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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
An Incident In Debate.

Speaker Carlisle, Governor Hill, Mayor
Hewitt and the other distinguished dis
semblers who are attempting to make
the people of this State believe that de-
mocracy has nothing to do with free
trade, are reminded of an incident of the
tariff debate Mr.. McCOmas, a republi-
can speaker, paused for a reply to this
incisive question: HAS any friend of
this bill in this debate uttered one SEN
tence in favor of the American tariff
system, which discriminates in favor of
the home producer and laborer?" This
question contained the very core of the
controversy between professionals and
free-traders. The republican formally
yielded the floor for a reply, and his
challenge was accepted promptly. ''No,"
cried Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, one of
the most influential democratic members;
''there is no one, and you will not hear
any democrat utter one" This was the
reply made by the party, by one of its
most distinguished Southern members.
1t had not one word to say in favor of
the American tariff system and the in
terests of the home producer and the
laborer; not one word 20 say in favor of
protection, but everything against it.
Yet Speaker Carlisle, Governor Hill and
Mayor Hewitt ask the people of this
great manufacturing town to believe
that democracy does not mean free-trade.
From the Ne1U York Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Little Rhody Wants Protection.

Says General Thomas w. Chase.
Rhode Island member of the Republican
National Committee: 1--WE have every
assurance that we shall poll about 40
600 votes. and will in all likelihood give
the Republican candidates between 5000
and 5000 majority. The manufacturers
are, as a rule, III favor of protection.
We have about eighty-four wooden mills
in our State, and of this number only
four manufacturers are IN favor of free
wool. These want everything that they
use in manufacturing, the raw material,
to come in free, but want the goods
they manufacture protected. In fact,
they want their bread buttered on both
sides. as it were. In legislating for the
development of the country's industries
you must look the field all over, and
protect the whole, as far as you can,
justly and equitably. OF course, when
ever there is want of equity or justice
In the protective laws, they should be
changed and modified; but this ought to
be done by an enlightened craftsmanship,
and not by the Zizag methods adopted by
Morrison, Hurd, Mills and Breckenridge,
and other reformers of that stripe.
Rhode Island is one of the Oldest
manufacturing centers in the country.
The cotton industry was first established
in Pawtucket about 1890, by Samuel
Slater. and the wooden industry followed
soon after. When you come to realize
that with a territory of only 1 100 square
miles, and population of a little over
10000 we are the second cotton manu-
featuring State in the Union-Massa-
chusetts only exceeding us-with eighty
four yarn and wooden mills, and any
number of manufacturing corporations
whose fame is world wide. such as the
Corliss Steam Engine Company, Rhode
Island Locomotive Works, Providence
Tool and Machine Companies, Gorham
Manufacturing Company, the largest
makers of silver in the world, which are
all located in the city of Providence, to-
gether with the iewelrY manufacturers,
numbering 14S, all situated within the
city limits with a capital of S15, 900, 900,
and employing from ten to $50 men
each, you will be able to form some idea
of the immense Importance of our manu-
features. This result has been attained
under a protection policy, and you may
be sure that our people are too well
satisfied with their present state of pros
perity to follow Mr.. Cleveland with his
absurd and visionary free trade theories.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Is This True of Importers?

The importers are solid for Cleveland
and Thurman.
Why?
Because they realize that the Presi-
dents message and the Mills bill mean q
Democratic tariff policy that tends tow
ard free trade. They know that the
adoption of such policy would result in
increased importation of foreign products
and manufactures, and inure TO their
own personal profit.
American wage-workers and manufac-
turers can not occupy common ground
with the importers. They realize that
prosperity for the importers means dis
aster for them. They are intelligent
enough to know that increased importa-
tions from abroad means the dlsplace-
nant Of rnerican products and manu-
features, with enlarged employment for
foreign labor and capital and curtailed
industry in the United States.
The importers do not represent Ameri-
can industry and the American spirit OF
industrial independence of Europe. They
are free traders.-ALbGny Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Humans Record.

