The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-17

Ii lumber should be admitted free,
spruce and hemlock, now being shipped
largely from West Nirginia, would be
supplied from Canada, because it can be
produced there by reason oil cheap la
bor and put into tho market lower than
rc can produce and ship il. This
would close nearly all the lumber mills
in West Virginia engaged in manufac-
turing spruce and hemlock lumber.
II wool should be admitted free the
result to the state would be equally
disastrous, because it would virtually
stop sheep. raising, and the farmers
would have TO sell their sheep and give
I'm the business, or sell wool as cheap
ms il could be brought here from South
America and Australia. Democratic
success means, therefore, a great loss to
the coal, lumber, and wool interests OF
West Virginia.
EUROPEANS FOR CLEVELAND.
According to European papers the
people OF Europe want Mr.. Cleveland
elected Not that they have any per-
sonal preference for him; not that they
take anv particular interest in our al
fairs or care fer our politics. but merely
MS a matter OF business. They believe,
if he should be elected, that according
TO the Democratic platform the duties
and taxes on foreign goods and products
brought here to be sold will be reduced,
and this being the case European manu-.
facturcrs could send more OF their goods
nnd products here for sale. and thereby
enlarpe their markets. With them it
is n purc matter OF business. Their
conclusions are correct. From their
standpoint they arc right. 1t is clear,
however, if the Europeans send moro
goods here and sell them, Americans
will to this extent lose a market for
their own goods, and must therefore
manufacture less in the future. The
effect OF this would be not only to di.
miaish our business, but throw great
many persons out OF employment.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Tariff Tor revenue only means the
quickest and easiest way to raise rove
nue. on foreign goods and products. 1t
means the levying OF tax on sugar,
tea and coffee, the ncCessaries OF life,
more generally consumed throughout
the country than any other products
brought here. 1t means q lowering OF
the duty or tax on foreign goods manu-
featured abroad to point where they
can DC sold here. The effect would be
not only to rapidly increase money in
the treasury, but to flood the country
with foreign goods. Take, for instance,
steel rails. Ii the tax on those should
be reduced TO 81, the United States
would purchase all or nearly all Of their
steel rails abroad. The result would be
that il We should get five millions OF
tons, we would have Sl0,000,0O0 OF rev.
enue from steel rails, where We have
none now, and we would have five mil
lion tons OF steel rails brought here,
which would displace the same amount
made in this country. While tho re-
sult would be to give us more money in
the treasury and cheaper rails, it would
have the effect OF not only closing tho
steel rail mills hero, throwing out OF
emp!oymenta large number OF employees
who have steady work, but would de-
stroy the market for tho farm products
they consume. This holds good as to
every other article we manufacture in
this country. The result would be that
while we would increase our revenue
We would destroy our home business
and home markets.
THE FORCE BILL.
What is commonly called the "force
bill" is used by Democrats to arouse
prejudice against the Republican party
in order to escape from the discussion
OF the tariff. The attempt to create ap-
prehension in the minds OF tho people
by the force bill is mere pretext.
There is no force bill in existence.
What was known rs the force bill was
defeated by Republican senate. The
Republican party in its platform de-
clares that every citizen OF the United
States shall be allowed to cast one free
and Unrestricted ballot in all public
elections, and that such ballot shall be
counted and returned rs cast" In 1880
the Democratic platform used this Ian
guage: "rhe right to u free ballot is
the right preventative OF all rights, and
must and shall be maintained in every
part OF the union" In 1884 the Demo
cratic party again declared that 1--WE be.
lieycin free ballot and fair count"
There is substantially no difference on
this subject in the platforms, and no
honest man or good citizen will be
found in tho United States, in either
party, to deny the principle that every
citizen should De allowed to cast his
ballot rs he desires, and haveit counted
and all will acknowledge that fair cleo
tons are essential to the preservation
OF liberty and the government.
1t is not denied that for many years
following the war force and violence
We're practiced in portions OF the south
TO prevent fair vote. In time, how
ever, by constant agitation, public
opinion was brought to bear against
such methods and they were abandoned.
Later on, instead OF force and violence,
plan oil fraudulent counting out or
changing OF ballots after they were cast
was substituted, which proved quite
as effective in results as the old plan.
This method also stands condemned by
public opinion. The south is unwilling
to longer be branded and pilloried be-
fore the world as the great criminal
against human rights aud human
liberty in order to satisfy the ambitions
OF its leaders and hold political power.
The people OF tho south looking 10 their
own interest, the development OF their
vast resources, their industrial future,
ana in obedience to the dictates OF
right, reason, and self-respcct, are be.
ginning 10 feel that they cannot afford
10 eilcnd the healthy public opinion OF
the country; and it is this conviction
that Is settling the question OF honest
elections