Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-17

There is some speculation at present n
regard to the supposed warning factiO1s
within ths Democratic party anent the
tariff issus. one Of these factions, we are
told. wants Free Trade, another Tariff
Reform, and still another high Protection.
There is, Of course, much truth IN ali
this and much exsggeration. Taere never
was q great political party, all the indi'
vidusl members of which were in perfect
accord, and there never will be. Tnere sre
strong Free Traders in the Republican
party Of high protection. There are strong
high protsctiouists in the Democratic
party. But it ia nonssnsicAl to talk of the
party splitting Up. or OF the formation OF
new parties with radical platforms. as some
Of our exchanges are doing.
There are in it factions radical and ex-
IRENE in their beliefs, bat the great Dsmo-
cratic party cannot be classed with
sny Of them. Il wants neither
Fee Trade, nor the present system
ofhigh Protection. It wants the greatest
good to the greatest number to prevail
liz wants the manufacturers protected
so far as they need, and no farther. 1t
does 70. want any SET, or class Of people
reapiug unearned bOunties, to which
they have no greater right or title than
any ether class OF American citizens,
simply because they are the favored few
Of the dominant party and the government
has il in its power to wiring these unjust
tributes from the people. The Democratic
party wants the labor Of the land to
yet ils share Of protection" in other
words, does not want to see labor produce
all the wealth Of the country and get none
oft for itself The laborers are the con-
sumers aud the tax payers. They pay the
bouniies, unjustly exaoted by high protec-
ton, into the pockets Of the comparatively
small class that is rapidly becoming an
American Aristocracy and converting our
boosted free government into Plutoc-
racy.
The Democratic party declares itself
heart and soul against the governmental
policy that brings about aud fosters this
un-American condition declares itself
against it to the death.
This is not Free Trade, and no thinking
Republican, now that the passion and pre-
JUDGE Of the campaign are no longer pres
eut to warp his Judgment, will believe it is
It's well known that in the heat OF q
political campaign few mems minds are
open to conviction. The politicians Of
both parties know this better than any
other class OF men, ald upon this knowl-
edge they base their campaigns. What IN
blushing lies were told in the last cam
paiga How the preiudices Of every class
were psrsistently worked upon in man
ner that may mildly be called unscrupu-
Ions After the smoke OF the hot con-
aiet has cleared away and the people
have had a chance to cool of and
look at things nationally they see how
they have been trieked and fooled by the
politicians. What were we not promised
in the way of prosperity il Mr.. HARRISON
were elected? What one of those prom
ises has been fulfilled? Strikes, not
caused by labor organiz atoms, but forced
upon men demanding living wages, have
never bsen so frequent "a now. Tens Of
thousands OF people dependent upon the
labor Of their hands are now on the very
verge Of starvation. Where does the full
fllment of the politicians rOse-eolored
promises Of prosperity and higher wages
come in FOR these?
Itist better this condition that the
great Democratic party, which includes
all these people, is now striving, and upon
this line must the next campaign be fought
out. We do not care a snap
of the finger for the theories