The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-27

psoubliean campaign in this state here
~ afternoon with n speech that called
io,tb tho heartlest applause from the
tbou,apds present Mr. Reed said:
IN saying that the Democratic party
bs, shown itgelf incapable oil ruling this
eopptry in q manner satisfactory, not
only TO tho majority Of the people, bat
syco 10 tho largo and respectable minor.
I.y which help compose il, am not in
dulrIns In any language Of craftsmanship.
but In the language o; truth. known
and visible 10 all who hear mo to-day.
HTbc Northern. Democratic party is,
In many respects, Ike tho Republican
marty. composed Of men OF business
scnSe and business ability. The diff
euIty with the Democratic party to-day.
"A Il has been In oil past time. 10 tho
ioct that It's great majority resides In
tbo south. Tho southern men arc men
oI intellectual power, men Of intelli-
0snco aud men Of learning. The dill.
Guilty WIKI bueLu ~ buht buV AiAu VI
learning which arises from thorough
knowledge OF business as II is carried
on in the porth 10 entirely lacking.
at would DO a great mistake for tho
peoplo Of tho United States TO suppose
that tho action OF tho senate, go much
blamed BY tho Democratic party and 80
much attacked by tho people Of tho
country in general, was 10 DO deemed
entirely the result Of personal feeling,
Tho truth is that the action OF consorV-
atiyo senators on many subjects i9 tho
rosult, not OF their Individual opinions,
but tho reault Of the business interests
which surround them"
A senator from the state OF Now Jer.
poy could not BIO reckless with tho husi-
mess interests Of his constituency like
senator from Arkansas, and evon aena-
Tor from Arkansas like Mr.. Jones, who
has devoted patience and intelligence to
the tariff question, although not sur.
rounded by business interests which
control him, was irresistib!y borne In
the direction oil tho senate bill as 1t
finally passed that body.
"Aiter tho repeal OF the purchasing
clause had uncovered the roal situation
Of tho country, II then became tho duty
Of Congress, even from Democratic
point OF Wow, TO pass such tarif bill
as would give 10 US reasonable degree
Of assurance that the basis there estGb.
lished would be one that would DO per.
mapent for sufficient period OF timo,
q period at least go long rs tho victor
ious party were to be In power. aud no
doubt that there would hayO been at
least q moderate degree Of prosperity.
'Iuslead Of realizing the FIRST great
principle OF craftsmanship, TINT whit
ever Is TO DO done in tho world has got
10 be done IN accordance with wishes OF
tho people who live In II, tho gentlemon
In charge OF the house OF representa-
tiyes undertook TO ignore tho varied In
forests of the country, and to mold %
tariE bill not In the interest OF the ma
ton, not in accordance with the wishes
Of the people, but In accordance with
certain theories which they thought
might possibly fit their dream Of ulti-
mate free trade.
Commencing upon vague theory
that 1t was necessary to coddle certain
manufactures at the expon go OF others.
II violated the first principles OF tho
Democratic platform, and undertook o
jiHeront form from that which had OK
listed before. Hence the bill which Mr..
Wilson introduced, although claiming
to fulfill tho Democratic platform, was
vet pro.ectionist bill TO certain de-
gree.
ut has sometimes been asked Of us
Republicans, why, II it was q protec:
ZIONIST bill, wero you opposed to itr
Why should you make opposition to
bin which recognized tho principles
which you yourselves advocatedT
at does not follow, because q bill se-
cogniEes tho principles Of protection or
because 1t 10 subject to that reproach
when you arc speaking OF it to Demo-
Gratis who have repudiatod protection
in their platform, that therefore 1t is a
proper and suitable protection bill.
Protection as o method OF preserving
the American market TO the American
people is something which is detensiole;
but protection in spots, protection
hero and protection there. ig q protec-
ton which Is Justly open to the charges
which are falsely made against the true
protection.
"When Mr.. Wilson's bill, which was
framed moro With reference to tho
wishes Of New England aud Of those
manufacturers Of q certain description,
whOhave been dallylng with Democracy,
reached tho senate, 1t there mot with
tho varied interests OF tho country in q
more fully and complete fashion, and
meeting those interests, 1t received
great notifications.
"Theroupon 1t was brought to the
house, amended by GOO and moro amend
ments, and go changed In its character
and lie design that It's author absolutely
declined to recognize II. Then onsued
q atrugglo, the like Of which has mover
before been part OF tho history Of this
country, and the like OF which ought
never to DO part Of tho history OF tho
country.
"For tho first limo in tho history OF
the country tho conference committee
never mot for tho transaction OF It's
legitimate business. Tho Republican
members Of tho committee Of contor-
enco woro excluded from all discussion
aud consideration Of the question.
What discussion took place among tho
people representing tho Democratic
parry have no means Of knowing. -,
Everybody knows that this bill,
which, according to tho Democratic
view, contained party perlldy aud party
dish0nor, was passed by tho house, and
that they violated overy rulo OF parlla-
mentary law In order 10 enable them
to pass IT."
HAD thu Wrong Man.
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