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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Effect Of the Mills Bill.

Utica Herald.
The statement of the commerce of the
United States for the year ending with
June. 1888, is pot encouraging, and it
should be a warning TO the theorists who
by gripping our protective system are
Offering subsidies to foreigners to glut our
markets. For the year our exports of
merchandise were $685., 81. $40 only, while
our imports ran up to $123, $50, LAG. These
figures show an adverse balance of S27,-
S9l. 427; while in every other year since
and including 1877, our exports exceeded
our imports, ia 1879 to the large sum of
1864, 661 $685.. Our imports are brought
in on foreign valuations and we have to
pay in addition the freight charges and
the profits of the importers. The exports
are credited at their full value at the sea-
port. In some way this adverse balance
must be adjusted, and the strain on the
country will be the same in kind as that
on an individual who is buying more than
he sells. The effect of the Mills bill, if it
became a law, would be to increase the
importation of merchandise without in.
creasing our exports and so to add to our
foreign Indebtedness. The true American
policy is to produce each year in larger
measure. the articles which our people
consume and to keep at home the money
expended. Doubtless a third of the
goods which we bought abroad last year
could have been produced in this country
Who can estimate the benefit if we should
in the coming twelve months add so
much to the volume Of our industries? In
stead of spending $3.50. 600, 600 in foreign
lands, the money could have been turned
in to develop our own resources, expand
our manufactures. and add to the sums
paid to our working people. The free
trader will tell you that you can not buy
abroad without sending merchandise
to adjust the account. The records prove
the reverse. We ran in debt last year
for large part of our imports Our
purchases were greater than in any other
year in our nations history, except 1882,
when they were 1871, 42S more; but then
our exports were so much larger than
now, that the favorable balance was 49,
902, 6S3. In the fiscal year just closed
our shipments abroad were less in value
than in any preceding twelve months
since 1873. except in 1886, when they fell
70 1919 524, $50. Why not assert such
policy Of protection that we can possess
our own markets. and spend our earnings
among our own people.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
The Editor Angry.

We little imagined when, in our
guileless innocence. last week, we
chronicled the fact that snake had
been captured and killed in our office.
that 50 much unwarranted and ungen-
erous comment would be made upon
the circumstance. The reptile in ques-
ton lay on our desk for hours, and
was afterward nailed on the front
door as Il living. or rather a defunct,
rebuke to the ironical messages Of SYM
pathy which arrived from all parts of
the city. This was surely bad enough.
but when our exchanges take up
the cry, aud dare to hint as to
press conventions, singular coinci-
dences. etc. it is high time for us to
get mad.
We have. therefore, got mad. We
fail TO see how. beyond the fact that
it is somewhat unusual for snake to
venture into n newspaper office, this
matter in any way concerns our con-
temporaries Had it been mosquito,
or hornet, or common ordinary
wasp. we should never have been
troubled. As it is. we are perse-
cuted person, and henceforth the
smile of increduality awaits the re-
port of any out-of-the-way occurrences
that may transpire in our sanctum. On
recent social occasion our modest
and strictly veracious reference to a
famous hunt wherein We contrived to
chase fox up n live oak tree was ac-
tually received with palpable and in
uendons hesitancy.
Under these mortifying conditions
we hereby give notice that stories of
birds. beasts. insects, fishes or other
creatures will DO religiously excluded
from our columns whenever there
authenticity depends in anv degree
whatsoever upon the ipso UtdH of any
member of our staff. A polar bear, a
tarantula, or boa constructor may
roam and prowl at leisure through our
office. but an unjust public will never
know of it until the funeral cards are
sent out. We are dumb. GreenviI!e
Democrat
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23

