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

days this arch.traitor, Jefferson Davis,
presented this bill, and it became law
EVERY MAN Is TIL SOUTH
voted for it, and few in the Northwest
who knew nothing about 1t, and the
American merchant marine began TO go
to decay from that day. When the war
took nlace the British Government
nIaced Inc Alabama and other cruisersen
the high seas and they destroyed our
vessels. Our vessels deserted the Amerl-
can flag because they said there was no
nrotection under it. Soon after the war
was over these men came to the doors oil
Congress and desired TO re-enter on the
REGISTRY Of the United States. The ques-
ion was considered by Congress and II
decided that il the flag of the United
STATES was not good enough for them
1 during the war ii was not good enough
then. The American navigation laws
say that the American flag shall not
float over ship unless we find the evl
dences OF American labor on the Keel ol
that ship. [Cheers.l These Free Traders
say they can buy all the ships they wan
| in England. So they can, but they cant
register them in the United States. we
will not give them the protection OF our
flag. The time has come when some
thing has to be done. We must give
subsidies [applause] and see that the
ship on the high seas is protected, so us
to give us chance to engage IN s
FOREIGN COMMERCE
the same us England.
These Free Traders are always talking
OF peace. refer you to the Feacetu!
policy OF Great Britain. Every inch OF
foreign soil added to her dominions has
been gained ut the edge OF the sword, at
the point OF the bayonctor at the muIzle
OF a cannon. II this he British peace
how will you like her Free Trade?
| believe in making Americans rs free
industrially as they are politically. !
believe in high wages and n protective
tariff. | do not want free wool, nor n
cheap coat If the coat covers n cheap
man. / think there is something in that
remark OF one OF the candidates for Pres
ident. Applause and "Hurrah for Hal-
rison."
Mr.. Jarrett here explained the tariff
in its relation to tin plates, and wanted
every workingman to remember that
the dinner bucket he carried had paid
tribnte 10 British manufacturers, jobbeis
and dealers before it touched our shores.
He said, "You know they call me Tin
Plate john" Laughter. "Give us
Protection for tin plates, and We will
furnish employment for more men, at
high wages, and keep our wealth ut
home, ailording still more employment
for American workmen." [Cheers.l
do not believe in free raw materials, be-
cause that means that one country shall
supply to another country that which
the other country has and should uti!-
ize. believe we should use our own
iron and coal, and when we produce
more iron and steel and cloth and cotton
goods and woolens and pottery and
glassware than we need, we will sell
them to countries that cannot produce
them. EApplaase.l And We will take
from them those goods which we cannCt
produce. This is true exchange. Al
pIause.l do not believe it is right for
Ils to ship iron to England and England
to ship iron to us. That would add the
cost OF transportation to the cost OF pro-
duction.
While talking about increasing our
foreign trade, let me tell You England is
fast losing her foreign trade. The pre-
duCtion OF steel rails decreased nearly
half in England and doubled in the
United States during last year. The
balance OF trade was against us last year.
Import everything and soon wewill have
NOTHING DuT a SURPLUS
in this country. 1t is not so much the
purchasing power OF money as it is the
purchasing power OF wages that con-
Germs us this year, and this thought
should have your closest attention.
Mr.. jarrett showed very plainly that
TO reduce wages and with it increase
proportionately the purchasing powor
Of money, was to increase tie
power and wealth OF the rich in much
greater proportion to the wage-earners'
power. He said the Free Traders charge
that Protection breeds anarchy. The
contrary is true. Free Trade has much
in common with anarchy; it has the red
bandana, and the red flag is the symbol
of anarchy. Laughter and cheers.1
The red bandana was the flag the slave
woman OF the South wore upon her
head when she labored in the fields.
Red is the color OF the British emblem.
We have a better symbol, [pointing to
the stars and stripes on the rear OF the
platform holier, more significant
one; and when you come to vote you
want to stand by that candidate Who
when
OUR CouSTRY's LIFE WAS IN DANGER,
went forth and barred his bosom TO
the enemy, and beneath the stars and
stripes fought TO save the Union, and did
save It, [Cheers.l tell you aS a West
Virginia audience tonight, il there is
any man worthy Of the vote Of an Ameri.
can citizen, it is the mau that helped TO
save the Union. We have such n candi-
date. Cast your vete for him. and % Won
will cast vote for man in whom YOU
can place confidence. | will not
mention his name; you know his
name as well MS do. [Cheers. A voice:
"Hurrah for Harrison?" Wild applause,
and voice: whats the matter with
Harrison Chorus: "He's all right
you betWl want to say, in closing,
that sincerely hope that Ohio county
and the Pan Handle and the whole State
of West Virginia will do its duty, and
II you do not vote the Republican ticket,
at least stand by Protection. You ye
no other place to he, Stand by tho
workingmen. Workingmen, assert your
independence Remember you have n
duty to perform. Do not be led astrav
by any such nonsense as Free Trade, K
voice, I'VE won't."l Don't he led astrny
by the statement that the Mills biIl
means anything but Free Trade. Only
six months ago it was ali Free Trade,
Henry George said il was Free Trade.
Mr.. Mills said it was Free TIade: Mr.
Cleveland said it was Free Trade and
everybody said it was Free Trade. Now
they say It is not Free Trade. Then
what is it?
Take care, my friends, you are expect.
ed to do your duty! Be loyal to the lIac
Remember tits the legacy Of the Fathers
bathed in the blood Of those who fought
nobiy 70 give us this Union aud who
established Protection at the very iounda.
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