The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-11

reproduce single published utterance
in all his life prior TO ISL in which he
declared himself or 4 protective tariff.
1t can t he found He was an ultra Dem
ocrat before the F.,ar and Democratic
Office holder whenever opportunity offered
until he met his waterloo in the good
wear of our Lord 1881. Did he uso to be
a Democrat for revenue only? Is he now
Il Republican only for revenue? In his
Democratic speeches it is said he would
say, "You little wbippersnappers around
here crying tariff, tariff, what in the h-ll
Do YOU know about the tariff" and now
the Republicans want to know how in
The I'LL he knew or knows about the
tariff? His favcrte Illustration was IN
old knife for which he paid a dollar,
fifty cents for the knife and fifty cents for
the "robbcr" tariff But now he is will
ing TO pay fifty cent tax on fifty cent
knife, provided he can participate in the
profits thereon by protection on the iron
orc
lie says thata high tariff protects in
FAINT industries. rs trouble with these
infant industries is tbai they never grow.
They mcwl and puke4and pukc and mewl
in their nurses arms and never stand
alone. Let's wean them.
Protection protects where it is not
needed Do the rich need protection? If
we must protect let us protect the poor by
enabling them to live as cheaply as posi-
bic. lie says the tariff protects labor.
What does he know of the wants Of a la
borcrg 1t is true that he labors with his
brain There can be no tax on mental
energy Is the Navarro willing to put
y tax oil products made by foreign muscle
and then allow hat cheap muscle TO in
wade our shores in ship loads to compete
with our laborers? Ii not, it is hostile
TO Rcpubicansm.
Food and raimcnt KEEP body and soul
together Does he want to separate
them? Separation is death.
The tax goes to the pocket Of the en-
ploycr, and ii is about as easy for the Ia
borcr to get any Of it as it is for camel
to go through the eye Of a needle.
lie SAYS that the tariff gives the farmer
a home market What is home market
worth when the price of products is be-
low thc cost OF production, which is the
result Of the Republican legislation, for
we have not lived under Democratic lcgis
laiion for thirty years. Does he know
tlat Virginia alone could produce all the
farn products consumed by all the pro
tcctcd manufacturers ofthcUnitcd States?
He says he wants to know abou;> The
nal d times VIA: does cause the hard
times? Judge Hubbard. of Iowa, says
that it is The existence of private corpor-
ations. George Gould says it is the hos
tillty to private corporations. The farm
er SAYS that it is the low price Of wheat.
The silver man saws that it is the action
of Wall Street Wall Street says that it
is the action Of the silver men. The man-
ufacturer says that it j, the fear of free
trade the consumer says that it is the
tariff. The debtor SAYS that it is the cred
itor. The creditor says that it is the
debtor. The Democrats say that it is the
Republicans. The Republicans say that
!, is the Democrats The Populists say
flat it is both The Prohibton;sts say
that it is whiskcy. The preachers say
that il is the devil. The Navarrc5 say
hard times is good thing upon which to
ride into Office Did legislation cause
hard tines r. so hard times is caused by
Republican legislation.
a poor man with ten children who earns
his living by the sweat of his brow knows
all about hard times.
How will the Republican party alleviate
his PARTY? Protection has brough! al UNI
equal distribution of wealth, monopoies,
trusts, and tramps, ANA a thousand other
lewis unknowa TO good Democratic rule.
The government has no right TO levy tax
cs except for revenue limited to the ne
cossjrics Of the government econOmicallr
administered. Listen 10 the United
States Supreme court composed OF ma
iortv Of Republican judges, appointed by
Republican PRESIDENT: "To lay with one
hand the power of the government upon
the property of the citizens and with the
other to bestow it upon favored indiydH-
ais, to aid private enterprises, aud to build
nm private fortunes, is none the less rob
berry because il is done under The forms
Of law and is called taxation.' 20 Wall,
p 59,
DO the Republicans endorse this posi-
tion: II so :hey must ground arms ana
abandon Rcpublicanisn.
Thci. nominee wants restriction oi
commereo. Docs he know that ri"ers and
oceans. electricity and steam were Great
IcJ 10 overcome bHrrers to commerce ana
t,nt the LORD is q free trader and the dew
il protcctioniSt.
FREE SILVER.
He saws that he wants free silver.
Whom did he reach that conclusion: v nc
ever heard him say anything abo9t zee
SILVER before the present canN@;ss When