Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-23


this 10 pei. cent. duty. : = 1t Is graft
flying to the people OF. West Virginia
to know. that our Republican Senator has
bean able to bring before the country one
of the MOST important questions that has
engaged he attention of Congress and the
country Ibr many years, and one that
and save two hundred millions of dollars
annually TO our people, instead of paying
it out to foreign steamship companies.
At the time Of the discovery of this
piece of crooked legislation, which the
Intelligencer is at such pains to defend,
it was limited that Senator Elkins
knew more about it than he would tell.
Now his blundering organ, if it does
not let the whole cat out of the bag,
at least allows us to see the color of the
animal.
Because this Infamous bit of slipped
in" legislation would accomplish the
same purpose as Senator Elkins's ride
ulous bill Ito restore American ship
ping" which we have commented on
before, the organ at once jumps to the
defense of piece of iniquity which all
men Of all parties unite in condemning.
Even Senator Elkins, who has kept
close mouth about this bit of shady
work, will stand aghast at his too
faithful organs astonishing attitude in
regard to mysterious section %.
All this, however, is merely prelim-
mary to the denoument which Attor-
ney General McKenna, who has had
this notorious section % under consid-
GRAFTON, springs upon the public, and
which was published in yesterdays
Register. He has passed his opinion
on the interpdlated section and declares
it utterly void, even those section with
viii oh our ne ighbor is most in love
because in their outrageous features
they come so near to making the con-
ditions provided for by Elkins's ship
ping bill. Attorney General McKenna
holds that goods coming directly into
tho United States from foreign coun-
tries through Canadian ports are NOT
subject to the Slipped in discriminate
ing duty of ten per cent. He also holds
that goods shipped from countries 9TH
err than British possession in British
vessels are NOT subject to the discrim-
mating duty. A British vessel NAV
come from China. with a cargo of tea,
arrive at Vancouver and the tea be
thence shipped through Canada to Chi
cago, without having to pay the dis
eliminating dutys or a British vessel
may bring a cargo of manganese ore
from Chile and land it at Philadelphia
without paying the discriminating
duty. In other words, Attorney Gen
eral .McKenna knocks out completely
slipped in clause %, which the In
telliga1cer is so in love with because
it was so like Boss Elkins's shipping
bill
Ger as a faithful and consistent Elkins
organ to jump onto Attorney General
lMcKenna and tear him limb from
jacket His decision not only knocks
out the infamous slipped in" clause,
but as that crooked bit of work is al
most identical with Elkins's imprac-
tical bill Ito restore American ship
ping" it is blow for that measure
Also, from which it is not likely to re-
cover even with Mr.. Elkins's ponder
Gus personality behind it. What does
the organ think Of the discussion,
which, it says. will better educate the
people" to an appreciation of the true
merits Of this Slipped in legislation.
as far as the discussion has gone?
Does it think Boss Elkins will thank it
for having partially fastened upon him
this officially condemned piece of
crooked legislation, and for showing
how closely this outlawed clause of the
Dingley iniquity resembles his own pet
measure