The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-19
MR.. NORRIS HoRKAEINER
Tells why IIo will Vote for HarrIson-II
Brother will, too.

Brother Will, too.
Yesterday afternoon IN 1NTILLIGEN-
GER reporter called on Mr.. Morris Hork-
heimer, the senior member Of the well
known firm OF Horkheimer Bros, at No.
l4l7 Main street, probably the largest
dealers in wool in this State, and, for
that matter, west Of tue Alleghenies. In
the years this firm has been in business
it has handled millions of pounds OF
wool. It's name is favorably known to
every wool grower in this section OF the
country, including Western Pennsyll;
yania and Eastern Ohio, and nearly all
of them have had dealings with the
firm. Among the wooden manufacturers
of the East, Horkheimer Bros. enjoy the
reputation OF having furnished some OF
the finest woods ever received at their
mills.
Tho reporters Grand in calling on
MIR, HorEheimer was to ascertain the
truth of the report that he was one OF
the many Democrats who propose to
vote this year for Harrison, Morton and
Protection. In reply to questions asked
Mr.. Horkheimer, he said:
"FOr twenty-five years have always
voted the Democratic ticket, and never
had any love for the Republican party.
am still Democrat, but l am forced
this year to vote with the Republican
party.
"NIy reasons for this changer have
always been able to tell why | was a
Democrat, and can just as readily ex-
plain my present position. The Demo:
cratic party under the leadership OF
Cleveland, Mills and the other so.called
tariff reformers, has degenerated into n
party OF Free Trade. For proof OF this,
anyone understanding the English Ian,
guage has but to read the st. Louis plat
form, the Mills bill or Cleveland's mes
sage. :,
"Free trade is not the thing that will
help the wool industry or any other in
dustry in this country, aud II the policy
marked out by the Democratic party us
expressed in its Endorsement of the
Mills bill is to prevail, we may look for
the ultimate ruin OF the industries OF
this country, a degraded condition Of
life for our working people and the con-
sequent advancement Of British power.
1.-THE Republican platform stands for
and means Just the opposite OF this.
The Republican policy is the policy Of
Protection, and how any fair-minded
man having at heart the welfare Of this
country can be for anything else than
the Protection demanded by the Repub-
lican party, is what fail to understand.
With wool on the free list, as the Demo-
cratic House has ordered it, my bust.
ness is ruined, and the wool grower will
find himself in even worse condition
than we would be.
"Let me show you some letters from
some OF our Eastern correspondents.
Here is one from Deering, Nlilliken &
Co., OF No. 10 Leonard street, New York,
who control six OF the largest wooden
mills in the country, employing thous-
ands Of hands"
The letter was US follows:
Mears, HorEhcimr Bros, lVhtdinq;
GENTLEMEN:-We enclose you cir
cular received this morning from Lon.
don, showing that the woods coming into
this country to-day are woods in direct
competition with the free woods raised
in your part Of the country. From this
you can Judge the result OF fine wool
with the farmers In your section. You
want to wake up your Representatives.
You would naturally suppose we were
in favor OF free wool, from the fact that
we are large manufacturers, but We are
not in favor OF taking one brick from the
underpinning OF the house which sup
ports us, Yours truly,
DEIRING, MILLIHEN & Co.
P. Spy "us" We mem the working
people OF this country.
"Now," continued Mr.. HorkheimeF,
listen to this;' and he read the follow
ing extract from letter from W. J..
Strong, OF New York, one OF the biggest |
yarn manufacturers in the world:
"WehRYe not ground up 10000 pounds
of fine Delaine wool in three months. |
We took in stock July ], $50, 600 pounds,
md we arc quite content with that
mount. II we'cannot get any more or
iers for that class Of yarn than We have
70 far in 'ss, 1t will last us until Harrison
s inauguratOdi then We will probably
Dc able to use II, but not until then. II
cleveland is elected We 90 out OF the
yorsted business, not voluntarily, but
because Of the administration iayoring
english instead OF American goods, and,
With our pay roll, we cannot make any
yarns here within II to % per
ent as cheap as we can import Them
Mr.. Bernard HorEheim6r, the other
member of the firm, who had como in,
Iere remarked that these were but two
I many like letters received from cor
1t is understood that he
ill also vote the Republican ticket this
Ill.
"if any one doubts the authenticity Of
lese letters, he has but to come TO our
lace here and see for himself, said 4r.
Iorris Horkheimer. Continuing, he
nd: '"Take look through our place
nj aaa Tho IHnnl tpa hat,a nm bon1 and