The Somerset reporter., 1888-01-04

For The Repnrtrf.
The Peoples Story.

Once on a time there were two mcn NJ.
Cleveland aud Mr.. Blaine Mr.. Glefe-
land owned a cotton factory ia England
though he lived in Amcrita 4. Mr. Blaine
taught school in the lu4frd States Of
America. Blaine found cotton growing
in America profitable and be wanted 10
build Il factory on bis nele Sans water
privileges, but Cleveland had very many
poor operatives. men women and child
fcn, working for very poor wages and
wanted to continue to sell BIZ goods 10
lncle Sans people in America And he
took the cold b. got there for BIZ goods
and bought cotton Of his | LeIc Davis.
Blaine interviewed 'Gclc sam folks aud
got them to pass "A las imposing IA duty
| on CleYelands English goad-. and his
ncle Davis got mad and made war
against nclc Sam because he, his tnelc
Sam was going by his high tar.G, IL shut
ny his Davis English market for lis cot
ton, raised by negroes, aud Blaine 10
have the gold obtained by said tariff 10
build this proposed factory. Bm Gneie
Sam through his speaker Blaine raised Il
big army and licked l'ucle Davis, aud
compelled Cleveland 10 pas a high tariff
on the goods from his English factory for
the term Of p years, and large share
Of this duty had to come from Tncle
Davis pocket in the end, AMI Davis and
Cleveland were great friends because Of
this coincidence Of their interest, and
tastes, but Davis was the greater warrior.
Blaine factory was built aud enlarged
and he proSpered and paid hi ncle
Sans men good wages. a large part of
the war debt was paid, aud lncle Sam
prospercd wonderfully and was happy.
Blaine bought Il large part of Davis cot
ton and paid more for it than Cleveland
could pay, because the latter had to carry
the cotton across the broad Atlantic
ocean and bring the goods made from it
back in English ships and pay his lncle
Sans duty on said goods. But Cleveland
was very rich having been high Sheriff Of
his county so he put down the price Of
labor and put in more machinery, and
was still able to compete with Blaine in
Uncle Sans markets which had now be
come very great and important, so much
SO that the world did not contain their
equal.
But after awhile Blaine and his Uncle
Sam had got rich and all the people had
too much money, aud the big war debt
was half paid The other half being in
bonds on long time could not be paid and
there was no other debt.
1t cam to pass that there was too much
money in Uncle Sans pocket ClcYe-
lands poor oppressed operatives hearing
of the high wages Blaine was paying in
his factory began To leave England in
large numbers and hire out with Blaine.
But by accident Cleveland became
Presidents and he, after pretending re-
form and laying low for three years on
the tariff question, tells some of Uncle
nf n,sln :
folks came to his support, and he waved
bold and issued his proclamation to his
followers and to all Uncle Sans people.
There had just been an election in Nir-
ginia, Il son of luClc Sans, the same
that Uncle Davis tried to adopt. and the
people had got some of Blaine's WhimS
into their heads, and had 10y Il small ma
jorty voted in favor of protective tarll.
SO Mr. Cleveland, who having once been
n lawyer knows how to argue best on the
wrong side, says in his message:
Nov behold there is Il big pile of
money in Uncle Sans pocket that is
growing bigger. aud the morals Of Our
people and the financial interests of the
country are in peril. Now is the time to
reform, and, says he. Il feel sorry for
Uncle Sans folks because these million,
of treasures boarded in nclc Sans
pocket are Wrung from the people unjust
ly and unequally. You see some people
buy more Of my imported goods than
others, and then again Blainr's factory
hands are getting too high wages in Amer
lea are getting too rich, aud 50 is nclc
sam. And my factory hands have to he
oppressed SO to compete with Blaine in
the American markets. SO Mir Carlisle
you must take OIL the tariff, but wait, 20
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Of the Southern Confcderacy. Take the
tariff of in spots, exercising great Cau-
ton lest we step on somebody's toes and
alarm our merchants in New York. But
be SIRE to take ii of an then can put
this biz revenue derived from the present
tariff into my own pocket, taking the
same from Blainc~ factory and his peck
ct aud drive him out of the business.
But they shouldn't complain for they
have had their day and this accumulation
of money in Uncle Sans pocket must
stop. Reform, Reform ~
Don't call this essay Il free trade speech
because Sam Randall wouldnt like it and
the term free trade has become unpopu.
lar by being so long associated with de-
feat in politics. We must now call it re-
form SO to coincide with our other pre-
lenses to reform
But Virginia having one of Blanc's
factories started and come to realize the
benefit of home products, and home mar
kets, and Blaine having proposed some
necessary notifications, of the tariff, and
being Disguised with Davis for making
their taxes SO high, all brought on by
Davis war against tnclc sam albeit I'M
der the pretanSe of preserving his cotton
interests by holding the colorcd laborcr
in slavery.
Old Virginia, | repeat. the land of the
Bourbon siavchoding aristocracy, has
got one eye open and next year will vote
with Uncle Sans "mudsils," and the
North for Mr.. Blaine for President. But
the remainder of this true story cannot
be told till after election because the Sc
qucl Is involved in doubt. -