Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-23
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COLUMBUS, o., August 92.-Ths DEM
ocratic State Convention having been
Fixed this year for the 18th and 10Th OF
Septem Der, the campaign this year will
be the shortest In the political history
Of the State. Il will be lively one,
however, II the feeling Of the members
as expressed at the meeting may be
safely made the basis Of judgment in the
matter. Hon. G. h. Bargar made
speech In which he declared that the
new tariff law was so we'll adapted 10
the wants Of the country, that its bene-
fetal effects would be so promptly and
generally felt that even the Republi-
cans would be obliged 20 join in praising
it before the year was out Other mem
beys spoke in the same vein, and II any
thing like what they predicted Is real
lied, the Ohio Democracy will be solidly
and enthusiastically at work as soon as
the State convention has selected a
ticket
THE NEW PARTY FORMED
By the fusion Of the Populists and the
john McB-iie Labor Party Is likely 70
draw from the Republican vote Ia
those sections where the capitalists
have been in the habit Of trying 10 die
tate how their employees should vote.
IL is beyond question that wOrkingmen
in many places have been held 10 q sort
Of political slavery. The Australian
ballot law gave q degree OF liberty 10
the matter OF casting their votes. but
the new movement Is a new declaration
OF independence on the part OF organ
lied 'ab)r.
The clause in the platform Of the new
party which deals with the tariff elbows
that the l4boring men OF Ohio have be-
come thoroughly disguised with the
sham protection talked Of by the Re-
publicans 10 calls attention TO the fact
that the Republicans, while Inducing
tae laOOring men 20 put them In power
and keep them there 10 order that they
might protect the American working
man from competition with the pauper
labor Of Europe" have taken no steps
70 prevent
THE PAUPER LABOR OF EUROPE
coming here and competing with Amer
lean free labor on It's own ground; that
these same manufacturers, who were so
sOliclOus about the welfare OF the
American wOrkmen, had taken advant-
age OF the loOphOle thus afforded, after
they had got the protection they want
ed, TO go TO Europe and employ this
same pauDer labor.
This fact see,ns 70 have been pressed
home with great force during the late
miners strike. The mine owners have
imported men 70 work ia their mines
until there is not work in the mines for
more than half the number Of men
whose occupation is 20 mine coal.
1t has been predicted that the new
fusion party will cast 100000 votes In
the coming election. That is probably
a little over the mark, but the move
ment has some force behind IL. There l
are about 10000 members OF labor
unions in the state. OF these $4,000 are
miners.
JOHN MBRIDE WILL BE ABLE
10 lead most Of these iRto the new party
10 doubt. These votes being taken
more largely from the Republican party
may seriously affect the gen eral result
IN Ohio.
But whether II affects the general
result or not II is quite certain to give
the Republicans some trouble In several
congressional districts that they have
hitherto regarded as certainty Rspub-
lican. General GrOsvenor is Ia a peck
OF trouble in the Eleventh district, with
3, 500 Republican plurality at his back.
He is ia the heart Of the Hooking Val /
ley region, where the POpulists are
strong and the Democrats have not
made any nomination yet The Popu- /
lists have nominated a good man aud as
there are about 2, 600 miners In the dis |
trIct, Grosvenor could be easily de- |
feated IL the Democrats and Populists |
united against him. This they are very
likely 20 do, as the Democrats could |
not hope 10 elect one OF their own party |
there, and will no doubt wisely conclude |
that the next best thing to do would |
be
TO DEFEAT A REPUBLICAN.
The same thing may be done in the Six |
teenth district. To fact the Steu0en-
willie Gazette, the most influential Dam |
ocratic newspaper in the district has |
put the name Of the POpuliSt candidate |
for Congress at the head of its editorial /
column aud is v.ging the Democrats not |
10 make any domination against him.
IL may be that 20 Democratic nOmI- |
nation Wilf5e made IN the Eighteenth |
district, and II not the chances Of the |
Commonwealth" j. ). CoxeY getting |
20 Congress as the representative will |
be very good.
Mason County Delegates.
SDeci1! 70 ne RlCisfs-.