Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-19


utes General Raum is a pleaSant-voiced
and pleasant-faced gentleman of perhaps
hfty-eight years Of age, rather bushy as TO
hair and whiskers, and inclined 10 be heav-
ily built He has an excellent delivery,
and was listened 10 with close attention.
General Raum's address was largely de-
voted 10 the tariff and pension matters, the
latter almost coming under the head OF
talking shop and during the evening he
threw of a number of trite sayings OF an
epigrammatic nature, Of which the follow
ing are fair examples
Politics are a part 81 the life OF every free peo-
pie. This j. particularly true OF the United
States. where every citizen takes greater OF
less part In politics. g.,
In my opinion every citizen ought 70 sue
With some party, and my private opinion Is that
be ought 10 side with the Republican party.
Every Young man ought % examine into the
PRINCIPLES OF all parties. and then unite with
that one which has done the most good for the
country, and which presents the best princi-
West Virginians ought TO vote with the Re-
publican party, Tor there never would have been
such thing "a, West Virginia II It had not been
Parties differing. should differ on matters of
The Democratic policy tends 10 make every
man y farmer; Republican policy tends TO give
US a.diversided industry.
On the tariff question, General Ranm
said
THE Morrison and Mills bills were both
constructed on the principle OF having free
trade, iusthS faraS ii was possible TO go. But
when the Republican party came IN, 1t at
once took up this great question in differ
cut way. Seven years had elapsed since
there had been q change in the tariff. A
great many of the leading men of the Re
publican party had come TO the conclusion
that the whole tariff ought 10 be recast,
and the result of that idea was the Mckin-
+ ley bill IL is, perhaps, the most import
ant tariff measure this country has ever
had. There are many radical changes in
that bill In the first place, the free list
has been largely increased, aud II
contains about every article which
can not be produced in the
/ United States Now the Democracy claims
the tariff is a tax II undoubtedly is 4 tax
when il is imposed on things which cannot
| be produced here. The Democracy aims to
put on the free list things which can be
produced here, and put tariff on articles
which cannot be produced here The Re
publican idea is exactly the reverse.
The Republican policy tended 70 de-
velOp the industries of the country and
| I'LL il with workshops and artizanS,
producing things of beauty and
utility. And this development of an III
duStrial class created home market for
the farmer, and kept him from sending
the products of the soil abroad.
The establishment of industries sub
stantially dated from the first Republican
Congress. in 1861, and to-day we are the
leading iron manufacturing nation. and
mine and consume more coal than any
other nation.
He predicted that under the Mckinley |
bin, the manufactures Of the finer goods |
would leap forward, until we should stand |
in those matters where we now stand as
90 iron. The country stood on the |
threshold OF a great industrial revival une |
Qualed In the last thirty years.
Let every Democrat examine this tariff |
question carefully. II you are Democrat |
working in an Industrial concern, and YOU |
keep on voting the Democratic ticket, it |
seems TO me YOU are standing in your own |
light
The pottery and steel industry of the |
Ohio Valley was attributable 10 the legiS |
lation of the Republican party. When the |
speaker was "a boy they made yellow pot |
terry al East Liverpool, and it was the gen
eral belief that white plate could not be
made In America. The Republicans |
thought differently. and put duty on pot |
terry. The result is white ware of the |
finest sort. and Of most beautiful forms,
and cheaper by far than it was sold under
the old system.
Tn the United States Senate. in the de-
bate Du the tariff BILL two SenatOrS-gravely
said II was unconstitutional 20 pass a pro-
tective tariff law. IL is getting a little too
late I'm the nineteenth century for any one
20 talk seriously about It's being unconsti-
tutional TO lay Il protective tariff. One OF
the first measures George Washington was
called ON 70 approve was a tariff bill, and
think the old founders of the government
knew what they were about
The world is progressing and the RepUb-
licau party represents. in the fullest sense,
the great, growing and progressive Ameri-
can people.
The last Congress has been worthy of
emulation by every legislative body in
Chustendom 10 has been the custom for
minorities 10 hamper majOrities by abstain
ing from voting We had a man with a
great big head, and a great big body and Il
great big will, who. with Others concluded
the time had come when the people who
represented "a majority of the people of the
United State, ought TO legislate without
undue hindrance, aud they carried out that
conclusion. They passed the Mckinley
bin. the Silver bilLhalf dozen foreign labor
bills. and a long list of others. as result
When General Raum retired, with the
apology that he had TO catch train at $40,
Chairman Burt introduced Mr.. G.. w. At
kius0n as the next speaker. Mr.. Atkinson
divided his remarks pretty evenly between
the REGISTER and the tariff He took an
early opportunity of saying:
There are only two organized bodies
favoriug free trade, and they are the Eng
+ iish government and the Democratic party.
England is the closest to the free trade
idea. and vet ] believe she raises about
500, 100000 a year from duties on imports.
Nearly every nation in Europe has tried
free trade, and all but England are
going or have gone back 20 protection.
Germany tried free trade Italy tried free
trade, France tried free trade, Russia tried
free trade, Turkey tried free trade, and,
even on this continent. Canada tried free
trade. and is now committed 10 protection,
and Mexico, after giving free trade trial,
/ is also going back TO protection. II all
these governments have tried free trade
aud then abandoned il, why should Amer
lea truckle TO the demands of free trade
England and foist the system upon our own
people! viii some Democrat answer that.
| Perhaps the truthful REGISTER can an
swer it,"
: Again he said
II want 10 .....-r- the Democratic party
/ for coming right out and telling the people
where they stand on the tariff. The REG
IsrER and the party leaders have always,
heretofore. said they were as good protec
/ tionistS as any one That individual who
was opposed 20 me two years ago.
and who now thinks he IS OPP
posing W. =. Hubbard, said he
would vote for every and all measures cal
culated in their operation 10 build up this
valley. To-day he stands on platform
which SAYS protection is unconstitutional.
| But what do they care for a platform
/ They use a platform, as railroad passen
! ser uses one-tO get in with. And when