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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
Opening Their Eyes.

RICHMOND, VA, April 3.-Two
Richmond manufacturers who have
been to the southern states looking
for trade report that drummers
from a German house are supply.
ing goods to dealers direct from
Germany at lower rates than Rich.
mond houses can furnish them, al
though the tariff is thirty-6ve per
cent. on them. This city will make
no further effort to compete with
Germany in paper goods unless the
tariff is increased or the wages of
workmen are cut down to a mere
pittance. THIS state of affairs is
opening the eyes of the laborers
who are asked to vote for men who
support the Mills bill now before
Congress.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

None of our esteemed free trade
contemporaries have as yet explain
ed how a reduction OF the tariff will
decrease the surplus.-AtiGntG Con-
stitutiOH, Dem.
No, and they can't do it you know,
ior the weight of free trade author
ity goes to prove that reduction
OF duty Will increase importatiODs,
and therefore increase revenue. So
the practical effect Of their scheme
will be to flood the country with
foreign goods, and thus destroy or
seriously cripple American indus
tries, while the surplus continues to
accumulate in tho treasury. The
only safe way of reducing the sur
pils is by repeating the internal
revenue. We can estimate exactly
bow much revenue that Will cut of.
.-Rickm0Rd Wig.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

A Philadelphia drummer saw a
man ma railroad car whom he
thought he knew, and, slappilg
him on the back, asked him how he
was. The man looked up, and the
drummer saw that he was a strang.
err. He apologized, saying he
thought that he was friend of his.
What followed Is thus told by a
Jersey newspaper: Il hope l am
a friend of yours the man said,
and they got to talking, and the
commercial man, seeing the gen
tleman's gripsack, thought he must
be commercial man also, and
asked him what house he repre-
sented. Il represent said the
gentleman, the largest house in
the world 'Well,' said the travel.
ling man, ff you represent the
largest house in the world you
certainly have Q snap. What
house is II = THE Lords house. said
the gentleman my name is Bishop
John Scarborough of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church|V
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

How can any one familiar with
the history of this country inveigh
against our present tariff system
upon the ground that it Expresses
the poor by largely enhancing the
prices of all articles they have to
buy, when they know that never
before was the average price Of
these articles so low as nowi Such
argument would not prevail with
the laboring class in America 1t
they could see the half-fed and
half-clotbed peasantry and labor
ers of the free trade countries OF
the Old " orld.-Page Courier.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

we are curious 70 know what
the Virginia Democrats are going
to do with the tariff question at
their state convention, which meets
at Norfolk May 16. Will they
adhere to the declarations made at
their last convention, or will they
back down before the Cleveland
messagei If there is a state in the
Union that is just now feeling the
advantages of a good, strong, pro-
tective tariff it is Virginia. Her
industries are nearly all IN an in
FAINT state, ar if the Mills bill, for
instance, we're passed they would
be greatly harmed. Will the Vir-
ginia Democracy sacrifice the
material interest Of their state for
the sake of blindly obeying the
imperial mandate that has gone
forth from the white house.
National Republican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
A DEMOCRAT FOR PROTECTION.

