West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-29
A WORKING MANS VIEWS.
DEMocRAT.


nous prices for wooden goods for the
last twenty-five years. Men who have
been producing wool have become rich
while the manufacturers Of wool have
become poor or had to shut down and
let their employees hunt other work
When there is a tariff on raw material
the spectators buy it and hold it in
store and form associations like the hide
association which was formed when
there was a duty on foreign hides COM
ing into this country. How is it that
the Republican party took the tariff off
foreign hides? Because the poor of
the country could not afford to pay the
! price for shoes and the farmer could not
pay the price for the harness for his
horses, The harness often cost as much
as the horse. Since the duty has been
taken off the hides, the tanners of this
country have done better, giving more
employment to men and giving leather
at fair pr &C to the satisfaction of all
Wenow export leather and shoes, bring
back the gold that was sent over to pay
high interest on our bonds.
There Is no man IN this country who
has any American fairness about him
who would ask protection on wool, as
sheep raising is one of the most profit
able industries.
Again, look at the price farmers get
for mutton. If sheep arc so valuable
for wool it certainly makes the owner
hold them and does not want to sell
them to the butcher, thus making NUT
ton dear to the poor. So it is with
wool; tho poor man and his family are
strangers to wool or wooden goods, as
they cannot afford to buy it. The poor
arc compelled to buy cotton goods. See
the poor mans child going to school in
the cold, frosty winter, with little cal
leo dress, cotton stockings and cotton
shawl or wrap, because he cannot af-
ford to pay tariff on wool. Go into
the poor mans bed room do you find
good warm blankets on his bed? No.
cotton covers, and few Of those. The
poor men of this country cannot get
wooden underclothes for the winter. A
few weeks ago Mr. Stifcl had three
days sale of wooden underwear at cost.
The poor did try to get soma of those
and strange to say, Republicans took
advantage Of the tariff oil as we'll as
the Democrats.
Gen. Gof says to take tariff Off Of
wool will close the wooden mills. 1t
is very strange it does not shut up
other establishments that have tariff off
the raw material, for instance, the tam
ming industry, which has the duty of
hides for the last fifteen or sixteen years.
Where is there any men who work
more steady than the tanners? Look
at the new yard at Davis, i. Y, CAPT
tai employing 100 men. Another at
Paw-Psw. Deford & Co., of Balti-
more has another on South Branch.
James Kees, at Keyser, another is at
Cumberland, owned by the Davis Com
pany, and our tanncries Of Wheeling
are running steady. You can ask any
tanner if he docs as we'll when the tar
III was on hides as nc docs now lie
will tell you no. If the tanners are
successful ! do not see Why the potters
ard glass manufacturer would not be
just a. successful, with tariff Of their
raw material Everyone can see they
can get more raw material for the same
money they have invested in their bus
mess, thus giving moro mon employ
mcnt On The other hand. If firm
were in Che habit Of employing City
mon the year round and The tariff were
taken OF, they conld afford to furnish
savcnty-fye men with raw material
This rcfutss Cen COTS argument, but
] suppose he would Ike to see the old
high tariff again, which made his uncle
rich by lending money 90 business men
at high rate Of interest, and have the
manufacturers and their men working
70 pay interest to the banks and money
lenders Of this country, and eventually
close tbom up, as they did stoaly's tam
merry 10 Clarksburg
High tariff compels thc business man
or manufacturer either to borrow more
money, OF discharge some Of their men.
! mean when the tariff is on raw ma
tcrial So Gen. COT does not advo-
cate the good Of the working class. A
farmer has hi land to depend upon