Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-23


these p government through accession go
,he ktd.l-.. -srfy that votes them; and We sol
power u .i.rs thaf Tie nfeoo retutn 20 'uese
emmy srr,l principles 2l ilef Popl.is s'nS ~
sea en- home ulo .He sSsn 49,
neni yer more urgent tnan now, W6eh tae
AL, Ui' p. i, ,ertrfIilr al power az the Federal
tenie- ~ Ieeomc q menace 20 inc reserves
Carl7I -hs state, tlat strikes 40 the very
I-- ,fosr government ueotl tue S IN. '-'u 'iOu
foo,' p y by the fathers OF the Iepaohc
s. l''-' ,.-7reAr CONTROL OF ELECTIONS.
,.. wewa,u the people Of our common
So Jealous tor tne PfrseS 49," ~ . on 'u .
cyll.-. ti.u.ioas. chat The policy OF redeFat con
fie' D. ''....-i.n, 10 which The Republican party
tfl "a -rtrteI itself is fraugnt Win the SraVeSt
d. .e.r,ely less momenlous tR1h Woulu
li-'- non revolution P1AottS".t1 80 80.
ftsA'' .,,.r-lN on The ruins or the fepuulic,
.1g 8 rHs North as we'll os the South, and
lt So. .. r1,1ro1 citizen even more than the
I1l-Ie' be- means q horde Il deputy marshalS 81
e-. ,,.fng- place, armed WIN teuetal power
elr'. .b5arts appointed and controlled oy
isi-i-'---, tb--itv: Gle outrage of che electoral
l,e..-.iti ~ ueoDle iu the several States; the
~ w .-i-r 30 -he coi0rej people 90 the control
s-.. -r-.-tv in mower, che revival OF race antag-
Of '- now happily ab3ted and the utmost
-.r-5 lie safety aud happiness Of sll' meas
-,li5e-atrly ana justly deScrlpeo oy q leAU-
-,- sg----fis7n senator as the most infamous
il, ~ it syF- crossed the threshold Of the Sen
OF Sr,h "a Dol O.. as sanctioned by law,
s'4re.u the dominance or seu-Perpetu'
en- earchy OF c1ce-hoiierS' ana Tue party
ST. sred with los machinery could be dis
-5-.I f-om power only by an appeal 20 the TO-
'--f -.rht be the people 90 resist oppression,
~, b, Inherent in al. selfgoverning commu-
49, Two wears ago this evolutionary policy
Technically condemned 10y the people As
-..'-. tut in contempt or that verdict, the
q party has deaantIy declared In rs
~. .rte9-Itative utteFauce that It's success
.5s coming election viii meAu tbs enaot.
.-eftbs fo-ce bin aud the usutpatou Of
i.-..., control over elections in al the States.
the FORCE BILL.
.g.rsr.uz that The preservation OF RePubli-
. ..l,-r.-rr1eut ia The Unised states is de-
LIN, mon the defeat OF this policy o. LEGAL
/ q, f,-ee aud fraud, we invite the support OF
Il. ....rsrs who desire 10 see Tho Constitution
4 ,i-t.. med In its integrity with the laws pun
.T-trlsret0, which have given our country
/ .--l-sf wears 90 uncXampled prosperity, ana
-srgs the Democratic party, IL 10 be en-
f ..-.tsd with power, NOS only 60 The defeat OF
. - rr-ea bill. but also 90 relentless opposition
4 81 -5s Republican policy OF proligate eXpenm-
.-.. which iu the short space OF two years, has
. -r.rf-rsd an enormous surplus and empted
q -r.r'aNiuz treasury, after piunB new bur
In, % taxation upon the already oyertaTed
4J5, d tle country.
THE TARIFF.
.Svc 8. We denouncs Republican protection
a. f.eul. rOble- ~ or tho rreat majority ui
rs American people Tor the benedt OF the rev.
Ws declare 10 90 ba a fundamental prlnciple OF
,rs Democratic party that the Federal govarn-
~-rr has no constitutional power 20 impose
nd .6l.act tsriT duties except Tor the purpose
9frsvsnus only. and we demand that the col
scron of such taxes hall bee hmitsd 70 the
necessities OF the government when honestly
ma economically administered.
| .WpdeuOunce the Mckinley tarid law en-
|--tsI bv tse Fifty-frst Congress as the culmtn-
hunz airO0ify OF class legislation; We endorse
|hseT.rts made by the Democrats Of the pres
srt Congress 90 modify its most oppressive
~. res iu the direction OF free raw materials
,ui cheaper manufactured goods that cutter
into home consumption, and We propose It's re-
real A. one OF the bcuencent results that will
follow the action % the people IN entrusting
power % tne democratic party. Since the Nc
Knev tarlf went into operation there have
been Ten reductions OF wages OF laboring men
20 one increase. We deny that there hiss been
sly increase OF prosperity 70 tho country since
hst tasiI went into operation, and we point to
DE duI.n ness and distress, the wage reductions
sd strikes 10 the iron trade as the best posi-
BE evidences that no such prosperity has re-
suited from the Mckinley act
PAIN MORTGAGES.
