The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-18
WEARY OF CLGYEIAYp.s POLICY.


Democrats Turning to the RepublIcnms--Dis
Eusted with FREQ Trade Notions. :.
NV loHE, Sept. l7.-The last week
has been one Of uncommon interest and
Importance at the headquarters of the
Republican National Committee. Re-
ports received from all parts of the coun-
ryindcatc that the permanent and sub
stantiaI character of the great movement
from the Democratic party toward the
Republican party on account OF its pat
no'ic advocacy Of the principle OF pro-
lection to the American wOrkingman,
l's IN no wise suffered by the lapse Of
tlmcand the efforts Of the Democrats to
arrest it, There were received mt the
headquarters during the week letters
from every Slatein the Union, with the
exception Of Florida, Mississippi, Geor-
gaa Texas, conveying the infOrma-
ton that many lifelong Democrats have
formally announced that they can no
longer support Mr.. Cleveland while he
continues to pose MS Free Trader. A
number uI letters have been received
iff1'n The South, the contents Of which
show that there is Il considerable revolt
10 progress there against the Mills bill,
because It threatens the life OF many
Young and promising industries.
Inc old line war Democrats from the
south, $aysacorrespondent from Birm-
ihgham, Ala, ARE in favor OF free trade,
or anything else that the Southern poll
uuanS propose in Congress. They have
10 interest or heart in any industrial
development OF the South. Politics is
@vtt trade, and they largely live in the
past. The reflection that the passage OF
The Mills bill would seriously harm
many oIthc great industries and indus.
uat classes OF the North, does not alarm
CHsturb our Democratic friends OF the
o.d school and many OF them would
VIC" 'Ag prostration OF Northern indus
ues with composure."
, l. NJ. Hubbard, Secretary OF State OF
Connecticut, has Just returned from Il
WPio Columbus, Ohio, where he Mt.
tended the National EnCampment OF the
GRAND Army OF the Republic. He mel
people irom all parts OF the country, and
. haa pretty fair opportunity to learn
que urlltoi public sentiment. He had d
.ohS conversation with Governor For
aNer' VINO has recently been making
sGNc'hes IN Indiana. Governor For
"Hsr , N'id that he thought the Republi
aus would carry that State by a gOoC
majority, although the indications 0erI
us' the Democratic managers enter
uihed some wild and wicked notions o
SGS,lGNl&'ng the State from Kentucky anC
unaio, a but II is hardly likely that thel
WI 10 So, because Indiana has Il verl
,s is'u election law, and 1t is now one o
ue most difficult States in the countr,
WI 'ug practice OF illegal voting. An,
Eag VINO attempts fraud at the ballot bo!
u INDIANA this fall will DO detected, ar
G Ss,cu aud sent to the penitentiary
iSTI'etnor ~. Foraker further said that Ii
Nv Nv quite certain that every Westeri
ISa'e i would cast a safe Republican vote
~ nv ST1 That hundreds of Democrats i
,S V'.,G had proclaimed their opposition t
ton. 0''N' VI vac N"''''N'''''
an, Did you have an opportunity to max
SSns Ss observations in New York State ?
he was asked.
,on.l les stopped at several Of the larry
"""S on my RETURN" answered NJ