Ex.Judge John G. Wheeler Of
New Jersey, who has long been
identified with the Democratic
party and who has spoken in the
recent campaign in the Middle
States, was at the Astor House
yesterday. He was on the way
to WatertOwn to make an address
before the Grand Army post at
that place. General Wheeler is
past commander Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
of New jersey. He said:
81 am strong prOtectiOnist. j
have for some time past called my
self a Randall Democrat, but the
way things look at present can no
longer be known by that name, as
it would place me in a false posi-
ton. | am a good Republican, for
that party has proclaimed as its
policy protection to American in
dustries. The Mills bill will de-
strOy three of the best industries in
our State--the pottery interests,
the glass blowers aud the farmers
who raise nothing else 20 speak of
but potatoes. IC is almost i'm
possible at present to send them
to New York and sell them at a
paying profit. If the tariff is to be
taken of OF them New Jersey far
mers cannot raise potatoes at all.
shall be in favor of that plat.
form for the national election in
which there is the strongest pro-
tectiye tarff plank. The DISPOSE
ton of the administration to de-
prive the Union soldier of his
rights, and Cleveland's record ia
this connection have had a great
effect upon me. | have always be-
lieved that the Democratic party
would take care of New Jerseys
industries, bat | see now that it
neither will nor can. Senator
Mcpherson and Congressman Ran
dali have frequently met me on the
same platform, and on these Occa-
siOus we have said that our indus
tries were safe in Democratic
hands, but the arguments we used
then are of no effect now.
"The Republican partJ's record
on the saloon also suits me. The
latter must 60. It may not be
good politics, but like the Re-
publican pMty's stand on this
question in my State. The Demo.
cratic party made a grave mistake
in opposing the bill. AS far as
Cleveland is concerned, | would
not support him under any cir
cumstances. The Democratic party
is now placed on record for free
trade, and no other construction
can be given to the action of the
Democratic leaders as led on by
the administration. All of our
national interests are against this.
"With this platform New jersey
is a sure Republican State next
fall. think there is no doubt of
1t. AS for the soldiers, they will
surely vote against Cleyeland'-
N. y. Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
A SCOtChnan's Views on Protection.
Correspondence of The American Manu-
fapturor

Correspondence of The American Manu-
iacturer.
1t is nearly quarter of a century
since | came to the United States,
and during that time | have often
wondered why it was that any
American would be in favor OF
Free Trade as against Protective
tariff, and, as far as l am concern.
ed, the problem still remains un.
solved. | was born in Scotland,
and at the age of Is years l entered
the cOai mines as a traDper boy.
For nyseryices | received twelve
cents a day. The trapper boys in
the Connellsville coke regions to.
day get 73 cents a day for the same
labor that | received II cents a
day for, or a difference of 81 cents
IN favor of the American boy.
When left Scotland, for doing a
mans work, | got two shlllings
and slxpence a day. The lowest
wages that ever worked for in the
United States was a dollar and a
quarter a day, and it was outside
work, helping to grade the surface
for a railroad tipple, in the fourth
pool, on the MonOngahela river. |
never worked for less than twO
dollars per day in the mines IN this
country. Now, it seems very plain
to me that, if the tariff is removed
and the product of this cheaper
labor is allowed to come into this
country without any check OF him
drance, we will either have to &C.
cept the same wages that they do,
or our mills and manufactures will
be compelled to suspend opera
tons. l can not see any other
way out of it, and for one do not
want to see either one or the other
Of them.
think that year or two under
Free Trade rule would remove all
he present trouble about the sur
plus in Uncle Sans treasury, and |
'ce,y other treasury in the country. |
If there is any other country on
he face of the earth that has made
he progress that we have m ade IN.
Ter she Protective tariff policy |
would like to see some of our Free
Trade friends trot 1t out. | think
hat the United States is the
greatest country in the world.
Respectfully,
WIN. WEST.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
What Mr.. Depew Found in Holland.

Four years ago, when | was
abroad, | went to Holland. When
| went over there | found that
there was more content and hap.
piness in Holland than in any
country in Europe. There was
absolutely no pauperism. When |
was in Holland last summer |
found a great deal OF complaint,
stagnation in labor, Socialist riots,
labor troubles-things which had
never been known in the country
before. l met one of the most
eminent business men in Holland,
and he said to me that the manu-.
features of Holland were stagnant,
that business in Holland was no
longer remunerative, and there was
a great deal of poverty and distress
among the mechanics and laboriDg
classes. said to him GLOW do
you account TOR this change !" lie
said: "Becanse Holland adopted a
few years ago Free Trade, and the
law has ruined u.s."
"Well," | said. "give me some
instances"
swell, for instance, we raise in
Holland a very superior breed OF
cattle. England is Free Trade
nominally, but when she found that
the cattle coming from our farms
were destroying her cattle indus
try, when she found that we could
send better cattle at cheaper pric 3
than she could raise them, she was
Free Trade, and, of course, could
not tax them, but her Board Of
Trade issued an ordinance that all
Holland cattle had pleuro-pneu-
mOnia, and have not permitted
head of oar cattle to enter England
for four years. That Is the Free
Trade way England has of protect
ing her Industries when they are
pinched.D
SWELL" l said, "why, such being
the case, does not Holland return
to ProtectiOn?7 He said; 'EBe-
cause our manufacturers and bust
ness men are not our government.
Our government is a non.produc-
ing class, and they are all theorists,
and they are carrying out their
theories and running the agricul-
turists and manufacturers aud |
general business and labor Of the
country
Now, do not know a better ar
gument for Protection than that
From q Chicago Interfere.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
RiddIeberger and Blair.
Fredericksburg Free Lance.