The "Old Roman" is beginning to find
that his candidacy does not lead over a
path of roses. 1t has been discovered
that he was the author Of the following
plank in the democratic platform of 1854
Resolved, That this convention does ex
plicitly declare, as the sense of the Amerf
can people, that after four years of failure
TO restore the Union by experiment Of war,
during which, under the pretense of a
military necessity OF a war power higher
than the Constitution, the Constitution has
itself been disregarded in every part, and
den down, and the material prosperity OF
the country essentially impaired, justice,
humanity, liberty, and the public welfare
demand that Immediate efforts be made
for cessation Of hOStilities, with a view
TO an ultimate convention of ali the States,
or other peaceable means, to the end that
at the earliest possible moment, peace may
be restored on the basis of the federal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Fifer on the Tariff.

Mr. Joseph Fifer. the Republican candi-
date for Governor of Illinois, in his
speech at Springfield, paid his respects
to the tariff question in these words:
81 do not say. and do not believe that
the present tariff act is perfect The Re
publican party long ago set the example of
revising the tariff and may be relied on to
cOrrecteall its present and its future in
equalities. But there is one matter in
which am fully persuaded, that the good
sense of the American people as n whole
will cOnstrain them to agree with Republi
can policy and principles. and that is that
the doctrines of the English free-trade
school, under which American manufac-
lures would invariably be confined to such
simple operations as saving wood and
mending shoes, should never be permitted
to gain ascendency upon this continent.
Men who can only view the tariff question
through the free-trade goggles OF Richard
Golden and from the standpoint occupied
by the English manufacturer, whose desire
in the matter is his own selfish gain, will
never be permitted by the voters OF this
nation to lay their unWashed and ignorant
hands upon the citadel of American indus
try"
'In order that the American laborer
may have his hire" continued Mr.. Fifer,
1.-The American manufacturer must have
his reasonable profit, and home cOmpeu-
ton will not be trusted in vain, as all ex-
perience proves, to prevent his profit from
becoming eXOrbitant. We can not have
depression in one branch of industry or
class of industries and prosperity in the
rest, and that party which falsely and dis
honestly, through appeals to prejudice, at
tempts to incite one class Of American
producers against another class should be
treated 10y the voters of the nation as the
enemy of this Republic and cast again in
to outer darkness"
1t is very evident that our candidate
for Governor fully understands the phi
losophy of the free trade VS.. the tariff
controversy, and his convictions and
views are eminently sound.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
A Boston Wool Man.

Among the large dealers in wool and
wool extracts in this city is X. 7. Sulli-
van, who also has factory at Newton
Lower Falls.
But besides being largely interested in
wooden rags, wool extracts and the
shoddy industry. Mr.. Sullivan is also q
member of the Democratic State Com
mittee and is decided in his opposition
to the Mills bill
Yesterday he said to an AdUertiSer re-
porter: The passage of the Mills bill
means the suspension of our shops and
factories the machinery rendered useless,
thousands Of laborers thrown out of en-
p.oyment, and the shipping of our rags
to European manufactures.
I'VE would be unable to compete with
foreign labor and there would only be
two doors open to us: We must either
reduce our wages to from 80 cents to 81
per day, and women 10 81 cents or close
our business and let England, Germany,
and France do the work.
Over there they can live on this low
rate of wages. because all tie members
of family work. and the total amount
of their earnings is sufficient. Here we
have to pay our women an average Of So
a week, and the men from So to 3D.
The only barrier that prevents this
foreign cheap labor from crushing our
industries is the tariff.
Over $50, 900, 900 is invested in the
handling of wooden rags in the United
States, and 100, 900 persons are employed.
This does not include ragpickers or
gatherers. but legitimate labor alone.
There are 400 plants engaged in the
manufacture of shoddy, wool extracts,
ETC., and IN some of them machinery to
the amount of $50. 900 is in use
at might be said that in this country
there is fully 81, 900, 900 worth of ma
chinery and over ], 900. 900 of people de-
pending On these industries for their
maintenance, who, but for the tariff,
would have to seek other fields of labor.
1T is early yet to say m UGH about the
Mills bill, as the wool clause has not
been reached, and we can't say what
changes may be made in it. If it passes
the House, it will surely be stopped in
the Senate"
Wool was placed on the free list by
vote of 102 to 1870, the Southern
Brigadiers voting solidly with their
northern allies.)
What will be the effect on the Demo
cratic party in the campaign?"
''The manufacturing vote will be lost.
You can't expect men to vote the bread
and butter from their mouths
Nj. Homer of the same firm said:
We used to be Democrats, but q
Democratic manufacturer Is thing of
the past Yes, Dir. Sullivan is a mem
Der OF the State Committee. but he is
Republican now "-B1s50p AdgsPtiSer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
CIeveIand's Soldier Record.

