The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-23

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forward to do the great work Il hae In
hand with confidence, fully pursund.tl
!hat II mas been the beet guardian OF thu
interests OF the whole country and the
rights Of all The people, they cannot aud
Will not fail to trust II IN the future.
Inc issues upon which the people are
called TO decide In this campaign were
largely made by the Republican party In
the session oi Congress just closed. Tho
Republicans In the Filty.iirst Congress
proposed and passed laws that Will! prove
more beneficial In their results and far
reaching in their effects on the pros
Perity ol the country than those passed
by my Congress since the war.
The Republican party has already
made the Fifty.flrst Congress IT,
lustrions and glorious in our
national history. To the in
dustiious, painstakirg, courageous and
patriotic Republican leaders who shap-
ed the policy and brought forward tho
measures that have become laws and
Others that will bc passed at the next
session OF Congress. the country owes A
debt oil gratitude that it can scarcely
pay.
THE SILVER DILL.
Among tue important bills passed the
silver bill was the first. 1t was purely
a Republican measure. In many re-
spects It Is ono OF tho most important
laws ever passed by Congress. 1t not
only encourages large and important
homo industry, but it gives the country
more money at a time when the people
sorely need 1t. More money Is needed
to do tho business OF the country. This
act will add IN ten years more than six
hundred millions OF dollars to tho money
circulation OF the country. This will
not only help the whole country, but
aid the farmers and the debtor classes.
France, safe aud conservative in none
tary alairs, with only about one.haf OF
our population, transacsing one.third of
the business We transact, has nearly
twice rs much money rs the United
states. In Francs panic5 and financial
depresslons are almost unknown, Since
the Silver law went into effect the. silver
dollar has increased in valus about
twenty cents, making the three hun.
dred and seventy millions OF silver bul.
lion which we have worth about seventy
millions more than before. Since then
the wheat crop has advaucsd in value
one hundred. and fo,ty millions, the
corn crop about four hundred millions,
and the oats crop about one hundred
and fifty millions OF dollars, and tho
value OF other producta in proportion.
Every vote cast agnnst this bill was
Democratic and every vote for it was
Republican, and this is the record the
Democratic party made on this great |
measure.
TIE M'KINLEY BILL.
The Mckinley bill, now Law, was
also 4 Republican measure. Itwi. rank |
in importance and in its beneficial effects |
upon the country and its industries next, |
il not equal to, the Morriil Tariff Bill. Il |
embodies the doctrine OF the tariff and |
protection to American industries as uu.
derstood aud interpreted by the Repuo.
lican party. 1t adheres to the principles
laid down by Washington, Madison and
the founders OF the government. 1t
aims to protect home industries and
home interests by laying tax o, duty
on oil foreign products brought to this
country to be sold in competition with
American products, and admitting free
OF tax all non.compesing articles brought
hero from other countries which cannot |
be successfully produced in the United
States.
1t would be eimpossible to frame tariff
bill so perfect that it would be Tree from
all objection, or that would suit ill inter
ests. Taken all in all, however, the law
just passed is a wise measure framed in
the interest OF the whole people, Ameri-
cen industries and home markets, all OF
which it will foster,ipromote and protect,
while supplying the necessary revenues
to the government. Under this laT,
aimos, ior the first time in the history
OF the country, the iarmeT has received
direct protection. The taxes or duties
on farm products coming from other
countries have been largely increased.
The new law places protective duty on
all animals, vegetables, barley, hemp,
flax and all other products OF the soil.
Beans, eggs, wool and many other arti.
cles placed on the free list by the Demo.
cratic Mills Bill, have been taxed, and
in most cases the duties unde: the old
law have been Increased.
The following shows the increase
made under the new law over the old
law and the Mills Bill:
EArEs OF DUTY on FOREIGN PRODUCTS.