The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-13
PALPAHLE HITS.
some Striking Passage. Prom Governor
lieKInIey'S Bangor speech.

LnluS~+o k5b poNoIg Oub GLatU HS'SA
for nyIhing which got them power
The Democratic President and Demo-
cratic congress have been running the
government for eighteen months. dur
ing which time little else has been run
ming.
No party can be safely trusted with
the sacred interests Of the people or the
control Of tho government without II
possesses u fixed. honest and enlight-
ened purpose. SIngleness OF purpose
is necessary TO every reform, indispen'
sible to wise administrator aud legisla-
ton. The want OF this quality is the
inhrmity OF the present administration
aud the present congress.
Il lie we'll to remember that the free
list OF 1890 is greater by about $50, 0O0.-
900 thdn the free list Of the new law.
But, bear in mind that our FREQ list con-
sisted Of products which, in the main,
do not compete with those made by our
American Workingmen, while their free
list 10 almost entirely InadO up OF pro-
ducts which do directly and most ser
iously Affect and compete with Amer
lean producers.
1t gives some protection. kice is
carefully protected by duty OF over
eighty per cent, and sugar 10 not wholly
neglected. It has some free trade in it
hero, and some there, but mostly here
In the north. There is tariff on pea
nuts, but free trade 10 cotton ties.
There IL tariff on sumac. but free trade
in wool. In every schedule there IL
tho groSscst exhibition Of sectional issue
aud unjust discrimination.
The free list under the law OF 1890,
took from tho dutiable list non-coInpet-
ing goods OF the value OF 500. go, 900
The new law nows takes from the duti-
ablo list goods amounting in value 10
$4l ,SOS,00O II also takes from the free
list articles which are prime necessities
OF life, amounting to Sll3,2l5,OOO, upon
which they propose TO collect duty Of
81, 100000 They have increased the
rates over tho law Of 1890 on various
articles to the value otSlS, O74, 400.
Those who believed that tho present
administration was 10 settle the tariff
question and tako it out Of the domain
Of politics and public discussion. have
already discovered their fatal mistake,
for they find that even those who made
the law spurn it as settlement 1t IL
o settlement where the participants
those who projected and carried it on
boldly declare either that it is no settle'
ment, or. il anything. spurious one.
After eighteen months useless agita-
ton, not yet content with the vast ruin
they have wrought, they are still I'M.
willing to give tho business interests Of
the country any rest or relicf, but con-
tinuo and constantly renew the threat
OF still other and more hurttul changes
in our tariff schedules.
They have disappointed every reason-
able expectation they raised in the cain.
paign OF 1892, but justified every fear,
or evil prediction urged against them.
They have ignored every promise.
They have disregarded every obligation.
They have broken faith with Trusting
people, aud exposed their insincerity
aud double dealing. They appear be.
lore the American people to-day total.
" discreiitcd and in disgrace. upon
their own confessions. before the close
OF half oil the presidential term. Thoy
have utterly failed to redeem any pledge
made to tho people, and after moro
than years continuous session OF Con.
rress are forced to acknowledge their
Iufirmity, imbecility and the lack OF
united purpose to carry out any single
ono OF the great promises Of the can-
paigu. They have exhibited their in
herent weakness aud have disclosed ir.
reconcllRbIe differences with the party.
Tho senate docs not agree with the
house, nor the house with the senate,
nor either with itself, or the President,
while the great body OF tho people is
decidedly at variance with all Of them.
Suppose President Cleveland and Som
aiors German and Brice had issued al
address TO The country announcing that
they had 90 far modified the Democrat.
10 platform as 10 provide for taxed SUI
gar wha.do you think would have been
the effect? Docs anybody believe that
n this agreement had beeu thoroughly
understood Mr.. Clcvelond would have
carried the country? No Democratic
orator or editor, certainly not in the
north, ever so much as limited that
the boon OF FREQ sugar was TO be taken
from the people. The Groat public was
not into this conference. They werc
not advised OF it. II was not in the
Democratic platform. It was not an-
nounced In any Democratic newspaper.
1t was not talked OF upon the stump. It
was a private arrangement with tho
campaign managers and the candidates
to barter away the platform OF their
party for tho votes oil tho state. II was
deception, base and rank. 1t was n
fraud upon every voter. The bHTSain
was nude, Louisiana was saved. and
tho only thing honorable in connection
with il. II that be honorable, was that
the private CONTRACT was written into
public law by those who made and pro-
flied BY 1t.
Now lot us sec what constitutes their
boa.tcd reductions Of duties:
On tho basis OF iinportaliOns OF last
yenr thov have reduced tho tariff on
leaf tobacco aud Havana cigars 81, 49,
OH.
On LIQUORS they have reduced duties
moro than $232,050. Tho duty on
brandy, for example, is reduced from
s. 80 per gallon under tho Jaw OF 1850 TO
81 so under the new tariff law.
On lacoS and emOroIderies they have
reduced tho duties based upon the i'm
portations OF last year 6, 53I 500.
On silk dress goods; pushes, Velvets,
&c. $2.720,G05.
On ostrich feathers and flowers $780,
$50.
On kid gloves SsI5.0OO.
On chinaware 2.2S3, 9ST.
On paintings and stRtuary $i32, 1857.
On pearl buttons $924,0O0.
On plato aud cut glass S2l6.6G7.
On opium, for smoking, SOO,OI3