1. Sent substitute to the war.
2. Veto of bill to provide funds for
the observance of Memorial Day at Buff
falo, while Mayor.
8. Veto of a law prohibiting others
than members of the Grand Army of the
Republic wearing the badges of the or
der in New York, while Governor.
f. Permitting an officer of his admins
tration to hoist flag in memory of that
old rebel, Jake Thompson.
5. Veto of worthy pension bills.
6. Sneaking away on fishing excur-
sion to avoid Memorial Day services at
Washington.
z. Issuing the Infamous rebel flag or
der.
s. Refusal to visit st. Louis because
the Grand Army of the Republic was to
hold convention there at the same
time, alleging that they might insult or
do him injury.
This is the record the people are asked
to endorse in November, the ticket, and
platform of the Democratic Convention
having been prepared by the Presidents
friends to that end.-IO!edO Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

An Eastern free-trade paper says that
American-made goods are too dear to
sell IN South and Central America, in
competition with the manufactures of
England, Germany, France and Belgium.
The plain inference is that American
manufacturers must make goods at less
cost. and in order to do that they must
have cheaper labor in all lines, even in
the production of raw materials"
How do intelligent laboring men like
the DrOIj,s:....-2-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
THEY CUT GOVERNMENT TIMBER.
Criminal Proceedings to be Instituted Against
Parties in Wyoming.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The secretary
of the interior has requested the attor-
nsy general to institute criminal pro-
ceedings against J. ]. Kranz, of Evans
ton, Wyoming, and G. W. Carleton, of
HiIliard, Wyoming, for the alleged IN
lawful cutting of about 100000
feet of pine timber, from non
mineral public land in Utah territory,
valued at $4,000. A joint civil suit Is
recommended against s. r. Galway, OF
Rock Springs, Wyoming, aud the Union
Pacific railway company. for the value of
the timber, they having purchased it, it
is said, with guilty knowledge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Fooled With Dynamite.

GREEN BAY, Wis, July 26.-At Royal
ton, a 11-year-old boy. while playing
about store dropped some fire into an
eight-pouud box of dynamite, Three
buildings were wrecked and the lad was
thrown forty feet away. At last reports
he was still alive but very low. No one
else was reported injured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02
Fire at Hartford

HARTFORD, Wis, July 28.-The large
pillow manufactor of Rowel q Co. was
burned at an early hour this morning,
entailing direct loss to the owners of
about $4,000. There was no Insurance.
on the building, machinery or stock, most
of which was destroyed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

Boston TrdUeler: When il comes to
promoting a citizen to commander-in-
chief of our armies and navies, the old
veterans will take to the soldier Harrison
in preference to the substitute Cleveland.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

The proposition for free wool is one TO
rob the farmer for the benefit of the
manufacturing monopolist"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

And these might be multiplied indeh
nitely.
The wages of workingmen in the two
periods are given by Mr.. Atkinson, as fol
lows:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

