The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-22

terest was protected. and pictured the
condition OF the country under a pro-
tective, tariff and what II Is to-day. The
argument was four years. yes even
two years. ago that the tariff was 10
protect the capital OF the country. The
capital OF the country needs no protcc.
,tion. Capital can take care OF itself
and always does. II a capitalist cannot
succeed In Wheeling. he will 40 to Gin
cinnuti. II no cannot succeed In Cincin-
natl. he will SO TO Canada. u he can
not succeed In Canada, he Will put his
money In the banks and keep It there
drawing interest. Capital can always
take care of itself What capital needs
is encouragement. Encourage Il. and
the money will be taken out OF the
banks and safe deposit vaults and be In
vested In mills and mines.
senator Frye spoke OF the Mckinley
law IN the highest terms and described
the workings OF the tariff illustrate
Ing Wheeling as America and Bridge
port as England. He showed the DIFF
ference In wages In the two countries,
and the difference OF cost In the pro-
duction OF goods manufactured on
each side OF the dividing line. q ~ S,5s
y When the Mckinley bill was enacted
It struck terror, to the hearts $ot the
Democrats and they openly and boldly
declared that they would repeal It and
they did. What was the result? A
panic set in! What was the cause of
the panic? Was 1t too little silver?
No, too muchl They repealed the
sherman purchasing act and now they
want free and unlimited coinage. After
they had repealed the coinage act, busi-
ness depression set In and you, know
as well as anybody that It was the d.
rect result OF the tariff legislation OF q
Democratic Congress. yt ti. (,
The Mckinley Law. I,
The speaker took up the Mckinley
law and drew tic two lines OF con-
structlon. which were, first, that every
thing that cannot be produced in this
country and whichls needed here, shall
be admitted free. and, secondly. every
thing that can be manufactured
here shall be protected by q duty equal
tothe difference in the cost OF the manu-
facturc. ~ n ,ES}ttt ~
The speaker dwelt at length on the
effect OF the Mckinley tariff on WOOL
en-, cotton. steel and iron products, and
brought out the fact that the increase
OF tariff did not mean an increase OF
price on an American product. For in
stance, he took up the tin plate, pot
terry, cotton ties, steel rails, plush and
other products. all of which declined in
price after the duty had been imposed.
while the wages OF the employees were
kept up to high standard.
In speaking Of the Wilson bill. the
speaker told how 1t came into the SEN
ate and was amended by the members
% IT,. ,,-t, I.
when 1t went to the President II was
too rank for him to sign. MR.. BRYAN
WAS AT THAT TIME A MEMBER OF
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT
TEE, AND IN ASPEECI SAID THAT
HE VOTED FOR THE BILL RE-
.LuCTANTLY, BECAUSE IT CON-
TANNED TOO MUCH PROJECTIONS.
Senator Frye closed by giving the ex-
perience OF Bradford. England, under
q free trade law, In woosted goods, and
how 1t suffered from the effects of the
tariff law. From, 1856 until 1893 Brad
ford was dead, because America manu-
featured her own woosteds. Prior 10
So and since '93 the town has doomed,
and every dollar paid the workmen
there Is that much from an American.
He quoted from English papers on the
subject. and made a convincing argu-
enl,,in. ihyor ol re-enactlnS tarir
Jaw that VIII protect american labor
anu az lhe same time furnish an ade-
qua.e revenue 10 run the government.
.n senator nn rye was repeatedly cheered
anu appiauoeu' ana at the conclusion
OF ms address he was besieged with
G,oHsratuiatlohs on an sides One man
IL, paI,isuiar,E VINO mas been a Demo-
cray ~, III ms ne. ana VINO is well known
o " , tne 2Uush Siac, asked the reporter
~, ~ in.rouucS MN, ana as ne grasped
t ~ setaSoi manu- ne sald ne was
t 20 .mu,he nian himseil, and was
=, :, ont INV pioteStiohise ana q sound
MN 'tto''e' i man,
Mr.. Hart Speaks.
Z When Senator Frye had concluded
the crowd caIlsd for Mr. .o,. -
tt,,rr,, ~ = ',tsu' az
.'tous ."''. s eii'ieiliah decilned, they
insisted upon hearing n few words from
him. Mr.. Hart said that as he sat lis
+en,nr "a TIM a,,,,a,,. ,da.
80. "u W. eSs lioA tue
senator from Maine.he had been struck
by the sounds which came from the
bacl, ward. where. n ponocrat,c ,,oot-
ing was in progress. which Nv tI.a wav
bod not /" baon c,Iia5 49,, . - way,