Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-07
PENCIL POINTERS.
For NenatOrS,
CHARLES NJ. HOGG,
j. A. b. WOOD.

PENCIL POINTERS.
1t must certainly be very humiliating
to Hoke Smith to be compelled to take
the back track on his pension order. He
claimed he was simply following the let
ter of the law in making it, but if SO,
why does he depart from the letter of the
law? He probably thought that being a
a great p man his Interpretation of the
law would be mutely accepted, but dis
covering that the result was otherwise,
he concluded that it would be easier to
change his opinion and also the order,
than to change the minds of the old SOL
diers. But Notwithstanding his craw-
fishing the veterans have it it in for him
and his party.
1t behooves every Republican to stand
by the doctrine of Protection. History
is full of trials of Free Trade, and the
inevitable results are business stagna-
ton and low wages. Listen to no cum
ming sophistries of theorists on this vital
subject. Insist on Protection which
makes business and which is syn
onymous with patriotism and with Amer
icanism. Point to the prosperity of the
past resulting from this wise principle,
and to the depression and misery of the
present, resulting from its threatened
overthrow. Stand by the time-tried
principle as the life blood of Republican
ism.
The Ways and Means Committee pro-
ceedings of the next two weeks will be
watched with interest, for these two
weeks have been set apart in which the
Committee will hear evidence relating to
the tariff. The first days hearing was
from Bermudan and Spanish importers,
The Bermudans asserted fatty that if the
tariff were taken from their products,
the price of those products would not go
down one cent to the American con-
sumers. This demoraliZed the Democrats
so that they, almost to a man, abandoned
the committee room. On such evidence
as this the new Tariff Bill will be based.
Now that the county ticket is nom
mated the time for action has come.
Some did not get what they wanted, but
that is the way things go in this world.
rNl 4, Oh rho1n 10 NV
port of every Republican in the county,
and the Republican who bolts single
man is only helping the Democracy and
rendering it more difficult to get what he
wants another time. 1t takes hustling
to get anything, and the man who hustles
the most is the man that wins, all things
being equal.
The only new men on the county ticket
are Howard Kirk and G. L. Weems. Mr..
Kirk is farmer, but for the last three
years has held the Office of deputy treas
urer. He was born and raised on farm
in Flushing township. and is a young
man of irreproachable character. Mr..
Weems is well known as a talented at
torney of this place, and he will bring to
the office of Prosecuting Attorney emf
nent ability to discharge the duties OF
the position.
Will wages 60 down still lower if the
tariff is meddled with? Evidently man
ufacturers thinks so. Not single scale
of wages has been put in operation yet
this fall which has not been saddled with
the provision, that in event of tariff tin
kering by the Democratic party, the
wages now paid shall be reduced. On
this basis men go to work, with the ex
plicit understanding that their wages
shall be cut if the tariff is taken off.
Next Tuesday, at Akron, the campaign
will be formally opened by Governor
Mckinley and other speakers, and from
that time on till November the fighting
will be pushed at every point. The only
danger is that the Republicans will get
over confident owing to the favorable
outlook, but that is hardly probable, as
there is a determination to make Nc
Kinley's majority as large as possible
The people intend to express their opin
ion of these Democratic times.
What a pity the great Columbian EX
position was not held in the year OF
grace, 1892 That was Republican
year, year of prosperity overtlowing
and of good times. There would have
been no doubt of success of the great
show, when all the people would have
had the money to attend.
We sadly miss the usual confidence OF
the Democracy at this stage of the cam
paign. In these prosperous Democrat
ic times, there should be no fear among
the Democracy of the result, but it seems
the fear of the result is the thing troub
ling them.
The Central Committeeman of the
county make cheerful reports, and there
is a universal disposition to make nc
mistake this fall by allowing one or two
Democrats to slip into Office by the grace
of Republican votes. 1t must be a clean
sweep.
The Democrats are sick of their task
of tariff reform, but having got so far
along they will stick to it and worry
through in some way or other. 1t will
probably be other. The thing is hot, but
they are afraid to drop it.
When the Democratic party went out
of power in 81 there was not dollar in