The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-09
COL. JOSEPH D. TAYLOR
Fires Hot Shot into the Ranks
of the Free Traders.
A SPEECH FOR PROTECTION,
In Which He States Startling Facts
and FigurOs-voorhecs Apollo
gizcs to the United States Sem
ate for His Display ofTcmpcr.

Special DiSpdteh to he Lhteui0noa.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.-one o
the most convincing speeches that has
been delivered during the tariff debate
was fired into the Democratic ranks to-
day by Representative Joseph D. Taylor
Of Ohio. His argument was remarkable
for its strength and lucidity, and he
stirred up the Democracy by pointing
out that free trade had its origin in the
hatred OF the South to New England on
account OF her abolitioHjsm. He de-
nounced free trade as a fragment Of the
rebellion, and said that the pernicious
doctrine was as dangerous to all busi-
ness interests in 1888 as secession was in
1861. He charged the Democratic party
with a conspiracy to obtain free trade
by collusively accumulating money in
the Treasury, in violation OF law, for the
purpose OF having an excuse for destroy
ing our protective system, and said that
this talk OF the Democrats about the sur
plus was the hollowest pretext, the
emptiest subterfuge, and deserved
THE CONTEMPT OF ALL DECENT MEN;
that the money ought to have been paid
out Us was done under Republican nd.
ministration. All the money was need
ed to meet pending legislation and he
called attention to the bills vetoed and
defeated by the President and the House
that the Administration might accumu.
late money in the treasury. He said
that the Democrats in Indiana had de.
Clared in favor OF more liberal pension
legislation and in favor OF u service PEN
sion, while the Democrats in the House
were trying to so reduce the revenues
that no increase OF pensions would be
possible. The Hoosier Democrats were
charged with playing the same trick to
capture the soldier vote that the De-
mocracy OF Ohio tried in order that
they might secure the wool growers
vote in 1888. With much care he
showed that il a surplus OF $4,000, 600
was dangerous locked up in the Treasu-
ry, that 1t would be more dangerous to
so change the duties that $50, 900, 900 OF
gold would be carried out OF the country
by the balance Of trade being turned
against us Us it was before the war, when
all the gold we dug from the mines OF
California was carried out OF the coun-
try. This, he pointed out, would change
the value ol gold, withdraw it from cir
culation, contract the currency, destroy
values and cause financial distress.
He characterized the bill us
coNFIscATioN ACT
and then proceeded to show the damage
that would be done by its passage. The
protective tariff was question in which
patriotism had no inconsiderable part !;
it was an element of national strength,
and means by which the nation could
lift its people up TO higher plane OF
civilization. He showed that placing
tin on the free list would destroy iron
and steel roofing, cripple the manufac-
ture OF sheet iron and sheet steel, and
prevent the establishment in this coun-
try OF the tin plate industry, which
would furnish, il properly protected,
employment for $4,000 men and retain
in the country annually S2O,000,0O0. lie
pointed out from personal knowledge
very clearly the advantage OF protection
to farmers, and dwelt on the ruin OF the
sheep industry which in injury TO land,
flocks and fleece he estimated at $685.
OOO, 900, and he explained fully the great
depreciation in tho
PRICE OF WOOL
by reason of the importation of tops,
lap-waste, ETC., at one third the duty it
ought to pay aud the use of carpet wool
for clothing, He showed the fallacy Of
reducing the duty on starch when it is
now selling at actual cost all over the
country, and dwelt on the value OF the
home market, which he said was now
consuming 81 per cent OF the Sl5, ,000,-
900, 600 OF agricultural and manufactured
products which We are producing, and
denied that free trade would give us q
foreign market for anything. He showed
how absurd it is to be calling manufac-
turers robbers and monoDolists when
every town and village in the land will
welcome factory or mill. He did not
claim TINT the ain OF a protective tariff
was to cheaper, though that is its gen.
eral effect, but that it was for the benefit
OF the millions who live in our lands in
producing and distributing more equally
wealth, prosperity and the comforts Of
life. He gave numerous proofs and
illustrations, refuting the claim that the
consumer pays the duty denounced by
the bill rs intensely sectional, offensive
ly partisan and grossly unjust and in.
consistent.
A PERTINENT QUESTION,
He wanted to know why the rice
sugar and cotton plantations Of the
South were protected, while the farms
and forests OF the North were turned
over to the tender mercies OF free trade
He said that the President had avoided
a straddle on the tariff question in the
coming campaign by fastening one END
OF the party chain to the foot o.
British free trade and Welding the othel
around the neck of the Democratic party
and he concluded by showing that the
Republican party had taken the flag o.
the country from the mire into which
the Democratic party had trodden it
and had lifted it above all the flags fol
that protection which has done so much
for American labor, and as condemna
ton OF free trade theories was eloquent
and convincing. 1t was n speech O.
which Ohio may well be proud.
VOORHEES, APOLOGIES
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