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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02
EXCELSIOR CLOTHING co.
Furnishing Goods
DEPARTMENT.

In this Department, as in all others, we
can show more Goods, more S yle, and a
greater variety than any three exclusive
furnishing houses in the city, and our pri-
ces are fully 25 per cent lower. In Under
wear We can show you al the different
styles and material that are made. Our
stock of Neckware is simply too immense
to describe. Hosiery We make a specia
feature of, and can show you 100 different
styles, in prices from the lowest up. All
the new and desirable shapes in Linen
Collars, Cuffs, Handk-rchiefs, Jewery.
White and Cn'ored shirts in endless varie-
ty, with Gloves of all styles and prices.
EXCELSIOR CLOTHING co.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02

p" GUILD inform the public that having re
w plenshe his stock he is prepared to fur
ish ANYTHING in til, Undertaking line, from.
the plainest COFFINS to the most costly and
legant CASKErS at prices not to be surpsss-
d either in the city or country. AMI ranging
p-i:.'.
He will Intend personally on all funerals If
not physically prevn ted from doing so.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02
EXCELSIOR CLOTHING co.
A CARD TO OUR COUNTRY GUS
TONER'S.

The liberal patronage bestowed on our
Country order Department has compe led
ms to increase and enlarge our facili les tor
pushing forward the work of supplying
our OUT OF TOWN Customers with
increased promptness. 1t is rue of our
establishment to supply the best goods, no
matter what grade is desired, that the
market affords, and always at the Lowest
Possible Price. Parties ordering C 9th
ing, Hats or shoes for Men and Boys,
Gents Furnishing Goods, or Ladies',
Misses and Childrens Shoes have a guar
antee from us as to the quality Of Goods
sent them, which will be exchanged or
money refunded in all cases where the
purchase proves unsatisfactory.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02
Ladies', Gentlemen's, Misses
Boys & Children's
= III O ID =.

Whew How we have made the Shoe
Trade howl since We opened our Shoe De
partmen'. Our customers are more than
pleased with the attention they receive
Our Filters do not let you take the first
pair of Shoes you try on, even if you do
say, well, l guess they will do" We
want your trade permanently. and we are
bound to have il, if giving you satisfac-
tion " i'll secure it. Never mind what the
prices will be We warrant you they will be
low enough to please you and distress the
little shops around town.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-05-02
EIA1S TOR EIVERYBODY

Hats for figures broad and burly,
Hats for straight hair and for curly;
Hats for faces melancholy,
Hats for features bright and Jolly;
Hats for gentlemen of standing.
Hats that give look commanding;
Hats for We king, riding. driving,
Hats dull faces look alive in;
Hats for spas and watering places,
Hats to wear at all The races;
Hats that stand all kind of mailing,
Hats for every trade and calling;
Hats for travelling, shooting, sailing.
Hats grease proof, in Storms unfailing;
Hats to suit the peer and peasant,
Hats that make your Gus ON pleasant.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29

Ii rnlture aud household goods. All these
things our farmer friends took no account
of. They were so completely blinded by
this one little tariff on wool that they
never thought Of how they were taxed
dollar on what they bought for ten cents
they received on their wool. In gettiDga
dime into one pocket they were paying a
dollar out of the other. And all this time
the manufacturers and capitalists OF the
country were laughing in their sleeves to
see how quickly the farmers agree TO the
9. 600 tariff on other articles because he
had a little tariff on one article.
But how has the tariff on wool affected
the farmer
That il the practical question.
First, il has not helped one penny's
worth the great majority of the farmers
of the country who do not own any sheep.
They have gone right on paying taxes on
all they buy without getting anything
back. 1t is very curious how farmers
who own sheep cling TO the tariff on wool.
They go right on paying the dollar out OF
one pocket and they do not get the dime
back on wool into the other pocket.
Second, il the reports and statistics fur
nished by the government are worth any
thing, they show that the tariff on wool
has not raised the price of wool one cent
per pound. On the contrary they show
that since the tariff was placed on wool,
the price has been lower than before
A a matter of fact the price OF wool
has gone down under protective tariff.
The tariff so suddenly diminished the de-
mand for wool that, although 1t shut out
foreign wool il did not open a market for
domestic wool 1t is an actual fact that
- - -, -
lower than before. From statistics fur
nshed by the Treasury Department,
Washington, IL appears that the average
price of wool for the fifteen years pre-
ceding 1867 was 52.S cents per pound.
while the average price for fifteen years
succeeding 1867 was 1876 cents per pound.
Thus under the free trade wool sold for
over four cents per pound more than un
der high tariff.
Every farmer will naturally ask why
the price Of wool went down under pro.
lection, while the price of nearly every.
thing else went up. This was owing to
the sudden falling off in the demand for
wool. The high tariff suddenly placed on
wool almost ruined the wooden industries
of the country, and though the year after
the passage of the high tariff on wool the
the home wool clip increased 5000, 900
pounds, the demand for wool fell oil Ca. .
O00, 900 pounds. And the price of wool,
which was % cents in 1865 before the tar.
if. fell to 80 "a cents in 1856; and AZ
cents in 1868 after the tariff.
The high tariff on wool not only low
cred prices, but in lowering the prices of
wool il forced sheep raising away from
the middle states out on the cheap lands
OF the west. The following statistics,
taken from the Congressional Record and
from the census reports, are very in.
structve as to the effect of the wool tar.
III on sheep raising
STATEMENT on THE NUMBER oF SHEEP IN STATES
NAMED AT THE DATES GIaEN BELOW.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
WOOL.
How the Tariff has Reduced the Price.
FARMERS, READ.

