30 plain In history, fur
nishes proof oil his agreement with the
principles OF the Republican party, the
protective feature Of the tariff question
and Of his own idesa Of genuine political
consistency. It will be noticed that some
vain and boaBtiul novice made the same
charge OF inconsistency against Jefferson
that Mr.. Kenna makes against Senator
Sherman"
"Whers do you find this in JeGferson's
writiugs?" l asked.
"In his message of 1902" answered my
friend. i
'Jedorson used these strong and clear
words OF Republican wisdom:
"'To cultivate peace, and maintain COM
merCe and navigation in oil their lawful
enterprises, 10 foster our fisheries as nurser-
les OF navigation aud for the nurture OF
our marine, and 10 protect The manufactures
adapted to our CilCumatarCee, are land
marks by which to guide ourselves in all
oar proCsediuSs.'
"But further, Mr.. Jefferson was, in 1915,
questioned by some new.Aedged exporents
Of Democracy as to his alleged change OF
opinion, as inferred by ignorance from
superficial information.
$50 he wrote to Mr.. Austin as follows:
"You tell me am quoted by those who
wish to continue our dependence on Eng
land for manufactures. There was time
in which l might be quoted with more
candor; but within the thirty years which
have since elapsed, how have circum-
atanCes changed! Compare this state OF
things with that Of 1885. and say whether
en- opinion founded on tho circumstances
Of that day can be fairly applied to those
OF the present. We hare experienced Iphdt
lrs did not then believe, that there exists
both prof gaCy and power enough to e1-
Clude us from the field OF interchange with
other nRtiona; thst TO bo independent Tor
the Comtorta OF life We must fabricate
thom for ourselves. We must now piece
the manufacturer by the side OF the
farmer. The former question is sup.
pressed, or rather has assumed
new form. The grand question
now lie, Shall we make our own comforts
or 20 without them atthe will Of a foreign
nation? He, therefore, who is now against
domestic manufacturers must BIZ for re-
duCin2 us either to dependence on that
nation or to be clothed in skins and live
like wild beasts in dens and caverns. am
proud to Say am not one Of these. Ex-
perienCe has now taught me that manu-
facturera are now as necessary to our inde-
pendenCe as to our comfort; and If those
who quote mo as OF q different opinion
will keep pace with me in buying nothing
foreign, when an equivalent OF domestic
fabric can be obtained without regard 10
difference Of price, it will not be our fault
II We do not have supply at home equal
to our demand, and wrest that weapon OF
distress from the hand which has 60
Wantonly welded It,
"The senior Senator from West Virginia,
posing 90 the Presidential special sdvo.
cate, must seek elsewhere for authority in
support Of the lsbor.killiug, poverty.mak.
ing creed OF his political master. Doubt
lees mono OF the older Democratic Senators,
except probably Mr.. Voorhees,, would
have had the hardihood, in lucid inter.
val, to jump into stream whose depths
he had never sounded, or would have sp-
proRChed within rifle shot Of the ever
ready, gobs'sightsd gun Of the Ohio Sen.
ator."
submit this interview to Mr.. KGnAa
for his prayeriul consideration, and hope
1t will induce him to continue bis studies
Of Jefferson and his doctrines. be may
find some moro things in Jeferson'g writ.
ings that will astoniah him.
1t appears 10 DO about as good speci.
men Of history repeating itself as one
could wish. Some young man attacked
Jefferson for inconsistency on the tariff
question Just Ss young Mr.. KennG attack.
ed Mr.. Sherman and accused him Of in.
consistency upon the tariff question.
Senator Sherman made the same reply
to Kenna that Jefferson made to his &C.
Cuser.