1 hend tho nature OF the d lemma little
| II am not crazy; but it seems that this
| Alan Fairbrooke has been playing US
| both false And"
..Hnlloo, girls!" cried the voice OF
DR.. Elliot, below stairs; ''come down
here. Here's pretty kettle of fish
The Daily Mirror has come. with a
| picture of the embezzling bank clerk
who ran away from Chicago with his
employers, bonds and securities q
month ago. And as true as / live.
it's your blackeyed friend, Fair
brooke!"
He came up stairs with the news
paper in his hand, and there, in black
and white, were the false and hand
some features of Alan Fairbrooke-
Alan Fairbrooke branded as knaye
and felon!
"Has-has he been arrestedP"
gasped Clara.
Not he. Did you ever put salt OH
birds tailp He's cleared out bag and
baggage, leaving bill of $50 unsettled
at the hotel. and nobody knows how
many little outstanding accounts here
and there"
Clara and l looked at ono another.
pale and trembling.
"Oh, papav' said Clara. 'he took
my diamond ring to have it reset in
Partisan style.
"And gave him my watch and chain
to be repaired when next he went 10
the city," gasped l.
The doctor burst out laughing.
Never mind. girls, never mind"
said he. Diamonds and watches
aren't of SO much consequeuce-it's
well you didn't give him yourselves.
for good and all"
And mortified and disappointed as
we were. we could not help perceiving
the sense and justice OF DIR. Elliott's
words.
l we mt home to Uncle Gerard. hum.
bly, entreated his forgiveness. and once
more put myself under his shelter aud
protection. He kissed me with all the
old tenderness.
"Never mind, my love-" said he.
Let bygones be bygones. Wen be-
gin the world over again"
l don't know whether Alan Fair
brooke was ever brought to justice or
not But | do know that neither Clara
Elliott nor l ever saw anything of our
trinkets a9a.n. And upon the whole.
we came to the conclusto on that we had
had lucky escape.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
How They Make "GOloshes. ~

Supplementary to the great shoe
making business here is the rubber in
dustry, of which Boston is the great
confer in this country. Forty million
dollars worth of rubber shoes aud
boots are sold in the modern Athens
annually. The raw material comes
from Para, Brazil. in huge Jumps. which
the natives make by dipping sticks in
the sap of the caoutchouc tree and
turning them round and round with
frequent plunges into the heated rub
Der over hot fire These lum ps,
upon reaching the factory are cut in
slices. which are run through rollers
and pressed out thin aud fiat like pan.
cakes, The sheets thus obtained
are next put through ether rollers,
heated to high temperature, and in
cidentally amalgamatch with compo-
sition of lampback. and sulphur. and
litharge which reduces them to soft
and putty Ike consistency.
Finally, in this soft condition, they
are passed over steel rollers bigger
than any that have gone before. and
actually incorporated with the tissue of
q wooden cloth which is destined to
serve as tho lining Of the eventful boot
and shoe. Ii you will try and pull
apart the lining and the outer coat of a
rubber sandal you will obtain q
thoroughness with which this part of
the manufacture is performed. The
rubber sheets thus prepared are passed
through a last set of rollers. on which
are engraved all the markings and cor
rugations of the sole and upper that
appear in the completed article. The
rubber sheets are now ready for the
cutter who turns out the various pieces
by hand. with the aid of knife and
patterns. The parts are put together
by other workmen with rubber tape.
When this much has been accomplish
ed, the shoe or boot is lasted in the
usual way. and. after being vanished,
is allowed to remain for eight hours in
a room heated to a temperature of 235
degrees. The heat sets the varnish
and tempers tho rubber, which is then
termed "vulcaniZed." The stamping
OF the firm name on the soles is the
concluding operation and the rubber
shoe is ready for sale. Boston Cor.
Chicago Tribune.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Cleyeland's Message the Platform.

