Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-08-23
DOING UP A FREE TRADE PRINCE.

< The Grafton Sentinel has not much feeling for a
prince Of the royal household of free trade though he
wore a Prince Albert coat of the finest English
Corkscfew and London make his Marscles vest white
as the driven snow and without a wrinkle, and the
bright glow of his Patent leather shoes but his
speech "a failure TO grasp the situation and cas
not aohat expected" Senator Faulkner began by
saying that Democrat need desert the party because
Of its record, and then attempted history OF the
Democratic party which he followed down to the war
of twelve and after declaring that it fought that war,
be closed that part of his speech Whether the Sena
tor intended this for cold irony not do not know
but it certainly far he dare go in that direction
Seventy eight years is about close to modern times
as the record of that party will bear investigation.
He then attacked Hon. Thomas B. Reed, and said
some hard things about Tom which if they had been
true would have caused some sensation, but the
dience better posted than the Senator, and hence
no one moved by his Incorporate talk But he
did not attempt to explain how is, by what rules
of right, member of Congress sit in that body at
salary of $4,000 per year, paid to him by the people,
and answer present when called upon to draw his
salary, and absent when called upon to vote aid in
ransactng the business of the country for which he is
elected and paid.
He did not tell his audience that it this das-
ardy business that Tom Reed broke up and thus call
ed down upon him the anathemas of the Democratic
members, who seem to prefer the rotations of the
House Restaurant to the performance of their duties
ds Representatives of the people.
He next nveghed heavily against the Election
Bill now pending before Congress, which he denoml
mated the Force BILL" for some reason not explained
understood by his audience. Then the Senator at.
tackled the tariff bill and protection in general and
do hoJ hrnol he, hat
man in the house who wool coat, when the
fact doubt that there not ten men in the
house who were not clothed in all wool clothes yard
wide and made by American manufacturers except
the Senator and his free trade friends who doubtless
had on English made goods. He made another fear
full break when he declared that protecting tin plates
would force the people to malabe iron buckets and
cups, for every body present knew that there
was time when tin ware was so cheap and
that the farmers babies drinking their milk from
the cheapest cups made in this any other
try And the Senator continued from bad to worse
with his chestnuts until his audience began to show
signs of restlessnesS and he admonished that he
must close.
He closed his speech by urging harmony in the
convention He made frantic appeals for harmony
with big III and while he mentioned no name, it was
clear to everybody that he intended to say, Dan
Lucas will be before your convention, and YOU must
lookout for k,ckers'" He warned the democrats
that they would have walk over in this campaign,
and with visions of kickers and factions floating in the
air he sorrowtuly retired.
Senator Faulkner in his speech here on Tuesday
evening attacked the Mckinley BILL because certain
importer of buttons told the Committee that on an
invoice of buttons, of $780, the tariff had been
made high that it prohibitory. He also admit.
ted that such buttons not made in this country.
Exactly So and the intention of the Mckinley bill was
to enable tie manufacture of this line of buttons to
begin at home. That is just what claim for pro.
lection 1t is intended to give employment to own
people and to build up industries that will employ
them instead of sending money to other coun.
tries to employ their labor According to the Senator's
own declarations the Mckinley bill is right and in
favor OF home labor and home production. Score one
for the Senator in favor of the Mckinley bill and pro.
lection
Senator Faulkner admits that home market is
best thing for verSbody long the consumption is
equal to production. We'll that is just what We Re.
publcans have been trying for years to get You
derstand, and now what we want you further to com
prehend IS that the manufacturing establishments
we have in the country, the more we employ the more
we will consume and the better our home market.
That is what mean by increasing the home market
and making demand for the products of the farm
thus greatly beneftng all classes.
" Incidental protection should be given to our
home industries !!!"-Senator Faulkner.
"Tbis (meaning Cleveland Free.trade Message
and the policy OF the Democratic party,) is war OF
determination for protection. "-Senator Vest
"amen AMEN !! AMEN !!n-lfUs.
" SO mote it 5e"-England
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"Two things control labor" exclains Mr.. Faulkner
and these are demand and supply!'
Will Free trade create the demand2
When, Senator Faulkner, in order to show that
protection did not advance wages declared that the
wages in Freetrade England was better than in pro.
tected France Italy or Austria, be presumed little
too much upon the ignorance of bis audience. He
might deceive the people Of Berkeley with snch al