Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-06
ADDRESS.
WHAT THE NEW YORK PAPERS SAY
ABOUT IT.
The Tribune Sends Up a FaIEt and Lonely Note
Of Praise-A Rahash Of the Blaine
Cablegram--A Poor Bid for
the Presidency.

commenting on Senator Sherman's speech
in the Senate yesterday says: As prsc-
tical financier, Senator Sherman found lit
tie difficulty in suhiecting to destructive
criticism the Presidents confession OF help
lessness, in dealing with the surplus. He
proved that the power of the Secretary of
the Treasury to purchase bonds was not a
pretense nor debateable suppositiOn, hut
an unquestionable right. With equal
success as defender of the American
economic system the senator rcpelled the
attack made in the message upon home
industries His plea in defense of
the wool interest was particularly effective
and his arguments in favor of large reduc-
tons in internal taxation were equally
vigorous Prote, ton he cloquently de-
scrihed at the close of his speech, rs the
cause of home missions. American duty
To home industries, he cOntrnded, was
greater than American duty TO foreign in
terests. This is the precise issne which
now divides parties, and is destined to fur.
uish all the politics of the Presidential
wear. Senator Shcrman's speech cannot
lail 10 prove helpful TO the Republican
causu from every point OF View.'
THE "TIMEs" SAYS:
"NIr J,Ln Sherman has issued his pro
gramme' on what he considers the most
Important issue of the hour. lie re-
viewed, Yesterday, the general subject Of
the surplus revenue, from the point OF
view Of the prOtcCtiuuist, and madea rals-
tic and IuEenius, but not very effective,
criticism Of the message OF the President
in substance, 80 far rs can he gathered
iruu his speech, Mr.. Sherman elects to Z"
h, fore the country on repeal OF the inter
nal revenue taxes and the preservation III
tart Of protective tariil duties He wcnLh
way in his elaborate speech to
reach this conclusion, but 1t is only one
that he did reach finally.
80 far as concerns his criticism OF the
President it is of hut little importance,
because, il was largely based on the action
Of a faction of the Democrats in the House
oycl whom Mr.. Cleveland has no control
The two asplrhnts for the nomination OF
the Republican party rs President, have
about an equally barren policy to announce,
and il the people get a chance 10 vote upon
it definitely, they will make short work
Of it.
SHERMAN DEMORALiZED.
"Mr. Sherman" the Hrrdd says,
"sceems TO he dcmOraliz.d 10y the rAtgen-
cies of his candidacy. His rpc,ch on the
message yesterday was mere Irhash OF
Mr. Baine's criticism aEd displays poor
Mr.. sherman ~ the unpleasant attitude oi
one of Mr.. Blalnr's Rmrct followers and
imitatoIs. So closely did he copy his
master that he even suggested distribu-
tion ol the surplus, piece oi idiocy on
which 1t was generally supposed Mr..
Blaine held patent, with The disposition
To prosecute AL who should infringe on 1t
Mr.. Shrrman's spcCch must have diS&p-
roirrcd his friends ia the Senate and Will
disappOIml NGl,Iu Republicans, who see
that To oppose all rclom ul the taIill is
fatal 10 them, hcc-luS" It IS to be false to
Tho l'Iedres Of their party and IL opposed
10 their own Just demands.
MIR. Voorhees, made n very iOTChle dc.
fence OF the message, which Mr.. Sherman
had attacked, exposing the wrongs aud
mls,hir of the surplus taxation aud OF
the war tarlI, and urging free raw materi-
al for the benefit of American manufacture
ers. He declared rightly that the Demo
cratic party in seeking to effect "a wise and
constitutional reform OF the taTin laws is
the truost friend Of the home manulactu-
rrs aud of their work people
II FALLS FLAT.
The IorN says: "Scnator Sherman's
attack on the Presidents message in the
Senate yesterday falls flat, after Mr..
Blaine's strdgclic occupation Of the adj
vanced post %! the oppoSitiOn through his
pIompt cable reply to that admirable doc
umrnt Although Mr.. Sherman has had
month in which to prepare his PrcsIden-
tial campaign paper, II lacks The bolduess
and vigOr Of Mr.. Blainc's CablrHam, and
makes only one new point against rresi-
dent Cltvrland--it anaigus the President
ior having omitted 'the usual recognition OF
the Snpremc Ruler Of the Universe in his
anxiety to pO-tpose all things terrestrial
and celestial until the surplus can he got
rid Of.
Otherwise the speech is 4 tame recfaU8tc
ol Ellinc's political JricH'Sce.
AnI-on Wnnts Free sugar and Tobacco.
CmIrAGu, January "a special from
Dubuque, Iowa, soys: Senator Allison
who left to-day for Washington, Said in an
interview that the party that failed to do
it's share in speedily reducing the tarIll
taxes would lose III public favor, The
necessity for such action Was great, and
Congress would be compelled to act. lie
did not wish to outline any definite plan,
hut said the parties would so divide that
in order 10 reach any result mutual conces-
sious must he made. lie would he will
ing to repeal the the tobacco tax and the
sugar tariff, aud further enlarge the free
list.