The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-24

earning money by daily toll Of hand or
brain or both; third, by having them
given 10 US. There is no other honest
way. | do not believe that in this
country there are 5000 people who
have incomes that will support them.
At least the majority have not. The
government has much to do with the
ease with which man makes enough!
money to buy the necessities OF lie, and
so those who have TO earn their living
ought to scan governmental policies
carefully. Each citizen has the right
to cast one vote, and with that right
goes the solemn duty OF casting that
vote. In this country there are enough
parties TO accommodate almostanybody.
The speaker gave humorous review OF
the principles or vagaries OF the differ
emit parties or factions; and he said II q
man could not find party to suit him.
he could hold little convention by
himself and nominate himself for any
Office he wished, and then get out in
his own back yard and run for it.
TWO TO CHOOSE FROM.
In this year, however, all sensible
people have about concluded that one
of two men ought to be elected Presi-
dent, Benjamin Harrison or Grover
Cleveland, and tho principles OF one OF
the two representative parties, Repub-
lican or Democratic, ought to be tri-
umphant.
The Democrats declare for q tariff for
revenue only; the Republicans declare
in favor Of protection by the tariff for
American labor and American capital.
The Republican party says we cannot
produce tea or coffee, nor sugar in sui
ficient quantities to meet the demands
OF our people, therefore these articles
arc allowed to come in free OF duty. But
we saw il this country can produce an
article in quantities as needed, the man
ufacturers of this country ought to have
a monopoly OF the markets OF this coun-
try.
on many grounds, when they consent
to talk about it at all. They are little
chary about talking about it this year,
so, as we are good humored, We VIII
discuss it for them.
They say protection is unconstitu-
tional That does not bother me bit
The supreme court OF the United States
recently decided that the protective
principle is constitutional, and that the
Mckinley law, certainly the embodi-
ment OF Republican protective doc
trines, was legally and lawfully passed.
So it was, by the nerve and the pluck
OF brave old Tom Reed. Reed did not
do much. He simply saw Democratic
member in the house, and he said, "My
friend, you are here" The Democrat
answered: mo; am absent" Reed
responded: 81 have been deceived by
Democratic mistatements, but this time
you can't fool me, / see you"
Mr.. Reed not only ''saw" him-he
"raised" him-raised him to the dignity
OF doing his duty. So the law was passed,
and the Supreme Court probably knows
more about its legality than the dis.
tinguished, but soon to beextinguished,
Democratic candidate for President.
The Democrats say the tariff is tax,
and by 1.-THE people are robbed. They
say the consumer pays the tax. Well,
somebody must pay the tax. II the
custom houses had not raised last year
the S220, 600, 900 they did, it must have
been raised by direct taxation. He
went on to illustrate how and why the
tariff was tax on goods purchased
abroad which entered into
COMPETITION WITH AMERICAN GOODS,
and why it ought to be. Heasked for any
reason why people who preferred foreign
goods TO American should not pay a
tax. We needn't pay it ii we do not
want to buy the foreign goods on which
the tax was levied.
He instanced calico as showing the
workings of the protective tariff. Cal
leo sells in New York, he said, at eight
cents yard. The duty on calico is five
cents yard, and in England it is eight
cents, too. How is that? II the tariff
increases the price, why ism calico sold
here at thirteen cents? Ask q Demo
crat that and he will say, I'D if l
know!" And he doesn't Prominent
Democrats were asked to name an arti-
Gle on which a tariff was placed that
was not cheaper since than before. and
they every one stood dumb as dead
men. There is not an article that en-
ters into house that is not cheaper I'M
der protection than under free trade.
There is not an article nor part OF an
article, that goes to furnish house
that is not cheaper under protective
tariff than before one was placed on 1t.
Besides, the furniture is better. / am
not over 200 years old myself yet, but |
can remember when you scarcely ever
saw watch. used to see silver one
once in while, turnip, they called it,
that made a mans kidneys tired to
carry it around all day, l was twenty
years old before saw gold watch.
To-day it is rarely you see man with
out watch. Protection did that, and
at the same time built up the magnifi-
cent industries OF Waltham and Elgin.
He told laughable story OF a watch
which he used for a sinker when fishing
for bass, and asked ii man could ever
afford to use watch for sinker before
protective tariff was put on watches.
lie reviewed the arguments OF Demo.
Gratis in the past. When We undertook
to weave cotton, free traders said we
never could. When we undertook to
weave wool, they said we had not the
machinery not the labor. To-day how
is it? We are making moro and better
wool and cotton than any other 65,000,-
900 people on Code footstool. Yet to-
day they say if we want really good
wool we must go abroad. Soitwas with
carpets, yet to-day