Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-13
the Lower House Of Congress. They framed
Q bill known as
THE MILLS BILL,

i Dill known aS
THE MILLS BILL,
designed to relieve the county from un-
necessary tsxatiop. We believe that is
the Democratic creed-thst unnecessary
taxation ought no longer to exist. Inc
bill was opposed at every step, but plant
Democratic members of Congress persisted
in the fight. They said to their OF
ponents: Propose better measure; give
Us O better substitute. Do something
for the relief of an overburdened and
tax-riddsn people" But our appeal to
them was made in vain; they offered no
substitute; they presented no other bill.
They discussed the question, week after
week, raising the same cry. that the
question ought not to bs< conHdsred at all.
Finally, when the vote came, they con-
tented themselves with . few amend
ments, and go when they were voted
down, they simply voted sgainst the
measure. 1t then went TO the Senate OF
our country-tbe Republican Senate.
They hesitsted in regard 10 it; discussion
oft was postponed, and finally my friends,
in the mouth of October, on the eve OF
this Presidential election, when the
country has been considering the matter
for many long months; when they
saw that q demand for tariff reform
was sweeping over the county, st this
eleventh hour what do they do? They
then propose q measure for the reduction
of the taiff and . reduction of tsxst on.
The najolity of the FinaI c. Committee Of
tie Senate made.s report, to which de-
ire to call your attention from the admis-
sion male in il.
REPUBLICANS CONDEMN THEMSELVES.
By that report they say that they fiud
thst the revenues of the government are
excessive. 1t seems to me We heard some
thirg | ks that in President Cleveland &
message last Dscemter. laughter. ]
They said that the demand for reduction
of the t,riff seems to he imperative; we
have heard that b fore. CONTINUED laugh
ter They said there was o necessity
for revision so that the in
squalities of the tariff should no
Logger Ee perpetrsted Then they pre-
sented their bill. am not here to discuss
tie wisdom of tie details OF that bill, but
sm here to say, in ths light Of these
claims. in the light of these facts, in the
light of the attitude Of the Republicans IN
Congress aud out of Congress, that the re-
port of the majority of the Senate Commit
tee and the presenting Of any bill what
ever ny them is confession of judgment
10 favor of sll the positions takel by Pres
ident Cleveland and the Democratic larty
in Dscsmber last. Applause
Now thsy conCeds the propriety OF the
discussion of This question. They now
propose to tinker with the tariff themselves;
they row plopcse to disturb what they say
is the business interests of this country
by taking up the question themselves.
Laughter aud applause. My friends, it
ls too late; the cry for tariff reform, which
mas been spreading over this country, has
received such an impetus that it will
again place Mr.. Cleveland in the Prssi-
dentisl chair. Prolonged cheers /
said / did not prop 70 to discuss the de-
tails of the Mills bill, and do not. There
are some things, however, you will per-
NIT me to allude to.
THE SALT TARIFF.
What earthly objection can there be on
the part Of the farmers, the workiugmen
and the laboring nen Of this great State OF
In5iana, to placing salt upon the free list?
What ipjury con this b. to ycur industries
and to your interests? 1a plain words,
my friends, the Democratic party in this
camplign is fighting the selfishness Of the
country in b b.half of tbs masses Of the
people Cheers. Why we have heard this
same cry made before, that if the tariff
was ch ,pged at all the business interest Of
the coustry would be injured.
FREE MATERIAL IN THE LEATHER IN.
DUsTRY.
Let me give y9u an illustration. About
twelve or thirteen years ago-I forget the
exact dsts-there was demand upon the
part of the people, that hides shoul b
olaCel upon the free list. Some Of
the tanners of the country ol jected, others
doubled the prcpriety of it. 1t vas
claimed that it would seriously affect the
people OF this country 10 have raw hides
put upon the list, but Congress in ore
Of it's lucid intervals was finally persuaded
to place this article upon the free list. the
result has b5en that to-day there is not q
tanner anywhere engaged in the business
in the land but what is glad that it was
done, and be would not have the duty re-
stored if it wee possible to do so. The re-
suit his been, your tannery interests have
been increased, they have prospered as
never beroSe, and we are exporting more
leather to-day than ever before in the his
tory Cf this country. What is true In
re- f.repte to this one article is true, as we
think in reference to others
BLAINB's CLAPTRAP.
notice that the distinguished gentle
man from Maine, who Is now in your
State, telling the people thst all your pres
| perity il due to q high protective tariff.
| You have NO crops hut for the tariff, sup
pose GCheers Your lands would not
have be n cleared, your farms wonl1 net
have been cultivated, except for tbs tariff
Ny fr:snds, this is simply nothing more
nor less than clsptrap, AID it will not de-
c,ivs the intelligent peop,e Of this State.
Several voices, 'Never"l
II has operated well with the Republican
pa, ty in the past, but the people, now that
| thsse old sectional questions have bsen
di :poss d Of, are giving their attention tc
the new issue, and upon this new issue,
| Which the Democratic raty is clearly
r;Sst we propose to ccncur in tbi' elec
ton. TCries of I'VE will do it." and
"R:gat you are, old boy. L
Again, my friends, permit me to thank
Won for this kind aud fl,t'eriDg reception
tske this not ae psrsonai compliment
to myself, but to the great cause Of De
mocrscy we all have at hart. Loud and
coptinued cheering
He was followed by Gov. Gray, who re
csived sn ovation from the people.
At 3 o'clock the party left Mitchell ei
route 10 IrGianapolis.