Philadelphia Press
The Democratic party. which would
like to change front on free trade, is try
ing hard to make the public forget the
Presidents message Its newspapers are
trying to put the Mills bill in its place
Like Mr.. Roger Quarles Mills in his
speech on the passage Of this free trade
bill. they insist that it is a good deal Of
protection measure after all. Cleveland
is even said in a free trade paper to have
delayed his letter of acceptance SD as to
use the Mills bill as convenient ladder
to climb out of the hole in which his
message put him and to take a new posi-
ton in the letter
We look for some lodging when this
letter appears The uprising for protcc-
ton must impress even as stolid man as
Grover Cleveland. But it is too late. His
December message makes his record. 1t
is clear one and clearly for free trade
The revenue, he urged, must come down
to remove surplus then estimated at
Sl13. 900, 900, but nearer Sl1U, 600, 900. He
would not touch internal revenue tax
alton, in 1887 1888, S23, 39l; he urged that
no one was hurt by paying duties on
luxuries, Welding 81 no. 462. This left
all his reductions to be made on the re-
naming revenue, sugar duties, yielding
S5S, 0l6, 6S6. and the duties protecting
raw materials, and manufactures, which
yielded $l17 400, 745. If Cleveland party
has its way and keeps the duty on sugar,
the reduction must all fall on protective
duties. If sugar is swept away half the
protection in the tariff must still so by
the board
This is free trade. 1t is nothing else.
1t is the position Grover Cleveland took
in his message His short way with
the surplus" would be still shorter way
with all protection. On this message he
went to Congress and his party, on it he
was nominated and on it he must run.
He would have right. however he hedg-
ed now, if elected, to claim his victory as
an endorsement of himself and his mes
sage-the most important political state
paper to which he ever signed his name.
He would haye right to insist that the
internal revenue taxes should be kept up,
that taxes on luXuries should be left I'M
touched, that sugar should continue to
pay heavy duty and that taxes for Pro-
lection should be swept away by apply
ing reduction of all the surplus of 800. =
600, 900 or so to protective duties, duties
yielding year by year from SllO, 900, 900
to $l2O, 600, 900.
This would sweep away all the Pro-
lection there is. 1t is the policy of the
message. the message is the policy of
Grover Cleveland. and he, in his turn, is
the candidate and platform of the Demo
cratic party.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Picltett's Charge Mt Gettysburg.

Warner Miller tells this to New
York reporter: "Longstreet pointed
out to us the rail fence upon which he
sat when he gave the order to Pickett
to make his celebrated charge. Long
street thought that the charge should
not be made; indeed, he had advised
Lee earnestly not to engage in battle at
Gettysburg, but to avoid it and COM
pei us to attack the Confederate army
in position they might choose. But
Lee thought that the supreme moment
In the battle had come and that he
could in imitation of Napoleon make
one of those grand charges which have
sometimes decided battles. Long
street saw that Pickett's column was
doomed, and when Pickett came to
him near O'Clock to get his orders to
advance he said nothing. Longstreet
said that he had such II lump in his
throat when he attempted to speak to
Pickett that he could not inter a word.
He foresaw all the terrible butchery.
Pickett went away, but returned in a
few moments and said: General, the
time has arrived when | was to make
my charge. Shall advance?' Long
street merely bowed his head in re-
spouse, and Pickett rode away to lead
his men to their DOOM"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Cannot Stand Free Trade.


Barclay Henley, Democratic Repre-
sentative from the first district of Cali
fornia in two Congresses. has written u
letter 10 Representative Morrow, in
which he says: Il cannot ally myself
with party whose guiding star. no mat
ter how far off, is free trade. believe
in protecting American labor, and the
product of American labor. As con-
sequence, must join the party Of pro.
lection. Twill do what can to aid that
and Morton" Mr.. Henley is the pre-
cursor Of thousands on the same line. In
the Forty eighth and Forty ninth Con-
crosses he showed strong signs that he
was not willing to give up the best inter
ests of his State at the bidding of his
party. He has now taken the formal
step of joining the party of protection, as
every man of Independent judgment,
who Is unwilling that grand sell-out to
foreign interests should be effected. is
quite sure to do. Inquiries. steadily push
ed, since the issue of protection or free
trade has been distinctly made, establish
the fact that there are great many more
Democrats who are precisely of the same
way of thinking as Mr.. Henley. He will
hHu uinHii III iuBc, HutHcIOuo anu
highly intelligent company. The at
tempts of the Democrats to cover up their
real purpose are too thin to DECEIVE any
body. There is an apparent determine.
ton to lie the scheme clear through, but
ii 10 very faint 1t is in the nature of
the very thinnest Of skim milk. One of
the latest and most jeiune efforts is to
attack our four members of Congress for
voting for the protection of iron in the
interest of Pennsylvania, as If we could
have matters SO arranged that all Cali
foTnia products should be fostered and
those of all other States uncovered Mr..
Henley, by the course he has pursued,
shows that he has a keen regard, not
onlp for the State in which he resides,
but for the general section of the Repub-
lie to which it industrally belongs. In
time it will be found that even in the
South the doctrine which is upheld by
Mr.. Cleveland will not he popular. Il
the last Congress six REPRESENTATIVES
from the South voted for protection. On
the Mills bill sixteen Representatives
from the same section recorded their
votes in the negative.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
No Chance TO Dodge.