Farmers have an idea hat the tariff on
wool Is good thing for them. PIotec
lionists when they talk to farmers, say "a
great deal about it. In fact they pull
the wool over the farmers eyes com
pletely.
In 1861 tariff law was passed which
protected about every manufacturer in
The country. But il did not give much
protection to the farmer There were not
enough farmers in congress to make "A
noise, TO assert their rights. so the farm
ers received no protection. The manu-
facturers and great capitalists took il all.
For six years the farmers were robbed for
the benefit OF the manufacturers. For six
years all that they bought cost them more
on account of this protective tariff OF
1861. But at last the farmers of the
country began To grumble, they
a, last began 10 see that the manu-.
fac,urers were getting all the profits OF
the tariff while they had TO pay all the
cost. They began TO complain.
Now, asa rule, a congressman does not
care penny about his farmer constit.
uents after he is elected, but Just before
he is elected and when he wants their
votes, he is mighty ANXIOUS TO please
them. So in 1867, the year before presi.
dental election, Just before the time
when the parties would want the votes of
the parties. congress commenced 10 talk
about giving the farmers some protection,
and congress did place tariff upon wool
Congress did 1t just to catch the farmers
votes. And il did serve TO catch the
votes of the farmers. Some:have been in
favor Of protection ever since The tariff
on wool completely blinded them. They
forgot all about the tariff of 81 90 per VI
on the lumber they had to buy, and the
tariff of 30 per cent, on all the agricul.
tural implements they used They never
stopped to figure up the tariff they paid
on such little things as nails aud window
glass They never thought of the tax on
sugar and upon china and glassware
They forgot TO calculate the tax upon all
the clothes they had TO buy, upon their
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
WHAT BLAINE MADE, AND HOW he
MADE IT.

BosToN. April IL, 1872
Ny DEAR Mr. BLAINE: Your favor of
the 18th INST. reached me this .morning.
am surprised at its contents. | have
loaned you at various times. when you
were comparatively poor. very large
sums of money. and never have YOU paid
me one dollar from your own pocket,
either principal or interest. have paid
sundry accounts To Others 10 whom you
were indebted, and these debts you have
allowed TO stand unpaid like the notes
hold. have placed you In positions
whereby you have received very large
sums Of money without one dollar OF ex.
pense TO you, and you ought not TO for.
get the act on my part Or ALL THE
PARTIES CONNECTED WITH THE LITTLE
Rock AND FOBT SMITH RAILROAD NO
ONE HAS BEEN 80 FORTUNATE AZ YOUR
SELF IN OBTAINING MONEY OUT or IT.
You obtained subscriptions from your
friends in Maine for the building of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad.
Out of their subscriptions you obtained
large amount. both of bonds and money,
free of cost To you. have your own
figures. aud know the amount OWING
10 YOUR POLITICAL POSITION you WE'RE
ABLE 10 WORK OFF ALL YOUR BONDS AT
VERY men PRICE. and the fact is well
known 10 others as well as myself.
WOULD YoUE FRIENDS IN MAINE BE SAT
ISFiFD ~ THEY KNEW THE FACTS Are
my associates satisfied To have you oh.
tain $50 900 for Northern Pacific Rail
road, and you not make the investment
~ per agreement? The course you have
thought proper To take in regard 10 my
request Is rather a poor one taking your
relations with me, and ! again ask you to
reconsider and grant it. You will find it
much essier TO pay by obtaining the
credit and ! selected III course. bcliev.
ing il To be the best Ii YOU again de.
cline shall be Obliged to use the notes
OF sell them To outside purchasers. Nee.
essity Knows no law.
Whatever bonds still due to you will
be delivered as the road progresses The
other portions of your letter | make no
reply, You know the facts; il is sufi.
cient that know them, and ii is useless
TO mention them at this time. Please an
swer ~ once
remain, respectfully yonrs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29