shall any duties or taxes on importatiOns
from foreign nations be laid to promote OF
foster any branch of industry" "Does
that look like free trader" Fortunately
it so happened that this free trade consti
tuition was soon trampled under the I'm
hallowed feet of Northern mudsills:" and
then the British lion assumed a forlorr
appearance This was in 1865, mark you
In 1866 there was formed in England g
powerful organization known as the Cob
den Club. Upon their seal is the inscrip
ton, FREE TRADE-PEACE-GooD WILL
AMONG NATIONS" Does that look like
free trader Yes, we see free trade" there,
and we will turn the un-American picture
to the wall.
But what is this upon the other side OF
the canvasS?-
Grover Cleveland has done more to ad
vance the cause of free trade than any
Prime Minister of England has DONE
London Spectator.
1t is certain that the arguments which
President Cleveland urges are those which
Golden used to employ forty-five years
ago, and which any free trader could EN-
ploy nov-London Times.
Does that look like free trade? And will
we not turn both sides to the wall in No
vember?
The rebellion failed to open up our mar
kets for British goods, and the free-trade
Golden Clubwas Immediately formed. II
IS now thousand strong over one nun
dred distinguished Americans u upon the
list. Does that look like free trader
Among the names Of the Golden Club we
find Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington, Del,
Mr.. Cleveland's Secretary of State: also
John Q. Carlisle, Covington, KY, Mr..
Cleveland's Speaker Of the Fiftieth Con
gress; also L. @. G. Lamar, Oxford, Miss,
MIR. CleveIand's late Secretary of the In
terror, and now Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States by the grace OF
Grover Cleveland; also Jacob Shoenhof,
late skirt manufacturer OF New York, now
Grover Cleveland's rowing counseI;'' also
Henry -, 4amn n. nuIu. w. n
Morrison. Henry Watterson, David A
Wells. and many other ardent supporters
of Grocer Cleveland. Does that look
ike free trade?n Would these men be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-02

you did in New Jersey, that they are sac
cessory 10 the liquor crime and equally
guilty with the man who carries on the
traffic" You do all this, and rouse their
political passion ana then expect them TO
break their party ties, and kneel as peni-
tent converts at your political shrine.
And you are so earnest in this warfare
against the Republican Party in particu-
lar that you seem almost TO forget that
your sole aim is not to wreck parties, but
to establish Prohibition.
CASE OF ILLUSTRATION IN NEW JERSEY.
In 1886, you waged hot campaign in
New Jersey. In Morris county, the Re
publicans nominated for the Senate a
man who had made a record as a Prohibi-
Zionist in the Assembly. The Democrats
nominated man who was known to be
for Rum, and you nominated man.
Early in the campaign letter was sent
to every saloon keeper in Morris county,
by Gottlieb Kruger, the Newark brewer,
telling them that the Republican candi-
date was a dangerous man, an avowed
Prohibitionist, and urging them to do
all in their po--er to defeat him. Did the
Third Party say, Here Is the man for US.
the man whom the saloons fear and pro-
pose 70 cut down? Did they say that?
, Nothing of the sort. They kept their
own man in the field. Nor was this all.
In the town of Randolph there were more
| than score of Third Party tickets voted
with the name of tbs Third Perry canli-
date erased, and that ot the Democratic
candidate inserted. | Immediately
challenged the correctness of this state
ment, but got no denial. On the con-
trary, was assured that the same thing
was done in other parts Of the State. Is
1t any wonder that such incidents as this
should drive some men to the conclusion
| that the Third Party is not first, last, and
all the time for Prohibition?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
Wave, Demolished by Oil.

Capt. Sullivan, of the New York pilot
boat Caprice. says that of Sandy Hook not
long ago his vessel was boarded by comb
ing seas. which threw her On her beam
ends He broke out oil bags, stuffed
them with oakum. rags, and anything he
could lay his hands on. poured in mix
ture of one gallon lard oil. one gallon
paint oil and three gallons petroleum (au
he had on board) and punched them with
a brad awl One of these he hung over
the weather bow and the other over the
side abreast the weather main rigging, 50
as 10 Just clear the water when on an
even keel He also rugged out two drags
over the weather bow, each composed OF
fifteen fathoms of chain on five Tenders,
held by seventy-fve fathoms Of hawser.
After the oil was used no more water
came on board, although before using 1t
the sea was making clean breach over
the vessel A breaking wave would rush
towards her, meet the oil slick. the crest
would quiet down and the wave roll
harmlessly past. He used the oil for
thirty-six hours and says it saved his
vessel. Boston Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17

