The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-27
SATURDAY, OCT. q, 1888.
Cheap Wool.


Democratic orators say we must
have free wool and save S4 on every
SO suit of clothes, or J. Cleveland
says free wool is blessing to every
body. Free wool means Australian
and South American woods. 1t means
death to the sheep industry. Oh !
no, says Mr.. Douglas, you are mis-
taken, you are taxed just four dollars
for tariff on your all-wo0l suit. Well
let us try it. We will 90 to the Oak
land. Listonburg, Bedford or any
wooden mill. Well, Mr.. ListOn, we
want an allwool suit of clothes you
and l are both Democrats and CIeve-
land says free wool is blessing, let's
make this thing work. Well, my
friend Douglas. I am agreed, but 1
cannot sell my cloth any lower than
/ am unless l can cut down expenses
somewhere. My factory cost me if
teen thousand dollars. | must have
hands to repair the factory con-
stantly. / must keep a team, my
dyes cost money, 1 lose great deal
In bad debts and l and my brother
work hard with brain and muscle to
keep things going and to come out at
the end of the year. If it gets much
worse l will 60 to farming. The fact
Is great many factories are idle al
ready and the Oakland mill sold for
about lilo its cost and now won't.
make fortune for its owner. Mr..
Douglas you go to the farmers and
get some wool, and don't forget it
must be clean, washed and picked, or
we will lose like Boston on it. l think
the best way to get cheap suit is to
commence on the farmer and laborer
first. L might make a slight reduc-
ton, but the fact is l don't "haUe to-"
NV money invested / can do better
out at per cent. interest anyhow.
Remember wool is free and if the
farmer don't come to terms at about
eighteen to twenty cents we will send
to Baltimore for a whole cargo of
foreign wool. 1 will 60 to my driver,
my blacksmith, and shoemaker, and
tailor, and the lawyer and doctor.
and also the capitalist; they must
give in too. Now, Mr.. American
farmer, how many pounds of wool
have you, Well, Mr.. Douglas, my
clip in 1880 was 240 million pounds,
according to the census. Well, Mr..
Farmer, l want a cheap all-wool suit
of clothes. l want 70 get the wool
cheap because you knowsFree Wool
is blessing and if you don't sell |
can buy Australia or South America
fine woods very cheap since the Tariff
is off. Oh! but Mr.. Douglas. my
flock is decreasing, the winters are
long, money is scarce, l owe Mr..
Capitalist some money and l don't
see how / can sell wool much lower.
think l heard you say Free Wool
would make better times. You go
~ 'hO S'Pitaliot, liiS ldWyeIi uOCtOT,
my shoemaker and all those fell
lows who are dependent upon me,
and If they will throw some off my
bills and notes all right. Well, Mr..
Capitalist, we want cheap suit and
we have concluded Tariff on foreign
wool is for your benefit, so we want
a little reduction in interest and
mortgages. Oh don't "haVe to-"
My mortgages and notes are o. X.
My county Bonds are at par, but the
fact is l was just ordering some fine
all-wool suits for my whole family.
l don't wear anything else. l am in
favor of the cheap suits all the time.
Go to the Farmer, he is the one to
squeeze" / have his property un.
der mortgage and he has to sell any,
how squeeze him. Meanwhile /
will just send FOYER to Australia and
South America and buy little lot
of fine woods on spec. Yes, but |
have tried the farmer. Then go to
the lawyer and doctor. Well. Mr..
Lawyer and Doctor, we want to get
q cheap suit of clothes and would like
little reduction in the bills. Oh
you do, do you. we'll don't share