Much of our outside space, de-
voted to general reading matter, is
given up to the speeches of Sena-
tors Riddleberger and Blair, in
answer to the remarkable speech
of Senator John w. Daniel, which
may appear hereafter in these
columns.
Both Mr.. Riddleberger and Mr..
Blair deserve the thanks Of every
sympathizeF with the wounded,
helpless, eX-COnfederate, who,
broken in health and spirit, is for
gotten and overlooked in the whirl
of the worlds events and the mad
rush of younger, ADLER, stronger
men for Office and whose numbers
are augmented by the clam ring
generals, majors, colonies and cap.
tains, to whom both honor and
emouments fall In the general
scramble for place.
Than Mr.. Rddleberger, no man
knows better the true condition Of
thousands of the surviving Yeter.
ans of the war. He has seen them
in every portion Of Virginia and
doubtless IN other SOutheran
States and dares speak of and for
them as they are.
He spoke the truth only and no
man, however ignorant, with OPP
pOrtunities to see, dare say him
nay.
But what shall be said of Mr..
Blair Blair, of New Hampshire.
Tradition, as old as the existence
OF this government, has taught the
people of the South that the soil
and climate of the New England
States would not and could not
produce men and women of the
warmth of nature OF those born
and reared beneath the rays of
genial Southern sun. We have
known better; but the masses of
the Southern people looked upon
the New EnglandeI as a heartless,
unfeeling, cOId.blooded, close calcu-
later, without a chord of heart or
soul that could be reached by
Divine or human touch and made
to respond to sympatby's call.
Read Blair's speech and tell us if
he is not nisrepresented by those
who insinuate a suspicion against
his earnest and sincere appeal IN
behalf of the friendless old cripples,
who are left as monuments OF the
folly of the SOuth's truitlesG at.
tempt to break from the Union
4 few more years and not only
the manned relics Of the late war
but the people of the South of all
will learn that there are
many humanitarians in New Eng
land, who when the cry Of distress,
from food, fire, pestilence or other
cause goes up from the South and
is waited North ward, responded
with alacrity and liberality, thus
proving that the popular idea that
all Yankees are enemies, is false
and malicious and was originally
planted that traffic in human souls
might be made and kept lawful
The people of the South will, after
awhile, learn who are and who are
not their real friends.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
WHY PROTECTION PAYS.
From Minneapolis Wood and Iron.

