Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-09
THE Ball OPENED.
Governor Campbell Gives the Mckinley
Bin's Author Some Nuts 20 Crack

OyergrOWn monster, which, maSq ueIGu-
ing in the garb of protection, suoslSts
on the wage worker and the agrlcui-
ralists. Applause Yearly farming
is growing more Improbable. Our
commerce is swept from the seas and
that industry abandoned. Under pro-
lection the splendid palaces OF pro-
tected manufacturers are crowning the
hills, while imported Huns, Italians
and Bohemians are displacing American
citizens.
Those who are sometimes called 1.-THE
rotten rich" are defying the people,
seeking through venal press to destroy
the reputation, the honor and the estate
OF any who may wage war vigorously
for the cause of the people. Applause
We are rapidly reaching condition
which was predicted by Abraham Lin
coin, when he uttered these words: las
q result OF the war, corporations nave
been enthroned, an era OF high places
will follow, and the money power VIII
endeavor to prolong its reign until all
wealth is aggregated In the hands OF
the few and the republic is lost. Ap-
plause.1 To convince you that that pre-
diction lis being realized, cite you to the
utterance of a Republican Congressman
tButterworth), from Ohio, who said in
Congress that he could, upon the ten
fingers OF his hands, count the men who
had added more to this wealth in the
last ten wears than had been added TO
the wealth of all the agricultura!ists In
any State in the Union. Democratic
applauSel.
The american Economist says that
the number OF people in the United
States who own their own homes have
in twenty-five years fallen from five
eichts to three-eights. How many
wears will it take for them to fall TO one
eghth? In 1850 in this country the
capital lists owned 37H per cent. OF her
wealth. To-day they own mora than
twice that amount of her wealth.
BrddStreets, an authority in this coun-
try, says the total failures in 1891 to
date are 1866, as compared with 1898
IN a like period of 1890, gain of II per
cent. This is under the Mckinley bill.
| TApplause.I Yet in 1890, when Major
! = 90 the 4-Omination for
eSo Sens,a ne ,SJ SG.G snat II R6s bi1shees
| q boom more marvellous than 1t had ever
known. Laughter Where is that
] boOm2 Democratic applause. Free
sugar, free sugar" from the Republi-
cans.
Were il not for the present abundant
| crops-the best in ten years-these fall
ures would be a great deal worse than
| they are. One of the greatest causes Of
the depression and failures Of the pres
ent season is that we are paying too
much taxes. Major Mckinley on May
5, 1883, at Philadelphia, said that the
tariff was "a tax" Democratic ap-
plause.
Now, who pays that tax? The Major
says this tax is not paid by the consum-
err Now, the Supreme Court of the
United States, the authority in the
land, decided that "a duty on imports is
a tax that is paid by the consumer"
Democratic applause. In 1870, VIM.
Richardson, once a member OF the
Court Of Claims and ex-AsSistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, in reply to the in
Quiry of Senator Sherman, said that the
importer adds the duty to the cost OF the
goods and the consumer pays it,"
Gov. Campbell here caused board to
be hoiSted from the stage on which he
demonstrated by methods of book
keeping the alleged injustices of the
high tariff. A man goes TO England and
purchases goods to the amount $4,000;
the average duty on these goods would
be 81, 900, making $4,000 the total sum
paid by the importer. Here another
board was hoisted on which this $4,000
was charged up TO profit and loss, indi-
no inn
charge the duty to the consumer, he
would lose the So, 600 paidin duties. Thus
the foreigner had not paid that tax.
Another board was hoisted in which it
was shown that II the foreigner paid
the tax, the cost price OF the goods
when offered to the American consumer
would be S5, 900 instead Of SS, 600, which
would be absolute free trade. "Now
when genuine reciprocity comes in, we
will have. not a little one-Sided recip-
rocity with the little countries OF South
America, but substantial free trade with
England, France aud the world" APP
plause.
The Governor then read letter from
James G.. Blaine, dated June 10, 1884, in
which that gentleman said ordinary
window glass and glass and glassware.
rubber goods, coal, kerosene, lead and
articles in which lead is the chief expo
nent, could be produced as cheapiy In
the United States as in any part OF the
world. Mr.. Campbell then said: 81
will call your attention to the length OF
time and the amount Of protection many
of these industries have had and are
now having. Glassware of the common
kind has been taxed since 1889.
laughter The duty under the tariff
OF 1883 was 40 per cent. Major McKin-
lev raised it to so per cent, although
Mr.. Blaine said seven years ago that it
could be produced as cheaply In this
country as anywhere in the world.
Applause.
The fact IS, this kind Of ware is made
cheaper here than any where else, and is
shipped all over the world. Yet so per
cont. of the former rate was added to
protect it against a competition that
does not exist laughter]. Glass Chin
neys from As per cent. under the tariff
Of 1883, the Major raised to go per cent
We have been taxed 100 years on cotton
cloth which Mr.. Blaine says can be
made here ns cheaply as anywhere else.
Why not, since we grow the cotton?
Yet under the Mckinley bill the tax
was raised from IS to SO per cent
Before the Mckinley bill i've
pound blanket cost, to make, $3.50. The
labor cost was thirty-hve cents, and
ahAs biAnkeA4s now protested under the