West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-11-01
KINGWOOD. W. "a, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1. 1894.
Mr.. WILSON NISREPREsENTED
On the Sugar Question and other Tn.
fair Methods og Campaigning.


ers by the dozen are circulating
through Preston county for the
Nvowcd purpose Of perSuadmg all
persons who have heretofore voted
the Democratic ticket. that tho pan
&c we have just passed through is
chargeable to the Democratic party
being IN power. Thcv admi; that
there arc not CROUCH Republican
votes in the Second District to
elect \. G.. Dayton TO Congress,
but they hope 10y misrepresenting
Mr.. wilson aud by bosses threaten.
ing to turn laborers otT if they do
not vote fo- MIR. Dayton--by these
unfair means they hope to at least
reduce MIR. Wilson'S majority. Now
II is the duty OF every Democrat TO
examine carefully all points before
he votes against the gallant Leader
OF party which has always stood
for the poor aud against the rich
The Democrats came into power i'm
time TO find that the Harrison Al.
mlulstratIon had emptjcd the u. :.
Treasury 1t came i'm currUug all
the I'LL will or Trusts aud wealthy
Corporations, winch began with all
the power OF wealth TO embarrass
the new Administration. Why do
Maguntes, Trusts and wealthy Cor
porations hate the Democratic par
ty? Because it is the policy of he
Democratic party to reduce the
tariff aud thereby change the mll.
lions OF dollars from the channels
which emptied it into the pockets
of Trusts, Corporations, sc, and
restore it to the people TO whom it,
rlghtfully belongs The mill ard
mine owners have for years threat
encd just before elections that If
the workmcn voted The Democratic
ticket they would be discharged.
and have actually discharged men
when II was known thpt they had
voted that ticket. What does this
mean How long will Americans
stand itf Is thaC freedom ? They
never raise the wages Of the laborer
They Put this so.cnllcd Protect ion
Ia their pockets and continue to re.
duco wages. Wns this not done at
Homestead, the highest protected
industry in United States Who
does not remember that I'M 1892.
when Benjamin Harrison was Pres
ident, and when Carnegie was get
ting s33 a ton tariff on steel rails
and pHid his men Sl3 u ton for
making hem and then proposed to
reduce their wages and Brought on
thnt bloody strike at Homestead 4?
pld ihat S33 per ton benefit The
i"borer or tho Trust? MIR. Carne
gle admitted that the profits Of each
member Of the Trust was So 600 u
day, but Notwithstanding that. the
tollcrs IN the mill must have their
wages reduced. Coal operators have
had "a tariff Of ij cents ton ON
c)nl, but required the miners To dig
the coal for 40 cents ton. What
bcc1mc Of the other 80 cents n ton?
You have recently heard Of stlikcs
IN coal 6elHs, because the miners
know that 80 cents oG every ton
which w9s promised them under
the Mckinley Bill is going into the
pockets Of the operators Rppubh-
can speakers are telling the peo.
pie these strikrs have been because
The Democratic party came into
power. Yet all this happened un.
der McKinley's Bill and before the
Democrats came INTO power Think
Of this, honest Democrat, before
you cast your vote in favor of u
party which leglslnted millions into
the pockets Of Trusts aud made
them able TO euslaye him i'm his
labor and in lis Uote.
The Democratic party b1s had
the honesty and bravery to throttle
tho Trusts: take from them this
unjust tariff which they DO not di
vide with laborcrs. Democracy has
Iaid AN income tax upon the nil
llonairc. what could be expected
in this ctse? These Trusts. Syn
dicatcs and milJionaircs have cx.
crtcd All their mighty power to do
press business of all kinds; 10 com.
ple'ely stop trade n possible and
Keep il stopped until after this fall
election They have two objects in
view. The frat IL, they want times
hard that they may charge il 10
Democracy. TIE second reason H..
If trade is still bcttor after the clec.
ton, and they should by all this
misrepresentation get into power,
they can say it Is because confidence
has Oceu restored.
Republicans know that in spite Of
all they can do, business Is growing
better every day. Honest Demo.
crat. who have you hcud for
months crying h1r1 umcs? Has it
not been RcpubIiclus2 Are they
not at % yet when newspapers from
alI par's OF the country report busi
mess improving? Since ne Wilson
1911 passed cattle have advanced in
price. wool has advanced. lumber
has advanced. sheep have advanced,
aud sugar has gone down; yet these
Republican speakers have the face
90 cell you just the reverse. Re-.