Let us illustrate by taking any
common tool, as planer. II
planer that could be imported for
$500 should absolutely cost 1926
to make here, then it might appear
that production here was an abs0.
Lutte loss of S25. 1t should be
kept in mind, however, that this
cost here is made up Of series of
profits-to the mine owners, for ore
and coal to the railroads, for
haulage to the furnaces, for pig,
wrought iron, and steel 10 sundry
other manufactures for bolts, nuts,
and special parts; and to the work
man for labor. The total sum of
these profits, for a machine of this
cost, could not be less than 800,
so, instead of the country losing
s25, it has gained $50 by reason of
tariff that enables the manufac.
turer to sell this machine for
enough above absolute cost TO en-
courage him TO make it. II the
tariff did not make il possible to
have this machine made hele then
each of these several parties who
supply the material would do Just
so much less business. AS il is,
each gives up a share Of bis profit
in the shape OF paying higher
prices for protected articles that
be may be able TO do a larger bust
ness and retain the other part of
his profit. 1t is a system OF mutual
help and support on the part OF all
the citizens, with the result that
the people of the United States
are today more prosperous and
more comfortable than any other
people are now or ever were in the
worlds history.
If a Protective tariff is the great
evil that Free Traders would make
1t out to be, bow are they to recon-
cile this exceptional prosperity with
our present and past tariff 7 Are
we so much greater, individually,
and have so many more advantages
in other respects that we are more
prosperous in spite of this draw
back 7 Hardly. The prosperity IS
due to the policy of employing
those who would otherwise be idle
to make whatever we need instead
OF sending our money to foreign.
countries to pay for it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

In speaking of the political pros
pects of Senator Sherman, the No
tiOnal Republicans says:
"Eis canvass in Virginia, how
ever, has been uHfsvorably affect
ed by the attempt to introduce
again the Odious and despised unit
rule, a remnant Of bossism that the
Republican party stamped out OF
existence, under the lead of Gen.
Garfield, at the National COnven-
ton OF 1880.
We are rejoiced TO see the Repub'
licGR thus coming to the aid of the
Republican party in Virginia. 1t
evidently understands the situation
in Thu state and intends to exert
it's valuable influence here in be-
half of true Republicanism.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

Protection to home industries
means living wages and steady en-
plOyment to the American work
men. Free trade, or "tarift for
REVENGE only" means starvation
wages and intermittent employ
ment for those of our workmen
fortunate to get work while for
at least half of them it means
starvation without the wages, and
unemployment, without inter
mission or remission.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
THE AMERICAN WORKlNGMAN.

We see frequent assertions made
in tho Free Trade journals that the
condition of the workingman in
this country is not as good as it is
ia Free-Trade England-certainly
that it is not better. They say that
he does not receive any better
wages, and that the cost OF living
to the American wOrkingman is
much greater than 1t Is to the
English wOrklngman. Now, this is
all theoretical nonsense that IS
plainly shown to be untrue by GER
tain facts that are Of a common
sense character. 1t the condition
of the British mechanic or labOrer
is as good as, or better than, that
of the American mechanic, why is
it that so many thousands of Eng.
lish wOrkingmen come to this
country and so few ever return to
their native land And why IS it
that none Of our natives 90 to
England to look for work or 10
livei
The fact is that the condition of
labor in this country is vastly SUI
perior to that in England, so tar as
social and financial conditions are
concerned. The present Lord Chief
Justice of England was in this
country a few years ago. lie was
cordially received by the legal pro
fession and was deeply impressed
with our institutions aud wonderful
prosperity. On one occasion he
spoke of his surprise at this heal
thy and prosperous situation IN
which he found American work.
ingmen. What seemed to impress
him most was that such large
portion of the artisans and labOrers
of the country OWRed their homes.
He said that IN England the work.
ingmen never owned any BONES
that they always had to rent. How
to account tor such different state
he did not try To do.
But the matter is easily under.
stood. The worklngmen OF this
country get better and more con-
slant wages, and are enabled to
save something to buy homes for
themselves and their families
This is an unanswerable argument
IN favor of. the doctrine of PrOtec-
ton as against that of Free-Trade.
Which will the workingmen of this
country prefer, the policy that will
give them a chance to own and
live in homes of their own, or that
policy which will place them in the
condition of the English working
men, who never own their houses 7
WytheriUe Patriot and Herdld.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
One Blue Eye and One Gray.

