Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-25

be of which we have heard SO hiuon
about. Laughter. He says 10 MN;
"Did You steal it?' "You go on and
try my case" says the client; you pre-
sent the case to the jury" The jury
was impaneled, the lawyer presented
his case, they showed that he had stolen
the hog, traced it to his house ana
his cellar, and then they rested.
The lawyer said: ''What defense
have | got? 1t is clear case against
you.' $50 and sum up the case" said
the client. He did so, and to the sur
prise of the lawyer they rendered ver-
dict of not guilty, and then the lawyer
said TO his client: "Won't you tell how
that verdict was brought about?" and
he SAYS: "Eleven out the twelve OF those
jurymen had a piece OF the pork
| Laughter and applause.
Now, that is the way it Is. Nearly
all the people have piece of this great
larceny, and therefore the verdict Is not
guilty. But the only trouble is that in
the case of two-thirds of the people the
piece is pretty small. Applause.
Now, in framing tariff bill there are
two principals which we say should De
observed. First, the necessarles OF lie
should be substantially free, and sec
ondly, raw materials, necessary Tor
manufacturing purposes, should be SUBJ
stantially tree. That's the Democratic
principle. It's the fair thing. 1t helps
the manufacturer, the worklngman,
and all classes. OF course, the sellers
want TO get for the nece ssarieS OF lie
all they can; but it is to the interests OF
the consumer to get these things cheap,
and hence we say that this should be
considered. Tea and coffee were placed
on the free list years ago. Several
years ago Congress, in one OF its sane IN
tervals, provided that hides sould come
in free of duty. to aid the
tanning industry. We did not make
enough hides in this country, ana we
wanted more. 1t worked well, ana the
result has been it has increased the pro-
duction of leather, and we have export
ed more hides since then than ever be-
fore. 1t benefited all, and even the
manufacturers saw that it was Tor their
own interests. No one questioned that
in 1883, but now they seek, in this Nc
Kinley bill, to restore the duty on hides.
The Committee reported it, and then,
by the opposition of some honest cor
ageous and patriotic Republican, they
were beaten in their scheme, and you
NAV thank the Democratic party that
hides remain where they are.
Then in the Mills bill we sought TO
place salt on the free list. There was
no reason why the duty on salt should
not be taken off, but it is retained 10
suit some manufacturers of salt up IN
nv own State. There was no reason
why the tariff on lumber should not be
taken off. They have reduced it one
half, and Republican paper in Cleve-
land says it is for the benefit OF the
laboring men, who may want to build
houses. True, but our complaint Is
that they ought to have taken it of en-
tirely, and given the laboring man
greater benefit. They have placed some
things on the free list. Eggs. APP
plause. In the Senate bill of lsSS they
did not contemplate duty on eggs.
They ought to be free, but they have
put a duty of sc. dozen on them. and,
as far as | can see, it is solely for the
benefit of the man who is running that
great hennery over in Ohio-R. Ii.
HAYES. Applause Well, in my jndg-
ment, Hayes was good deal OF fraud,
and that tax is good deal OF a fraud,
too.
But | do not propose to go through
this bill. You have heard this question
discussed by your local speakers, and
think you understand it very well. |
believe it is a bill which is unjust to the
consumers OF the country; framed to
protect the monopolSts of the country,
and there have been formed, since this
bill was passed, large number of
trusts to keep up prices, taking advan-
tage of the provisions Of the bill. The
spectacle was afforded of representa-
tives of these trusts going TO Washing
ton to urge the passage of this bill,
without regard to the interests of the
people. 1t was a bill gotten up by
selfish men to tax the people for the
benefit of themselves. Think what
this tariff bill means. II was said in
the debates in Congress that the manu-
facturers themselves dictated the terms
of this bill Perhaps they were en-
deavoring through it to get back the in
vestments they made in a political way
i'm 1888. The trouble with the Demo-
cratic party is that it has to pay its own
campaign expenses, and then help to
pay those of the other party, too. APP
plause.
know it is said that the country has
prospered under the protective tariff. |
deny it. 1t has proSpered, not because
of the tariff but in spite of it. This
country would have n growth, no matter
what the policy of the government.
Good laws may aid it, and bad laws him
der it, but the country will go on. !
know what the argument is. Its the
old staple argument of that ablest of all
Republicans. James G.. Blaine. When
he makes his speeches in the West he
states it thus:
Thirty years ago your town was OF such
population. Then there was protec-
tive tariff. 1t was increased since then.
Look at your town, now. You have
had this protective tariff all this while.
Look how your town has prospered and
increased in population. | should like
to know what the protective tariff has
got to do with the increase in popula-
ton. Loud laughter. Those old
Western farmers think they know some
thing about that themselves. Laugh
ter. do not propose to follow up that
argument, but you can take almost any
other thing and prove the same way. |
therefore submit to your candid judg-
ment that this argument which you
have heard in the past, and which you
will hear many times this campaign, is
not at all based upon any substantial
foundation.
But let's see how it works in another
direction. l say there are more paupers
to-day than there were thirty years ago.
There are more millionaires than there
were thirty years ago, and they were
made so, in the main, by this high pro-
tective tariff. There are more mort
cages on your farms, venture the as
sertion. / know how it is in Ohio, for