Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-08-24

| work. Hides come In free and our re0.
pie pay for them with the products Of their
manufactures. We didn't have hides
enough, that was the reason for admitting
that from other countries free.
We haven't got wool enough by
300 900 600 pounds. We have put wool on
the free list, and the prosperity of those
who work on wooden goods will be the
same as that of those who work on free
hides. We hurt the ''labor" engaged in
shearing sheep? How many men are there
| in the United States whose only business
| is to shear sheep? What farmer wants to
hire man whose knowledge of farm work
is confined to sheep shearing? We will
have free wool, more work for wooden
mills. and hurt nobody.
We have not silk enough and we have
put silk on the free list. 1t will make our
mills boom with business, and silk dresses
will not be worn only by wealthy classes.
How does the present tariff affect the
price of clothing? Well; here it is. In
1850, $40 suit Of clothing could be
bought for 6 CLIO bushels of wheat. Noao,
it takes IL and 4-10 bushels of wheat to
buy that same suit Of clothing, made out
of the same material.
The Home market gives you better
prices for your wheat? You, Rocking
ham people, know better than that. You
go to your miller, What for my wheat
Seventy five cents says the miller But I
can get eighty IN New York, you say. Do
you think l am fool, says the miller,
to pay you eighty cents here and then sell
it in New York. Your home market is
just what your home market man can pay
you for it, and sell elsewhere at profit.
If there were a thousand factories in
Rockingham you could get no more for
-four than Chicago -four would bring laid
down at Rockingham depot.
MIR. ALIENS REPLY.
Mr.. Allen, in reply. said that under the
present tariff the American people were
millionaires, compared with the rest Of the
world.
The Michigan farms were not mortgaged
for one hundred millions. The report of
the State, for this year, showed that the
farms of that State were only maortqoqed
for eighteen per ce'at. on their value
Those mortgages were being rapidly
worked off.
Why didn't the Mills bill take the tax
off, of leaf tobacco.
THE CLOSING.
Mr.. Breckinridge opened by saying he
uyaa oortoin fhof Mr. Hon no
read the Mills bill, (laughter). He read
the bill and showed that what Mr.. Allen
said was not there, acas there.
In closing, Mr.. Breckenridge read the
Mills bill, showing that the tax was taken
off all tobacco, except cigars.
He read list of the reductions of the tax
made by the Mills bill. showing that each
reduction was for the general benefit of,
and was enjoyed by, all the people.
He said that while Col. O'Ferrall hardly
the Blair Bill, and his Democratic COL
league favored it; yet, speaking for him
self, he did not favor it. He thought the
children of the people ought to be educated
independently of the government.
COL. O'FERRALL.
After Mr.. Breckenridge closed, Col.
O'Ferrall took the stand and earnestly
advocated both-ths Mills Bill and the
Blair Bill. He was speaking when your
reporter left.
So ended a discussion, of which the
above is the barest skeleton of sketch,
which delighted the Democrats and gave
the Republicans something to think
about.
1t is noticeable that Breckenridge of
KY, Allen of Mich, and Q 'Ferrall of Va,
are all Presbyteriaps; the two Presidential
candidates they were advocating are Pres
byterians. and the independent candidate
who took the field for congress, Gen. Rol-
Ter, is a Presbyterian. 1t was field day
for Predestination.