Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-05

furnaces, and business aud maDuldC-
turing had generally revived. The fact
was patent and unm.stakable, and the
Democracy should keep on IN the
path il had marked out, aud
consummate the policy entered upon.
The people, on their part should give
this policy of moderate taxation 1alr
and thorough test, and ascertain beyond
the possibility OF u doubt the good re-
suits to come from it. The Democracy
had every reason 10 charge the past
| period Of depression upon the Mchln-
lev law, and had as good reasons 10
maintain that the Wilson bill was the
cause for the great changes which nso
lately been wrought The fact that
there was Democratic dominition at the
time the hard times appeared had MOTH
ing TO do with the situation, because no
session Of Congress had yet been heid.
/ As for free trade, there could DC no
such thing ia this country, When tue
| life OF the country itself depended upon
/ the collections of lmpost duties. Ihat
was Republican scare crow, oil e4usi
usefulness with other like birds. But
while not in favor OF absolute free
I
posed TO the leVying OF extraordinarily
high protective duties for the dement, OF
q few mOnopoliSts. To enable the gov
eminent TO pay its way there must De
tariff duties, and these tariff duties
would afford incidental projection TO
American manufacturers and Workmen.
The needs OF the government were SO
great as 10 afford plenty of margin for all
of this sort of hot house care desirable
or necessary. The only thing necessary
was TO cover the differences between
American and foreign wages. mat
done, anything more was superhuous
and unnecessary. He called attention
In the report OF the Tariff Commission,
under President Arthur's adminlStra-
ton, TO the effect that twenty-five per
cent. OF all duties could be cut OF, and
still leave ample protection. That was
a Republican Commission, and its re-
port was made 10 Repuoti-
can Congress and administration;
vet the Republicans not only kept
the old duty, but largely increased IL IN
the form Of the Mckinley bill, roooing
the people, and weighing them down
with a most grievous burden. This
great wrong was virtually the same as
though a county or city government
should levy a tax double or thrice as
great as was necessary for the support
OF the local government. elm that case
you would pay TO the taxpayers In cash,
while in the other indirect payment was
made, often or nearly always in saeh
disguise as 10 not be perceived. But
this large and unnecessary tax was PAID
lust the same. lie gave a striking In
stance Of this by telling Of hat he had
purchased for Csc. He dissected the
hat, and found he had just 3Sc.
worth OF hat, and Coo. worth OF
tax. That was the way it worked all
along the line. So much Of this tax as
was absolutely necessary would be
borne without complaint, but as TO the
rest. above and beyond the utmost
needs of the government, il was wrong,
and an extortiOn and an outrage. What
the Democracy hoped to bring about
was not free trade, but tariff reforma'
ton. He then well illustrated the fall
lacy OF the Republican claim that the
high tariff meant and insured high
wages, by demonstrating that as the
tariff had gone up wages had come
down. Labor was governed, like every
thing else, by supply and demand, and
not by the tariff. No manufacturer, no
matter what his tariff protection was,
paid one cent more for wages than he was
compelled to by the current state OF the
labor market. In the language OF q
well-known manufactures, industrial
enterprises were not, run as ph!lan-
thropic institutions, butas ga serious
business enterprise" and II the man
who demanded high wages because an
employer had the benefit OF high
tariff didn't accept what was offered
him, AID accept it quick, be would be
left without a job, for there were many
who were not disposed 10 haggle about
wages. There was a high tariff on
manufactured goods for the benefit OF
the manufacturer, but not for me ben
eft of the laborer; while there was free
trade in labor, also for the benefit or
the manufacturer, and also TO the det-
riment of the laborer. Protection TO
money and free trade TO mus
Gle" epitomized the Republican policy,
aud every voter knew just how
that policy had worked in years gone
by. The whole system had worked
the wealth OF the country into the
pockets OF the few; it had fostered
millionaires at the expense OF the peo-
pie, and it was this Republican policy
which the late Democratic Congress
had brought TO a summary end, TO the
great benefit of the great masses. As he
proceeded Col. Arnett made a number
Of original and lucid illustrations OF the
comparative workings OF the policies of
the two great parties, and was fire.
ouently interrupted with applause from
his audience.
He spoke until about quarter after
ten O'Clock, and made a marked i'm
preston. His plea for organization,
and for support for the Congressional
and local candidates was especially
strong, and bis entire speech was a
most eloquent one.
ELM GROVE REPUBLICANS.
Niusty-Two Persons Rsllied at that Point,
last Night
The Republicans appear to have a bad
streak Of luck in their frantic efforts to
make prohibiting-tarlff and gOld-bug
policy Ego" among the voters OF Wheel
bns