The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-15

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abled the Republican party to schiev
these great objects, We acknowledge tina
there yet remains much work OF citizen
ship to be accomplished.
There Brs relics Of barbarian still bu
partially eradicated, still contesting thei
right OF supremacy, and among them Ar
polygamy, ignorance and intemperance
Remembering that the Republican part.
was founded upon principles Of liberty
qualified by law and the good order Q
society, these associated clubs cannot tai
to continue the war against these triplet
Of barbarian till they are buried In thI
grave where slavery sleeps eternally. Al
the Republicans Of 1860 fought their glori
Gus fight for the rights Of men, and VOL
their long line OF historic victories owe
the evils which then prevailed, 30 we vii
enter the contest Of the coming years, re
solved not 10 disbRnd until the young meI
Of this generation can also crown theil
brows with the laurel wreaths OF new
triumphs over all the obstacles which
tWart our advancement In the element o.
true National greatness.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
While these delegates were preparing
TO assemble in council for their patriot,
ic work az dutiful citizens, they and all
their countrymen were sstonished by q
message from the Democratic Chief Mag
istrate OF the United States, which absn.
doned all the presidents Of his predeces.
sors. The Constitution requires him to
give to Congress information OF the state
OF the Uuion. Every President from
Washington to Arthur has annually per-
formed this duty with dignity. The Pres
practice as to allow himself to convert
this constitutional duty into a partisan
speech, for the complete overthrow Of g
policy recommended by the founders Of
the Government and specially indoned
by his earliest predecessors in office.
We therefore call the attention OF our
countrymen to the facts Of their own re-
cent history under the influence Of o
policy OF protection. The principle Of q
protective tariff was adopted in 1861 dur
ing the War Of the Rebellion. For four
years after It's adoption the war continued,
paralyzlng business and industries and
rendering q large portion Of the country
oVerrun by contending armies almost q
waste; and yet such has been the bsue6.
cant inAnanca and enact nj tha nYoieckive
Svstsm mon ths nountyv that TO-DAY
tbsra n not snotber eTamnIa h ha ionnd
in The woyId oT in The Tecnris If the mast
wbayo a rattan has evsr vat made Fha
nr 1-o Wa have made Snrin1 a lie
psyin5 n fine Tho nonnjation nj tbe
cnnnfrv in ISS0 raa bnt a fraction over
On 00S I'M. to.Jsv n IA oyar m 0S0 mn In
ISSG tSs NstionsI Wealth. oT he Conntrv
gas S r cou,n ,toJ az IN 0O0 noiIIiono NJ al
Lars. now II ia nvsr IN nm mill;ona In
1850 We had but a fraction over $4,000
milss NJ rsiIynsds. today wa have moi
iosS n an i4n an miles w Jaw -N'
w. 80 1-O'OOO --1-'N1'
GROWTH UNDER THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF
In 1860 the manufactured commodities
Of the country were 81, 500, 0O00 900; to-day
they amount 10 over 100000 900. Our
foreign commerce has doubled since 1860.
savings institutions Of the country one
thousand one hundred millions Of dollars.
To-day In wealth, power, grandeur and
civilization, the United States stands first
among the nations Of the world. The
United States, while extending their pow
or and increasing their wealth as a nation,
have enveloped their resources, built up
their industries and given employment to
our people TO such an extent as 70 make
ue MaUn oj ~ ' ' tns a. t"SpenoSus VI
ioi S PIouGSsiOh tSt 1ne So uS,ltWa
and neGessaries which our people require,
aonsilaJ " ~ ~ a;r,;aa a,t;OI5, "St o
toro issS ,SbPpny ~ h.d cnransr .. s f,oe
t osS t'0S ~ dn ~ n IL o,to. WI nee J
.n anmtootUSaj to ooUna;t;os nh paH u' "G ~
nT;ca 20 siI onr nSonia t5on 1bev npra ba
iSe ~ d, Jul peop.e 1 .In 'ney ,, mete Ds-
u aoL1 tns pi0'eH' pf0'e''i'e S'S'eH' WAS
AU TP"So iu,,,vtort xo,,I,, have ho,, -
hn11T i p ~, an ies H, nsSo o9eL ~
D ~ ~ A asrnrsSt o od,aota
pg't'l'n VIII ; SnS% T.; tLa aUSH aIaa
seo ~ H. uI h,tI. INA - "a ~ iIioa
aHa l., "a axe .a Sa,o U+ 81 IaSs. t. SoI
Soe e - s . oiso bv a cbonss ;n
tbs bsTSnca nI trs1s v;tT fo,a;sn eorn.
trio, snaLI;nn "a N ,oIoin ~ bo,,o ~
ali ,SJ s;IvS. NJ n,o5rct ~ orr minaS and nd
9Tr sayninoa instesd of sanding than
SS,osJ ior aI,ars GonssnTsnt n nyo.
noyiion az onr canitaI incTeasad the rates
~ jntorsSt vsIs yadnced ~ q JoSrsa ns ava,
beioys Ennwn isssarjns ths cbeSsos m
iSrmS and fsciIitst;ng ali Ts,caniiis and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS snIoro,;sas '''A'' "AN'
AI.. n..'., e, . onse- p.''S -"
AssuAHk STATEMENT VI PRINCIPLES
We, therefore, appealing to the forego-
ing history Of the Republican party, and
that OF the country identified with it,
make the following declarations:
l. We emphatcally refuse to abandon
the policy oil home protection, on which
our unexampled national progress and
prosperity are founded.
9. The effect OF the Democratic policy
would be disastrous, BY transferring many
Of our industries to england; by ,robbing
our working people Of their employment
and wages, for the benefit OF British man
uiacturers; by exhaustinR our accumu-
lated capital in the payment OF foreign
debts incurred for imported merchandise;
and by deranglng the entire system OF our
industrial and commercial intercourse.
We protest against 1t In the name OF all
AmAFinan lab0f and oil all AmpFiCAn afls