Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-04

In fun. senator PLUMB is a Republican
and has, therefore, fought the Mckinley
iuiQuity iu the United States Senate.
not for political reasons. bpt from a com
victiou that it is am outrage on the pco-
pie. Here is PLUNB's letter and expla-
nation OF his course:
UNITED STATE. SENATE.
WA~uiNcroN, ID. c.. August %. 1890.
DEAR SiE;-l have yours of the 3d. DO
not give yourself any concern about my re
latious 90 the Republican party. Did you
never before hear of a Republican who was
such notwithstanding be did not believe in
the highest possible protective tariff, aud
in giving % the manufacturers everything
they asked for. III all those who believe
with me were driven out of the Republican
party, ] beg YOU 90 take notice that 10 would
not Dee very powerful organization. To
certainly would not carry many of the
Western States. How DO YOU account for
the fact that majority of the farmers OF
New Jersey. Delaware. Connecticut
and large proportion Of those of
Pennsylvania. New y ork aud of Ohio
are Democrats. Notwithstanding they
live in the shadow OF the very chimneys for
which extreme protection is invited. Do
You think the tariff is of more benefit 20 the
people of Kansas than 10 is 90 those of
Pennsylvania and Connecticut. How does
DO happen that majority OF the farmers of
Indiana great manufacturing State-are
Democrats. am myself iu favor of pro
lection. but I believe we have gone far
enough, and whether we have gone far
enough or not ] insist that IL manufac-
turer wants more protection be most DEM
0ustrate the necessity for &c. This has not
even been attempted to Doe done, but with
an iusoleuce which In itself calls for re-
bukc. the manufacturers and those who
represent them have simply said, we want
10 and that is enough. There has not been
am argument which was worth the name
offered 90 show that higher protection was
needed. To is rather "a poor comment
ON the American manufacturer that, after
having been given The local field for
more than thirty years 0y high duties, he
is not only still TOO weak tO stand alone, but
too weak to even exist unless DEE gets still
higher protection than le has ever had /
avn open to conviction upon this as upon
everything else, bat ] cannot Dee driven,
and 10 happens 40 the present time, if the
Indications which multiply ON every hand
can nc relied upon. that very large ma
i0ritv of the people of Kansas are with me.
| get letters and kilograms from there 10y
the hundreds endorsing my course and all
from Republicans, and also get scores OF
similar letters from Republicans in the
Eastern and Middle States. Isn't 10 quite
possible now that man may be good
Republican and a good prOtecuonist with
out taking the same view of particular
duty which the manufacturers dog Isn't 20
possible that manufacturer who is 20 get
The cash in his pocket direct
Us the result Of the imposition of
duty is liable 20 oe warned
somewhat by his self-iutercst. aad isn't 10
fair for the consumers of the United States
90 say in given case that even the duty
may be necessary. the burden on them is
greater than they think they ought tO bear
My Judgment is the manufacturers are
making am issue which is going 60 be hurt
fu 90 them. as ] also sincerely believe that
the imposition of the duties which they
are asking for will De hurtfui to the coun-
try no this sincere belief makes me other
than "a Republican, then have ueverknown
what the Republican party was. You
quote Mcssrs. Mckinley and Reed 20 me.
They are two very eminent men, but hu-
man beings and liable % be mistaken. May
/ not iu opposition tO that, quote Mr.
Blaine 90 You May ! also not quote 90 you
the thousands of Republicans in the state
of Iowa who have left the party on account
of It's position on the tariff, whereby that
state. instead OF giving 5000 majority, as
DO did iu l>>O, is now in the doubtful col
umn! Respectfully yours,
ID J. nrraaru