The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-01

great constituencies in the great city Of
New York are 70 exercise important
influences in deciding the question
whether the control OF the house Of
representatives at Washington shall be
wrested from the Democratic party. Our
government at Washington has now q
more important relation TO the
business OF the country than
ever before. In the olden days when
our money was furnished by state bank
ing institutions, and when our inter-
state commerce was left 10 regulate
itself, or without regulation, We did not
so much appreciate the important touch
which The national government has
upon the business affairs Of the eountry.
Now all Of our money is issued from
Washington. Now the regulation
OF these interstate railroads has
been assumed by Congress and
now we realize as we never have be-
fore that the question OF the tariff
touches now strongly every mans In
terest whether he be rich or poor,
throughout the whole country.
FACTS OF HISTORY.
Ever since the timo when the na-
tional government assumed tho func-
tion OF providing o currency for the
people, all through these years after the
war, the national government has
either been in the control Of the Repab-
llcan party or that party has been in
control OF one branch Of the admins
tration, so that Its policy could not be
contraYened; it has been the construc.
tive party, carrying this country
through great civil war; It developed
q financial system that stands un-
assailed to this day, called also to pro-
vide extraordinary revenue, for extra
ordinary purposes; II introduced the
protective tariff. :.
From that day to this our people
have known no other system other
than the protective system. The DEM
ocratic party has now-been called to q
position OF responsibility. For these
thirty yeara 1t has been an Irresponsible
party, but in 1892 full control was
given to that party to execute Its de-
signs. Prior to that time, having
President or the house, the senate
blocked the way against radical legislaS
tion, but in that year 1t was invested
with complete control, aud suddenly
these gentlemen who had been plat
form-makers for thirty years were
called to the unaccustomed duty
OF making laws. The trouble with the
Democratic party ia thatit is an inco-
herens party. Who could tell what 1t
was going to do, what It's position on
the tariff was? Why, my countrymen,
if l may speak historically, 1t was pro-
posed that the revenues OF the govern
mont should be raised by customs
duties, and that our manufacturers and
our workingmen should have the bene-
1T OF such measure Of protection rs
came from laying duties upon foreign
imports adequate to the support OF the
general government.
This incidental protection was talked
OF by every one as thing conceded and
desirable, but when they came to frame
their platform in 1892 this doctrine was
overthrown, and the party went into
that campaign upon the proposition
that protection, all protection, protec-
ton Incidental and OF a purpose. we're
unconstitutional. This declaration in
spite OF the court decisions, in spite OF
the opinions OF the most eminent iurists
in our country, was adopted as the
principle upon which the Democratic
party was pledged to revise the tariff
and administer the government.
A COMPARISON.
think, perhaps. Of all the insects.
the grasshopper is the one most with
out an objective point. No one can tell
nor does he know himself when he
jumps where he is going to alight; it
may be on the crown OF aauntiower, or
may be in horse pond. A lack Of pur-
pose pervaded the party and was largely
instrumental in producing that disas-
trous depression under which the coun-
try has been laboring for two years.
MIR. Harrison dwelt at some length
upon the dissensions that have marked
the history OF the Democratic party in
the last twenty years, and particularly
in its dealings with the tariff question.
Mr.. Harrison spoke OF the progress
that had been made toward establishing
reciprocity in trade with foreign nations,
and especially those OF South and Gen.
tral America, which, he said, had been
overturned by the Democratic policy.
STOP THE WAR on LABOR.
He concluded as follows: ~ wont
once, a week or two ago, through
busy section OF my own state,
where industries, stimulated by the
discovery OF natural gas as a
fuel, had sprung up in the last
six years with marvellous rapid
ity. / walked through lines OF work
mon from some OF those shops bearing
on their hats this Legend: "Wages %
per cent off," So it is-down. down,
down. My countrymen, let US stop
this war on American indus
try and American homeg. Lot
tho greatest OF tho manufacturing states
BY her people in this election speak go
that their voices shall be heard from
ocean TO ocean in condemnation Of
those who have brought the disasters
upon the country"
GOV. Nt'K1NLET