Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-12

the heDuOilCd0 COuuHRS or Eric anu
Monroe an addtionf Senator by one
half that number. II refuses the DEM
ocratie counties Of New York and Of
Kings an additional Senator for any
number less than III S67 For the first
tune in the history bf the State popular
representation in the Senate is aban-
doned for territOri hl representation and
the counties OF tie State which are in
creasins in population are deprived OF
representation for the benefit OF those
counties whose populations are steadily
decreasing.
Fellow Demo Gratis, let me tell you in
all seriousness that the success of this
scheme AZ the jDolls mean absolute con-
troll of the Legislature TO the Republi-
cans for lall time TO come. 1t means the
loss Of New YORK forever hereafter to
the DEM utocrdtic party. 1t means polit-
ical ann 9ihil5tion to all Of us.
A D9mocFatic majority in the State
at lar BE off seventy Thousand would
still leave jthe Legislature Republican.
IcYndehned in my speech at Saratoga
aud ! coRdemn here also that un-Amer-
lean jspipit which is insiduously fasten-
log ftself upon portions Of our commu-
iJYes, which seeks
To SET UP A RELIGIOUS TEST
asI one of the qualifications for public
Of ffce in this country. Any organiza-
ii . secret or otherwise, which has this
est in view, deserves the execration
Jvery good citizen. Ii is useless TO
" the fact that sympathy for this
I herant spirit has found much sup
L in Republican circles, much en-
a . ragement in the Republican press
much aid at the polls In strong Re
}, Olican localities.
In the National Constitution which
our fathers framed il was wisely pro-
yided that mo religious test shall ever
bs REQUIRED as a qualification TO any
sg,se-ay .nubUS trust under the United
AteS- nls proposition rejected tuo'
M"isdom or our early statesmen, ilus-
Ntrated the liberal Spirit and shoted
their true patTSotia-.,. .
Stephen A. Douglass said in speech
at Philadelphia on July 4, 1854, wheL
KnownOthingism was then rampant:
ITO prescribe a man in this country on
account Of his birthplace or religious
faith, is subversive Of all our ideas and
principles of civil and religious free
dom"
The financial panic Of last year and
the succeeding hard times were the re-
suit Of Republican legislation. You
know who passed the Sherman silver
bill and the Mckinley bill, and one wa:
as detrimental 10 the finances Of the
country as the other.
The Mckinley bill broke down dur
ing the last year Of the Harrison admin
lstratiou. The receipts were less than
the expenditures OF the government.
The nation was virtually bankrupt.
! These conditions were not fully re-
lieved Rntil the repeal of the Mckinley
law. What has been the result since?
The country is entering upon better
| times. Money is easier, trade is reviv'
ing, manufacturers are resuming opera
tions, new enterprises are starting up,
and everywhere taere is feeling OF Sc
curty, of confidence and prosperity.
Our wOrkingmen are rapidly finding
employment aud the great army Of the
unemployed will soon disappear.
WHAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS NOW
IS industrial peace. Any attempt to
substitute the Mckinley law will dis
turb the business interests Of the coun-
try. The Democratic party in 1893
took charge OF the government. With
a slender majority in the Senate, an un-
wieldy majority In the House, with
timidity and radicalism to contend with,
it's not 10 be wondered al that the
measure Of tariff revision does not in all
respects meet public expectations.
II is, however, a vast Improvement
over the Mckinley law and will clearly
demonstrate its superiority. 1t recog-
| ns=es the doctrine OF free raw.materials
ana has appropriately provided for free
wool, free lumber and free salt. 1t has
largely increased the free list in other
respects. 1t has reduced the duty on
coal aud iron nearly so per cent The
\ general average reduction is nearly 33%
/ per cent. The new law will not cripple
! nor embarrasS single industry nor
throw out OF employment single work
/ man nor unduly stimulate over produc-
/ tion nor exorbitant importatiops. II
/ the new bill errs at ali, it is in the inter-
! est of safety and moderation.
/ The elimination OF sugar bounties
/ saves 10 the American people nearly
! SIS. OOO. 600 annually. II il be said the
new law in single respect is unduly
| favorable to one particular trust, my
answer is that the old law favored q
/ dozen trusts. Every man should under
stAnd that anoIher general or executive
tariff revision is not contemplated by
the Democrats. This does not preclude
the deslrabilky Of redeeming by the
passage OF such bills, whatever
PLEDGES WE HAVE MADE IN OUR
PLATFORM.
Beyond that IL is not wise to go mach
further at this time unless the nRfore-
seen necessity of the treasury demands
il. lApplause.
The depression or disturbance in bus
iness which necessarily accompanies
any general tariff revision. was, of
course. To bd regretted. but call attsn-
tion OF the cpuntry TO the fact, not gen
erally UNDERWOOD, that no matter which
polNlcaI DarE won in '92, there would
havAbeen "a d q revision inevitably, be-
eau ehe MS(kinlsy law had proven ut
teri adeGss1 Raeet the necessities
OF ID Mckinley du-
ties< ry and the