"We call the attention Of thoughtful Amesi-
elns 20 the fact that after thirty years OF Re-
stf.stive taxation against impOrtatiOns OF for
BIZ products IN exchange for our agricultural
Surplus the homes and farms OF the country
have become 0urdensd with real estate mort
Ie1re debt OF over two thousand i've hundred
A. ilcu dollars. exclusive or all other forms Of
.his1teluess. that iu one OF tho chief agricuI-
"a States OF the West there appears real
4 llis mortgage debt averaging Slo5 per capita
ths total population. and that similar condi-
h. are shown % exist Ia other Agricultural
} 0ttug states We denounco policy which
fsrs no industry 50 much as u does that OF
sheriff
RECIPROCITY.
Sec 4 Trade interchange on the basis Of
Drocal advantages 90 the countries partici-
|liug Ia q time-hOnOred doctrine Of the Dem0-
|ntc faith, but we denounce the sham rect
s5Ci,y which luggles with the peoples desire
p, enlarged foreign markets aud freer ex-
tAngss by pyetecdiug 20 establish closer trade
fati0us for country whose articles OF export
sis almost exclusively agricultural products,
Nih other countries that are also agricultural,
While erecting custom-house barrier Of pro-
l0uve tariff taxes against the richest coun-
re3 Of the WOrl1 that stand ready 20 take our
entire surplus Of products, and 20 exchange
therefor commodities which afs necestarles
ana axe comforts OF life among our own people.
TRUSTS.
SEC. D. We recognize M trusts and monOpO-
hes which are designed by capital % secure
l0,e tlau their Just share OF tho Joint product
oicap.ial ana labor a natural consequence Of
p0li5.uYe taxes which prevent that Tree com.
petition which Is the lie OF honest trade, and
pei believe their worst evils can De ab1ted by
aW, aud We demand the rigid enforcement Of
NE laws m4ds o. prevent AID control them, to-
settler with such further legislation in restraint
., their abuses as experience may show to be
necessary
PUBLIC LANDS.
"SEc. @. The Republican party, while pro-
.s'sins q policy OF reserving the public lands
Nt small holdings by ac ual settlers has given
-A4i il9 peoples heritage until now a few
.-g'o.lS and Nonresident aliens, individual
--4 corporate, possess a larger area than THAT
II. az our farms between the two seas. The
IL. Democratlo administration reversed the
--9ioutent and unwlse policy OF the Republl-
81 liit touching The public domain, and re-
-'.-el ron corporations and Syndicate5,
a-tl and domestic, ana restored 20 the people
--A.ly one hundred million acres or valuable
al4 20 ce sacgedly held as homesteads for our
|.--lels, and We pledge ourselves 20 continue
~ lltlty until every acre OF land so unlaW-
80 aeil shall be reclaimed and restored TO
SILVER.
, SEC z We denouncs the Republican lsgis-
e"'a Snow AS she sherman act % 1890 az a
ots5,s.N uaAes1itt, Taught with possibilities
~ IIl-sef l1 tle future which should make al
= 80 lPpoftefs, as we'll as It's author, anxious
speedy repeal We hold % the use OF
- s.ll ana silver as the stan dard money OF
s55 N.--L.iy' ana 90 The coinage OF both gold
~ sNtef without discrimination against
S..-sf metal or cdasgs formIutags, but TIE dol
s ~ -l., o. coinage % both metals must be OF
'a' Intrinsic aud e1changeAble value or be
~. oy International agreement OF by
r.r safeguards OF legislation as shall insure
el'enance of the parity OF the Two met
me- 'le equal power OF every dollar az al
5s-,- ~ 'le market ana In the payment OF
sssT anu We demand that all paper currency
sr.b u. NePt AZ par With and redeemable in
can, I'm We insist upon this policy as espe-
s., Il, 5I,-sssefy for the protection OF the farm
i.r,.i- a12tIns classes. the first and most de-
,g1fr.'ss victims Of unstable money AMI duc-
Dss..So-. VI recommend that the prohibitive
0'-~ TAX on State banks be repealed.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
ssaF,-, . =, { llue odlce Is a public trust. We
uossi 90, '-e declaration % the Democratic Ma
civil .OD..Lsention % 1876 FOR the reform OF the
io,es~...le and We call for the honest en-