That Is the history of the wool tariff. II
was for the express purpose Of catching
the farmers votes. IL has well nigh ruin.
cd wool growing by disturbing the mar
ket. IL has driven sheep growing out on
10 the cheap lands of the wesl. II has not
increased the price of wool one cent.
When the protectionists point to the
low price of wool last season and say II
was the effect of reducing the tariff. ask
them what made wool so low in 1873 when
IL struck 20 cents per pound. There
was no reduction OF the tariff then.
Farmers, pull the wool from your eyes.
DO not he duped any longer. Give up
this tariff on wool, which does you no
good, and demand that all other tariffs
be abolished or greatly reduced. But so
long rs you persist in having tariff on
wool, you cannot expect that the manu-
facturers and capitalists will give up the
tariff on their productions.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29

on June H. and BELIEVING that copies of
the contents OF the package existed, al.
though he had secured the originals, and
that they would become public before the
Convention, be resolved on a character
istically audacious course--to publish
them himself as the lesser of two evils.
SO on the 9th of June. in the House of
Representatives. he rose and said:--
Il am not afraid 10 show the letters.
Thank God Almighty am not ashamed
10 show them
And then he read them to the House,
and at the end OF the reading by an mr.
rangement manifcstly preconcerted with
his friend Mr. Eugene Hale of Maine,
he had dialogue with that gentleman, ,
in which the House and the country were
given to understand that the fifteen com
prised all of the letters that Mulligan held,
controlled or knew of that were diSreput-
abe--"cyery solitary scrap and scripton,
as the children say, was his expires sion.
The man (Nullgan) did hIs worst he
said 'lhc very worst he could. out of the
most intimate business correspondence of
my life
After eight years Mr. Mulligan now
gives to the public fifteen more letters of
Mr.. Blaine las duty TO his fellow coun-
trymen." We print them in full. There
| is scarcely one which does not contain
damning proof of Mr.. Blaincs corruption
and Of the debasaments to which the
! Republican party has sunk itself by NOM
mating him for President. We direct
specis attention to the letter OF April
| l6, 1876, requesting Mr.. Fisher to sign aud
return a document composed for him by
Mr.. Blaine, making false statements con
corning Mr.. Blaines railroad jobbery and
| designed for publication TO help mis- Presi-
! dental aspirations at Cincinnati.
J The people will understand now why
Mr.. Blaine went on his knees and threat.
ened suicide 10 move Mr.. Aulligan TO lend
him that package in Washington in
June, 1876. They will understand Mr..
Blaine's relief of mind when he found
that the package did not contain his let
ter of April l6, aud its enclosure. And
they will also understand the contempt
with which for eight years Mr.. James
Mulligan has regarded Mr. James G.
Blaine. who during all that long time has
been mlserably praying for forbearance,
Is MIR. Blaine, OF is any friend of his,
audacious enough to say of this letter of
April Is, 1876:
Thank God Almighty, am not asham.
ed to show IT,
This is a question every man who
maintains the fitness of Mr.. Blaine for the
Presidency of the United States must
make ready TO answer in the affirmative.
Is there respectable leader OF the Re
| publican party who dares to do so? Does
Mr.. Evsrts dare? Or does Senstor Haw.
| lev
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
Let Blaine Retire.

