The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-03
MI,. uowARD's EXAMPLE,


OF tho Ensct of proluet,on-nls Ideas OPP
po.ed TO Pnois ut Illatory.
flo me Editor ofLe InioriiqenetE
sn:-,prosecuting Attorney Howard,
in his speech hero last wednes-
day evening in discussing the effect
Of protection, has given residents
of THE community much food for
reflection. Ilc began by assum-
ipr that Elm Grove WINS the United
states and Wheeling q foreign country,
and based his theory upon one parti'
cular trade. MS an instance. Starting
with tho admission that If protection
was given tho tailoring trade here, peo,'
Mo Of this section who now buy such
Goods in Wheeling, II supposed foreign
country, would buy ut home, build up
Local trade. md where but one tailoring
establishment existed under his theory.
thrco or more would spring Up. ana
bring that much additional capital into
this community and furnish so much
additional employment to people
who otherwise would be idle,
Mr.. Howard theorized that these cap
italistic tailors, seeing that they had
tho trade, would form trust, increase
nrice, TO the tariff limit, and the com.
munity would thus be heavily taxed for
their support. 1t was indeed amusing
10 liston to tho other wildly original
ideas Of this Ohio county Tree trader:
For instance, he claimed that the era Of
1916 TO 1SGO--the good old times OF wild
cat money and FREQ tradc--wasthe most
prosperous this country ever had, and
that it would be hard to find any old
gentlemen who would not gladly 60
back 10 thosegooi old times. No doubt
Mr.. Howard regretted that he himself
was not born and reared in those good
But. Mr.. Editor Grover Cleveland re-
marked, "Tell the truth" and by the
mouth OF two witnesses shall Mr.. How
ard be condemned.
One James Buchanan, who was Presi-
dent Of the United States in that golden
era OF free trade prosperity, says, under
date Of December s, 1857:
1--WE have possessed all the elements
Of material wealth in rich abundance,
and vet, Notwithstanding all these adj
vantages, our country in its monetary
interests is in most deplorable con.
dition. In the midst of unsurpassed
plenty, in all the productions and in all
The clements OF national wealth We find
our manufactures suspended, our pub
lie works retarded, our private enter
prises abandoned and thousands OF
iIseful laborers thrown out of employ
ment and reduced to want" And, con-
tiuuipg, President Buchanan strikes
Congress for loan, Us follows: But
this although deeply to be regretted,
would provo to be only slight mis-
fortune when compared with the suffer
ing and distress prevailing among the
people"
And in his next message he says:
at may be proper to observe that the
incidental protection afforded by a
revenue tariff would at the present
moment to some extent increase the
confidence OF tho manufacturing inter-
ests and give fresh impulse to our
reviving business"
Now, observe what President Fill
more said on December ., 1851; "Our
manufacturing establishments are
broken down by competition with for
eigners, the capital invested in them is
lost, thousands OF honest and indus
trious citizens are thrown out OF en-
ployment, aud the farmer TO that ex-
tent is deprived OF a home market for
the sale of his surplus produce. The
destruction OF our manufactures leaves
the foreigner without competition in
our market and hs consequently
raises the price Of the article sent here
for sale, as is now seen in the in
creased cost OF iron imported from
England"
These are the days for which the
siren voice of Mr.. Howard pleads.
Manufactures suspended and private
enterprises abandoned" That suits
Mr.. Towards taste. Thousands of use
full laborers thrown out of employ
ment and reduced TO want" These are
the good old times for which Mr. How
ard longs.
But, Mr.. Editor, Mr.. Howard has been
complaining OF the unequal distribution
Of wealth in this country. Lot there
be a better division OF wealth, shouts
this young statesman. So, so; Mr..
Howard, you arc making about 5000
per year out OF your Office us prosecute
ing attorney. and many poor work
ingman in Wheeling is content with
$500. Walk up and let us divide your
capital with these very men for whom
you plead.
Speaking OF men Of humble means,
calls to mind TINT Mr.. S. o. Boyce is
entirely willing TO assist Mr.. Howard
in his great wealth distributing plan,
and If the voters of Ohio county should
conclude to eqpalize matters by electing
Mr.. Boycc for the same term Of years
that Mr.. Howard has filed tho Office,
there will be n practical demonstration
OF Mr.. Towards theories. Tho Office
would then be filed by competent
public servant, and everybody satisfied,
Of course. ELM Grove
Elm Grore, ". Va, Sept 8.