The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-03

from employment, filed the country with
more tramps, aggravated more distress,
created more discomfort, and produced
more starvation and death than any other
system the country ever saw.
Wasi 1t not time for changer
The Senator from Ohio has been greatly
agitated over the wool question. It may
be that his vote in 1882 to reduce the duty
on wool, when, as O leading member Of
the conference committee, which practi-
cally framed that revision, he led in the
movement, has made him unduly sensi-
the suggestion that having aided in re-
ducinR the product Of the wool growers,
he may now ieol impelled to "Pull the
wool over their eyes," should not use
such an expression, Mr.. President, II 1t
were not for the statement made in open
Senate and in the hearing Of the country
by the honorable Senator in 1881, and !
quote his exact EordF, that "anything
that will beat down that party and build
up our Owl, is iustiasble In morals and in
law"
The Democratic party had never been
the enemy OF labor. Maintaining the an.
Cient doctrine Of home rule-"special
privileges 10 none, and equality before the
laW"-it had been, as 1t ever would be,
the safest guardian OF the poor and the
humble. Labor would find under its con-
troll Of the Government fair and &C.
curer and better reward, but monopoly
fortified aud entrenched behind twenty
yeRraRnd more Of iRepublicRn exRction and
misrule would have to go.
unnNF 1uu n
LgRIEs.
Mr.. Sherman congratulated his friend
from West Virginia at having proclaimed
the fact that the ranks Of the Democratic
party were closed, and that diatinct issue
was to be presented to the people. Let the
Democratic ranks bs closed. Let its pro-
position to reduce taxation be presented
and the Republican party would be found
with its old ranks unbroken, ready to &C.
cspt the issue and let it 90 to the people.
But for the Senator from West Virginia to
asssil him for having expressed velws ten
or twenty years ago, which'appeared to be
different from those he expressed to-day,
waa rather small hole to creep out o"
II was true that since the tariff discus
sion Of thirty years ago, he (Sherman)
might have changed his mind; but II ne
bad not done so, under the changed con-
dition and circumstance, he would not
be worthy Of seat In the Senate. APP
plause in the gallery,
The Republican party said that it would
not strike down any protected industry Of
the country that when manufacturer had
sprung up by tho aid Of projection, it
would not atrike them down, derange
their conduct, derange their plans, lower
the prices Of their labor. The Rspubli-
can party would join with the Democratic
party In reducing such taxation as bore
heavily on the people, but il would pre-.
serve the syetem Of protection by tariff
duties, just so so long ss 1t was necessary
to give 10 Americans fair chance in the
trade and commerce Of the country, so ss
Iot to invite foreigners to compete with
home industry.
Mr.. Reagan briefly defend the Demo.
cratic party from the charge that 1t had
presented no affirmative tariff proposition
during the ten years that that party had q
majority in the House.
The motion to reier the Presidents
message then went over without action.
Mr.. Stewart addressed the Senate briefly
in support OF the Education bill. After
en- executive session the Senate adjourned
until Monday.