The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-22

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A TARIFF DEMOCRAT,
Who WIN not Bow his Knee to Enemies of
the Industrial Interests OF the Country.
To he Editor Of he EnieIligeHeT.
sR:-In u recent issue OF the Register,
n correspondent who signs himself "a
Democrat" charges that the Ohio Valley
Manufacturer is Sailing under false
colors," and that the claim made by the
paper itself, that it is non-political
paper is "a cheat and n snare" This
correspondent says further: "Almost
from the hour Of its birth the paper has
been a abid Republican organ, and
every publication is filed with abuse,
denunciation and villifcation OF Cleve-
land, Thurman and the policy of the
Democratic party. 1t is time that this
thing was brought to an end. n. Z.
Whitaker, W. F. Peterson, P. II. Moore
and 0. G. Scotield, its chief officers, did
not vote for Cleveland in 1854, and now,
under the guise OF aso-called neutrality,
they are labOring hard to elect Repub-
iican President in 1885,"
The agony Of this correspondent is
supplemented by the brilliant editorial
rhetoric Of the Register in the following
words:
"But il there is any Democrat in this
community laboring under the hallucin-
alton that the management OF the Ohio
VALLEY Manufacturer is cschewing politics
in this campaign, then we sympathize
with him. To be real plain, we know OF
very few Republican papers in the land
which are working harder for the defeat
OF the Democratic party than the Manu-
tdciurcr is doingin its small way"
Permit me few words III reply; and
LChoOse the INTELLIGENCE as q medium
OF communication rather than the Reg
istcr, for tho reason that Independent or
tariff Democrats are awarded few favors
from that concern, and even il it should
be acccptedand published by the Register
| do not choose to subject myself to be
lampooned by that concern and its little
cotorie OF bitter partisans who wear the
Cleveland collar with such bucOlic grace.
prefer to meet them ut the polls rather
than in curbstone discussions or news
paper controversies, and l only depart
from my usual custom in this instance
to right what conceive TO be wrong
and try 10 contFovert what ] believe TO
be misstatement OF facts.
/, too, am n subscriber to the Mdnufdc-
itrer and have carefully and thoroughly
perused its columns since its first issue,
and have failed TO discover the political
mares nest that this sensitive cores
pondent so vigorously condemns. ]
have seen in its columns able and schOl-
arly editorials upon the tariff question,
and denunciation OF those who would
seriously cripple our local industries by
such enactmcnts as the infamous Mills
bill; and | heartily endorse every word
it has said upon that subject.
II u business paper, iuaugurated by
manufacturers and conducted in the sim
terest OF manufacturing industries, can
not discuss question SO vitality affect
ing their interests rs the tariff question,
then in the name Of all that is great and
good what can it discuss? II this is the
yoke we are commanded to bow to, then
what has become OF that independence
OF spirit that Democrats used to be
proud TO assert in those troublesome
days when patriotism and intolerance
were running riot.
Manufacturers may send their COM
mittees OF Democrats and Republicans
to Washington to protest against the
Democratic injustice attempted to be
imposed upon our iron and soft steel
interests, but they must not discuss it
in the columns OF their own periodical
for fear OF injuring the political pros
poets OF those who inflicted the wrong.
They may send their committees OF Re-
publicans and Democrats to Washing
ton TO seek to save the pottery interests
OF our section from the destruction
aimed at it by the provisions OF the
Mills monstrosity, but must not animad-
vert in their own paper upon the
authors OF that attempted destruction
for fear that some Democratic postmas-
ter will be placed in jeopardy or some
striker will have his wings clipped.
Millions for politics but not q cent for
business prosperity-rhetoric by the
acre for politicians but not word in
the interest OF wage payers and wage
carners, say these political time servers.
That may be good politics, but it is an
exceedingly poor motive power for
turning the wheels and shooting the
spindles OF humming industry.
," |: have seen in the columns OF the
MdauJact,uYr the, highest euconiums
passed upon the character OF Mr.. Thur
man, and not one word in derogation OF
him. have also seen in its columns
poixted criticisms OF the Presidents
December message and his authorship
OF the Mills bill and his general policy
and inClinations toward free trade; but
neither criticism nor adverse reference
to his character rs o man, an officer or a
Democrat. Must Democrats remain mum |
and see their business interests leopard |
lied because the head OF the party wills
it? Must we sing pianoto the vandalism
OF Mills because he reflects the policy OF
this Democratic administration? Must
we be refused to man the engines be- |
cause Nero has deCreed that Rome shall |
burn? May l be permitted to argue the
tariff question with the partisan fancy
and not with the partisan Cleveland, be-
cause he is the nominee of my party,
although lie possesses the power to &c.
complish ten times us much mischief
against my business as the Register man?
Ii this is the simon-pure, copper.bot-
toned Democracy that the Register boasts
of it Is not mine, and it is high time
that tariff Democrats hlaZed out new
pathway for themselves.
The Register and its coterie are too
sensitive over II little healthy criticism
of its partisan Captain, aud It's sQuirm.
ing is evidence that the MdnJdciuers