The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-03


sentative from the Second congressional
district of West Virginia, favored every
one Of them, and favored them logical
ly, because he earnestly believes in the
British tariff system.
There was bill introduced to admit
coal and iron ore free of duty, bringing
the foreign products on even terms into
the United States on tue dead level Of
competition with like home products.
The iron ore and the coal of West Vir-
sinia would be run out Of market by
the iron and coal from foreign mines.
Hon. William L. Wilson could not do
less than be in favor OF this bill, no
matter how hard it might hit his own
state and his own district.
There were bills to place rough lum-
Der on the free list, to reduce the duties
OF manufactured lumber, and even to
admit free of duty all kinds, grades and
descriptions of lumber. Hon. William
L. Wilson had to be in favor OF these
bills, too, because they represented his
theory of the tariff.
There was a bill to place iron ore and
scrap iron on the free list. This bill,
too, was the Kind OF bill Mr.. Wilson had
to support, no matter how greatly it
might iniure any West Virginia indus
try. 1t was in accord with his tariff
theory and he had to stand up to it.
No fault is found with Mr.. Wilson,
Tor being honest and consistent. His
attitude towards the tariff is before the
people of the district he represents and
which he asks to be allowed to repre-
sent again. If the people of the second
congressional district of West Virginia
desire to be represented by one Of the
foremost free traders ofthe country, they
ought to vote for Mr.. Wilson. If they
believe in protection and desire to be
represented in Congress by protec-
ZIONIST, they ought to vote for Mr.. Will
sons opponent, Honorable j. Nelson
Wisner.
Mr.. Wisner represents the policy of
protection. He believes in it, under
stands it and with voice and vote will
give it his honest and effective support.
He will make in every way a representa-
tive worthy of the great Second district
of West Virginia No interest in that
district will be crippledor destroyed by
any vote of his.
The issues are squarely presented as
between free trade and protection. Mr..
Wilson is free trader, Mr.. Wisner the
protectionist. Mr.. Wilson and his
friends fear that he will be defeated.
He certainly will be if every Republi-
can in the district will give Mr.. Wisner
his cordial support up to the last min
ute Of the campaign.
Let the Second congressional district
achieve the glory OF retiring from Con-
gress an outspoken free trader and the
pet OF tho importing interests.
Working the Colored Brother in West
Virginia.
The desperate politicians who are
running the Democratic campaign in
West Virginia arc determined to make
some use OF the colored brother in this
election. They,began by bowling "foace
bill" and negro domination"
Then Senator Faulkner embarked in
the enterprise to make it seem that Re-
publicuns were trying to locate in West
Virginia several thousand colored men
in order to get their votes in this cleo
ton. Senator Faulkner paid out some
good money in this behalf. Whether
it was his own or furnished from the
Democratic campaign fund, he has
never explained. He ignores entirely
this phase Of the. scheme.
Now they have turned up the coiored
brother in another light, and, strange
to say, they are both running him into
and out OF West Virginia. They are
bringing him in from Tennessee,
where his vote might do them harm,
and locating him in West Virginia,
whore he has no right to vote, because
he is not qualified elcctor.
They will vote him ii they can in tho
southern part of the state, particularly
in Logan county, where the detection
from their own ranks is certain to cut
down tho Democratic vote. II they
conclude that it will be unsafe to try
this game, they will set up the howl
that Tennessee negroes have been
brought into aouthern West Virginia
by the Republicans to help carry the
state for the Republican party, the
'foace BILL" NEGRO domination" and
linked schools"
This would have been very nice
scheme il they could have kept it quiet,
but the INTELLlGEScER has information
OF it and secs no reason why it should
be regarded as a secret.
They are running the colored brother
out Of West Virginia as fast as they
can and are stalking great hopes on the
success Of this scheme. In tho lower
part of the state they are trying to in