Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-09
RrpUsLIoAN rARIrF AGITATION.

hard hit by the fact pointed out by the
REGISTERS the other day that the Re
publican party is the only tariff agita-
tor left in American politics and is
the only party that proposes to reopen
the question to the detriment, distress
and uncertainty Of business. Last Sat.
urday the REGISTER stated what is the
truth, that no attempt would be made
by the Democrats to reopen the tariff
question or TO make another general re-
vision Of ths tariff, which question was
settled for decade, at least, by the
passage Of the Wilson bill.
This statement has nearly worried
the Tntelligsncer into a fit and it gasps
that the REGISTERS statement is bike
ly to prove very embarrassing to the
Democratic campaign in this State, "
which our neiRhbor, Of course, would
be very sorry for. II grows red
faced declaring that the REGISTERS
declaration is made
in spite OF the fact that every Democratic
convention has denounced the present tariff
bill and declared that the fight for "tarln
reform must go on;' in spite Of the declara-
tiOus Of President Cleveland and Mr.. VIII
son that there must be no surrender until
Democratic pledges are kept; In spite or
the declaration of the platform on which
Mr.. Howard is running in this district and
ia spite Of the REGISTERS own previously
expressed opinions.
We beg our neighbor to remain calm
for a moment, while We inform il that
it totally misunderstands the situation,
and, we fear, purpOsely.
II the InteIigenccr will go back with
Us to the time when the Wilson bill was
under consideration in the Senate and
refresh It's memory it will recall that
there were but one or two schedules
about which thu Senate and House
differed; in fact there was but one
radical point Of difference, namely,
sugar.
We trust the IBtslligencer remembers
this now that we have called its atten-
tion to the fact. The main fight was on
sugar. With few exception beyond that
all hands were satisfied with the Wilson
bill.
II was, therefore, as the InteUigencer
will now recall, on this point mainly
that all the denunciatioGs OF the bill
which it quotes so deliberately, includ-
ing the REGISTERS own utteranceS at
the time, were called forth. And the Tll-
will remember that in the edi-
torial which has so agitated it the REG
IsTER stated that while there would be
no further attempt on the part of the
Democrats to revise the tariff "seperate
bills, such as the one proposed to makS.'
sugar free, may be passed" The REGIs-
TER said:
With the passage of the neE tariff bill
August p last the tariff question, so far as
.he Democratic party IS concerned. was
settled for a decade least. Some errors
Of no Importance Ne present law will
probably hay 2 corrected and seper-
ate bills, rthe one proposed TO make
sugar 2 Zoe passed. but there will
oe tariff 'tinkering' unless the
g 5arty does it,
49, literally true. Whatever
NF legislation the Democrats may now
undertake will not Ue VI uature 10 us
turb the business conditions Of the coun-
try. but will be the introduction OF sepa-
rate bills, each to be acted upon by ITSELF
as, for Instance, the proposed free sugar
bin. There will be no more general
tariff revision by the Democrats, for
the Wilson biPs schedules in the main
will stand for decade at least. 10 this
Mr.. WILSON in his speech last August
At Martinsburg bears the REGISTER out.
He said:
The fight will 90 on, not, It may be, IN
such IL general engagement aud prOtrdcttd
sty7igrls as lrs hare Just passed through, out
that steady and reslstless pressure thaI
will take one after another Of the strong
holds of privilege until all shall disappear
before the advance Of public opinion ana
public emancipation
The IntClligcpccr quoted the above
paragraph from Mr.. WILSON, but by
misulacina italics, attempted to blind
its readers to the point Separate bills
aimed separately at the trusts which
still hang on will in no way interfere
with business, and may be quickly and
easily disposed Of aud will not be a re-
opening Of the vexed tariff question, or
be tariff "tinkeriug," such as business
breads and such as MCKINLEY and his
followers propose TO dose the country
with again if they get back to power
We repeat, the Republican party to-
day is the oaly tariff sgitator left in our
DOlitics