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

pTeulCteQ tnaL III ten udyS buS pSUSHs
would revive.
After the repeal OF this Sherman act
there was little squirt. We got the pa
tient down TO few less doses per dunn,
aud he then grew worse than before.
The seat of the disease was never touch
ed until DR.. Wilson enthusiastic and
prolonged cheering took hold OF tue
patient, Yes, DR.. VIM. L. Wilson, OF
West Virginia renewed applause !. II
you don't send him back TO Congress In
this State, well send committee over
here to run him in Ohio. Cheers
They called DR.. Wilson and his COR
sulting physicians. They said the seat
OF the disease was q new malady in this
country, known as McKinleyism. APP
plause. II is rabid form Of protec-
ton. 10 which the patient froths at the
mouth, and becomes absolutely unman-
agesble. When I say anything about
Mckinley, l speak in very respectful
manner, because l appreciate more than
any other man, the fact that 1t takes
mighty good man TO beat me for Gov
ernor. Laughter. This Mckinleyism
had been
GROWING on THE PATIENT
for many years.
"Over a hundred years ago a new
nation was established on this CONT
nent. One OF the first problems which
confronted it was how IL should live.
The expenses of the government were
small, but they must be raised from
some source. The first thing suggested
was a tariff duty on imports. Those
were said TO be tbs days Of
great men-Washington, Jefferson,
Madison, Hamilton and others-out the
whole aggregation were notone-seventh
as great rs the statesman who made the
Mckinley bill. They laid tariff Of So
per cent on imports, and the Mckinley
oil levied d duty Of 60 per cent. There
fore, II q tariff makes prosperity, and
taxes make greatness, we should be
seven times as prosperous under Nc
Kinleyism as under Hamilton's tariff.
Tariffs were not intended for protec-
ton, but for revenue. Immediately
the tariff question was suggested TO
these fathers, they began TO quarrel,
each trying to get the most OF IT, For
instance, the South raised hemp, aud
the Middle States made cordage. The
Middle States wanted hemp on the free
list, because il was the raw material for
cordage. New England was building
ships, and wanted cordage to come in
free, because il was the raw material
OF ships. The whole system OF protec-
tive tariff is in that one sermon. The
same spirit shown in 1889, has run
through tariff agitations ever since.
They went on until the tariff ceased
to be necessity, because the country
was receiving more money than IL need
ed to administer the government. The
tariff was reduced. 1t was not touched
again until 1857, when reduction was
made, and again in 1860. When the
Republican party fought its first two
cam Oaigns, there wasn't single word
in the platform OF either party on
THE SUBJECT OF TARIFF.
The tariff was where we intend to put
it-taken out Of politics. Applause
The Democratic party took IL out once,
and will do so again.
During the war, it vas necessary to
levy import and excisN duties, TO pro-
vide for the maintenandA of the armies
In the field. Then camd jump from a
tariff OF Is per cent 10 3 tariff OF
~ per cent. ----TH Fput- an
g Ecise tax on manufacturers, on their
product, their incomes, bank checks,
and other things which entered into
business. To eQuaIize matters, they
put a tariff in the custom houses
against foreign goods. At 4he end OF
the war the Republicans began to re-
duce taxation. How? They )Nook Sl27,-
600. 600 of annual receipts of the manu-
facturers TO start with, but neg
elected to repeal the corresponding
tariff duty and didn't take anything off
the people. Applause. Not dollar.
Renewed applause. Then and there
began the ownership of the Republican
party by the protected manufacturers Of
the country. Applause Not only
did they not take off taxes upon
the masses Of the people, but in 1880
they pushed the tariff rats, up to 46 per
cent, and in 1890 came what we de-
nounCe az the eliminating atrocity OF
Mckinley bill, which
raised the rate to go .cenas on every
dollar of dutiable mercha 1dise. I'll
wager that my friend Mr.. Elkins, when
be comes here, will say that it was
done In the sacred cause OF lsb Dor. Ap-
plause and laughter.
"In 1860 the rate had reached "a per
cent, and at that time the processes OF
were very crude compared
TO now. In every home product % per
cent. represented the labor cost. l am
willing to CONF promise with the Repuo-
Leans on the tariff to-dy If they are
willing TO not put one cent on any artl-
Gle except what represents the labor
cost. In 1890 the rate had advanced 10 st
per cent. Owing to improved machinery,
labor had dropped to % per cent. They
were protecting all the labor and eleven
per cent more. Then in the sacred
cause of labor they advanced it in 1850
to 46 per cent. and labor had dropped TO
% per cent Then came this last stage,
this
RABID STAGE OF PROTECTION.
In 1890, the labor cost, not through
the tariff, but by reason of brains and in
yentions, had dropped to III cents on
the dollar. IN order TO protect
that III per cent, they raised the tariff
on dutiable imports 10 60 cents on the
dollar. The labor cost had dropped in
thirty years from % TO ia per cent,
and the tariff rate was increased from
10 10 60 per cent.
Under McKinleyism the patient was
in a collapsed condition. Then DR.. Will
son took charge of him, and prescribed
for him, and / believe in every dose Of
medicine he attempted TO administer to
him. Aud the other doctors in the
House Of Representatives concurred
with DR.. Wilson in his treatment. But
the fathers had provided for Senate,
IS q check upon the Lower House.
We have outgrown that idea, and we
propose 10 put aB end TO 1t. 1t has
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