Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-18

ever to 90 with 1t, The farmer already
has that without tariff.
He is not protected. Senator Allison
pointed this out over twenty years ago.
He said:
"No one will claim that agriculture Is
directly protected. 1t is true that un,
der orr customs laws there is small
duty upon wheat, barley, oats, ana
other AGRICULTURAL products, but IL does
not afford any protection to the great
wheat and grain producing regions OF
the country" nu
The Ohio State Journal truthfuiiy
said. In 1870, "Protection is not lor
farmers. A farmer who is opening up
new farm, and who finds 1t nara 10
make expenses the first few years. while
his business in it's infancy, does not ex.
pect protection, and would not get IL IL
he did,"
In opposition to these Republican al
missions, Mr.. Mckinley said at Niles:
cit is over and over again asserted
that the farmers can not possibly De
benefited by tariff on farm products
That he has surplus and therefore ne
must seek foreign market to dispose
OF it. There seems to be general I'M
preston that no products come into
the United States in competition with
American farm products. An exami-
nation of the imports of 1890 most Ell
fectually dispose of this assumption.
THE COMING ELECTION.
The above Is but skeleton OF the
speech. He dwelt at great length upon
the tariff on wool, tin, binding twlne'
and many other articles, showing con-
cIusiyely the destructive and injurious
effect upon all classes of the people ex-
cept the favored ones. In conclusion
he said: ~,
The election of November Sd will
have a far-reaching effect. Our danger
lies in that fact. Too many rich monop-
olies, trusts" and combines" are al
stake. The people must watch them.
Captain Lee truthfully said Of them
that "their rapid, unhesitating progress,
denoted confidence based on compact
that they would obtain just such legis-
Iation as has been given them in the
Mckinley law. Somewhere In the Sc
cret chambers of the caucus pledge
was made that they should have con-
troll of the American market. Inc
implied, If not explicit understanding
was that the one party should pay In
protection for what the other should
contribute in money"
You have not forgotten the celebrated
letter of May 25, 1883, written by James
P. Foster, President Of the Republican
League, wherein he quoted Republl-
can Senator who said "If they tine
manufacturers think that the Repuoll-
can party is going to maintain high
protective corps for their benefit, ana
the men who do the work in the party
are going to keep up the expenses OF a
campaign out of their own pockets,
leaving them to reap the benefits of the
tariff policy without any deduction for
political expenses, they are very greatly
mistaken"
Already there are hints that the Aus
tralian Ballot Law will be set aside by
judicial decision. Such talk BODIES no
good to honest elections. Under that
law one form of brbery-the purchase
of men to vote-is practically annulled;
but it leaves untouched another form OF
bribery nearly as dangerous, the pUr-
chasing of voters TO stay away from the
polls. Watch that! Get out the Demo-
Gratis! There are enough Of them, join
ed TO the host of Republicans who have
been driven out of their party by PERM
cious legislation, to bring glorious and
lasting victory to us in November.