National Republican.
One of the cheering features of the
situation is the almost pauicky fright that
has thus early gotten possession of the
Democrats. No other man has done so
much for Republican success IS President
Cleveland. His tariff message bound his
party to make the Presidential fight on an
anti.protection platform, or take some
other candidate than him. 1t had no other
candidate. He could not be repudiated
without splitting the party as hopelessly
as it was split in 1850 So the St Louis
convention put on cheerful face and
nominated him by reclamation. The
platform that was fixed up at st. Louis is
demagOgical attempt to befog the tariff
issue, but that makes no difference at all.
Ceveland's tariff message speaks for
itself, and that is his and his party's plat
form. That message is studied attack
on the principle Of protection. The mes
sage. the Mills bill, the speeches made by
Democratic leaders in the House during
the tariff debate, and Mr.. Cleveland's
letter to Tammany, are continuous
series of assaults on protection; more
than that, they commit the party to u
strictly revenue tariff as the end and aim
of Democratic policy. A revenue tariff
leaves protection to take care Of itself,
and lays duties on articles that DO not
compete with our industries. 1t would
get $3.50, 900, 600 from tea; coffee, and
sugar, and open all our manufactures to
unimpeded competition with England
and continental Europe.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Tho Veteran saw it All.

On Saturday last an old man with
silvery hair was led into the Cyclora-
ma of Gettysburg by a bright-fac
little miss in a jaunty gypsy hat and
dress, and sat down while she de-
scribed to him the features of the pic
ture in detail, occasionally asking her
question or shaking his head slowly
as if in doubt of the accuracy of her
account. She had described to him in
her own way the on-rush of Pickett's
men and the hand hand conflict at
the stone fence where the Pennsylva-
mia veterans met the charge of the
Southerners, when he asked, "But
where's the artillery, Mag?'
"Oh, you mean the big guns. They're
over here on the hill in a row."
"All in row?' he asked.
ayes" she replied.
He shook his head. "Look round"
said he There must be some more
that are not in line"
YES" she said. "There are some
here but they are all upset and seem
to be broken. l think they are burst
ed"
as that where the men are coming
over the stone WALTZ"
"Yes,o grandpa"
as there a grove of trees?"
ayes, grandpa. 1t seems to be full
of men, but the smoke is so thick you
can not see them"
'.Oh, l can see Them" he cried.
1t was then noticed by several peo-
pie who were listening to him that he
was blind. The Little girl said: "Oh,
no, grandpa, you can't see them"
"Yes / can" he answered. II can
see them very well, and the broken
cannon, too"
The child looked at him with limo
cent surprise as she said: "You are
joking now
mo, my DEAR" replied the old man.
mo. That was the last thing / ever
saw on earth. There was a caisson
exploded there just this side of that
fence, and that was the last terrible
picture l ever saw, for it was then |
lost my eyesight, and have never got
the picture of it out of my mind.-N.
Y. Times.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
The Ladies' Clerk.

