Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-28


It's Friends Were Struck at the
Senate Clearinghouse Four
Years Ago.
WASHINGTON, October 2l.-It Is the same
old game that is being played. In exchange
for a campaign fund OF enormels proper
tions the Republican National committee
has engaged 10 do two thingst First, 10
preserve for the manufacturers the pro-
lection given them by the Mckinley act;
second, in cases whore that protection Is
not as great as the manufacturers would
like 10 have, to ''revisen the tarin again.
Two months ago the Republican National
Committee was almost without funds.
Contributions were scant Apathy pre-
vailed everywhere. Even the protected
manufacturers, feeling secure in their
past bargain, were slow and chary
in making subscriptions But within
! fortnight n change came over the scene
, With almost inexplcaole suddenness funds
began 10 roll in and have continued Ia
golden stream ever since: so that the wholes
Republican campaign has been based upon
the expenditure of large sums OF money
money for purchase OF factions and voters,
for buying up newspapers and clubs, for
eduipping the Hacketts, Martins, Mulhol-
war. Whence came this money! IL Is an
open secret that IL was subscribed by
the manufacturers. the bcnehclaries
of protection. And how were
these favored individuals and firms induc-
ed 10 put upi
PROMISES AND THREATS.
The answer is found In the old phrase.
"Another revision OF the tariff" Whatis
here written is known personally and aD-
solutely oy the writer TO be true--that tho
Republican managers have approached tho
benehciaries Of protection with a thrcatin
one hand and "A promise In the other, aud
under this double pressure the trusts, the
monopolies, the protection-rich manufac-
turers have "come down.
This is what was said 10 these peopl9by
the Republican agents. "If Cleveland wins
the election the whole government will be-
come Democratic. The House will be
Democratic; our slender majority la the
Senate will be overturned either In this
Congress or the next, and then with
bothEfeanches OF Congress Democratic and
Cleveland in the White House, there will
be a revision OF the tariff on Democratic
lines.
"If we elect Harrison" said the Republi-
can fat fryers, 1--WE shall also retain control
OF the Senate and very probably win a ma
campaign for me ~ the. House In
the Southern State ",ns~
tofore permitted thugs ~ ~ ~ ueiauit.
We do not claim tho Mckinley law Is per-
feet. or course IL will not be- our pollcyto
start another tariff agitation oil along mo
line, and 10 will not be necessary 10 con-
struct O new law throughout. But wher-
ever our friends point out 10 us that tho
protective duties are insufficient we Will
revise them"
THEY MUST KEEP FAITH.
II they do win they will be compelled 70
stand by their bargains, just as Quay
stood by his compact or four years ago,
even TO the extremity Of side-tracKing the
force pill in order TO mako sure OF effect
ing tho 'revisionn OF the tariff which he
had promised the contributors 20 bis cam
pagn fund. In the event Of Harrlson's
election and Republican control OF
the House there will be another 50
called revision Of the tariff, which OF course
will De nothing more nor less thQn n put
ting up Of rates In order 10 add tethe
profits OF the subscribers 70 the fund -
being used 10 secure the election OF
rison. Among the..'friendsn who woulo
sure to profit thereby would DO the snb
trust. which has made very generous
contribution TO Mr.. Carter's fund, and The
Pennsylvania manufacturers who have
subscribed up 20 date more than bali
million 20 the Republican corruption FUND.
III the Republican plan succeeds, the Wtyt
and means committee room OF the House o.
Representatives and the finance commiftee-
room of the Senate la the t'ifty-thiru Jon-
gress will become mere clearing houses 10
which the transactions between the tafin
benefciaries aud the Republican campaign
bosses will be settled. Here will appear
the manufacturers, the agents OF the trusts
hired attorneys who are practicing with o.
without seats Ia Congress, and tbt
leaders Of the Republican party.
The consumers will be conspicuous ~
their absence.
The party whip will crack, tho Demo
Gratis will DC outyoted, and In the name OF
"protectionn the masses or the people Will
pay more and more tribute 70 me "iriennS
OF the Republican leaders who are now
irving 70 cajoo the country into giving
them another lease Of power.
THE SETTLING DAr
It's a pity that the millions Of voters
cannot come 20 Washington ana look on
while the Republican party Is carrying On
one OF its settling day operations fith the
tariff benefciaries, sometimes casied TO
vising the tariff"
Ia the event OF Republican snccrss In ~,
there will start up Ia '93 another on tno.o
settling-dav operations, the latest example
of which was had In $3.50 under TIE oirec-
tion Of William Mckinley.
The protected manufacturers OF Truss
in person or through their attorneys, SUP
mitted the rates Of ''protection" which they
wanted. and those rates were put IN Inc Ola
and are now the law Of the land.
This was not always the case. Sometimes
there was contest between tarin Denenua-
ries. differently interested Ia the same ar
ticles. as 20 what the rate should be To
one beneficiary the article In question wa
a finished product and 70 the Otncn rnf
material one wanted much protecer
and the other less. In disputes OF this 20
the Republicans Of the commiftee sat
umpires, aud where both contestants
been subscribers 20 the Quhy-Dudlo
Clarksou- II harrison corruption fund u
presumed the one who had made me la
est subscription got the best OF tneverolf
AT any rate, Quay. Senator, was ke
bobblpg back and forth between the Wa,
and Means Committee Of the House and u
Finance Committee Of the Senate, ncflnl
no dou5t. as referee, while Du1le
and Clarkson were In great demand a. a.
torueys for the sugar trust, the D.ndini
tcine trust. and for great variety OF otho
Interests having business before the CON
THEIR IDEA or gcsrIcE.
7, ,ever seemed % occur 70 them tba