The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-01

lacked the free trade poIieiss " -
~ mocrats a. snsuuilsd Ia their
cfaiinEs Win the tsrln problem. IA
D. foil1 Tor the bemocrats ~ nay that
orf man ufactErerE must match Clr
uits against the producers o. the
ord. AID for them 10 tell o. thai
Protection H. LONG H. 10 tell us soms-
~ lnE 80 knoN b. experience 10 b. =
lie Those Who believe ln protection
must march shoulder 10 shollder The
Republicans % California ara conn
dent % the outlook. and believe they
ul return 20 congress a solid rep
.IesentatiSn fsvor.ng DfotectOn.
The speaker referred 10 The recen-
. primaries In Missouri aud North Ia
! kota. where the Progressive did uoL
pol enough gofes 20 entifle them 10
place on the ticket az general cleo
~. this fall
Nrhe hrst ming triumphant Democ-
racy tried % DO Was % change the
President b-gnn 90 smash pre-cedents
and his nrst Eas - reading biz NEE
aage 20 congress. thuuFl all he prcsl-
dents slnce the time Of Thomas Ien-
efsQn have conveyed theirs tn Con
rress In writing Hls nrst message
was on the administration tarln POT
I icy and be- had not read far until
everyone could read between .l-
lines that he vas a free trader fie
charged The protective tarir with be-
Ing responaihie for The trusts and
monopoiies and held go N isrin
Nrre ca. these uulaNfui Elnbinati0us
could NOT exist"
Trust Theory Exploded.
Q The Congressman vApiOdedt this
charge By saying that the PRECEDENT
had overlooked the fact that England.
nee trade country. Or the mother
OF trusts. and that a gigantic combi-
nation Of coal Colieries existed m
that nation a. early as ltil II the
PRESIDENT theory were correct how
does be- explain the fact that iu free
trade England these trusts were or
ganized and operated long before
there was trust Ia America, be-
said
, The Democratic platform charged
tho procuye tarin Win the high cost
90 living the California Congress-
man continued They have reduced
the tariff but have any % you men
found that you are buying things any
cheaper today than sou did O. year
ago. On the other hand. prices have
gone up
The Democrats would have you be
lieve there Dr. no business d~pre5si ION.
but you can look on any hand and
see workshops closed and men walk
ing the streets. ClamOrinE for an op-
pOftunity 90 earn their bread The
speaker here referred 90 the fact that
this year. for the first time since la
. NNI ANNN VA" urn hNHf"t HfA "a" n NNhNNN
day. there viii be- no mammoth labor
parade in Nrw York city The trades
unions have decided that the money
DO would cost 10 have such a demon
.tration would best De- given 10 the an
employed. that they may buy food
De- President and members of his
cabinet. Congressman Kahn said are
busy telling tho people that this de-
precision is "a psychological vision OF
the mind. but. as a matter OF fact.
business ls not booming anywhere In
the United States.
Deadly Drifting Policy.
The Californian attacked the Prcsi-
dents watChtul waiting policy re-
garding the Mexican situation. declar-
Ing 10 Do more a policy OF deadly drift-
Ing BE declared that the sacrifice OF
life and blood was unnecessary. and
was made without a result lie ridl-
, Culed the action OF the President. r.
personal representative and spokes-
man. John Lind. in fayorinE the Con
-NlutIouaiists after President Wilson
had given his promise 90 Congress
.ntt sides would be- taken with neither
faction in Mexico.
CONGRESSMAN Kahn was particularly
bitter boo his deuuuciatiou Of the ad-
administrations proposed treaty with
The United states OF Columbia. lie
called ihis treaty nothing more nor
loss than "a scheme 90 black-mail. and
id that the American people viii
never stand for its ratification.
lu closing Cougres Kahn said
Doc hoped One Republicans of Wes.
\.rl.ua win elect solid delegation
fu Cpnar'ss this year TIE paid "a
splendid tribute 90 Congress man at
.rs.. Howard Sutherland and Con
Er, men Avis and Moss who are can
d.IHIee iur reelection.
Following Congress man kahn's ad-
dress. il" r.lnr'. ul the committees
we're called Tor The credentials com
miffss reported the basis OF represeu-
atiuu Hs One delegate for each one
hundred and ffy votes cast for Roose-
Welt and Taft for president iu 1912.
This entitled Che counties Co the fol-
lowing representation brooke. 10.
iipc1ck Harrison. 35. Lewis. Is.
Marion. HI Marshall. 2t. Ohio. 80,
and W0fzel 13 Total 1s5 Neces-
garry Tor nomination. 9} The commit.
.'r reported chat there we're uO CON
tests. and recommended that AN dele
e1t.a Fe ssst'd. Tho report was UNI
HU.mHu. ~ adopted
Tr. ,6mmI.'r. on permanent or
sanitation was tho next fo report.
ruguun.'ui.u. that The temporary or
sanitation %" made permanent ni7
HIH done hy "a unanimous vote Tho
report Uf tho committee on rules ana
I D. hlrk. uf Wheeling. was chan.
without U.. emitting vote
ITO" resolutions committee an
uO"u.HI chat .f was ready to report
HrI 'Hr resolutions were read from
fH. .p.tkrr.. platform hv Judge John
"a Mason off fh.. city Tho rcaOIu-
f.ur.. which are regarded a. the
parity" platform created much en-
UHr. vH. accepted with cheers
White Is Nominated.
Nominations .f candidates VAS next
declared n order ana on" clerk vas
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