The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-20
win by such methods they will be woe
fully mistaken. =
Another Paramount \, Issue.

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In searching for paramount issues,
how would the protective tariff suit the
Democrats? 1t is the same old party OF
free trade, ruined industries, smokeless
furnace stacks; hunger and distress.
While all this cant Is going on about the
danger, of the country from an imperial
ruler, Ut is we'll to cali attention. to a
real danger, the return to power of the
despot,ot Free Trade, dethroned in 1896.
Here is threatened imperialism3the I'm
per!alism of obstinacy. an imperialism
that is imperlalistic beyond a degree Of
any other known monarchIsm. It
brushes, W destroys, .devastates. and
blights everything over which 1t exerts
Its banetul sway.
On the other hand We know OF the
persistent blessings of protection-a
protection that has raised us
to the very topmost heights OF
prosperity, abundance at home and
commercial supremacy abroad. This
being accomplished by the wise and ben
efcentpollcies Of the Republican party,
that's the party to keep in power. The
Democratic party is never happier than
when the country is In distress. 1t OBJ
stfnateiy Ignores present blessings ana
spends Its time In FLOATING over cons
jecturals Ills. 1t worships Misanthropy
and deiles Pessimlsm. That is the par
ty7to destroy. =, ~
In this connection the Philadelphia
Manufacturer makes some very peril.
,nent remarks. as follows: 5.3
In Its efforts to expand its ipfunt indus
tries the South still sticks TO the silly idea
thatfit can run US fast with legs OF lead
as If It had winged ones like those OF
Mercury. Reports from regions south OF
Mason's and Dixon's line are to the effect
that betting md broom factories were
opened In one week In North Carolina, a
canning factory in Georgia, coal mines In
Alabama, Texas Virginia. and West rir-
ginia, n factory for making coal briquettes
in Texas, cottonsecd oil mills in Louisiana
and North Carolina, cotton mills In Geor-
gia, Louisiana and Virginln, Touring
mills in North Carolina and Tennessee, a
foundry In Tennessee, IA furniture factory
In Virginia, granite Quarrles In Texas. a
handle and spoke factory In Tennessee. n
hardware company In North Carolina. o.
knitting mill In Georgia, lead and zine
mines IN Arkansas. limestone quarries IN
Alabama. lumber mills in Alabama. Flor
ida. Mississippi, Texas and West Virginia,
machine shops In Mississippi. q paper box
factory In Virginia. rice mills and irriga-
ton works In Louisiana and Texas. ielc-
phone exchanges in North Carolina and
West Virginia. n 900 wod working plant
in Georgia and wood working manufac.
tory In Virginia. so =. 2
This is only weeks work: and yet the
South Is sung to and seduced by that
silly old song OF the sllliest old syren that
ever sang. Free Trade. VIII the South
ever learn wisdom? 1t will wake up
should Bryan succeed to find itself In tho
or down, il il don't crush and suck the
life out OF 1t. This isn't advocating any
thing like the extreme protection needed
In earlier years: 1t Is calling attention to
the terrible danger OF the South's COM
uniting suicide. II not huri-kari. There Is
only one word We wish to shout out t. 70 ne
Think!!!