The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-25

The Register of yesterday comes out in
a double loaded editorial on the tariff
question, beginning with the startling
announcement that "the high.taritI:tax
issue had been weighed in the balance
and found wanting" This peculiar dis
covery like all other discoveries made by
that paper is entirely wrong, and shows
that it has been sailing in strange waters
without n compass.
There is, in the first place, no such
issue as high tariff, but there is an issue
in tariff for protection to home indus
tries. The Register goes on to say:
Blaine and his high tariff Paris plat
form are dead. A new sun has risen on
the murEy Republican horizon.
Greshaml 4 tariff retomer.
The Republicans are focking to him
like sheep. Since the tariff debate his
boom is phenomenal. The people, al
most irrespective Of party, will back up
the message Of President Cleveland,
though they have TO set aside party lines
to do it. Gresham is in line with Presi-
dent Cleveland on the tariff. And Ores
ham is the only hope OF the Republican
party. Even the generally obtuse and
partisan INTELLIGENCER has cast aside
Blaine and his Paris platform TO take up
Gresham. He is the only man in the
Republican party who is in direct line
with President Cleveland and the two
national platforms, which ares
DEMOCRATIC. REPuBLicAS.
That change Is neces.l The DemOCrutic party
sary Is proved by an OK. has failed completely "a
listing surplus Of mOreIrelieTe the people OF the
than slOO 10000 whichlburdcn OF unnecessary
has yearly been collect taxation by wise re
cd from a suffering peO. lductiOn Of the surplus
pie. Unnecessary tax.lThe Republican party
alton Il unjust tAxa.lpledges itself to cOuec
tion, THE Dem. the irregularities Of the
Ocatlc party Is pledged tarin and 10 reduce TIT
to revise the tariff In aIsurplus.
spirit Of fairness TO nll
Interested.
1t is true that Gresham is tariff re-
former, but in the Republican, not in
the Democratic sense. The Republican
party is pledged to correction OF the
inequalities OF the tariff, while the Dem
ocratic party, so far as its present actions
indicate, is pledged to a destruction OF
the tariff. Another point is, that while
the Republican party is pledged to a
correction of the inequalities Of the tar
iT, it is not in favor OF leaving that work
in the hands OF the enemies Of protec-
ton. 1t does not think it would be a
safe thing for the future existence of the
vast industries Of the country. 49,
The assertion that Gresham is in line
with Cleveland's policy on the tariff
question is almost too amusing for seri-
GUS consideration, when such an ardent
protectionist as Congressman Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania, is warmly supporting his
candidacy. Mr.. John Wanamaker, the
great Philadelphia merchant, was in
Chicago the other day and had talk
with Judge Gresham. He says:
81 was particularly anxious to know
his tariff views and am now quite salts
fed that he holds conservative and safe
views about protection. The friend sit
ting on the other side Of him at the table
drew him out at length on the subject,
to my great qualification"
Does this show that che is on line
with Cleveland" when the President
not many months ago sent free trade
message to Congress-,
The assertion that the ISrELLrGENcER
has cast aside Blaine for Gresham hard
ly needs u denial from this paper to
stamp it as false. lthas had kind words
for Judge Gresham's candidacy, but it
has not forgotten the eminent qualities
OF the Man from Maine, whom Gresham
more nearly resembles than any other
man.
The claim made by the Register that
Gresham's speeches prove him to be the
kind OF man it paintsh him is not ten
able one, as exactly the reverse is the
truth. We defy the Register to repro
duce any speech OF Judge Gresham that
will prove Its assertions.