Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-01

fies trade proclivities and an intention to
ruin West Virginia, yet we show from his
own pen that Democrats have far more in
tsrest in preserving West Virginis's pros
perity than he or any otheS Republican
has. These self.same Democrats have built
tho West Virginia Genital Railroad, and
they will run it clean through West Vir'
GINA, even though thu Mills bill causes
Mr.. STEPHEN B. ELKINs to disappear
from off the face of tine civilized globe.
West yirginia's prosperity is not due to
Republican money or to Republican policy
The men who have built up West Virgins
and whose fortunes are identified with
those of West Virginia are DEMOCRATS
There ale many rich Republicans in West
Virginia, but we cannot recall the name Of
one who ever gave dollar toward the de-
yelDpment of onr States resources. There
is Gep. GOFF, the head and front OF the
Republican party in West Virginia and the
present Republican candidate for United
States Senator, who is a millionaire, but nis
money is invested in Washington street
railway stocks and in mortgages on tariff
burdeaed West Virginia farms ut high
rates of interest, and not one one cent OF 1t
ia any project for the development or bet
terment of our State. Gen. GoFF has
right to invest his money as he pleases,
certainly, hut We desire him to be little
more circumspect when he gets on the
stump and not loudly charge Democrats
with q desire to ruin West Virginia"
If West Virgins were to be ruined"
GoFF and ELKINs wouid not lose cent.
Il is Democratic money that has built up
West Virginia in spite of the Republican
high tariff, and Democrats will be the
losers il West Virginia IS ruined"
We again quote from the HatelHgeneer'S
report of Mr.. ELKIN's speech:
1 "Iu his last annual message to Congress-" said
/ Mr Elklns, 1.-The President, under pretext oil de-
string to get rid of II surplus in the treasury,
Il NSNN --NN ~-~~-
| extent claimed ."
Now, before you 20 any further, Mr..
ELKINs', let us inquire into the truth OF
YOUR assertion that the surplus docs not
exist to the extent claimed"
We shall take as our authority that 1t
does exist to the extsnt claimed the
Republican United States Senate. The
Senate has completed tariff bill for the
reduction Of the surplus, which bill re-
daees the sarplas from $40, 100000 TO $50
600, 900. The Democratic MILLS bill does
not make any greater reduction. What
ioes Mr. ELKINs mean by his assertion
t nat the surplus docs not exist TO the ex-
tent claimed'P The Republican United
States Senate, which contains all the
brains of Mr ELKISs' party says there as a
surplus and just as large surplus as the
Democrats claim. For proof of which see
Republican tariff bill now in the Senate
Committee on Finance.
This is Mr.. ELKINs' second political leg
sou, the point of which is: That stump
speaker should nerer, talk withm hearing Of a
newspaper unless he is sure Of has facts.
Again we quote from Mr.. ELKINs:
The country under protection was prosperous,
| business was good, the people had employment
az fair wages, and were reasonably Contented.
This is probably misquota'ion of Mr..
ELEINs' on the InteiHgeneer's prt, OF
course the country has been prosperous
under projections, but that was long time
ago. The country is not now under pro-
tectie laws, but under burdeusome ipdr
ttriF laws, that have nothing to do with
protection and simply create monOroljes.
There is no protection for the American
pscple in oar present war tariff, II is
far beyond the necessities of pro-
lection, as We can prove, and have
proven, by the Indispensable words of the
foremost Republican statesmen, including
loo gentlemen who now compose the Re
| publican National ticket. Oar present
war tariff is ubiquitous in all its operations.
1t taxes the poor man and his family, but
sllows the rich man to go free. 1t taxes
the poor man on his salt, but allows PHIL
ARMOUR, the millionaire pork packer and
aud other rich exporters who use salt, to
get their salt free. 1t taxes the poor msn
aud his family on his tinware, but it al
lows the Standard Oil Company its tin
plate free. 1t taxes the poor man, who
builds house, on his lumber, but it al
lows the rich railroad companies theii
lumber for ties free That is the pro
lection" to the.American people that the
Republican war tariff affords. 1t is moi
protection; it is robbery of the millions fol
the benefit Of the very few.
The country has prospered, ultimate:
Mr.. ELEINs, under the war tariff more
than under a reasonable tariff. We deny
every syllable of this, and dare Mr.. ELK
ms or any one else to the proof. We have
Mr.. JAMES G. BLAINE's word for it that
tho low tariff of 1916 was most excellent
tariff, and that the country prospered s:
it never had before uuder its operation.
Aud we need only to refer to current his
tory for the proof that We ne yer had sucl
loog-contipusd and disastrous depression
of business or such fearful panics as w
have had under our war tariff. Wages
have been constantly dropping, and We
find to-day million men ont of work
crowded ont mostly by tariff-bred trusts
which pay mills and factories percsntag'
on their capital to lie idle SO as to limit
production and force up prices. II th'
country has prospered since the adoption
of the war taxes it has prospered not be
cause of them. but in spite of them.
Again we quote. Mr.. ELKINs said:
The early founders of the Government. smonl
them Monroe aud Jefferson, had favored protec
ton 10 American industries.
Certainly, aud so have all our Presi
dents down to and including GRovEE
CLEVELAND, but none of them ever favor