The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-22
WIN GIVE NO QUARTER.
No Southern Republicans to
Have a Show This Year.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME
For the Campo fsn...Changc OF Plan
on Account 0fThcir Disnppoint.
mcnt Over the Popularity
Of tho Tariff Dill.

SpecIa! Dbpsich 10 Tie lntuIgered.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. 2l.-As tho
Congressional campaign approaches that
time when the last big licks must be
put In, the Democrats are beginning 10
show signs Of panic. Their committee
here in Washington has not as yet been
actively exorling itscli, except in the
promotion oil the conspiracy to initiate
prices. Tho Democratic leaders have
calculated that, with tho thirty.eight
seals which the Southern Democracy is
depended on 10 capture, and with the
thirteen which are expected as tho
result of the gerrymanders in Ohio,
Maryland, Indiana and Kentucky, they
will be in majority in the next House
without any work or expense. In other
words, they have reekoned that with
these fiity.one Republican seats thus
easily secured, they could not possibly
lose enough OF their Northern districts
to deprive them OF the control OF the
House. This fact explains tho apparent
inactivity OF Chairman Brice and Chair
man Flower. Recent events, however,
have caused these astute politicians
much anxiety. They have made the
discovery that the new tariff law is not
SO unpopular in the West as they sup
posed 1t would be.
Before the tariff bill passed the Eng
lish newspapers were full of protests
against it, offered in tho name OF the
western farmers. The English have
finally perceived that it is not prudent
to advocate Free Trade in America on
the Canada ground that 1t will enrich
their own manufacturers and so their
later arguments are advanced unselGsh-
ly fer the alleged benefit OF The Ameri-
can farmer.
DISAPPOINTED DEMOCRATS.
They have printed many columns de-
the Mckinley bill because it
is going ito impoverish the agricultural.
lists OF America" They have said that
the "larmers are on the borders OF a rev.
that they are "getting down
their rites" and are going to do some.
thing desperate. The Democratic man.
ayers easily persuaded themselves that |
these amusing tales were true, and when !
this campaign began they undoubtedly
expected to see the West boil over with |
rage against the new tariff. After wait.
ing in vain Tor six weeks for some signs
of a revolution" they have come re.
luctantly to the painful conclusion that
it is not going 10 occur, and that unless
they want to be beaten out OF their boots
they must make arrangements to steal
more seats than they had at iifst con.
They have convinced them.
selves that the repeal OF seveAty millions
of sugar duty, the placing Of goods on
the free list, which were last year inl-
ported to the value OF three hundred and |
tiity millions, the low tariff on binding
twine, the high tariff on wool, and shut
ting out Of Canadian farm products from |
the American market are provisions |
which, so fur from displeasing the Amer
ican farmers, are sure to return Repub- |
lican Congressman from the West in |
greater numbers than before.
4 CHANGE OF rLAN.
This has caused, within the last three
days, an entire change in the plans OF
the Democrats, and they are now max.
ing arrangements to prevent the return
OF single Republican from any South
ern State. The present Congress con-
tains twenty.three Southern Republic
cans. Without any regard for the result
OF the balloting on November 4, every
Southern certificate is to be made out to
Democrat. This plan WAS discussed
by the Democratic managers before Con-
gress adjourned, but they abandoned it
for two reasons: First, because they
counted on that ridiculous Western
revolution" against the tariff and
thought 1t wouldn't be necessary, and,
Second, because they feared it would
result in the passage Of the Lodge elec-
tion law next December as an act OF
Republican retaliation. They preferred
to avoid an extension OF southern ballot
box frauds, il they could do 80 with.
out the danger Of losing Congress. Every
southern certificate voluntarily yielded
to Republican was an argument against
the necessity OF federal election law,
and they hoped they might be able safe
ly to give euch arguments in sufficient
numbers to allny the northern demand
for the Lodge bill. This course, how.
ever, is now definitely abandoned. They
foresee that the Republican victory in
the West is to be complete and over.
whelming, and orders have been issued
to their Southern leaders that no quar-.
ter must be given 10 the Republicans in
any Southern State.