The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-07

was directed against our party. When
the Legislature met the next year both
parties favored repeal to the law, but
the Democrats at that time had control
OF one of the houses, and they prevent
ed ns from carrying out our purpose. IL
is quite probable that some OF the Ger,
man Luthcrans, who have always voted
the Republican ticket, will oppose Gov
ernor Fifer's reelection next november
because Of this law. but don't think
they will BIO sufficiently numerous 10
defeat him."
toral ticket? 80
President Harrison a vote. III is purely
"You entertain no doubt, them" l
said, "that Harrison will carry Illinois
mot the slightest. Harrison carried
the state four years ago by majority
Of 25 900 or thereabouts. His majority
this year will be equally large"
"Since the Congressional election OF
two years ago." Mr.. Jones went on,
"our people have been looking into the
MCKINLEY tariff law, and they are salts
fed with it. 1t hasn't increased their
expenses, while 1t has been the means
of giving employment TO thousands oil
mon whose services would not other
wise be needed. Our farmers are main
protectionists. Our losses two years
ago arc not so, much in the farming as
in the manufacturing districts.
THEY LIKE THE M'KINLEY BILL.
"our farmers believe that the more
diyersitied the interests OF the country
are tho better it is for them, especially
when these interests are close at hand.
The Mckinley bill was not enacted into
a law sufficiently long for our people to
understand it before the elections Of
1890. Our merchants wanted to sell
their goods and they would say to the
farmers wives who came in to purchase,
you had better buy three dresses in:
stead of one, because the Mckinley bill
is going to increase the prices
1.-THE Democrats were smart enough
TO make tho most OF tho situation and
they beat us badly, not only in Illinois,
but elsewhere. In a little while, how
ever, the farmer began to buy his sugar
G good deal cheaper than he had been
buying it before, and when he would
come into the house with a great big
bundle Of sugar in his arms, where he
used to carry it in his pocket, and all
for the same money, it helped to turn
the scales the other way. OF course, 1t
wasn't an argument, but it was good
object lesson and had its effect"
nj ~ 20 81 NJ a
rather personal tone, and Mr.. Jones ex-
planned how he obtained the soubri-
Duet OF Long" which for so many
years has been connected with his name.
He said that some years ago, while a
member of the legislature, the name
was given to him not only because OF
his height-he measured six feet and
four inches-but to distinguish him
from another Jones who was also a
member Of the body.
"Do you know" said he, laughing at
tho recollection, "that my soubriquet
cost me SIG on one occasion? It was
when was appointed United States
marshal at Chicago / received num-
Der OF kilograms from the officials at
Washington asking me how had been
christened. One of these kilograms
came from General Logan, my lifelong
friend and political associate. Even he
know mo only as Long" Jones. It
cost me all OF SIG before l got through
answering dispatches. My full nameis
Alfrnd M Jonaan