The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06

Of tho south arc projected by the senAte
compromiRo bill 70 the exclusion and
betrayal Of the manufacturing and agrl'
cultural products Of tho north. Moth.
ing else could be expected from the
fsamerS OF the bill. II was constructed
chiefly by southern nemberS Of Con.
cress, who arc hostile 20 tho progress
and enterprise Of our northern manu-
factories. Tho Rntogonism and preiu'
dico nurtured In the breasts Of the
southern Democracy against the people
Of tho northern etates has been clearly
| reflected 10 the sentiments expressed IN
tho discussion Of the bill On che floor Oh
our national Congress.
Whether tho northern manufactures
are antasonizod by southern congress-
men on questions Of the past, OF through
indifference, 10 o point that should DO
we'll considered. The southern statea
do not suffer from Tho effects Of FREQ
trade as the northern states do. Ac.
cotiinR 20 tho ceuBus Of 1880 the total
Value Of tho manufacturing products OF
all the states In tho union was 81, 3IO.'
O00,O01 The litocn southern states arc
credited with SLIP, 000I0 900, or IL per
cent Of the total value. This includes
tho manufacturing plants. machinery.
&c. Now, 70 illustrate aud point out
tho difference In the manufactured pro-
ducts Of tho north and south: The
manufactured product Of Now York
state alono was 500, 100000 more than
tho product Of the entire south. Penn.
syjvania produced ono hundred million
dollars worth Of manufactured articles
In excess OF all the states south oil tho
Mason and Dixon line. Massachusetts,,
Ohio, Illinois or Indiana, either ooe oil
those states, produces as much IS tho
entire solid south.
AFFECTS WAGES.
Tho wages paid In all tho mnnrfncsut'
ing industries In 1890, amounted to
8, 1888, 100000. OF which tho southern
states paid out for labor loss than ono
tcnth. Now York paid out twice as
much as tho entire south while Penn-
sylvunia alone paid out in wages more
than was paid by the tiftoon southern
states, whose representatives in Con-
gross voted solidly for taria for revenue
only. In tho fnco Of these figures II is
plain to DO seen why southern congress-
men manifest such indifference TO north.
ern industries and northern wages, and
fthe northern Democratic workingmon
aud aomO cratic Republicans in the last
election were as indifferent to the inter.
est OF Democracy, the Presidency and
control OF Congress aud the senate
would not be In the hands Of the enc.
mics OF northern capital and enterprise
to-day.
A plain and sensible question may be
asked why it is that European inmi-
grafton did not face southwark in the
last thirty years, and settle there as
thickly as II has done in the northern
states. The best and truest answer
that could be given this question Is that
there was not enough capital invested
in diversified manufacturing industries
to attracteither men from our northern
states or immigrants from above. This
Is why there was no Coxeyites found In
the sunny south 10 march on to WASH
iuston. There was no immigration
conventions convened by the governor
OF the northern states from Maine to
California In the last decade OF years to
formulate wnvs and means to az
tract immigration. This has not
been the case In the FREQ trade
solid eoush. Not many days ago Mr..
Hart, editor OF the ISrELLiGENCER, ut
tended one OF these meetings In Gsor.
gia to help draw northern capital aud
muscular skill to the southern stntes 10
develop their resources. Tho average
protectionist, II his opinion were asked,
would say that the converting OF an Inn
migration convention in any southern
stale was an act Of laundering incon-
sistency aud directly antagonistic to
the doctrine OF southern free traders
who have retarded the progress Of their
own country through legislation hostile
to its prosperity for the last forty
years. Tho best way 10 stimulate and
bring about southern progress and on.
tcrprise is for every Democratic work.
ingmau OF tho northern states to vote
for the protective policy Of the Rcpub.
Iican party, which maintains fair rates
OF wages, better employment and pro-
hibits yearly depression In our manu-
factories.
OF VITAL INTEREST TO wAGEwoExERs.
II this is done II will keep the reihs
Of government out OF the hands Of
southern brIgadiers. who have no Gym
patty with frco labor, and will force
them to got down to work and develop
their mines and forests. turn their pro.
duct into the finished article. which
will give better employment and bettor
wages to their own native work!ngmcn.
Evcry working tnGn knows that tho
southern Democracy has only two fixed
principles, namely, to hold Office under
tho government and TO bring about FREQ
trade. In the last presidential campaign
tho Democrats told tho people that the
Democratic party was tho poor man's
party" You all know now they told
no lie, for tho timo they havo boon In
povcr has proved moro prolific OF poor
mon than any period in tho history Of
the country. They promised tho work.
ingmen moro wages aud stoadior en-.
plovmont than thoy over had
before il Mr.. Cleveland wero elected.
Tnstoad Of this, what has happened
under Democratic rulc2 They have
prccipitatod moro bankruptcy, closed
moro marts Of industry, reduced wages
more than one.third Of what thoy wore
under tho Republican administration,
stopped moro wheels Of industry, made
tho American people poorer, and
turned out moro tr0mps than havo ever
boon recorded In any sixteen months
Of our national history. Now, notwlth.
standing all tho misguided and blunder.
ing legislation OF the Democratic party.
We find dcmagogucs among thotn TINT
have tho bruzon hardihood to stand up