The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-16

WOulu eehl, tHe uOOul VI InC COAnNSNuhS
party; that Cleveland was popular
every day in the year except on cleo
ton day, and that the Democrats of
New York did not regard him as q
Democrat, but as a mugwump, is COM
ing to West Virginia to stump the state
for tho Democracy. Bourke is q good
talker; that is, he make good speech.
That is why Tammany chose him for
its spokesman at Chicago to denounce
Grover Cleveland, and demand on be-
half Of the New York Democrats that
the Stuffed Prophet be shelvod. But
he is demagogue. He made his favor
tie campaign speech in New York the
other day. 1t is presumably the same
speech, or very much like tho same,
that he will deliver among the noun
tains and valleys OF West Virginia. A
few days after this speech along came
Congressman Mason, Of Illinois, and
smashed it into smithoreens. He took
up Cockran's main points and demol-
ished them so neatly and completely
that a synopsis OF the manner in which
he did it is worth printing for tho adj
vance edifcation OF those who may per-
chance hear Cochran when he comes to
tell West Virginia Democrats what he
don't know about the issues OF the day,
and avoid explaining how, II Mr.. Clcye-
land wasn't good Democrat before he
was nominated, he is one now. Here is
the way Mr.. Mason did up Mr.. Cochran:
The first question which Mr.. Cochran
takes up, SAID Mr.. Mason: IS the ques-
ton OF honest currency. He says: AS
a matter OF fact the national bank
notes issued under ournational bank
ing system are secured by bonds Of the
United States which are deposited with
the treasury. Now, We hold that the
Democratic administration OF 1907, with
its overlooking surplus, will be able to
pay off the last of the United States
bonds that may be outstanding, and
when these bonds are paid of, how can
the system OF currency issued by ma
tional banks be maintained? Does Mr..
Blaine pretend that, we shall plunge
this country into and maintain stand
ing Indebtedness in order to secure
currency" This is a question which
has been discussed by leading tinanciers
OF the country ever since national
banks were organized. Under the
Sherman bill, which he strongly assails,
the government buys four and one-half
million ounces Of silver a month,
puts that bullion in its vaults
and issues notes to the extent of
the value Of the silver purchased, there
by increasing the currency OF the
country by S4,00O,00O per month. 1t
may possibly occur to my friend that
there will be way, even after the debt
OF the government is paid, whereby the
government will become responsible
for the circulating medium, and in turn
he amply secured for its Endorsement
and guarantee upon the notes issued by
banks. The wildcat currency which
the Democratic party invites US back to
land every movement Of that party has
been backward movement) was one Of
the most deplorable and dishonest
schemes. When one OF these banks
failed it left the man who had been paid
for his labor with this wildcat currency
without any relief. Under our present
system every dollar of Uuited States
money bears the Endorsement and
guarantee OF Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam
is secured for his Endorsement, and ii
every bank to-day in New York was to
close its doors every dollar in our
pockets tonight would be worth its face
in gold in any money market in the
world.
That my friend has not the faintest
conception of Mr.. Blaine's idea OF reci-
procity will appear from reading his
criticism OF Mr.. Blaine. He says: Now,
Mr.. Blaine tells us that when it was de-
termined to put hides and sugars on
the free list 1t occurred TO him to ask
those countries which exported raw
sugars and raw hides into this market
what they would give in return for the
privilege ofthis free admission. icon
TESS that l cannot understand what Mr..
Blaine meant BY putting it in that form.
If We were about to admit hides and
sugar free it must have been that il was
Tor tho best interest OF the people OF
this country, and then he tells us that
having decided to do that, they turned
around and asked the exporters OF
those articles what they would give US
in return for that which our condition
compelled US to do"
In the first place the Republican
party takes the position that on things
manufactured in this country there
should be protective duty equal to the
amount OF the difference paid for
wages in this country and wages paid
for labor on the same thing in any
country in the world. That class Of
goods which nature has shut out OF tho
sunshine and storm that ialls upon the
American soil, such rs tea, coffee, sugar
and other articles that We cannot pro-
duce in quantities sufficient tor our de-
mand, we will admit free OF duty, be!
cause in the very nature Of things they
cannot compete with any labor in this
country, but the cheapness OF which as
sists the laborer who is consumer,
The Republican idea OF reciprocity is
not free trade Tor anything we manufac-
ture here-not free trade for anything
that gives employment to American
labor here, but free trade on goods we
have to buy in other countries, and we
prefer to buy of those nations who
trade with US and who treat US fairly
in the commercial world. The great
and convincing letter written by Gen
eral Harrison shows the practical work
ing Of that common-sense law.
Mr.. Cochran says further: "The
President of the United States to-day
can, by his own sweet will, place tax
upon every hide that comes into the
United States without any interference
by Congress. ] say that this is uudem-
ocratlc, unrepublican and unconstitu.
tional, according to every tradition OF
constitutional government" The. su-
preme court OF the United States does
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