The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-30
FOR ANOTHER TERM.
West Virginia Democrats Will Send
Wilson TO Congress.
"Democrats Kept the Faith."-New
Tariff is the Beginning OF Progress
sive Reform.

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, Aug. 30.-Ths
Democratic congressional convention fol
the Second district met here and renomi
mated Hon. Wylliam l.. Wilson, chairman
OF the committee on ways and means. In
accepting the nomination Mr.. Wilson
said among other things
THE congress was charged by the
Amer can people with duty clear, un
mistakable, transcendent, TO wrest from
the grasp OF private and selfish hands the
power OF federal taxation; to lift from the
backs of the. American people that burden
OF tribute to privilege and monopoly
which under 30 years OF Republican legisla
tion had grown constantly heavier, until
it far exceeded their legitimate and neces-
sary taxation for the support of govern
ment; TO reclaim and make forever sure
that heritage OF American youth which is
the true meaning and priceless boon OF
Democratic nstitutions-opportunit in a
land of equal rights.
Cheered by Their Leader.
"This was the inspiring mission to which
the Democratic party gave themselves
earnestly and faithfully. In that work
they were at all times cheered and encour-
aged by their great leader, who for eight
years, in defeat and victory, has led in the
movement for tariff reform.
"You know the varying history OF our
attempt at tariff reform. You have
followed with rising hopes and hearty APP
proval the action of the house Of represen-
tatves in the framing and passage of a
measure bearing the badges of Democratic
principles and fraught with promised bene-
fit to all the people. You have followed
with waning hopes and angry disapproval
thetedious and tortuous passage Of that bill
through the senate and seen that, despite a
nominal Democratic majority in that body,
the great trusts and monopolies were still
able TO write their taxes, as they had done
under Republican rule, in some of its
most important schedules. The burden
upon you is the same whether they use a
Democratic hand or Republican hand as
their amanuensis. But the wrong to you
Is infinitely greater when men who bear
the commission of your own party thus
prove faithless TO its highest duties.
The President Disappointed.
'I need not recite TO you the successive
steps, the material and baneful alterations
through which the house bill quietly
passed into law without the signature
and approval of the president, who was
elected upon the issue of tariff reform and
who anticipated as the signal triumph
and historic achievement of his admins
tration the privilege of afiixing his name
20 genuine and thorough reform bill
"You know by what influences this was
brought about. The country knows and
history will know where to put the re-
sponsibility for tho partial failure TO re-
deem our pledges 20 the people and our
Alleged interests from our tariff.
The Sugar Trust.
''The American people have seen a single
great trust empowered by our tariff laws
20 control the production and sale OF a
necessity OF life using its law made
wealth and power To thwart the best
efforts of the people To reduce their own
taXation.
"When the Sugar trust thus challenges
the American people to contest OF
strength its days are numbered, its tenn
porary triumph is its speedier and more
complete overthrow, and with its over
throw will vanish its sister brood of mono
polies that are strong through its support
The Brighter Side.
"But there is another and brighter side
TO this picture. With all its manifold fail
ures, the new bill carries in IL substantial
relief TO the American people and must be
accepted as a substantial beginning of
thorough and progressive tariff reform.
IL means cheaper clothing, cheaper tools,
cheaper pottery and many other neces-
saries for the people.
1T means freer and larger commerce
with those nations that buy our farm prod
ucts, and consequent larger and better
markets for our farmers. 1t means n
transfer of some OF tho burdens of govern
ment from what goes out for the daily
purchase of the necessaries of life TO that
which comes in over and above the amount
needed for such purchase.
"If we denounce some of its duties and
rates, IL Is because what may be much
lower than the duties and rates of the Nc
kinley bill are yet enormitles i'm Demo- |
cratic bill. But, as the president well
said, we have gained vantage ground.
from which we can continue To shell the |
camp of monopoly.
1--WE may ourselves properly and bit |
terly condemn those who failed us i'm this |
fight We are not, therefore, subject TO |
by our opponents IL we /
have done less In the way of relieving the
peoples burdens than we had hoped and
promised, they would have done nothing
at all
"The weapons with which monopoly has
fought us they have forged and tempered
and supplied The eentrenchments and for
tresses behind which privilege has shielded
Itself from outside attack they have
builded for It, stone by stone and strong
hold by stronghold"