The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-18

1t can be found. he was an ultra Dam
ocrat before the war and a Democratic
| Office holder whenever opportunity offered
until he met his waterloo in the good
year Of our Lord 1881. Did he use 70 he
~ Democrat for revenue only? Is he now
n Republican only for revenue? In his
/ Democratic speeches it is said he would
say, You little whippersnap7ers around
here crying tariff, tariff, what in the I'LL
60 you know about the TARIFF" and now
the Republicans want to know how in
the h-l nc knew or Knows abou, the
taria? His favcritc Illustration was an
old knife for which he paid a dollar,
fifty cents for the knife and fifty cents for
The 'robbcr" tariff But, now he is will
ing TO pay fifty cent tax on fifty cent
knife, provided he can participate in The
profits thereon by protection on tie iron
orc
He says thata high tariff protects in
FAINT industries The trouble with these
infant industries is that they never grow.
They mewl and pnkc and pu;c and mewl
in their nurses arms and never stand
alone. Let's wean them.
Protection protects where it is not
needed Do the rich need protection? If
we must protect Lex US protect The poor by
enabling them TO live as cheaply as posi-
BILE. He says the tariff protects labor.
What does he know of the wants OF la
horer? 1t is true that he labors Will his
brain. There can be no tax on mental
energy. Is tie Navarro willing to put
4 tax on products made ly foreign muscle
and then allow that cheap muscle to in
wade our shores in shin loads to compete
with our laborcrs? Ii not, it is hostile
10 Rcpuhicanism
Food and raimcut keep body and soul
together Docs nc want to separate
them? Separation is death
The fax goes to the pocket Of the en-
ployer. and it is abou, as easy for the Ia
borcr to Get any of it as it is for :. camel
70 90 through the eye OF 4 needle.
He says that the tariff gives the farmer
a home market What is home market
worth when thc price of products is be-
low the cost of productions, which is the
result OF tie Republican legislation, for
we have not lived under Democratic lcgis-
la:on for thirty years. Does he know
that Virginia alone could produce all the
farm products consumed by all the pro-
tccted manufacturers o.thcJnted States?
Re SAYS he wants to know about the
hald tines What does cause the hard
times? Judge Hubbard, of Iowa, says
that it is the existence Of private corqor
ations. George Could says ii is the hos
tihty 10 private corporations. The farm
err SAYS that ii is the low price of wheat.
The silver man saws that it is the acton
of Wall Street. Wall Street SAYS that it
is the action of the silver men. The man
ufacturer says that j; is the fear Of free
trade. the consumer says that it is ,hc
tariff. The DEBTOR says that ii is the cred
itor. The creditor says that it is the
debtor. HE Democrats say that it IS the
Reoullicaus. The Republicans say that
il is the Democrats. The PopuliSis say
that it i, both. The Prohihitionists saE
that it ia whiskoy. The preachers say
that il is the devil. The Nararres say
hard times is good ching upon which to
ride into ofice. Did legislation cause
hard t;,acs: 80 hard times is caused 'N
Republican legislation.
\ poor man withtcn children who earns
his living by TIE swca; OF his brow @no"s
all about hard times.
How viii the Republican party alleviate
Ii, narty? Protection has brought a" nn-
equal distribution OF wealth, monoPoi'eS.
trusts. and tvamrs. and thousand other
evils u,r,now.. TO GOOD Democratic ru'c.
The Government has no right TO levy tax
cs excent for revenue limited to the ne
.ossjtje. Of the government economically
administered. Listen to the United
states supreme court composed of ma
ioritv Of Republican Judges, appointed by
= Republican PRESIDENT: "lo lay with ono
&c ,hc government upon
tbe nroner,v the citizens and with the
other 70 bestow it upon favored indivld"-
ais to aid private enterprises, and to build
10 private fortunes, is none the less Fo'=
bary because it is done under the forms
of ,aw and is called taxation 20 Wall,
p. 5G7.
Do tile Republicans endorse this posi-,
lion? Ii so they must ground arms an"
abandon Republcanism.
Their nominee wants restriction .,
commerce. Does he know that rivers ""o
oceans electricity and steam were Great
Cd 70 overcome barriers to commerce ana
that the Lord is free trader and the ocS-
il a protectionst.
fREH SILVER
He says that he wants Tree s' ~,
vy,cn did he reach that coucluslon' J" "'
evcr heard him say anything about tree
SILVER before the present canvass? "nfn'
where, and in whose presence dia ne nv
yocate free silver: When did he DC
,,onree The demoni,izer Of fee silver Inc