The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-28
IMPORTERS DOODLE
And How It Will be Used in the
Democratic Campaign.
IS JUDICI0USLY DISTRIBUTED.
Fat Fried from tho Importers TO
Garry n Congress ThaC VIII Pass
n Free Trade Dill-Licht on &,
tho Mckinley Tariff BIZ.
Special DispatcA % De Iatelltgenctr.

Democratic Campaign Committee, arr
greatly disturbed that tho news has go
out concerning their enormous co.rap
ton fund. From Nil parts OF the couu,
try they nre being eagerly and otter
nngrily besct by the Democratic Con
gtessional candidates and their district
managers for some OF tho "swag," Three
hundred thousand dollars is indeed q
big sum to be used in buying votes, but
three times three hundred thousand
would not satisfy tho hungry maws Of
these anxious candidates. Tho greater
part OF the money has already been put
out. 1t Is vel. known to tho Republi.
can managers where the most
OF it went. II wna considered
necessary to fortify the big Democratic
majority Of three thousand In Mpjor Nc.
Kinley's gcrrymandersd district and
twenty thousand dollars went there.
Five thousand was sent into Governor
Gears district In iowa, Gvo thousand
into Lacey's and five thousand into
Fic&'s. Tho Republican majority in
each Of these districts in 1883 was less
than one thousand, and the Democrats
are making desperate effort to capture
votes enough TO carry them. Five thou.
Hand dollars was also sent into each Of
six districts in New York State and into
each OF the four districts in West Vir.
ginia. These districts are all very close.
Still NOT SATISFIED.
Mr.. Flower is evidently not satisfied
to depend upon the purely intellectual
efforts Of David A. Wells, and 5000 has
been sent to back up his logic in Con.
necticut. Considerable sums have also
been put into the hands Of the Demo.
cratic local managers in New Hamp2hire,
In three California districts, iu seven
Indiana districts, in four illinois dis.
tricts and in several districts in ~ =
Jerscv, Minnesota. Missouri, Nsb.
and Wisconsin. There is no doub. Us i!
what is going to be attempted with t4i.
money.
Having failed to deceive the farmer
With their lie about high prices, tho
Democratic managers now undertake to
buy him. It was bad enough bluEder
to underrats his Intelligence. It is far
worse to unde.rate his morality. Dur.
ing the last ten days western eentimep.
OF loyalty to the Republican party aud
OF favor for sho Mckinley bill has spread
ardently in everyone Of the Congression-
al districts wheIe'at the beginning OF the
campaign tie Republican managers an.
tieipated troublu. The Democrats un-
doubtedly expected thattheir opponents
would run away from tie tariff issue,
would apologies for the new Law, and
would pUrsuo tho timorous and weak
kneed policy which sone Republican
Senators adopted when the tariff bin
was under consideration. That no
thought OF such methods was entertained
became quickly apparent. The Rapnb-
licans pitched right in and led the fight.
ing from the very first. saE1 i
They knew tLat such Western preiu-
dice ss existed against the new ta.ilr
was based upon misapprchension Of
its proyisiona-that, indeed tho Western
people we're ohiectipg, not to fhe real
Mckinley bill, but to au entirely suo-
positions one ADVOCATED by the Demo
cratic newepapsFs, .E's
THE REPUBLICAN WORK,
To describe the now law, to tell The
principles upon which it was construct.
ed, and the fessons for its various sched.
ulea, became the principal Sosk Of the
Republican managers. Upon this sub
iect alone they printed and circulated
about 100000 Of documents. They
gyo.el from early and recent price lists
Of manufactured goods, clothing, hard.
ware machinery and everything e!sc re.
quired iii tho daily use in an ordinary
household. showing that under the pro.
tective tarif the people were paying TO-
day on all aycraye ta:-ty.seven per cent
less than they paid for the ss4e sooi..s
Glteer years ago. They show that tie
policy adopted in the Mckinley bill Of
encouraging new indpstries by tariff.
which should at least make up the d!i-
ference between the prices OF labor here
and its price abroad, IN every instance
resulted in bringing about suoh an act
i've competition among the American
producers that prices had fallen to sums
often smaller than the European prices
ior the same articles. grt
INTERESTING TO FARMERS. hi
And then they, showed, on the other
hand, that iar1l products to the extent
OF s2jf.G0o.9o0 had eome into this coun.
try during the year 1880. These figures
conclusiyely prove two iacts4 Firstr-
That the presen. agricultural depression
was not caused, as the Democrats say by
the high prices that the farmer had to
pay for his supplies, but by the low
prices he received for his wares. In
view Of the effort being made by the
Democrats in this campaign, BY fair
means and foul, to secure the farmers
vote in order tc renew the tariff tinker.
ing, i Is interesting 10 contrast the dit.
ierent policies OF the two paytiea in deal.
ing with the agricultural problem; ior it
should be understood here and now that
c vote for "a Democratic candidate for
Congress il vote in favor OF another
aud an immediate revision OF the tariff
! on free trade lines. : 234,, ,a.sSz
The Democratic managers, in procur.
ing their campaign fund from the east.
ern importers, have made the distinct
promise that they will bring in another
revenue bill. a.!i' ~. 5z,
They have professed that such a
measure will unquestionably pass both
=; houses Of Congress. 'Fhere are six Re.
| publican SENATORS" they argue, .'who
would gladly haye voted against the
Mckinley bill. furnish us the money
with which TO carry the next Oongr-es,
and .yon need have no fear OF our ab,l..
| ity to get tho bill through. These SIX
senators already inclined to vote will b.
quie.: to accept the election OF Demo.
cratic house ss 6 verdict OF the people
in favor OF free trade.n =. q. =
=. These we're the representations upon
which the $500, 900 was raised from the
foreign importefs. i 5.s
| WHAT THEY WILL DO. 4
/ What the Democrats mean to do fol
the farmers is best shown by glance al
what they Gid do when they had the
/ House. They wiped out his wool in.
dustry at a single sweep. Then they
! lowered the duties on scores OF manu-,
tactured astilles to such an extent as tc
prevent their production here, throwing
y