(FRoM THE NEW YORK WORLD, SEPT. rs )
MIR. Blaine owes 1t TO the country, as
well as to his party. TO resign the nomina
ton and To retire from the field
When the Republican Convention was
buldozed into making Mr.. Blaine the can.
didate II was not known that Mr.. Fisher
had written TO him the scsthing letter of
April 10. 1872, containing the borrowing
statements:
| have loaned YOU at various times,
when you were comparatively poor, very
large sums OF money, AND NEVER HAVE
you PAID ME ONE DOLLAR FROM YOUR
OWN POCKET, either principal or interest.
have paid sundry amounts TO others 10
whom you were indebted, AND THESE
DEBTS you HAVE ALLowAD TO STAND uN-
PAID LIKE THE BONDS WHICH | HOLD
have placed you IN positions whereby
YOu HAVE RECEIVED VERY LARGE SUMS
OF MONEY WITHOUT ONE DOLLAR or EN-
PENsE To YoU, and you ough, not 10 for.
get the act on my part. OF all the par
ties connected with the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad no one has heen so
fortunate as yourself in obtaining money
out of il.
IL was not known that Blaine had af.
forwards begged n whitewashing certit
late from the man who had thus dashed
him, adding the prccautian, Burn this
letter
Everybody now recognizes Blaine as "a
corruptionist and a falslfier, sneak who
would have imposed on the people by a
false character.
Blaine should now Withdraw from The
head of the Republican ticket. If he
hesitates TO do so, he should bc put of
the ticket and an honest candidate, like
Edniunds or Conkling, should be substi-
tuted in his place.
The change might now save the election
for the Republicans. But i, would at
least save the honor Of their party and
relieve them from the disgrace of having
sought to place II branded corruptionist
10 the high office To Which they twice
elected Abraham Lincoln.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
Will Blaine Withdraw.
(FRoM THE NEW YORK GRAPHIC

tFRoM the NEW YORK GRAPHIC
II there is any further talk of candi.
dates for President Withdrawing 1t will
probably not apply TO Grover Cleveland.
That sort of foOlishness has gone as far
as IL can. The man To Withdraw, il any
body. is MIR. Blaine The proprlety of
his Withdrawing is no longer matter of
argument. The missing Mulligan letters
printed this morning showed that he used
his high office in the House of Represen-
tatives To advance his personal interests
that he peddlcd information of contem.
plated legislation 10 spectators, the I'M
derstanding beng that he should share
their profits; that he dealt in railroad
bonds in an Legitimate way, and was so
aware of II that he begged his partners
in business in the most humilating terms
to spare him the penalty of an exposure
in fine, that he used his political position
for purposes of private speculation and
that he knew when he did il tnat II the
fact were TO become public il would ruin
his political fortunes forever. The pub
LEGATION of the letters ut this time will
probably be a surprise to him lie said
in his explanation In 1876 that he had
read every scrap and scrimption" of the
correspondence which has already occu
pied so much Of the attention of the pub.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29

What falling Off From $4,000, 900 in
1867 to less than 5,000, 900 In 1880. And
in the one state of Iowa decrease of
from 9. 399.42S in 1867 TO 455, $40 in 1880.
And yet il is in the above named states
that the most complaint is heard about
the reduction of the tariff on wool.
Farmers know that something is wrong,
and they lay IL TO the reduction of the
tariff. Why, one more increase of the
tariff would carry sheep.raising to the
land beyond the Mississippi entirely.
The truth Of the wool matter is this
The tariff on wool has so disturbed and
affected the market and the wooden indus
try that the prices are unsteady and pro
fits unstable.
A year ago last winter (lsS2 the tar
III on wool was reduced somewhat, and
this summer the price of wool did not
happen to be so high. Immediately there
went up great cry from the wool grow
ers of Ohio that the reduction of the tar.
in had reduced the price OF wool. Let us
see how prices were before the reduction.
Here are the highest and lowest prices
quoted for wool in the New York market
for the years named;
PACE oE Wool IN NEW YORK.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
The Western Union Telegraph Company
Dated WAsH'TN. ID. c., 1876.
THE FALSE CERTIFICATE BLAINE
DRAFTED.
Enclosed in the foregoing .etter, dated
10th April, was the following

