The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-21
PROJECTIONS CAUSE
Not Suffering by Free Trade
Roorbacks Thus Far.
A MEASURE FOR FARMERS
Is tho Mckinley Bin, and tho Farm.
crs nrG Finding 1t Out-Dcmo.
cratic Misrcprcscntations
Strongly Kcfutcd.
s,,.cfal pspnieh % he Mt,iiiceneer,

fVpClVt DEpWEN ~ Vt iWNulEeHttFs
WAsulSoroS, D. G., Oct. 2O.-Conf.
dental letters from the Western States
ola most encouraging character are pour
ing into tho Republican headquarters
in this city. They all tell practically the
same story-that, as the new tariff law
comes to be understood by the farmers,
it is seen to be generally and vastly to
their interest. The wool schedules and
tho provision relating to binding twine
are especially commended. Much is
Eaid, too, Of tho largely increased duties
imposed on foreign agricultural products,
and OF the abolition OF tho sugar duty.
These sections of the new law are mp
preCated in the West. II Is a mere
matter OF arithmetic to see how greatly
the farmer is helped by law which re-.
duces his expenses In nil directions and
increasing his earnings in NIL directions
also.
It ia especially gratifying to the com.
,nitlec that these hopeful letters come
from Just those sections OF the country
10 which the Democrats have imputed
discomfort with the now tariff.
DANGEROUS SOURCES.
Atn time since the campaign began
has the committee observed more than
two sources OF serious danger to tho 10.
publican cause. These are, first, the fifty
one seats which the Democrats have. ar
ranged TO steal outright by ballot-hox
crimes in the South and by geyrymanders
in other States-and, second, misrepre-
seatatioHs OF the Mckinley bill. 1t has
al! along been evident that il the con-
ecience OF the country could be awakened
to these Democratic methods. and If the
farmers, especially, couid be induced to
examine the new tariff, nothing would
avail to prevent the return OF Repub.
lican House. These objects have been
secured, and largely rs the result OF
Democratic folly.
A COLOSSAL FRAUD.
When the bottom dropped out OF their
conspiracy to cause general rise OF
prices, the people began to see that
colossal fraud was being perpetrated
under cover OF the new tariff, and they
hogan to study the law for themselves.
The Republican managers hero assert
positively that that conspiracy Ind its
origin in the Democratic Congressional
Committees headquarters and that it
was recently stimulated by secret cir
cular sent out to the Democratic cam
paign committees in all the doubtful
districts. Its failure was due to the fact
that the honest manufacture and Repub.
iican merchants OF the country would
not be drawn into what was sheer rob-
berry. In causing general scrutiny OF
the Mckinley bill. however, it has
served the Republican party most
eNeetually. The farmer observed, in the(
first place, that soon an importation OF
1000 pounds OF binding twiDe, which |
lately cost him $25 in duties, and under
the Democratic Mills bill would have
cost him SIS, he now pays only s..
TIE FARMER DENErIrTED.
This substantial reduction in west
ern iarmer's expense is likely to render
him insensible to the Democratic cry
that the Republican party should be re-
buked because it has increased the du-
ties on rich velvets and fine laces. BY
the repeal OF the sugar duties, tho e1.
pense OF every household in the land is
directly touched and an average saving
is effected OF two cents on every pound
OF sugar bought at retail. This is re.
mission to the people OF seventy millions
OF dollars OF annual taxes.
The revision OF the wool schedules
was directly caused by the demonstrated
TACT that our farmers required more
protection. The cheap woods OF Austria
la and the River Platte country were
rapidly driving our wool growers to the
wall. With foreign wool shut out and
our manufacturers compelled to depend
on the farmer for their raw material, it
WAS clear that a general increase OF
wooled duties was inevitable. An aver.
nge increase OF abont ten per cent was
imposed. Already the beneficial intlu.
ence of this act is TO be seen. T.
ArARMER's BILL CLEAR THROUGH.
4 dozen new mills have been arranged
for creating n greater demand for the
to supply and giving employment
to thousands OF persons who would
otherwise be thrown into agriculture
for means Of livelihood. In addition
to theae provisions. so greatly inuring to
The benefit OF the farmers, it is to be re.
membered that one OF the avowed
purposes OF the Mckinley bill is
10 shut out foreign agricultural pro.
duets. It wonld not be putting it
too strong to say that the Republican
majority on the Ways and Means Com.
mii,ee accepted aB correct the iarmers
own abatement OF the causes OF their tie.
pressed condition, and accepted as wise
their own proposed remedy. The Agri.
cultural schedules we're made up &C.
cording to the requests OF the farmers
themselves and their demand that they
should be .ensbled to supply the
home market fully and completely was
accedcd to. The Two hundred and fifty
six millions OF dollars worth Of i'm.
ported farm products which came into
this country last year will now stay at
home, aud the American farmer will be
told to supply the home market's' ex-
tremest requirements. The. ! Republi-
can managers rely on the fact that the
Mckinley bill is a farmers bill in every
section and every line, and that no as.
ricul,uralist can examine It's provisions
without voting to return q Republican
e .