The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-09
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Ii, aS the Democratic leaders claim,
the tariff issue i, dead, why is it that
they arc preparing TO bring bNfOrs the
country next year, for "viudicasion,"
tho free trade leaders who won't down
under the food OF popular disaPprOval
last yearP In connection with the re-
cent Washington dispatch starting the
movement for tho denomination oil MI
William l.. Wilson for Congress in the
Second West Virginia district, comes
the following significant news iIem'
also from Washington;
Postmaster General Wilson, when asked about
H. did not dpny he story that mo would again
leHcanddaic tor uonErsS when the umS eaue
Tor making The. nominations 4 nungs OF
prominent West Ntrginlau' have been IN Wash
inglon lately aud thry all agree that MI wilson
should be the nominee the sWle never hHtlus
forgiven Itself for the accident lhat rtWTeu hlh
irSm H. service. u elected AGAIN, - ho uh'
doubtcdly would he. NJ, Wilson would not be
called upou 10 take his seat until his term rs
postmaster genera. had expired: The present
Office and his canvas Tor reelection Woul n9I
Interfere Ia the least j Is UNDERSTOOD mat lhs
il thc pr0cranme and the Democrats OI the
state will see 10 IL that thelr avoTilc i not leit
al home by Stay.arhome Democratic vote tue
next time.
So it seems that not only is Mr., vii.
son himself anxious for yindication,
but his triGnds ara determined that all
other aspiring statesmen in the district
shall step aside and permit him to have
clear field to try for it. Atfrst blush
il might Seem that there is nothing
back Of this movement more than a
desire to SEQ MIR. Wilson personally
yindiealed, but the political observer
OF the past will not find it difficult to
discover "a colored boy in the wood.
pile" In view Of the present attempt
OF Democratic leaders to pull the wool
over the ewes OF tho people with the
cry that "the tariff question is settled
and Is no longer an issue" it 10 worth
while to recall little history.
ItisstilI fresh in the minds OF all that
little moro than a year ago n re-
rnarkable episode occurred in the ma
tional house Of representatives on the
defeat OF the Wilson tariIt bill. When
tho Democrats of tina. body, led by Mr..
Wilson, were finally forced to accept
the senate compromise bill-that "igno'
bic mptoni,s with protection"-Mr.
Wn-on himself, in = mNi:oriul arrnicn'
msnt OF the bill which is now law,
aud ateariul eulogy Of his own lament.
ed measure, sIoqusntly declared that
the battle for tariff "reforln" was not
ended-that, il. fact, the fight had only
begun. Tho friends OF FREQ trale, he in
tima,ed, had not surrendered, and they
never would DO satisfied until tho
pledges Of thu Democratic party had
been carried out. This speech, which
was undoratood to have bsen delivered
asan ut.orsnce from tho white house,
was accepted as tho keyno:o Of the Dem.
ocratic campaign which was then about
TO begin. 1t was accepted by the lie.
publIcans as a declaration that the
Democratic party was not satisfied
With the measure forced upon 1t, and
that when the Democracy should bO
again entrusted with power tho fight
tor FREQ trade would continue
Mr.. Wilson. within a week alter the
delivery Of this declaration, was nom
mated for Congress, and his speech Of
acceptance was but an echo Of the
notice he had served on tho country q
few days previous. His campaign
speeches were apologies for the failure
Of tho Democracy 10 pass his tarid "ro'
form" or FREQ trade measure, and prom.
isos that tho next Democratic Congress,
II purgcd OF those Democrats who arc
tainted with protection, would carry
out tho unkept promises, Taking their
QUO from thor chosen leader in tho
house Of representation, every itOo
trader in tho country made the same
apologies and the samO promises. Tho
keynote was accepted by tho country
In good faith as what might DO expected
from tho Democracy in tho future, and
having already seen tho disastrous
effects Of even an attOmpt to ioiSt tho
Democratic tarin policy upon them,
tho people called halt and voted that
lbcy wanted no moro OF II.
A Republican CongtoW was elected
and almost instantly thoro came tho rc.
nowal Of confidence born OF certainty
that, for a period ut least, tho thrca. Of
\ Mr.. Wilson and his colleagues would
not DO carried out,
Now, ihoro IL every indication tliaI
tho fight Of tho free lradOrs Is to DO m
neWed on tho old lines, that Mr VII
son and the other Democratic leaders
In CongtcBs meant exactly wha! thoy
said whom they declared that the battle
iof FREQ trade had only begun. Thei
nro protesting 10 believe that tho nov
turn Is satisfactory measure, aud az
sluItiiying Themselves by saying tina
thoinull issue has boon sotllod. lLiSf
SntOwd manmuyfu to hide thu pro
gtnmme Oi holutufc.
n q p,uuttuatt.a II tIla at.t..n.n