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


want cheap products. In the change
they ask for they have nothing to lose.
They are not producers; they do not
depend on wages for u living; they have
no money invested in factories, mills,
plants or railroads, that may be lost by
the change they advocate. All great and
successful revolutions, or movements
begin with the people. This assault on
American industries, this movement in
favor OF cheap foreign products and
cheap foreign labor, cannot last long,
because it did not originate and begin
with the people. 1t has not for its OBJ
iects and purposes 10 put down some
great wrong or to take some great step
in behalf OF the people and for their
elevation.
CANDID FREE TRADERS.
There are many frank and candid Free
Traders throughout the country, who
believe in Free Trade and all the results
following thcreirom. They insist that
trade should be free and untrammeied,
products cheap, no matterif wagesshould
go down. They hold that wages should
be treated as q commodity IN the market
and regulated by supply and demand.
They do not care whether wages are
high or low. Ii the American wage
Garner cannot compete with his Euro
pcan or Chinese ncighbor, they say let
him work for less or not work ut all.
This is cold-blooded Free Trade and to
this end the Democratic party is tend
ing. 1t means the buying and selling
OF muscle, effort, endeavor, will-all that
there is OF n man-iOr what it will bring
in the market. This is slavery-a step
backward in civilization. This is what
Free Trade countries are doing the world
over.
THB SOUTH NEEDS PROTECTION.
The Republican party has been the
best friend the South ever had in the
past, and will be in the future. Itsaved
the Union for both the North and the
South, and in addition gave the South
free labor, which the North enjoyed.
Under free labor the South has moved
forward in trade, commerce, agriculture
and manufacturing rs never before in
her history. The Republican party now
offers TO the South, through protection,
education and the things that make for
peace and progress, the opening OF her
mines, establishment OF mills and fac
tories OF all kinds, the building OF more
railroads, larger markets, increase in
population aud in the value Of the
lands, employment and better wages for
all her people, all OF which the policy OF
the Democratic party would hinder and
delay.
Inc South has more natural resources
than any portion OF the United States
and the advantage Of producing nearly
all the raw materials in the greatest
abundance needed in manufacturing.
The only thing necessary is that they
should be manufactured on southern
soil, where they exist and are produced.
Manufactures in the SoutL; are in their
infancy. New England, being entrenCh.
ed behind accumulated wealth, estab.
iished plants and enjoying skilled labor,
can better afford the reduction OF duties
or Free Trade than the South. Ohio,
with little more than three millions OF
population, pays annually in wages to
persons employed in manufacturing more
than sixty-two millions OF dollars, while
thirteen Southern States, with u popu-
lation OF more than fourteen millions,
pay tiity.six millions. The average value
OF cleared land per acre in Ohio is S47 3d.;
woodland, Sal 81; while in Kentucky,
lust across the river, the average OF
cleared land is SIS So and woodland
Sl2 81; and in West Virginia the aver
age OF cleared land is 81 % aud wood
land 50 30 per acre. ii the South should
increase her mills and factories OF all
kinds, as she must do, she will not only
manufacture all her people consume, but
enough to sell to the other States and
abroad. II manufacturing establish
monis could be as general III the South
ms in Ohio and Illinois the value OF her
lands in ten years would become dou-
bled, her wealth quadrupled and her
population more than doubled.
THE INTEREST OF WEST VIRGINIA on TIE
! SIDE OF PROTECTION.
The chief products of West Virginia
are coal, lumber, salt and iron ore and
wool. These are what are called raw
materials and the President says should
go on the free list. This alone woult
retard the prosperity Of West'VirginiI
fifty years. Her whole future depend.
upon tue sale OF her raw materials
building OF railroads and the establish
ment OF manufacturing industries. Wcs
1 Virginia has more coal than Pennsylva
mia. In point Of development, she Is il
about the condition OF Pennsylvania be
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