The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-20

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$3.50 by breaking stone, 81 % on hi
earning, and il the miner earned $500
year he was taxed s., and II he earne,
81, 100 he was taxed S22, while much o
the rich Democrats property was ex
empt from any taxation. He did no
inform them that the Democratic part,
persistcntly refused to grant the poo
man the small boon OF Il homestead or
the public lands, and that it was Re
publican Congress that granted that in
estimable boon to the poor laborint
man.
THUnMAN's BoYHooD.
He was eloquent in his eulogy o.
Judge Thurman, the poor boy, but he
failed to tell them that tic Democracy
OF Virginia so oppressed Judge Thur.
man in his boyhood that he had to re-
move to u free State, where poverty was
not disgrace and labor was honorable.
Its normal condition was not considered i
slavery.
He spoke with contempt Of the rich
men. With disparagement he spoke OF
Carnegie rs millionaire. He was
silent us to the fact that Carnegie & Co.
pay more wages per annum according
to the number OF hands than any COM
pany in the United States. He said
nothing about Calvin Bnce, Chairman
OF the Democratic National Committee,
who has more millions OF money than
nil the Carnegie company, and never
paid a cent of wages rs manufacturer.
He made great flourish over taxes.
By custom, he said, all the small articles
about the house were exempt from tax,
but when the laboring man sat at his meal
sugar and salt were taxed. lie was
careful not to say that salt was now
cheaper than it ever was and that he,
William l.. Wilson, as one OF the COM
mittee on the Democratic Mills bill had
reported tax Of G6 per cent on sugar !;
TINT VIXEN the bill came up in Congress,
a Republican member moved TO reduce
sugar to 40 per cent; that he, William l..
Wilson, Democratic member OF Con-
gresS, voted against the amendment
with enough other Democrats to pass
the bill at 66 per cent. He did not tell
the people that he, rs member OF the
Democratic committee who reported the
MiIls'bill, put tax OF 100 per cent on
rice and
VOTED DOWN ALL AMENDMENTS
OF Republicans to reduce the taxes on
rice. These are the acts OF this friend
of the poor man practically. While he is
seeking to reduce the price of labor in
the great manufacturing industries OF
the North that the Southern cotton
planter may raise his cotton cheaper
he will oppress the working man ut the
North by forcing him to pay 81 90
for 81 worth OF sugar, and If the
poor laborer is sick and wants few
pounds OF rice, to get one dollars worth
OF rice he must send two dollars, be-
cause William L. Wilson and his Dem
ocratic friends put tax OF one dollar on
one dollars worth. Mr.. Wilson admit
ted that we do not raise one.tenth
OF the sugar in the United States that
We use, so that the tariff or tax on su-
gar and rice is u tax to the consumer,
like tea and coffee, which Republicans
put on the free list many years ago be-
cause We did not produce them. But
there are few rice fields in South
Carolina and sugar plantations in Lou
the small amount they raise, MIR. Wilson
would appropriate the whole country.
He will reduce iron and tsproducts and
WOODEN goods more than 20 per cent,
thrce-iOurths OF which is produced north
Of the Mason and Dixon line. This in
evitabiy must reduce the wages of labor
20per cent. But still the laboring man
must pay 26 per cent tax on 81 worth OF
sugar and 100 per cent on 81 worth OF
rice.
This is Democratic friendship for the
iaboring man.
Mr.. Wilson was eloquent on the sugar
trust. But he did not tell the people
TINT Mr.. Hnvcmyer, Democratic mil
lionaire, OF New York, was at the head
OF the sugar trust. That he (llavemyer)
and his counsel wereinvited to the room
OF the Committee Of Ways and Means to
explain the sugar business; that me
ehnnics, workingmen and representa-
tives OF labor organizations, many OF
them, were denied Il hearing, and their
appeals denied. But it did turn out
some way that Democratic Havemyer
and his Democratic trust got the ear of
this Democratic committee, md not
only dictated the tax, but ii turned out
that this Democratic sugar trust got con.
eeptions OH other points that will Weld
them SG,0OO,0O0 year. Republicans in
the House wanted to strike out this
=, 100000 conception, but Mr.. Wm. l..
Wilson and his Democratic friends voted
down the Republican amendment.
Yet Mr.. Wilson and his Democratic
friends are the great champions OF the
workingman.
AS a Gnaneier he commended the Sec.
retary OF the Treasury for disobeying n
law OF Congress, by loaning 100000, 900
without any security or interest rather
than pay ii on the National debt.
He declared that the object OF making
wool free was TO cheaper the clothing,
yet in the same sentence or short nara.
graph, lie declared that the farmers
would end that free wool would raise
the price of wool, and that history had
proved this to be true.
He complained that Gen. Gofl had
said that Cleveland was not the friend Of
the labOring man. Grover was toe
noble Tor that, II really seemed to hurI
Mr.. Wilson's feelings. He had forgot
ten that Grover stated in his Colder
message, that he was aware thnt his re
commentators would disturb labor, bu
he hoped that the change would be 8,
made as TO disturb labor as little as pos
sible.
HOW Disturb LABOR?
Certainly by reducing wages. Yo,
can't disturb by raising wages. We wi
; leave that to any wage.earner. NJ,
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