Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-10-11


else. Still you can hear this ncwfangle'
doctrine advocated by Democratic stump
speakers throughout the United States
! that free trade is for the interest of tn
/ laboring classes. Any doctrine to procur'
/ votes is their motto. Farther than tha
! what possible interest can they have will
/ the laborlng people' The only object o.
/ this howl Is 10 procure votes and re-elec
their man Cleveland when this ohjcc
Is accomplished they have no more use fol
I the poor people in America, who are dc
pendent on their daily labor for the sup
port Of their families. Are the American
people in distress aud are they put At
their wits-cHd 10 procure necessary means
for support, with = surplus whercwith tc
pay their taxes that this free trade system
must he inaucuratcd A. the only method
Of relief for suffering people on the
verge of revolution: l. the nations
credit at stake: Are we In such pcrilnu-
condition that free trade /, our nnly saliva
tion: No case can he presented 10 show
that there j. any exigcncy for this free
trade demand The nation was never in a
more prosperous condition than at the
present time
There !, 40 nation on the globe whose
tln.ncial condition j. In a better state than
ours. there i no Intelligent person hut
will agrcc with me- that the United States
A. whole j. In very prosperous con-
ditiou There may DE certain trades and
businesses in somewhat weakened con
diii"n for want of necessary demand To-
give them life and Vitality. bui as a " hole
America for prosperity for thrift and
chances fpr employment to earn an honest
dollar = to-day the Ar,t nation on the
globe The people arr not over hurlcneI
s,ith taxes a. the Cleveland cry asserts
Fray ;hcu tell me whence come, thi, free
trade demand: /, it necessary for our
prosperity, l. the demand made for the
benefit Of lhr nation At large ant j. there
ANY cmeI Svncy for demanding ID: What
then gan w. The ohjcc; If inauguratlng ihj-
new system, when there j, up.Lln- TO de-
maud it. The object can bc easily seen Il
you stop 70 reflect upon the subject: poIif.
.cal purposes are the object and nothing
else. The Democrats have no other OBJ
!cct to excite the country only FOR the ex-
land How f"w people in America feel
The opprc>siNruc>s Of high taxation and
want ;u run the risk of running our man
ufaCturing Interests for the sake Of adopt
NJ the free trade policy Look at Eng
land with her free tradc; compare the
number "f unemployed people there with
those ont OF employment iu This country
/. well known fact that free trade j.
th most rutnous thing for the Iaboriug
class tina; any nation can adopt. II II
lessons the price Of goods TO- = or 2o pcr
cent, Il also lowers the price Of wages 80
% 80 per cent.
when the United States Of America r.
prais tie duties on Imported article, either
RI" material or manufactured goods. It
WI. sound the last notes Of the funeral
kuell OF high labor IN this country IL
viii reduce the price Of good, Il 10 ~ per
cent and labor 80 TO 80 per cent. This
cry that look, Ike beneftlng the poor
people lessons The price OF goods one
sixth. aud lowers wage. ouc-thtrd, docs not
book % much to The advantage ~ the Ia
boring classes a, Democratic orators are
try,ng 10 make out Let 10 nau be >o
blinded hy what be may hear from tarif
rcfururr- who TAX, the stamp for Cirvc-
land - To 20 to the poll, rhi~ fali with
Cleveland aud Thurman ticket III H.
hand, thinking that lie i, voting for his
oy,n interest or the interest Of America by
d,ppsIling this ticket in the ballot box
The Democrats will give you free ride
to the polls, and possibly a dinner FOR your
vote: hut once YOU have deposited your
vote, YOU may a. well make up yoGr mind
10 walk home. They viii be exceedingly
Kid to YOU before election, nearly break
their ncck> with graceful bows inquire
=
interest themselves in your behalf in every
possible manner; but after election, note
the change. They have no more interest
In common with YOU your health and that
of your family no longer claim place in
their memory; they pass you without
hurting themselves Ia bow 20 you, or even
notice YOU they have stayed with you for
your vote and nothing else, and the devil
can take you. Their object is accom-
pii>hcd and their attention directed else
where.
Free wool for cheap clothing is a sub
ject on which propose TO conclude this
letter The cost Of producing wool, ready
for shipment in Australia and New Zealand
is about cents per pound III the Cape Of
Good Hope it is nearly / cents per pound,
in the Argentine Republic it is about 10
cents per pound. | mention these coun-
tries because the United States receives all
or nearly all of the wool imported from
there, that we use. In the western states
the cost of producing wool, ready for ship
ment. is from Is to 10 cents per pound. 1t
costs more to place wool on the market
from the western states than ii does from
Australia, New Zealand, Cape Of Good
Hope or the Argentine Republic. Now
how are the wool growers in America
whose product costs 10 to 10 cents per
pound going to compete with foreign wool
growers whose product costs 10 Il cents
per pound? The climate in the foreign
wool growing countries is favorable to the
highest degree for the successful prosecu-
ton of this valuable business; in Austria
liza and New Zealand no provisions are
| necessary to be made in the way of food
| or shelter during the entire year. The
hocks have the advantage of the most fer
| tile grazing land in the world; they re
ouire little or no attention, only when the
| season arrives, October and November, fol
! cutting their jackets of; then they are
| yarded and the rapid process of sheep
! shearing is commenced which is the only
expense the wool grower is to for the
whole season. The placing of wool OF
the free list will be certain death to all til,
wool growers in America BY protecting
this industry we husband one of the mos
| useful industries in America. 1t Is the
duty of the government to protect th'
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