Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-09
CAMPAIGN ISSUES

ABOUT WlSO0 8 recent speech IN LUZ
don. A publication of the facts will
elevate him ia the confidence and es.
TEEN Of every Republican who is not
blinded by personal interest. The &C
currencs was credit 70 our country.
The facts are these:
A PUBLIC SERVANT OvEEwORKED.
A CONGRESSMAN labored so faithfully
20 accomplish public duty that be
broke down bis health. aud the doctors
ordered sea voyage.
TIE DINNER A COMMON EVENT.
II is customary for the New York
Chamber Of Commerce. TO entertain any
E0Qlishman coming TO that city who is
sufficiently distinguished 20 merit the
compliment. If Gladstone visits this
country, be would be given public
dinner. The London Chamber OF Com
MERGE honOred Wilson precisely as 10
would honor x-Vice President Levi p
Morton, the Republican candidate for
Governor 10 New York. All persons aC-
J auainted with the usages in high official
life know perfectly well that 10 is con-
sidered I'D manners to decline this hOspi-
aality which is regarded as international
purtesy. Within the past week, the
erchants' Exchange of st. Louis en-
rtained Governor Mckinley, Of Ohio,
d probable two-thirds Of It's members
pud TO vote against him II nominated
RSeSi Were Wilson not q can
e for yb-electiOB, this compliment
American statesman would be un-
sally accepted as a pleasing incl
10 will be presently seen that his
b had the true American ring and
sentiment be expressed appeals TO
sr!can manhood.
DISGUSTING INsINCERITY.
10 be true that this dinner was
Rely the customary tribute London
rs all sufficiently distinguished for
inerS; IN il be true that this dinner
,uld nave been 10 Governor Mckinley
present instead Of TO Wilson: il it be
Ie Wilson expressed no sentiment that
% be coutroverted before any Ameri-
an audience, then what shall we say Of
hose Republican leaders who excite the
brejudiceS of ignorant voters by mis-
representing the occasion and deceiving
hem as 10 what Wilson said? What
shall we say OF this attempt 10 distract
RttentiOn from the real issues before the
country? There are many heightened,
honorable Republicans who, when this
matter Is brought home 10 them, will
Feel as much disgust as the writer at thu
ncincerity which distortS a most credit
bible performance into an act 10 be con-
demned.
Here is an object lesson that is con-
elusive OF the low tone Of present poll
tics. Our representative system must
be abandoned when ignorant voters feel
that public men. whose high official pO-
sitiou has won their confidence, will be-
tray that confidence and excite their
Drejudices In order to trick them out OF
their ballots a large majority come
10 the POLLS who, while as honest and
Astriotic Gs any, do not understand
bic questions, and are accustomed
follow such leaders as are endorsed
the better educated men OF theiR
Nv. This inclination Of the meS
rust &c good faith O. diStingXf
- 1870 'aCly saved our
magORues, and real
maintained some
BotiIg y national affairs.
ghen party lead rs forfeit the re,
; of the masses, NADd are tespised
a NENocrits and frauds, then this gov
ernmebt is certain 10 fall into the hands
Of, andlbe controlled by demagogues.
WHAT WILSON SAID.
Govel nor Mckinley and the Repuol-
can organs have created the false I'm
preston that English manufacturers
rewarded Wilson because they consid- /
cred that no sacrificed American Inter
ests 10 benefit them. The truth is That
the key note Of the Wilson bill was,
"Give American labor free raw mat
erlal, and we will underselI the EoRllSn /
I'm the English market" This was eN- !
actly what be said In London. He said /
that manufacturing supremacy must /
mass 10 tue nation which, having the /
largest supply, shall apply TO iJ the |
highest intelli genCe;n that our material |
was more eXhaustlesS and was handled /
cheapest, and IL we did not drive Eng /
land out OF neutral markets, II was our |
own fault
No Republican leader dares cOntro- |
vert any sentiment OF this speech before |
an American audience; but, preSumlng |
on the ignorance of persons who have
mot read what Wilson said, they sep
arate one sentence from the others and
thereby create false impression.
you can make the Bible declare
that There is no God" if you omit
the first four words Of the sentence,
"The fool has said there Is no Cod
The sentiment Wilson expressed was
that tibet tariff reformeTs were
breaking down the walls which pre-
vented US from competing with other
nations; that we could compete in all
markets if our manufacturers had free
raw material; that all sound business
was based on the exchange OF commOdi-
ties. He expressed precisely the views
expressed in 1865 oy Senator John Sher-
\ man, OF Ohio, VINO said:
EVERY advance toward a free exchange
pf commodities Is an advance IN clvlllza-
lion; every obstruction to free exchange IS
Orn Of the same narrow, desDouc spirit
Oh planted castles upon the NAlae 20
gder peaceful commerce.
hes any Republican take issue with
Imposition that it "Is az advance
llization 20 tear down the castles
plunder peaceful commerce. or,
son puts 10, "break down the de-
which prevent an exchange or
oddities between nationS?'
no then. is the sum and substance
ilson's speech, and how different is
"a from the impression created by Nc
Kiuley, Elkins and the other ReDubli-
can speakers. Are not high toned Re-
Dublicans disguised with the insinceri-
" which exhibits Senator sherman as
inflow of fire 10 be safely followed and
misrepresepts Wilson as preaching IN.