The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-06

letter, 1 cannot follow in detail the in,
flnences OF the tariff law OF 1880. 1t ha:
transplantod several important indus.
tries and established them hero, and
has revived or enlarged others. The
act gives to the miners protection
against foreign silver lead ores, tho free
introduction OF which threatened the
great mining Industries OF the Rocky
Mountain states; and focks, which has
saved them from iurther and disas-
trous decline.
The house Of representatives mt its
las. session passed bills placing these
ores and wool upon the free list. The
people OF the west will know how do
structiSe to thDir prosperity these
measures would be. This tariff law has
given employment 10 thousands Of
American mon and women, and will
each year give employment to incress-
ing thousands.
Its repeal would throw thousands out
OF employment and give work to others
only ut reduced wages. The appeals OF
the free trader to the workingmen are
largely addressed to his prejudices or to
his passions, and not intrequently are
pronouncedly comnunistlc. The new
Democratic leadership RACES at the en-
ployer and seeks to communicate his
rage to tho employe.
HERE is SOUND SENSE.
Igreatly regret that all employers of
labor are not just and considerate, and
that capital sometimes takes too large a
share of the profits. But do not see
that these evils will be ameliorated by
tariff policy, tho first necessary effect
OF which is u severe wage cut and the
second large dilniruitlon OF the aggre-
gate amount of work TO be done in this
country. Ii the injustice Of his en-
ployer tempts the workman to strike
back, he should be very sure that his
blow doeu not fall upon HIS own head
or upon his wife and children. The
workmen i'll our great industries are as
e body remarkably intelligent and are
lovers OF home and country. They may
be reused by injustice, or what seems to
them to be such, or be led for the mo-
ment by others into acts OF passion;
but they will settle the tariff contest
in the calm light OF their fire sides and
with sole reference to the prosperity of
the country OF which they are cttizons
and OF the homes they have founded
for their wives and children.
No intelligent advocate OF protective
tariff claims that it is able Of ftself to
maintain uniform rate OF wages with
out regard to flnctahons in the supply
OF and demand for the products OF la
bor-but it is confidently claimed that
protective duties strongly tend to hold
up wages, and are the only barrier
against reduction to the European
scale:
THE SOUTH MIsREPREsENTED IN CONGRESS.
The southern states have had lib
eral participation in the benefits Of the
tariff law, and, though their represen-
tatiyos have generally opposed the pro-
lection policy, l rejoice that their su-
gar, rice, coal, ores, iron, fruits, cotton
cloths, and other products have not
been left to the fate which the votes Ell
their representatives, would have
brought upon them. In the construc-
ton of the Nicaragua canal, in the new
trade with South and Central America,
in the establishment OF American
steamship lines, these states have also
had special interests and all these in
terests will not always consent to be
without representation in Washington.
Shrewdly, but not quite fairly, our
adversaries speak only Of the increased
duties imposed upon tin, pearl buttons
and other articles by the Mckinley bill,
and omit altogether any reference 10
the great and beneficial enlargement OF
the free list.
During the last fiscal year S45S, 900, 772
worth OF merchandise, or 55.S5 per cent
OF our total importations, came in free
(the largest percentage in our history,
while in 1889 the per cent of free inn
portations was only 34.42 per cent. The
placing OF sugar upon the free list has
saved to the consumer in duties in if
teen months, after paying the bounties
provided for, SS7000,000. This relief
has been substantially felt in every
household upon every Saturdays pur-
chase of the workingmen.
MARKETS OF THE WORLD.
One OF the fayorite arguments against
a protective tariff is that it shuts us out
from participation in what is called
with swelling emphasis, the markets
OF the world" If this view is not
false ono, how does it happen that our
commercial competitors are not able to
bear witlrmore serenity our supposed
surrender TO them OF the markets OF
the world" and how does 1t happen
that the partial loss OF our market
closes foreign tin plate mills and facto-
ries that still have other markets?
The material advantages our protec-
tive tariff and the reciprocity policy
mako it possible for us to have large
participation in the markets of the
world" without opening our own to a
competition that would destroy the
comfort and independence Of our peo-
pie.
FOR HONEST MONEY.
The resolution OF the convention in
favor of bi.metallisa declares, think,
the true and necessary conditions OF a
movement that has, upon these lines,
nv cordial adherence and support. l
am thoroughly convinced that the free
coinage OF silver st such ratio to gold
as will maintain the equality in their
commercial uses OF the two coined dol
lars, would conduce to the prosperity
of all the producing aud commercial
nations OF the world. The one essen
tial condition is that these dollars shall
have and retain an equal acceptability
and value in all commercial transac-
tons. They are not only medium Of
exchange but measure OF value and,
when unequal measures arc called in
law by the same, commerce 10 unsettled