The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-11-03

We pay lJx per cent. on window glass.
while uncut diamonds are admitted
free. On wcoler goods, we pay so 10
l45 per cent, the average being OH
on every dollars worth. Every article
in your house, from garnet to ceIler,
is subject to Federal taxation.
Mr.. Faulkner mentioned among
others the China Trust, which cxaots
. tribute Of o. per cent. from the con.
sumner; the Cutlery Tust. los PER cent;
Stove Trust, the Marble Trust. and the
Hat and Leather Trust, which exact
enormous tributes from tho people 10
/ All their capacious golfers, " The IL
Dor on WOODEN material Il only 10 per
cent. while the protection Is o. per
cent. We as democrats have boon
taught that it IS not best to trust the
entire management Of government 10
q few agents, with power to affect
our liberty" He mentioned the pro-
visions Of the bill and showed the
ievils which would be sure result or
the result Of the passage Of such q
measure. John G. Spooner acknowl
adges the injustice Of the provisions
of this. ubiquitous measure, which givos
| the controlling party the power 10
draw upon the treasury Of the people
.tesery two years to corrupt the ballot.
ia 30 years if Republican rule 800
gfeat trusts have sprung up. The
7, President in his Inst message 10 Con-
/ Igress states that taking the tariff of
sugar has saved the American people
So millions of dollars. Now one
want to lessen taxes on clothing, etc,
and save the people Millions
N The Senator next took up the Force
. Bill md handled il in mastery man
: ner. showing many Of the evils that
: would necessarily result from the pas
/ sage Of such measure. He told how
it was defeated BY "a Democrats and
!. s patriotic Republicans, Who loved
their country and the political liber-
/ ties Of The American people betterthan
i they did their party.
i Addressing himself to the Germans
!, and Irishmeu present, MI Faulkner
! said \. Can you conscientiously vote
i for d policy which would drag you
]. down, with chains infinitely heavier
. than those which bound you fast and
!. kept you poor in your native Mndi
III Mr.. Harrison demanded the passage
/ Of the Force Bill, and exerted all the
i powers Of his Office % compel the last
J. Congress to pass II. Remember, IL you
4 Ielect Benz. Harrison and Republican
I Congress, the first measure 10 pass, will
! be. the 4odge7Davenport Fotro ,Bill.a'ts
Touching upon the SANDER by the
Republican leaders,througll tie fnt1lli-
! ge,iceri,. Mr. Faulkner said III choose
otto. yieldto the powered blackmail.
) bur viii look the ppbic square in tho
Z face, and brand the editors Of the Intel
hgsncer, as the author Of that article IS
! wilfll and ;.Jnalicipus liarsi Worse
] than all, thsIatticle was written and
the falseheod, published without any.
: grounds on which ~ rest it,
! 0m, worthy Senator sproduced and
/ read seyeral original letters which were
I written III 1880, in reference to the
! colonization Of thestate Of West Vir-
/ ginia, BY North CAROLINA negroes. Not
4 the least important Of which was one
Il written byLindsaxhimself to hispartner
! in the conspiracy,.J, B. Whitehead, in
i March3lst 1890, two month before be
! Lindsay according TO his own state
! ment,. ever saw Senator Faulkner,
Z showing that the conspiracy had been
3 formed with the Republican leaders.
4 Why was the SANDER not sprung at an
J earlier date9 The Republican leaders
: chose 10 defer il until the Campaign
!. was nearing close, that they might
!. have an opportunity 70 corrupt the
: ballots before the injured Senator
! would have time to refnte the lying
! statement IF one who attempted 10
I besmirch his character, and thereby
+ divert the public gaze from their in
!. famous work, and make the injured
i Senator the object Of public attention
!. while they bring into our borders
1 hundreds Of illegal colored voters.
Mr.. Faulkner's character is unim-
peachable, both IS statesman and
!. citizen. Lying politicians and ballot
) corrnptors cannot drag him down and
: trampie him under foot. The people