The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-09
WEEELING DAIIY NTELIIGENOER FRIDAY OCTOBER 81 ls9&
BRYAN AND TARIFF,



SlR:-It Is remarked that Mr. Bryan
nays little about the tariff, and In fnct
has RECALLED It FOR the moro important
issue Of FREQ silver us he says.
Ills policy Is well known on the tariff
question, We nrc able 10 produce some
OF his expressions In relation thereto
from TIVE Congressional Record. In n
speech upon the Wilson bill IN Congress
In 1891. he said: speaking for myself, Il
Is imnntcrial, In my Judgment whether
the sheep growers receive any benefit
from the tariff OF not. nm for free
wool" Again he said: "rt Ia as easy To-
Justify n bounty ne q protective tnrlIT,
and 1t Is Impossible to Justify either"
lir said that u protective thrift IS n
false economy and the most vicious
Political principle that hng ever cursed
this country" comparing advocates OF
tariff legislation to robbers"
Nor does he distinguish In his npplIca-
ton OF tnritf duties. lie Is absolutely a
free trader. including all kinds of pro-
ducts IN hl3 sweeping appeals for free
| legislation, An able writer commerce
Ing on his expression that "a tariff on
coal Is indefenSlble." sayl that alone
should carry the state OF Went Vlrglnln
solidly and permanently into the pro-
teStlve column" When In addition to
MIR. Bryan's attack on the mining inter-
ests OF the state. We also include hls free
trade policy toward all manufacturing
Interests, We are led to believe that h.
VIII receive the rrbulSc he so well de-
serves from the voters OF West Virginia.
The laborcra In the Iron. steel. tIn-platc,
Glass and chlnaware factories, the pro-
ducerS OF wool, the lumbermcn-all are
., hN Of "a hnt
means the overthrow and destruction OF
their business prosperity.
Why docs Mr.. Bryan say nothing for
free trade now? Defeated in his cndca-
,vors TO establish complete free trade,
with all Its ruinOuS effects upon our
people, he IL now cndcnvoring to effect
by an inSldlous and subtle means, whit
he waa unable 10 accomplish In Con-
Ercss. Free trade and free silver 20
hand In hnnd together. They are de-
graded sisters sprung from the same
evil lineage. Their influence Is ruin
The blight the ono began the other
would complete. How many evils are
hidden behind the silver shield? Crouch
Ing there together arc NIL the vicious
spirits embodied in the Chicago plat
form-Rnarchy and revolution. section
al. class and race hatred. Reputation
der the aegts OF the silver champion
these restless spirits OF ruin are con-
cealcd. by the adoption OF the free and
| unlimited coinage OF silver ut ratio
| OF lG to l, practical free trade would be
accomplished. The new measure OF
value. ilfty-ccnt dollar. would reduce
the present Wilson-SuEar Trust tariff
| duty to one-halt what II now Is. Here
Is an explanation OF the seeming neg
lect of the Populst candidates mat
tenuon TO the old battle cry OF free
trade. What could not be done openly
by legislation may be done covcr,ly
through the ballot We know well the
| effects of the present thrift law. We
have evidence OF its ineillccncy on
every side. In the silent factories and
mills. and in the closed mines: We see It
In every day life. 1t IS pictured In the
face or want; we read X in the failures
throughout the land and In the tales OF
robbery and crime. What commcnta-
ry on Democratic legislation.
Shall we be deceived again by the
same old party policy. though masked
under new banner and n new name?
Free silver Is free trade augmented
by as many new dangers as the DEM
ocratic party Is augmented By new and
dangerous elements.
Hopeless and dishcartcned by three
years OF acknowledgements and failure,
the Democrats met In convention 10
nominate candidate for the presl-
dency. So hopeless did the outlook an
pear. upon old party lines that no one
| even predicted who the nominee would
be. The nomination was unSought and
the better elements OF the old party
positively refused TO be named.
From the despair Of the Democracy
arose the hope OF the brigands OF poll
ties. The Anarchists. Populists and
Silver fanatics saw their opportunity
out OF the chaos OF the moment a new
party arose under an old name. Free
trade was lost. Frtr silver might
change certain defeat. upon tariff is
sues. into victory. With this hope the
bastard party was born, discovered
alike by Democrats. Anarchists AMI
Populists, who would be the leader OF
this mongrel aggregation? No honest
Democrat could accept the leadership.
Again nature suffered the want. Full
| fiedged from the soil that gave the new
party existence sprang the champion
OF free trade and free silver, William
| Jennings Bryan. EnthOught OF 4 day
| before and almost unheard OF outside
| his local constituency. he received the
| nomination and became the standard
| bearer OF revolution and reputation.
| Marching together under his leadership
are the broken ranks OF the Democratic
| party, the Anarchists. POpulS;s, sill
yer fanatics and renegade Republicans.
They hope 10 succeed by flank move
Shall we be defeated by these camp
| followers and this wouli-be tribune OF
the people? CLARENCE WILSON.
| Wheeling October 6