Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-19
AwAaKwORKER

writes an Open Letter OF Decided Ihssrsss
to Col. Hearp.
10 TIE Editor eftAe Register:
SIR-PIease give place TO the following
open letter to Col. W. L. HeArn:-
WHEELING, July 10, 1888.
To Honorable William l.. Hearn;
MY DEAR SIR:-In your alleged inter-
view with o reporter, ss detailed in the
Local columns Of this mornings IsteiligeHetT,
You are there made to Soy, that for
forty-eisht years, within two years Of ball
century, you have uniformally, and with
ont exception, voted the Democratic ticket
The writer has been Q voter forty years,
and claims to have some little knowledge
of what hiss transpired in this country dur
ing those forty years. In the memorable
Campaign of 1910, there were bot two
issues discussed-Protecticn and National
Currency. The Wings under the Gen.
Harrison banner, assumed the Affirmative
on these two issuss; the Democrats, under
the banner Of Martin Van Buren, assumed
the negative ON these two question: The
result is matter of history-Gen. Ham
son was elected. In 1910, you voted With
the Free Trade Democrats. In 1874, the
most memorable campaign in the history
of our government, 20 far a. . discussion
of the tariff question is concerned, the
Wings, under the leadership OF the i'm
mortal Clay, the father Of the protective
system in this country, made the tariff
issue the issue, and the Democrats, under
the leadership Of Mr.. james K. Polk,
made the tariff for revenue, With only in
cidentsl protection, the issue in that cam
paign. Mr.. Polk was elected, your vote
counting one for him.
MISS the same issues were again be-
fore the couutry-protection by the Wings,
under Gen. Taylor, . tariff for revenue
with incidental protection, under Lewis
Csss. As usual, you voted for Gen. Cass.
Taylor was elected. In 1852. the same
issues Vere again before the country.
Protection under Gen. Scott, . revenue
tariff, with incidental protection, under
Pierce. Pierce was elected by an almost
unanimous electoral vote. Again you
voted for Mr.. Pierce
In 1850, under The leadership Of Mr..
Buchanan, the same ISSUES were made BY
the Democrats, a. in 1852; and, again, you
voted for Mr.. Buchanan. Mr.. Buchanan
was elected. l suppose, in 1860. you voted
for Mr. Douglass or Breckenridge, In order
to keep I'd your unbrokep party record.
In 1884, you voted for Gen. Mcclellan;
in 1863, for Mr.. Seymour; in 1872, for Mr..
Greedy; in 1876, for Mr.. Tilden; in 1880.
when the tariff plank read tariff for rev.
enpe only, for Gen. Hancock; 10 1884, for
Mr.. Cleveland, and in all human probable
ity, in 1888. your last vote will be cast
for the grandson Of the candidate sgainst
whom you cast your maiden vote forty.
eight years ago, with the tame Issues then,
~ now, before You. 1t Is singular coin.
cidence that your first vote was cast Tor
the political principles - ,isn opposed BY
the srsndpsfont Of tho present Republican
candidate, and now, after forty-eight
years Of experience, you have
Just discovered that that vote was
. wrong vote, and thst for
forty eight years, you have been voting
wrong, and With the wrong party. Thu
must be logically deducted from tbs facts
Of your party's history, and Joor admission
that you will now vote for Gen. Harrison,
the present Republican candidate, who's
position il tho same ~ the one occupied by
his grandfather forty-eight years ago, and
one, too, You have fought against, and
voted against, all through these forty -eigh,
Year,.
Are you sincere in saying that you will
vote for the Republican candidate foi
President?
There exists no party or political reason
why you should now, ct your time ef life,
change your political principles TIE
Democratic party::of to-day, IL more oom
mittsd by policy And declarations 70 tbs
protective system than ct any time during
the forty-eight years you claim 70 have
voted with il. Most men, with your In.
telligeDcs and business experiences, have
motives 10 actuste them In thee political
sommersaults. Ny great personal respect
for you compells me to believe that you
really do mean to be sincere In your dessr.