The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-08-04

Bss"We commend to the thoughtful
consideration of every wage Garner, every
business man, and every property
owner in Cecil county without regard
to partizan polircs, or party associa-
ton, the following cogent and unan-
swerable presentation of the effects of
the Mills Bill upon the industries of
Cecil county were ii to become law.
The writer of this rticle is well known
in this county. He has been lifelong
Democrat, and has never voted any
other ticket. He sees the hopeless
drift of his party towards free trade and
the inevitable disaster to our manufac
turing Industries that would follow. He
has carefully studied the subject of the
tariff as great economic question, and
he believes that the reasons which JUS
tlty him in voting against his party on
the issue of protection and free trade,
will equally justify every other Demo-
Crat who values the industrial interests
of this county, and wishes them pros
perity, in doing the same thing. He
believes that Instead of assisting bv his
vote in breaking down the manufaCtur-
ing interests of Cecil county, he should
rather aid ny his vote in building them
up. and in fostering and maintaining
them tor the common benefit Of all our
people.
What the Mills Tariff Bill Would
do for Cecil County.
The Mills bill reducing the tariff on
imported articles has been passed iii
the House of Representatives at Wash
ington by the Democrats, by a party
vote. 1t represents the policy of that
party, and while it will no: become
law they proclaim that it shows what
they will do in regard to the tariff, if
the November election should result in
their favor. 1t defines the issue, and
is the only real question in the coming
campaign. Therefore 1t would be well
if each citizen of the United States
would examine closely the provisions
of this bill, and see how it affects his
own personal welfare before deciding
how he will vote. Every man, woman,
and child in this country has a direct
personal interest in this struggle, if they
would realize it, such as they seldom
have had before, and the philanthropsts
are few in this day and generation, who
are willing to injure their prospects or
their Incomes for the general good.
Those proclaiming such willingness
would naturally be suspected of insin-
cerity or of having some concealed axe
to grind. Will the farmer OF Minnesota
take twenty five cents bushel less for
his wheat in order that the mill hands
of Lowell or Fall River may have
cheaper bread3 Will those mill hands
work for twenty-five cents a day less
wages in order that the darkeys in the
South may have cheaper shirts and
trousers? Will the people of Cecil
county vote to work for less wages, or
to make work harder to get for them.
selves in order to confer vaguely pos
sible future benefit upon some other
person or persons unknown? Let US
see therefore, what the Mills Bill pro-
poses that the people of Cecil county
shall do, and what it means for resi-
dent OF Cecil county to cast his vote in
November for the Cleveland and Thur
man ticket and for Mr.. Stump tor
Congress.
The Democrats put wool upon the
free list. They will admit foreign wool
free from duty TO come in competition
with wool raised here. The present
price of wool is twenty-five cents per
pound. With free wool the value of
the Cecil county product would be no
more than sixteen cents per pound,
direct loss to the farmers of more than
one third the value of their feeces.
But, say the Democrats, a man could
get his clothing so much cheaper when
wool is free. On the contrary, the fact
is as stated by the president of the
Wool Dealers Association OF Philadel-
phia, that the duty on the wool that
goes into an average suit of clothes is
fifty cents on each suit. Theoretically,
therefore, the farmers of Cecil county
who raise sheep would save fifty cents
on each suit Of clothes they buy, and
lose nine cents on every pound of wool
they clip Actually they would not
save penny, for the cloth merchants
and tallors would be altogether likely to
put this fifty cents per suit into their
own pockets and to charge the same
old price for clothes.
The Democrats put kaolin upon the
free list. There is one extensive de-
posit of this earth being mined near
North East, affording employment to
number of men and teams. There are
other beds of it in the county which
might be opened prohtably. But the
Democrats haye done all they could to
hinder it.
The Democrats have put lumber
upon the free list. The Port Deposit
lumber trade has diminished, owing to
various causes from what it was in
years gone by, and now Mr.. Mills and
his party have said they will try to add
to the lumber mems troubles by permit
ting the competition of Canadian lum-
Der, cut by cheap halt breed labor in
the northern wiIds and sent in here free
of duty to take the place of Susque-
hanna pine and hemlock.