A gentleman in Atlanta is pecu.
liarly afflicted. One of his eyes is
dark blue in color and the other is
a light gray. In the daytime
from sunrise to sunset-he cannot
see anything out of the blue eye,
but sees distinctly and well with
the gray eye; and from sunset to
sunrise he cannot see anything
with the gray one. His hearing is
similarly affected. lie can hear
only on the blind side; thus he can
hear with one ear during the day
time and with one ear during the
night. He never discovered this
until recently. -Sdrdnndh Neics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
Exactly True.
lSt. Panl Pioneer Press.l

The man who should, on general
principles, stand the best chance of
success, is the man whose name APP.
pears at the head OF no list, but in
some position in all OF Them. This
characterizes man who has been
thought about; man who has
awakened no antagonisms within
the party by persistent seeking for
the office; man who il more or
less popular in all sections and
whose fitness has suggested itself
so frequently to the persons adj.
dressed that we may predicate upon
that general feeling IN his favor.
There are four such names cOnspi.
cuous in the list: Lincoln, Hawley,
Gresham aud Allison.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

uEKMlIAGE, ItD. %, 1870
SIR: | have had the honor 70 re.
ceive your excellency's letter Of the
Goth ultimO, inclosing resolutions
of the senate of Indiana adopted,
as it appears, with view of ascer.
tanning my opinions on certain top
les. The respect which | entertain
for the executive and senate of
your state excludes from my mind
the idea that an unfriendly DISPOSE.
ton dictated the interrogatoTles
which are proposed. But | will
confess my regret at being forced
by this sentiment to depart in the
smallest degree from that determi-
nation on which | have always
acted. Not, sir, that | would wish
to conceal my opinions from the
people upon any political or nation.
al subject; but as they were in va.
riOus ways promulgated In 1874, |
am apprehensive that my appear
aHce before the public at this time,
may be attributed, as has already
been the case, to improper mo.
tiges,
With these remarks | pray you,
sir, respectfully to state to the SEN
ate of Indiana that my opinions at
present are precisely what they
were in 1923 and 1924, when they
were communicated by letter to
DIR. Coleman, OF Virginia, and when
| voted for the present tariff and
appropriations for internal i'm
provements. AS that letter was
written at a time when the divis-
ions of sentiments on this subject
were as strongly marked as they
now are IN relation both to the ex-
pedlency and constitutionalty of
the system, it Is inclosed herein;
and | beg the favor of your EXCEL.
lenOy to consider 1t part of this
communication. The occasion out
of which it arose was embraced
with hope OF preventing any
doubt, mlsconstruction, or necessi-
ty for further inquiry respecting
my opinions on the subject to which
you refer; particularly in those
states which you have designated
as cherishlng policy at variance
with our own. TO preserve our
Invaluable Constitution and be
prepared to repel the invasion of a
foreign foe by the practice of econ.
omy and the cultivation within our
selves of the means of national de-
Tense and independence should be,
1t seems to me, the leading objects
of any system which aspires to the
name of "Amerlcan,D and of every
prudent administration Ofonr Gov
eminent.
+
| have the honor 10 be very res
ANDREW JACKSON.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

Uncle Josh Hanes Of Jonesboro.
Fa., has had bis faith in mankind
strengthened in a remarkable man.
ner. The other day a stranger
came into bis stO'e and said that
twenty-eight years ago be bought
a suit OF clothes of Mr.. Hanes and
never paid tor them. The mer.
chants books had been burned
when Gen. Sherman made his
Georgia trip twenty four years ago,
and he had forgotten all about the
sale, but the stranger refreshed the
old mans memory, and insisted
upon paying the debt with interest
i'm full,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06
A Woman who Wishes to 90 to He'll
under Certain Circumstances.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Mrs. A.
r. Bennett, of Kentucky, address
ed the House Committee on Judi
ciary to-day in favor of woman's
suffrage. She said that If man had
as much control over woman IN
heaven as he has on earth that she
would resign her commission in
heaven to 20 to bell.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-04-06

In New Orleans Friday evening
one of the inmates of the st. Mary's
Orphan Boys Asylum went, as
usual, to the room of Rev. Father
Mathurin Chaplin, chaplain Of the
institution, to call him to supper
and found him dead in his rocking
chair with his breviary open before
him. He had not been in good
health for some time, yet was not
confined to his bed.