West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-12-03
Is IT PROTECTION ,

Il
Argus that West End coke is find
ing ready sale aud good prices foT
all the coke their plant can turn
out. Mr.. Bonaaeld is large stock
boldor i'm the company. Why is il
thuslv, dear ncighbor I? Is il not
dreadful for Democrat to really
prosper under protection Some
of them might vote according to
their prosperity and for the foun-
tain head of that prosperity
Journal.
The ARGUS is not in possession
Of evidence to deny or affirm the
above, but it hopes that such is the
case, for Arnold j Bonafield is one
Of the men whom old Preston coun-
tY should feel proud of. lie is a
self-made man, and it is mainly due
to his own energy and industry
that he has thrived. II Protection,
as the Journal alleges, is the cause
OF Mr.. Bonafield's prosperity, we
suppose he would favor a consider.
able increase in the line of Protcc-
ton, for he is one of the shrewdest
business men in the county, and q
man who is capable of judging Of
that which is best TO increase the
prosperity of his enterprises. But
We undertake to say that il the
Journal will interview Mr.. Bonafeld
1T will learn few points on Protec-
ton which it has knowingly or un-
Willingly overlooked. We will ven
ture the prediction, without know.
ing Mr.. BoEaticld's position on the
tariff, that nc is not in favor of
Protection as preached by the Jour-
nal and Republican party, and that
he is in perfect accord with his par.
ty on the tariff issue. We will fur
Their undertake to cay, without
being acquainted with the facts, as
the Journal would Indicate it was,
that Mr.. Bonafield has made less
out of his protected coal mines than
any other business enterprises that
he is engaged in. We have reason
to believe this. Mr.. Bouafield is a
man who deals extensively in lum-
Der, shook and tanbark. The
lumber and shook he handled was
largely exported and sold in tho
"markets of the world" and not in
the "home markets." for this he
cannot be thankful to Protection.
But 1T occurs to us at this moment
thas Bonafield is not dealing very
extensively in shook ut the present
time. The man whom the Journal
never tires in landing put sudden
stop to the shook business. One
Major William Mckinley, Jr., un.
dertook to protect the American
iaborer and his protection dealt
death blow to the shook industry.
For this we presume Mr.. Bonafeld
is not very thankful to Protection.
Now when we come down to the tan
bark business, which is used for
tanning purposes, we find that this
industry has been very prosperous
for several years past, and we also
find that raw hides have been on
the free list--a kind of Free
Trade" as the journal would say.
For this prosperity we assume to
say that Mr.. Bonafeld is not thank
full to Protection. This brings us
down to Mr.. Bonafeld's coal and
coke business, which enjoys q pro-
lection greater than Mr.. BOnafeld
pays his miners per ton for mining
the coal, which. if Mr.. Bonafeld is
thankful to Protection for, the
miners are not.
We would respectfully ask that
the Journal interview Mr.. Bonafield
concerning his coal and coke bust
ness, along wi h his other enter
prises, and let Mr.. BonaGeld say
how much he owes to Protection.
I
Here is q golden opportunity for the
Journal to score one for Protection,
and give its readers something.uew
and original, headed "Wby am a
Projections"
But the ARGUS can tell the Jour.
nal that Mr.. Bouafield is one OF the
men which Protection does not cast
its bcneGcent shadow about. He
helps pay the tariff 10 enrich those
whom IT is designed to benefit.
The JourHaIS Insinuatlon that
Mr. Bonafcld should vote for tho
I party which Dr0fccis coDiiQl is very
unkind indeed. That Mr.. Bona
/ fai1 ia "A 0ott'oru.,u who votps o.o.