Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-22

die of BLAINE and HARRISON about the
blessings of high tariff in such business in
view of the terrible revelations made be-
fore the Congressional Committee.
A CHICKEN-HEARTE CANDIDATE
Long ago il was predicted that HARRI-
SON would "crawfish" on his record on
the Chinese question al bis earliest oppor-
tunity, and claim to be now as ardent an
opponent of Monaghan immigration as
any body. And the prediction has been
verified in his last Wednesdays speech.
He swallows his pro-Chinese record
whole. I'VE should protect American
labor says be, parrot like, against the
products Of under paid labor abroad as well
sgsinst the coming to our shores OF pau
pers laborers under contract and the Chi
nese."
Could there he a more complete back
down? What do the Republicans think,
asks an exchange, of the caliber OF the
man they have nominated, who, for the
purpcse of making few votes, stulrhes
himself and repudiates the only princi-
pies on which he ever really made pub
/ lie record? Coward" is the miicest
word by which such creature can be
characterized. How does such man ex-
pect the American people to preserve the
slightest respect for him, when, at the
very first fire, instead of brsvely sticking
to his colors, he not only tlies from them
in a craven panic, but lifts up his voice
and openly disowns them.
Compare the contemplate cowsrdice
of HARRISON with the rugged courage
Of CLEVELAND, who had an acknowl-
edged "walk-over" for reelection be-
fore he wrote bis tariff reform mes
sage, and yet who sstonished the coun-
try and the world by doing the one thing
which his opponents claimed insured his
defeat, and doing it simply because ne
thought it right Compare this pusillani-
nous back.dow of HARRIsoN's with
CLRvEI.AND's defiance Of the pension
agent thieves in his veto Of the bill to pau
perize Union soldiers, which, next to his
tariff message, was as brave an act ~ was
ever performed by any man in politics.
Compare it with his stubborn resistance OF
the machine spOilsmen of his own party IN
carving out his views of civil service re-
reform, and his retention in office of such
officials ~ PEARSON and the hundreds OF
other Republican office holders now serV-
ing under Democratic administration.
There is nothing the American people
admire so much as man; there is nothing
in manhood they admire more than hon
esty and courage These qualities they
have found in GROVER CLEVELAND
whether they may at all times agree with
him or not; but they seem to he tho first
qualities which BENJAMIN HARRISON sets
out to show that he lacks-snd he has un-
doubtly showed that most successfully IN
his recantstion OF his views on the Chinese
question, which he has made, as no fair
minded man will deny, simply because he
has been frightened into the belief that he
NAV lose California unless he shall turn
his coat on the Chinese question.
Here is this same BENJAMIN HAIR
RIsON's record-and his very recent record
ON this matter. He voted for the HOAR
amendment to the Chinese immigration
bill, providing for the admission OF
skilled" Chinese, lsborers. See Con-
gressional Record, March 8, 1882, volume
IS, part 2, page 17l6.
He voted for the HoAR amendment to
admit Chinese mechanics. See Record, as
above.
He lodged the final vote on the bin.
See Record, IS above
He voted for Senator SHERMAN's mo-
ton to refer the Chinese bill and the Pres
ident's veto to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to be there buried. See Record,
volume Is, part 3, page 26l6.
he voted sgainst the motion to pass the
bill over the Presidents veto. See page
2617. as above.
He voted on the bill to suspend Chinese
immigration for ten years, to strike ont
the clauses which prohibited the courts
from granting certificates Of naturalization
to the Chinese. See Congressional Record,
volume Is, part 1, PIP. 1888.
He voted to strikeoGt the provisions
prohibiting the admission Of skilled Chi
nese laborers, and the motion to strike ont
was carried by majority of one. See
page 1854, as above.
He voted against the motion to recon-
slider the vote rejecting the above proyis-
ions in the bill. See PIP. S410-11.
He voted for the EDMUNDs amendment
to prohibit the landing of common Chinese
lsborers and to admit skilled Chinese me-
chanics. See PIP. S41l-12, as above
He voted against the bill which sus-
pended the admission Of Chinese for ten
wears, and which became q law BY Presi-