The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-20

leaders; you ought not TO fear that one
or even two plain working men would
lead him into ditch.
Tho NYOrLingmcn'n Tariff Meeting.
The Register finds no encouragement
in the tarifFmettiDg addressed by Messrs.
Dawson and John jarrett on Saturday
night. This is not strange. 1t was not
supposed that any Free Trader would
find comfort in that demonstration, or
in the hard sense remarks OF two speak
ers born under the British flag, Ameri-
can citizens by adoption, both Of whom
know what it is to be wage-earners in
Great Britain and in the United States,
both Of whom declared with the iervor
OF intense earnestness in favor OF Pro-
lection TO American Industries and
American Labor. 1t is no more sur
prising that the Register falls tovillifying
the speakers, denouncing them as tools
OF monopolists and otherwise trying to
discredit them.
Even these methods do not meet the
requirements OF the desperate situation
in which the Registers party finds itself.
Therefore to everything else is added
Misrepresentation. The Register quotes
from Mr.. Jarretts testimony before the
United States Senate Committee on
Education and Labor, its aim being to
establish il possible out OF the mouth Of
so earnest champion of Protection as
Mr. jarrett, the point which Mr.. Call
(Democrat) Of the committee tried to
establish, namely "that the tariff has no
influence in enhancing or maintaining
wages.n To that end the Register garbles
Mr. Jarrett's testimony. The INrELLI.
GExcEn will give some extracts from the
official record. twill not be necessaryto
garblc them either:
Our organization is strongly tariff or.
ganizatiOn, from the fact that We know
that we get better wages on account Of
the tariiF.-(John Jarrett's testimony
report OF the Senate Committee on La
Dor and Capital, page 1922
And ii we as wOrkingmen. are going ia
recognize capital at all, or work in the
interest Of capital at all, We should fat
prefer to work in the interest Of Ameri'
can rather than work in the interest Of
English capital.-(John Jarretts testi
mony before the United States Senate
Committee OF Labor and Capital, page
1881
Now this tariff question is one that
creates u great deal OF discussion, nc
doubt, but we caBRot deal with assump
tons in the premises, we must deal witt
real facts. 1t is evident on every side
that the wages OF our workingmen il
this country are better than the wages o
workingInen in any other country
There is no denial nor can there be any
successful denial to that.-( John Jarrett
testimony before the Senate Committed
OF Labor and Capital, pape 1866
There is one statement wish to make
right here, an idea that tried to impress!
upon some OF our Congressman las
winter, but they could not see the point
That is, that ii is all nonsense that tariff
,, builds up mOnopOlies, because what thu
tariff has done in this country, Fret
J Trade has done in England.--(John Jar
rett's testimony before the Senate Com
mittec OF Labor and Capital, page 1887.
There is mUch more to the same etIec
in Mr.. Jarrett's testimony on the straigh
line ofprotection, all OF which is consis
tent with the record OF John Jarrett il
, public and private, in the Amalgamatet
t Association OF Iron and Steel Worker
and out OF it. From the close, searching
and persistent cross examination t.
, which Senator Call subjected Mr.. Jar
rett, and the unfair effort lie made rs {
lawyer to tangle up the representative
of u large class OF wage-earners, it is verJ
, clear that Senator Call did not mistake
John jarrett for Free Trader
Mr. Jarrett's testimony before thu
Committee covers over so pages OF the
report, Taken as it stands from begin
ming to end, it is one OF the strongest ar
guments in favor OF protective tariff. l
the Register thinks Mr. Jarretts testi
mouy will help the cause OF Free Trade
which it is advocating, it ought to b,
glad TO print the whole report, word TO
word, each line and each paragraph il
its proper relation to every other line
and paragraph. II the Register will do
this the INrELLIGENcER will gladly dc
the same.
Now ii the Register really thinks tina
Mr.. Jarrett's testimony is on it own side
OF the Free Trade question, it will no
hesitate to do this. What does the Reg
lister say?