Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-20

election and an honest count and to other
points were warmly applauded by the con-
vention. Upon the conclusion of the call
Chairman Jones stepped to thefront Of the
platform and spoke as follows:
CHAIRMAN JONES DIATRIBE.
"The Republican party may well be
congratulated through its representatives
here assembled upon the auspicious pros
pect thst lies before it. Wise and cour-
ageous action by this convention will
surely lead to victory in the campaign up
on which we are about TO enter. There
can be no doubt as to which side the great
majority of votes will fall, if each party be
tried by its record; if the grand achieve
ments of the Republican party be sppre.
ciated and the utter failure Of the Demo-
cratic party be understood. The two par
ties are dramatically opposed to each
other. One favOrs progression the other
retrogression. One lifts no, the other casts
down. Thanks to Mr.. Cleveland and his
southern allies, the Democratic party has
thrown off the disguise in which it has
heretofore fonght it's battles in the north
ern States, and has boldly declared for
British free trade and against American
protection.
RATS!
'This action has caused much adulation
in certain sections of this country and in
all of Eogland, which has from the begin
ming been hostile to the industrial progrss
of the United States. But it has fsien
heavily upon the ears of the patriotic por-
tion of the Democratic party. Hoyever,
we must not expect that this is theend OF
dishonest pretenses. Deceit, fallaies and
sophistry will again be resortedS to and
prac iced. Therefore, we shoulf have a
platform based upon true Repuh1can prin.
ciples, free from eguivOcation or srnbiguity,
and should nominate candidates WHO are
the embodiment OF these principles.
"The founders of this Government saw
that it was absolutely essential for self
preservation that the original thirteen
States should become unitel for the pur-
aase Of protection and defenss against alien
acts ana iniueirOs as well q for economical
and effective government. 2ne OF the first
acts of the Federal Governn 1t was to pro-
vide for revenue aud for thu Votection Of
the industrial interests o. the ntry'
But NOT FOR sURrLcA
All our early Presidents from Wishing
| ton TO Jackson inclusive, advocated sariff
for revenue aud protection. All the grea, md
patriotic statesmen OF those days coincia,d
in this policy. No man of note, who wa
o lover of his country, down to Jackson'c
first term, entertained and expressed
doubts as to the constitutionallty or policy
OF protecting the industries Of the United
States against foreign competition. The
tariff question vas not considered as on,
embracing solely or chiefly the manufae
turers' interests, but one which broadly
embraced the social condition of the labor
ing classes, the mutual interest OF all home
producers in the nome market, and OF the
country's real independence.
"The British who now shout free trade
protected ithemsslyesagainsts all competition
until they were masters Of the commercial
world, and until they realizsd that the
] United States with its great natural ad
vantsges and by moderate use of the same
means, was becoming formidable rival
1t was only when Great Britain perceived
something of the future Of her American
rival that she attempted to regain that con
trolloyer this country By artiice which sbt
was unable to hold or reclaim by force o.
arms"
! After relating the history Of
THE ALLEGED ALLIANCE
of the South with English manufacturer
under the administrations of Van Bnren,
Polk, Pierce and Buchanan, Chairman
Jones continued:
'sThe Republican party vanquished the
Democratic party, passed the homestead
rlaw, destroyed slavery, elevated the mud
sill, !" restored credit redeemed the country
and started it anew on the lines contem.
plated by the fathers. To-day we occupy
q much higher plane than any other peo.
pie on the face Of the globe. The Repub-
lican rarty believes that it js sot necessary
OF right that we should be .ed6ced TO q
common level with other nations; but that
we should have the full benefits Of all our
natural advantages, and the full ~,5ey
ment Of our glorious heritags iogi-
cal consequence of the theoI,es ~ 'ne ben-
ocratic nsrty would hsve left TINS country
with but q fringe of population on the
water ways. Many Of the leading Boar-