The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-31
NOW As To GINonAN.
The Reai.ler had this. too:

The Register had this, too:
democrats: We propose to reduce
the tax on yards Of fine gingham from
~ to 10 cents"
To see about gingham the reporter
called on u well.knowp merchant who
has always been Democrat. This gen.
tleman responded TO the inquiries with
an alacrity and an appreciation OF the
points involved which at once betrayed
his change Of heart. He spoke in sub
stance ms follows;
1.-THE finest American ginghams sell at
70 cents. Imported French goods sell
at 30 TO so cents. What are called
French zephyr ginghams are superior
TO the ginghams heretofore made in this
country in the brilliance and beauty OF
coIoring, but the domestic goods are us
fine in other respects. Here is circular
received the other day from the Slate
Cotton Company, which proposes to
make a line OF zephyrs equal in all re-
speCts TO those imported, and at rs low Il
price. II the duty were now TO be re-
duCed as proposed, 1t would doubtless
prevent the manufacture OF these goods
in America, and We would be, rs here
totore, dependent upon foreign makers
for that line OF goods. The ginghams
made in this country are good enough
for anybody, but il people can afford 10
nav higher price for something TINT
plcases their fancy better, why not let
Them pay the expenses Of running the
country rather than the people who are
satisfied TO wear home ginghamsl"
An ARGUMENT PROM HISTORY.
Another member Of the firm spoke up:
"tf the protective tariff on ginghRms
Is let alone long enough TO allow the
American manufacturers 10 deyclope the
industry in finer grades, il will
not he long until the fancy grades are as
cheap Us the common ones are now. II
the tariff is reduced, that will probably
kill the newly started industry, ~.
member when there was no tariiT on
calico, and our calico came from Eng
land aud was sold at twenty cents
yard. Then duty was placed on calico,
and the price Of English calico went
down, down, down 10 "a CGnts-and
then dropped out OF the market. To-day
u better calico In every way, made in
this country, sells at live cents. Had
there not been tariff duty put on
calico have no doubt il would still bd
imported from England and sold ut
twenty cents.
"Thcrc is another phase OF this ques.
ton: Whatwe sell here We sell lOrsilvGr
or paper money. What weimpOrt we pay
for in gold. II the amount Of imports
il increased there will bca premium ON
gold,'a the whole financial and COM
mcrcial system Of this country will be
dcmngcd.'
These gentlemen proceeded TO show
the reporter letters from New York and
other correspondents, many OF them
Democrats, all lamcnting the Democratic
Free Trade policy. One gentleman said
in his letter that he personally knew
hundreds Of Democrats who had tempo
mrily united with the Republicans on
the Protection issue.
,ANvTLs AND TOOLS.
democrats, cries the Register, I'VE
propose to furnish carpenters and black.
smiths with cheaper tools; reduce the
tax on hammers from 10 10 10 per cont
on saws from i0tO 10 per cent on anVls
from 81 to % per cent.
Mr.. Jacob Snyder, the well known
iron merchant on Main street, tolls the
lSrELiIGENCgR that nnvils aud bellows
are sold now % per cent cheaper than
they were four or five yeaN ago. len