''The latest fad," said hotel clerk
to Chicago Mail reporter, is to have
lady clerk in the house. You know
that it is no uncommon thing for a
lady to come to the office and settle
her bill now, just the same as man.
Well. old chaps like me are not con-
sidered good enough to wait on lady
any more. Hence the lady's clerk.
We've got one OF them. Just out Of
college. Wears collar that looks like
the hind end of an old-faslioned
wagon cover; has trousers that are cut
on the same pattern rs the harem
pants in The Corsair. He has a sort
OF late-in-the summer air about him. /
mean languid look. He eats mp a
dollars worth of toothplcks in day.
and gets mint from the barkeepor to
wear in the buttonhole of his coat. /
suppose 1t is all right. but ! never
wanted to be cowboy In my life
until he came in here. aud think now
of going into the business. - Chicago
4 all
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Tariff Reduction.

Boston Journal
We do not forget that the initiative in
tariff legislation belongs to the House,
and that the prime responsibility for
what is attempted or done in that direc.
ton rests upon the Democratic majority
in that body, who have presented the
Mills bill rs their scheme of tariff reduc
ton. Merely to resist the enactment of
that bill would be, as we have suggested
a sufficient policy for winning cam
paign. Bat the Republican Senators do
well in going beyond what might be
justly required of them. and undertaking
To antagrnize the Mills bill not merely
with their votes, but with definite
alternative proposition of their own. The
differences of opinion upon this policy
which have been expressed have disap-
peared, and the conclusion of the Repub-
lican Senators is reported to have been
reached with entire unanimity This is
II prestige of success. for in view of the
latcness of the season, and the close
division of the Senate. complete har.
mony of action on the Republican side is
essential.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
Farmers Land Excursions.

On August 2Sth, September 18th and
25th, Oct 9th and Esd. Nov 9th and Goth
and Dec. 4th and 18th the Wabash
Western Ry. will sell land excursion
tickets at the low rate of one fare for the
round trip to the following points: Jack
son, Tenn; Aberdeen, Artesia and Jack.
son, Miss; Chronicle, Ala; Hammond,
Lake Charles, Jennings, La. These tick
cts are good for 60 days from date of
sale and allows the holder stop-over privi-
leges both going and returning. Farmers,
capitalists and others wishing to locate in
any of the Southern States will always
find it TO their advantage to take the
popular and cheap Wabash Route"
For full information call on or address
w. G. Martin, T. P. A.. Des Moines, Ia;
L. NJ Martin, Gen'l Agent, Des Moines, la.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
TWAS WHILE l MUSED.

Twas while unused the fire burned,
I thought me OF the DAYS gone by;
The ashes of my youth Injured
Glowed like bright meteors In the sky.
saw the dew upon the grass;
/ touched II tC my tender feet;
Aud to my lips raised glass
Brimfull Of life, and it was sweet
] saw morning dipped in gold;
Bright hopes like flowers everywhere %
No tongue had yet as to me told ,s
That sorrow brooded In the air.
The sun arose with warmth and cheer;
A song slipped out with every breath;
The little brook that murmured near
Meier lisped word of coming death.
Ny heart beat high, 1t knew no wound;
A stranger was my soul to grief;
With joyousness the day whirled round;
Alas that it should be so brief.
o embers burn, In brightness burn;
Light once again fond mem'ry's hearth;
To all that's good my hopes turn,
But not to this poor feeting earth
IS. W. CrottS, IN Inter Ocean.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-23
FIVE CHEAP HARVEST EXCURSIONS
Rare Chance 10 View the Wonderful
Crops OF the West, Southwest
and Northwest.

The most abundant ever known. Come
and see for yourself. The Great Rock
Island Route offers you the inducements
of lowest rates, and delightful journey
in its unrivalled palace cars.
Dates of excursions: Leave Chicago
September IL and %. and October and
90 Q8SS), for Kansas. Nebraska, North
western Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota.
Rates One fare for the round trip.
Tickets flrst-class and good 80 days for
return passage. Improve this opportu-
nifty. You may never have another in
season so bouEtiful. Be sure your tickets
read via the Great Rock Island Route.
which has its own lines to principal
points in all these States.
For rates and full particulars, address
VIM. Hickey, Passenger Agent, Daven-
port, Iowa, or E. A. Holbrook, G. T. a.
p. A, Chicago. Ills.