Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-10-20
thought SO, dumb as an oyster |!
Cheers.
Think of that Think ahont it

UUu. Yet my talented colleague
laughter talks about the markets
Of the United States being ground
down to earth? Will you give up
your 1886. 200, 900 for Il small slice Of
S262,000,000. ["No! Nor'l No;
hold on to what You have. Keep
the bird you have l.. your hand.
will not confine my remarks to
WOODEN goods. Is there any markets
Of the world" for cotton any for
boots and shoes beyond the market
we now supply? II there is, trot
him out! Laughter and applause
Will you send your iron and steel
to Great Britain and SPAN They
are knocking at the doors of every
nation in the world for some place
to sell theirs now. We are distress
ed, they say, by overproduction ;
there is a surplus of goods piled upon
our shelves; strikes aud lockouts
occur.
Wonderful remedy! We have
now too much; therefore let us throw
open the doors and let in more. We
have an over-prodnct, therefore we
will let in the overproduct of every
other country! Applause.
THE TARIFF NOT A TAX.
The tariff is not a tax in the sense
Mr.. Wilson says in his speech. You
pay less for the necessaries of life
to-day under a protective tariff than
you did under the revenue tariff of
'46. Isn't it better? ["No."l Now,
my friend. tell me what is not bet
ter. No response. Pause. Cheers.
tell you it is better and cheaper
better because made by free Amer
lean labor; cheaper because the
American works better than the for
eigner. Over the sea a man often
works when he is hungry; here
thank God lie never does 1! Wild ap.
plause.
Now they want free raw material.
|" Yes, sir."l They did not want it
two years ago. Hear what the Wheel
ing Register said in an editorial in
its issue of November 2, 1888 Read.
ing Gen. Golf is the man who is
going to carry out the Republican
platform in correcting "the irregu.
larities of the tariff" by leaving it
just as it is. Judge Brannon is the
man who is going to assist in carry
ing cut the Democratic platform,
which is pledged to " revise the tar.
if in a spirit of fairness to all inter
ests." Or, he is to work to have
the tariff reduced on some things
that have higher protection than is
necessary, and placed upon coal,
iron, salt, timber and wool, West
Virginia's great products, that have
too little protection under the Re-
publican tariff that Gen. Golf advo.
Gates.
That is the Wheeling Register, a
great metropolitan daily [derisive
laughter, the organ of my col
leagues party in West Virginia.
Now, OH November Ia, 1887, it said
this:
Here Gen. Golf read an editorial
from the Register of that date, ex-
pressing surprise that Messrs. Viii.
son and Gibson, of this State, had
supported Mr.. Carlisle for Speaker
against Mr.. Randall, and conclud.
ing:
"The best interest of West Vir-
ginia in particular and the country
IN general demand the election of
such man as Randall instead of
Carlisle, who although a brilliant
man with a fine record behind him,
has two ideals which are harmful to
the interests of the greatest section
of this country, and especially OF
West Virginia"
When this is quoted now, the Reg.
lister says that was four years ago !!
Laughter, and the management of
the paper has changed since then.
Are we to infer that every time this
great metropolitan changes editors
the principles of Democracy change
with them? Laughter and ap.
plause. In the Democratic platform
of 1876 it was said that the tariff on
wool was not high enough and ought
to be restored to the rate of '67.
THE TWO WILSON'S.
There are on the platform here
two distinguished gentlemen named
Wilson. One of them is for tariff
for revenue and the other for Pro-
lection. One of them was elected
to Congress in my district every
time he ran, preaching the good old
doctrine of Protection to American
Industries. Cheers. The other
Wilson, from this end Of the State,
who is here to-day as my opponent,
is for revenue tariff. The Repub.
lican party is not party of expedi
ency. 1t is for the right whether it
win or lose a vote today. Cheer
ing.l 1t must win In the end. Tear
down the Protective system today,
and tomorrow it will, like the bruis.
ed flower, shed its perfume over
those who trampled on it. Great
applause and cheering.
WILSON'S REJoINDER
Mr.. Wilson's second speech was
largely devoted to reading extracts.
He first read from Jackson to show
he was not high tariff man. The
change of views on the part OF the
Wheeling Register was no reflection
on him; that paper stands now
where he was two years ago and
had been from the first. Applause.
He never saw any use in taxes not
needed in the treasury and not tend
ing to keep up wages. 1 am for the re.
lief of people. They did throw in
our way two years ago bill to dis.
tribute money to the States, but we
refused. We are after those fellows
who are taxing the people to death.
The silver question is a minor
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