Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07

same proportion. Applause. From
3 contemplation OF THESE truths comes
the tenet Of the Democratic faith that
governments should interfere as little
as possible with the liberties and the
business pursuits Of the people, and the
claim that the people should be left as
free as possible; and growing out OF this,
the Democratic party proclaims to-day
that the government Of the United
States has no right TO impose taxes
upon the people outside OF those which
are necessary for purposes Of revenue.
[Applausel.
Now, my fellow citizens, we have
against these liberal ideas Of the Demo-
cratic party, which trusts the people
we have against this the theory OF the
Republican party, and among them the
idea that taxes and duties are TO be i'm
posed, primarily for protection, and in
cidentally for revenue. We have the
doctrine announced from them that in
order to build up certain interests and
advance certain sections, it is the duty
OF q government to lay the heavy hand
of taxation upon the people at large,
and out Of this comes what they call
protection to American Industries, pro-
lection to American manufacturers, and
protection 10 American citizens against
the citizens Of foreign nations. Laugh
ter. Now, which of these two parties
is right? am not here to abuse any
one. l am here to discuss sincerely
these questions, which every citizen OF
Wheeling ought to
LOOK AT CAREFULLY,
and I ask you to give me patient hear
ing. know, my fellow citizens, you
have listened, during this campaign, to
Col. John r. Fellows, Of New York, a
man above all other men able to present
these matters forcibly and in an inter
eSting manner, but l shall endeavor not
to be tireSOme, and ask patient hear
ing.
Now, I lay down this proposition:
that, having accepted as correct the
theory that the government should in
terfere as little as possible with the
people, then II the Republican party
seeks 10 have the people OF the United
States support it, il ought, In fairness,
by appropriate legislation, direct the
channels in which the people shall put
their capital 10 secure the best results
and point out the ways for the exercise
of their enterprise. IL this proposition
is true, il is incumbent upon them to
take the people wholly In charge. II
their position is right they ought to do
IT, Can they do II? Have they at
tempted il? These Republicans would
have the people believe that the Demo
cratic idea OF tariff for revenue only
is something new. They tell you that
Madison and Monroe aud Hickory jack
son and jefferson and all the fathers Of
the country were high tariff men Of
the Mckinley stripe. Have we read
the political history OF the United
States in vain, my fellow citizens? III
the Democratic party, in the old days,
was never a party Of revenue tariff, tell
me what was the issue between the
Democratic and Wing parties before the
war? II that claim is true, why should
they have been given the names Of the
fathers Of
THE AMERICAN SYSTEM.
II the Democratic party was always a
high protection party, why was there
ever reason for a difference between IL
and other parties? Why, If / read his
tory Alright, the announcement came
from Thomas Jefferson himself that the
had no right to do the
things the Republican party is now
doing, and that it should interfere as
little as possible with the varied inter-
ests and rights of the people. II l un-
derstand political history Alright, that
good old man, Hickory Jackson, APP
plausel at the outset of his second term,
In 1892, was opposed to high protect
i've tariff, even then there was never
any such unjust law as you
have on your statute books to-day.
How, then, do they make the claim that
the fathers Of the Democratic party be-
Iieved in a protective tariff? l hold in
nv hand a Republican publication,
called a Catechism. In it l find, at
about the third or fourth question,
this
when was the right to pass a tariff
law first exercised? AIN 1889, and
It was signed by George Washington on
July 4th of that year."
To what extent did this hrst law goE
The duties imposed were from ten to
fifteen per cent. Why, my friends, four
years ago the Republican party eharac-
.erized the Democracy OF this country
as "a free trade party" because In the
lower House Of Congress it passed the
Mills bill, which had an average duty OF
30 or 40 per cent, and yet they claim
that the fathers Of the party were pro-
.ective tariff men because they passed a
Tariff law with an average duty OF out
Ten or fifteen per cent. Laughter.
But I want to call your attention
and TN do il right hereto another sig
li6icant question in this Republican
,What we're the effects Of the first
tariff act2 Alt produced an ample
revenue for the needs of the govern
nent. and protected and encouraged
NV fellow-citizens, IL back in 1889
over one hundred years ago-a tariH OF
rom ten to fifteen per cent. not only
furnished the revenues necessary IOr
CARRYING on the government, but en-
,oured and protected the then inIant
industries of the country, In the name
n God-and l say it reverently-Wny
Toes il take a tariff reaching TO 90 ana
100 per cent. to enable them TO exist al
this dsyP Applause.
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