The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-07
A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.

Larry Nenl Revivss Long Enough to Say
He IndorsCs the Wilson Bill and that
president Cleveland is Responsible for
Ills Defeat.
CoLu,iBus, O., Dec. G.-Hon. Lawrence
7. Neal, defeated by Mr.. Mckinley, and
the author OF the plank in the Demo
cratic platform to the effect that u pro-
tectivo tariff Is unconstitutional, has
been approached repeatedly since the
election to say something about public
adairs, Int only consented to-day to
tall; about the Wilson bill. He SAID:
~ have not examined in detail the pro-
visions OF tho bill; but the bill, as
whole, with the exception OF the pro-
vision relating to the bounty on sugar,
meets with my hearty approval. teel
gratihed that the Democratic members
OF the ways and means committee had
the courage to prepare such message.
but am sorry that they felt constrained
to make any concession whatever on
the sugar question. hope the Dill
will be speedily passed by both houses
OF Congress, bnt that il will be 80
amonded.beiore its passage aa to repneal
outright the provisions OF tho Mchin'
ley law authorizing the payment OF the
bounty OF two Gents per pound on sugar
"The payment Of such bounty is radi.:
calIy wrong, and 1 am not in favor oil
palIiating wrong, or recognizing It,
even Tor limited period Of time. Be
sides, free sugar will save to the people
the ten million dollars now annually
paid as bounty to the sugar producers
OF the country. go
al especially commend tho bill put
ting coal, iron ore, lumber and wool
upon the Tree list"
apo you consider the bill in accord
with the tariff plank oil the Chicago
platform, written by yonrseiIT
81 do, with the exception /! have
named. regard it as a step we'll taken
in iulfllment OF the pledge made to tho
people by the Democratic party ~ that
platform. A failure TO enact this bill
or some bill tending to reduce tho tarih
to a revenue basis into law in the
near future, will in my judgment i'm
pair the strength of the Democratic
marty and endauger its prospects Tor re-
tanning control OF the government
Mr.. Neal said it was absurd to claim
that Ohio at the late election endorsed
the Mckinley law. The people were
controlled in their final action by other
questions. Ninety-fve per cent OF all
changes in votes from the Democratic
to the Republican party eau be charged
to tho pension question, and for TINS
| the administration was directly re-
sponsible. Tho action OF the pension
department in the matter OF suspension
was utterly indeiensible. The Demo.
cratic party, TO regain the confidence OF
tho soldiers and pensioners, must do
that which ought to have been done
years ago, pas service pension law,
giving II pension to every honorably
discharged union soldier. Such law
will forever take the pension question
ont OF politics. The sooner 1t is passed
the better.
"The new order known as the A. 7.
A. was the factor that most largely con
tributed to the change in the votes OF
the remaining per cent OF Democrats
who voted the Republican ticket.
"Ihe principal cause OF the large stay
ut home vote OF the Democratic party
was the general dissatisfaction ana dis
gust with the action of President Cleve-
land aud his subordinates in retaining
Republicans in Office and Keeping Dem
ocrats out. Ninety per cent Of the
Democrats who stayed at home did so,
l am satisfied, on this account.
"The delay in the senate on the silver
bill, the closing of factories and de-
pressed agricultural interests and kin
dred causes Influenced the other 10 per
cent OF democratic voters.
"Ihat tho tariff was not the principal
factor is shown by the fact that /. rc-
ported free trader, received 400 or
1850 more voters than any other candi-
date on the Democratic ticket"