Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-04
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
DISCUSSED IN an ABLE AND FEARLESS NAN
NER BY SENATOR FAULKNER,
At New MarhnEille Yesierday-Tho Junior Ssna-
tor Arraigns the Republican Party Policy.
Tariff and the Force Bill.
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was an eloquent and scathing arraignment
of the Republican party, for its pernicious
class legislation, its useless expenditure
of public money, It's attempt TO pass the in
famous Force bill, and its tariff policy.
Senator Faulkner held the undivided at
ton Of hts large audience for almost two
hours, during which be handled the Rsdi-
Gals without gloves.
The speaker was introduced by Congress
man John o. Pendleton, as a man known
personally by many in the audience, and by
reputation by everybody. Senator FAUX
! ner, in beginning his address, alluded to
| the fact that there we're many ladies In MS
audience, and then paid q gallant tribute TO
| the women. He stated IN the outset that
his purpose was not to WHY or
abuse Republicans, but to reason
| and argue the Issues between
! tue great political parties. Never since
| the var, he continued, have such welgnty
! questions been presented as are presented
! In this campaign. One issue was the power
! Of Federal taxation. Another was the at
| tempt Of the Republicans to pass the Force
| bill, which would place boyonet behind
! every ballot TO control the electlon iran
| chise Of every American citizen. But that
was not all The Congress under Reed,
! known as the Billion Dollar congress, with
| It's record of extravaganza, as another
question upon which the Republican party
| will DO called to account The campaign
also involves State issues.
STATE ISSUES.
This last subject The Senator took up
! first. ave can refer with pride" he SAID,
''to a record Of twenty years Of Democratic
| administration IN tlo State OF West VIZ
giuia The Democratic platform adopted
! in the State Convention says that II you
! elect its candidates your taxes VIII be
reduced Since 1871 when the Democratic
party came into power, 1t has QUIZ
J a State University, and Normal Schools
! and established free school system which
| Is second to noGe. II has improved 1t In
many other ways. and all without an In
/ crease Of one dollar Ia taxation. Mr.. Atkln-
son now has q colonization scheme. de
! proposes 10 bring thrftlcss and worthless
( South Carolina negroes into tho state 10 de- !
! bauch suffrage and corrupt the ballot.
/ hope his name will be placed at the head OF
/ the State ticket FOR | want to fire straight
[ at the mark. VIII you By your vote, APP
prOve Of this scheme Of colonization"
"The tariff is the greatest question be-
/ tween the parties. The most iniqultOus
| measure ever passed, designated bill to
raise revenue for the Government, was the
| Mckinley bill. The Republican party IN
| 1855 declared to the American people that
/ It would prohibit Incorporation OF foreign
articles which competed with the American
/ product. In 1892, when Harrison is again
/ nominated, the Republican Convention
! repudiates absolutely and entirely In lts
| platform, when II declares that you have
/ no right 20 give protection TO American
manufactured articles, except the diner.
euCe In the cost of labor IN America and
| Europe The difference 10 labor Is seven
! teen per cent, aud the rate OF tariff Is 1870
! 10 l7S per cent The Republicans them
selves have struck the hardest bl0w 10
their party. 1t declares the bill 10 pre-
sented fraud, cheat and robbery.
| "They say we must have nigh protection
| in order to have home market, and Capt.
| Governor says 10 must exclude all foreign
products which can be raised or manufac-
| tured hero. You are
AN AGRICULTURAL rroPrE.
Last year you shipped TO Europe $4,000
! 600 of products. Suppose you had this
! Chinese wall, what would you farmers
| have done} This s642, 000,000 was the sur
/ nina product tOf this country,
which you could not sell In this
coun try, and that product would
! have r0tted on your farm, and created such
! q surplus here that instead OF getting 70
cents for wheat, you Would not have re-
! ceived IS cents. Do you want TO vote for
! thatln
But SAYS Mr. Blaine, 4 win save this
| Mckinley bill. We have been fooling the
! wurkmen for fifteen years, aud now we
/ will fool the farmer by catchWOrd.' The
! influence which enacted the Mckinley Dill
was the same that framed the reciprocity
| amendment Il was O glorious old Demo.
| cratic doctrine, and Democrats all proposed
! 10 vote for II. II went 70 The Committee on
! Finance, aud when II came out IL was amen
| ded and passed solely In the interest Oft
! great manufacturers Of this country
! When brought up for a vote the Democrats
! proposed Blalue's amendment as y went
! down 20 Senator Hale, and every Democrat
voted for IL. We are given reciprocity
! treaties with Brazil and other
| South American republics, out
not with Europe. The Argentine
! Republic and Chilli, our competitors In
! Brazil, and are taking the oread-stuh
market from Us All the increase Of trade
/ with South American has been In ma
! chinery; not dollar except with CUBA,
with the formers product. In Cuba we
/ were charged a duty Of sl0 g barrel for
| flour. and II was reduced 10 g we cap
! tured the -four market Of CUBA, end the
| next thing we knew Spain took the Hour
market Of Italy farmers, which is worth
three times as much. We lost the Spanish
! Cuba sugar IN free but we lost the Hour
market OF Italy. II gives the President
/ that power, II country doesn't give US
| reciprocity,
ACCORDING TO his VIEWS,
! 10 impose a duty on coffee, etc. II puts a
| club ia the hands of the President 20 hit
| people Of America with. II puts the taxes
/ =. f-atnod Of or the f0FTaf CgnpTc
''rhe Mckinley bill says that all the
uecessaries of life shall be taxed high, and
| luxurles very lightly, or upon the free list
/ On diamonds IN the rough, there IS q uty
! Of 10 per cent; on every dollars worth OF
! window glass q duty OF Sl&. Ottar OF
| roses comes IN free, but mother cantt
! Give her child e dose Of castor oil without
! paving tax Of $125 upon every dollars
/ worth. Acorns are on the free list; they
are used for adulterating coffee. The
| duty is taken of costly works OF art ana
! sculpture, IN order that the wealthy
/ classes may be given the privilege OF graf
! living their aesthetic tastes.
Mr. Mckinley, and also Mr.. Coz, when
he talks to you, say that the foreigner pays
| the tax. II the foreigner and not the
! American pays the tax why does Mckin-
! lev authorize the refunding Of taxes 90
! tin, paid by the Standard Oil
! Company. When the town OF
! Portland, Me, was visited oy g
| disastrous fire, Tom Reed asked Congress
! 10 take the tax of lumber, 10 order that the
| Portland people could get II from CanGda,
as they were very poor. II the Canadians
| paid the tax, why did he ask 70 have i re-
/ movedl When Chicago was visited with
| the great FIRE, the Illinois Congressman got
/ . suecial act passed, 70 allow Chicago PEG
/ -Is- - h,v Canadian lursha with the,dutv