West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-12-13
KINGWOoD, W. VA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 13 1894

The original Protectionists said,
II we are TO have Protection let it
be made olfectual whilo Tariff Re.
formers sand if we are to have
Tariff for revenue only. let us aban.
don all governmental stcwardships
For pet industries and private en-
terpriScs. This unfortunate "Pop.
gun" policy inaugurated by the
administration against raw material
is a warfare worthy of its name
but nevertheless, unworthy of the
Democratic party utterly at var.
lance with the true interest and
meaning of ITS platform opposed
to its traditions as will appear by
comparing the tari%F of 1916 with
the horizontal! cut of 1857; at war
with that spirit OF equal aud i'm
partial justice to all is citizens"
which MIR. jefferson declared was,
I'm aprortionment of taxes, "uhe
most sacred duty" of the Govern
ment a policy repudiatod 10y Mr..
Carlisle in his celebrated speech of
March %, %. 1882, in which he
says, in substance. that the duty
on wool should be reduced mari
PaSSH with that on roolen faJrics
and that agriculture and uaskllled
labor should be protected equally
witE handicraft, and organized cap.
ital
In brief, the Democratic masses
Of this country are too intelligent
to yield to the dictates OF a blind
and ctuseess discomfort. When
the Government assumes parental
functions beyond the absolutely
impartial guarantee against cxter-
nal functions aggression, internal
disturbance, and social and civil
cume--the people hold their rulers
responsible for the "hard times"
when they sec the bounty Of Prov
ldcncc interrupted and defeated by
positive legislation in homcly
phrase, they feel and know that
there is job somewhere. by which
undue advantages and lnequtablo
gains are to be wrenchcd from the
common mass, and transferred to
the favored few. The blunders Of
this administration, therefore, i'm
combining with the Republicans to
dcmoueiizc Silver in vetoing the
Scignorage bill i'm furnishing the
Republicans with argumentsngamst
the Tariff Reform bill, as finally
passed, by denouncing it, aud re.
fuslng to sign it, 10y countcnancing,
encouraging aul continuing the
partnership between the Govern
mcnt and It's pet commercial allies
the bankers, the brokers, the
haddiCraftsmen, and the mnnufac
turcrs b. alternating the powerful
and influential classcs thus discrim.
mated against, and teaching them,
(mostly Democrats,) slowly, but
surely and sorrowfully to conclude,
that after infinite pains and inter
winnblc labor, they have succeeded
IN swapping saddles, bot have re.
taincd the same horses. These
methods have so discouraged the
Democracy Of West Virginia as TO
dctain them at home, and cause
them TO refrain from voting.
Another potent element IN caus-
ing our defeat, was the influence Of
the secret political society known
as the American Protective A5soci
alton. This society Is q renewal Of
tho attack on Religious liberty
winch was made in 1892 5C, by the
American or Know Nothing rarty.
No party, in this country, has ever
been able to protect our foreign Gle.
meut and our Catholic fellow cit.
lzcns, from persecution, except Che
Democratic. Aud set in spite Of
this vital aud historical fict. our
foreign population, aud our Gath
OlIc voters VIII iusist ON voting the