iOlu hpIll, was lllC lOllONluR'
BosroN. April 16. 1876.
TIE Hoa. James G.. Blaine, Wash'tn, ID. c.
DEAR SIR: | observe that certain
newspapers are making or rather insinu-
ating the absurd charge that you own or
had owned $l50,000 of Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad bonds. and that you
had in some way obtained them as a
gratuity.
The enterprise of building the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was under.
taken in 1869 by number of Boston gen.
tlemen, of whom | was myself one. The
bonds Of the road was put upon the mar
ket in this city on what was deemed very
advantageous terms 10 the purchaser.
They were sold largely through myself.
You became the purchaser OF about $780,
600 of the bonds on precisely the same
terms that every other buyer received,
paying for them IN ins,slments. running
over a considerable period, just as others
did. The transaction was perfectly op-
en-, and there WAS no more secrecy in re-
gard TO il than If you had been buying
flour or sugar. | am sure you never
owned bond of the road that you did
not pay for at the market rate. Indeed.
| am sure that no one received bonds on
any other terms.
When the road got into financial diff.
culties aud loss fell upon you, you still
retained your bonds. and you held them
clear through to the reorganization Of
the company Ia 1874, exchanging them
for stock and bonds Of the new com.
panY.
You acquired also some demands
against the new company by reason of
your having Joined with others in raising
some money when the company was in
pressing need. For the recovery Of that
money proceedings are now pending in
the L. S. Court In Arkansas, 10 which
you are openly party of record. Con-
ceament of the investment and every
thing connected with IL would have been
very easy had concealment been deSira-
BILE, but your action in the whole matter
was as open and as fair as the day. When
the original enterprise failed, | knew
with what severity the pecuuiary loss
fell upon you, and with what integrity
and nerve you met II. Years having since
elapsed il seems rather hard at this late
day 10 he compelled TO meet a SANDER in
matter where your conduct was in the
highest degree honorable and straight
forward.
You may use tins letter in any way
that will be nj service 10 YOU
Very sincerely yours.
A T. In
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29
Some Expressions OF the Press
on the MulIigan Letters why
Blaine Threatened Suicide.
Z NEw York
SEPT. 15TH.)

ORION THE NEW York HERALD,
SEPT 1jTH1
At the beginning of June, 1876, Mr..
James q. Blaine went on his knees" to
Mr. James Mulligau at the Riggs House,
in the city of Washington, and with
prayers and threats of committing sui
eide, sought to examine package con
tanning fifteen Of his letters which was in
Mulligan's possession. Mulligan yielded
to the pitiful and AFFECT entrcaties. Blaine
got the package, pledging his word and
honor (which he broke Ia give them
back. EXaming the contents, he found
that though they were very bad they were
not the worst he had expected. lie had
written other letters which, TO his great
relief, he did not find among them. lie
was an aspirant for the Presidential nom
nation OF the Republican National Con
vention which was 10 meet at Cincinnati
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-29

stances Certain persons and papers are
tying 10 throw mud at me TO injure my
candidacy before the Cincinnati Conven
ton, and you may observe they are try
ing il in connection with the Little Rock
and Fort Smith matter
| WANT YOU TO SEND M LETTER SUCH
As THE ENCLOSED DRAFT. You WILL BE-
oEIvE THIS TO MORROW (MoSDAY) EVENING,
AND 1T WILL DE A FAVOR | SHALL NEVER FoR-
GIT II YOU VIII AT oNoE WRITE MI A LEI
TER AND MAIL THE SAME EVENING.
The letter is strictly true, is honorable
To you and 20 me, and will stop the
mouths of slandererS at once.
REGARD This LErrEB Al STRICTLY CoNFl-
DENTAL Do NOT SNOW IT TO ANY ONE
THE DRAFT Is IN TIM HANDS OF
MY URRK, WHO II As rRUsrwohTHY
As ANY MAN CAN BIZ. IL you
cant get the letters written in season
for the o'clock mail to New York,
please be sure 10 mail " during the night
so that il will start first mali Tuesday
morning; bur il possible, ! pray you to
get il in the 8 O'Clock mail Monday even
ing. Kind regards to Mrs. Fisher.
sincerely,
j. O.. Is.
Burn this letter.
Endorsed on the back.
Not knowing your exact address |
send this TO the Parker House in order
that 1t may [notl be subjected TO any dan
ger in the hands OF Il carrier j. q. Il.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
Dated WAsHTS. ID. c., 1876.
Received at ga, April is.
To WARREN FISHER, COMMONWEALTH
HOTEL:
Please go to Parker House tomorrow
Monday evening; on arrival morning
mail from New York find letter. An
swer 10y return mail.
10 ID. II. j. e.. BLAINE.
TSm.
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!, respectfully Yonrs.
WARREN FISHER. in.

On the 10th of April, 1876, when the
charges were just being made against Mr.
Blaine, that he had sold his influence as
Speaker and when il was considered i'm.
portant to him as candidate for the
nomination for the presidency, that he
should silence these charges, he wrote the
following letter To Mr. Fisher, and in
closed the following draft of the one
which hc wished Mr. Fisher 10 write
back to him We herewith give the
whole correspondence as it occurred IN
April 1876