Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-19
A TWO-EDGED SWORD.
Mr.. HRARx's CHANGE OF BASE SHARPLY
CRITICISED.
Every I,diea6un hat II VIII have Big ka'et
bat N Drsct0a Qla CcatarJ b Nat
Iutada-Scns ExFsszoss
Of opiniO1.

Judre James Morrow, Jr., Of Fairmont
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon On
bu.ines. and will remain during the
greater portion of to-day. The Judge -
is well known, is q prominent Candidate
far thu nomination for Governor on the
Democratic ticket, but ID conducting hia
canvass in q rather unobtrusive wsy bslng
ain the hands of his friends" IN tho
strict Interpretation Of that pet poll
teal phrase. The fact that the
Judss has not entered into anything
like a "scramble" for the position with
which his name is coupled, bat has pur
sued the even tenor of his way, with
dignity assumed, unfortunately, BY too
few of our sspirsnts for political bonors'
has not detracted from, but hss rather
added to his strength among the people,
and the resalt is he occupies an euvisble
nosition among the candidates in what
promises to be memorable political cam
paicn.
In reply TO q question by REGISTER re-
porter. YESTERDAY, Judge Morrow said:
1--WE are taking things very easy, poll
t;callv speaking. in Marion county. The
people are watching the course Oh events
with keen interest, bat, ne far as the State
Offices are concerned, there has oeen DO
decided preference shown IN any direc-
ton"
"How is your canvass for Governor
coming on?'' yentured the reporter.
II am not making . canvass. in the
general scceptation of that term" said the
Judpe II have been gIatiied at the in
terest which has been shown by the peo-
ple since was first announced as An sspi-
rant for the nomination, as who would not,
but at the came time am greatly inclined
to respect the time-worn, but stil trite'
saving that the Office should seek the msn,
and am endeavoring, 80 far as circnm.
stances will permit, to go along upon that
basis At the same time, / have little
respect for those people who profess to hold
nm their hands in horror at the suggestion
of their candidacy for any position. 1t
sayors too much of sffectation-it Is not
human nature. But there is too much OF
the professional seeking after ofice-too
much of q scramble, at times. ! am not
after the nomination in any such sense !"
''Have ron read Col: Hearn's interview,
published this morning."
"Yes sir; have not only read it, but
have had talk with the Colonel on the
subject" 40
swhat do you think of bis position?"
SIT is not we'll taken. He assigns no
reason for the great fear which seems to
fill his breast. Surely, a reduction in the
average Of tariff duties from AZ per cent. to
40 Der cent. will not bring about the dan
gerous things he stands in dread OF, and !
told him 80 in my conversation with him, !"
"Do you think his conversion to the
tenents of the minority party will have
any effect here in West virginia."
"Yes, sir; decided effect, but not quite
| in the way Mr., Hearn and his Republican
friends hope. will concede that Mr.. II.
and his high tariff friends are men Of posi.
tion and influence here in Wheeling, and
their flop may have some little result
among men who are lacking in the Iessonirg
faculty, but among the farming element
and the vorkingmen in the interior OF the
State-and here in Wheeling. .too-the
effect will be decidedly advantageous to
the Democracy. Men win be set to think
ing that when the Heads Of sEeat corpora
tons ike the Riverside plant have some
thing to fear from the Democratic policy
and platform, the people at large have
something to gain. The great wealth oil
men of Mr.. Hearn's class must come from
the great body Of the people, and anything
which tends to reduce the profits Of the
manufacturing means corresponding sum
saved to the public"
And you think this economic idea Ia
making progress among the massess"
"Yes sir. The people are no longer sat-
ursted with the high protection idea.
They NO longer blindly accept the state
ment that to high tariff are they indebt.
ed for every good and perfect thing they
enjoy. They are beginning to snalyze and
think over these public questions for them
selves, and the more they think oyer
them, the more dophtfuI they become "a
to the truth Of the gospel 30 long dinned
into their ears. As they ponder they
either become uncertain and wsvering In
their views, or else 20 clear over 10 the
other side"
"And for this reason, You think the
change OF front by such men as Col. Hearn
will in the end add to the Democratic
strepgths"
"Yee. ! tell you, this long standing
clsim that the great body Of the people
have become prosperous and well-to-de
under the workings of the high protection
idea, il q fallacy. The masses Of the peo-
pie, in the country districts especially, are
not well-to-do. On the contrary, they are
in Strengthened circumstances. Take my
own county, as an example. You can SAX
any weIl-informed man IL he knows q
dozen families in Marion county, which
has twenty thonsand inhabitants, in thor
oughly easy circumstances, sgch Is indus.
trious people ought to be 10, In land
having all the advantages claimed for this
under protective policy, and that man
will Gail to name that number. Those
best of are only getting along fairly well,
and the msjority are in almost daily dread
that poverty aud want will finally over
take them. The same thing is true Of the
interior counties. The people are in debt,
and want relief. A change Of front BY
laroe manufacturers will onIv aat then "a