parks "a series Of public grounds which
cost tho City. an told, more than three
millions Of dollars ln Washington park
there is q meadow. the grass Of which is
nearly as smooth and vclyoiy as that of
aa English country seat There is a
winding la;c Of water I'm IT called the
More. which IS very beautiful. and the
park commit ion se,s ont 10000 plants
every year In this park
i'm WoodlaUn park. near tine Chicago
university. IS the stat ic and mcueolcum
of Stephen A Douglas. which Was dedi-
Gated when Andrew johnson was presi-
.deut and 10 attend which he made his
famous Swing around the circle The
uaus0lcum and shaft are over lO4 feet
high and are made of granite, and on top
of the Aaft stands a magnificent bronze
statue Of The Little Giant The monu
mcut cost 500 600 and is one of the finest
in tine United States
Chicago. notwithstanding It's pork, is a
city Of considerable culture Its papers
laugh 40 the idea Of aesthetic Chicago and
when ANYTHING is said about the cultur.
of tine city the contrast is always drawn
between hogs and art Ii has however.
900 resident artists and it, Academy OF
Fine Arts is self supporting and is at
tended yearly by between 400 AID 500
pupils Il gives art exhibitions each fall.
and at the loan exhibitions number OF
the fine pictures of the city ac brought
forth 10 is uo wondo. however that
Chicago has many fine pictures. II is full
of mi.lou1.re> and the millionaire of to-
day whether he makes his money ont OF
pork or politics, or gets il by inheritance.
strightway starts OF TO Europe and buys
the prettiest things lie can find The
Americans are the best art buyers Of the
world today and they pay higher prices,
and as a rule demand good work. They
want the finest Of houses, and some Of
these Chicago millionaires palaces would
open the eyes OF the princes across the
water. 4Ts
Potter Palmcrs house on the Lake
Shore drive covers sixth Of an acre. 1t
ia made of Ohio sandstone. and lis interior
is finished with tiles, mosaics and costly
woods The floor of the main floor and
vestbulo is of Italian mosaic in rich de
sign and the vestibulo itself is lined
with Mexican ONYX, Nenitian glass in mo-
sale and Sienna marble Each of the nU-
mcrous rooms has different architectural
designs, and one here may study archi-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17

slat is New York fashion. Perhaps it
obtains elsewhere. too. but as live here
only see what my limited vision presents
70 view. SIS
The fashion gains ground here for each
young lady To have a chaperon whenever
She goes out. as the French and Italians
do. If her mOthc. does not accompany
her she must go in company with hired
chaparOn, or with some Young married
woman. No young r.r. I'm society goes TO
any place of amU,,.out. 10 ride or in
company with a gentleman alone. This
fashion has It's good and bad points. For
bad II would mean that our girls don't
know how 90 behave unless under re-
stlaiut, and for good il protects an lnno-
cent girl from the devices OF Satan IN tie
rl.isc Of q handsome man. but the aver
age New Yori, society girl is not SO ignor-
ant. however innocent rs 10 require a
guard and ii the girl wants TO tirt she
would do 50 If she had a hundred duennas.
The fact is. it is Il sort Of trademark
seal 10 prove 10 every body that the young
lady $ parents are rich enough 10 afford
il. and tie whole is anew fad, like pugs
and bob tailed horses
Yoa will see IN theatre whole row of
empty seats. all engaged and then in will
come whole lot of young ladies' all more
or less pretty. well dressed and accustomed
TO being admired and they vii. take their
seats demurcly with an elderly friend
along whose motherly face is not The least
check in the world to the mild lr,ations
with the next row of gentlemen who be-
long to tie same party After the play
they all go to Delmonico's for supper, the
old lady trying to play propriety. hut in
reality only there as figure mead, Of ~
Nym Crmlllc says. 20 dumb feeder.
Some of the very top crust young aides
now have what they call personal at
tendant' or tiger" III tie person Of
natty little colored page who accompanies
her everywhere she goes to carry wraps,
books. opera glasses aHd In short wait
upon her hand Co.,. f..t. ?; sill iot be
long before every ar. IN the city VINO can
do so will have tiger in place OF the
oftcntimes uncomfortable chaperon.
OLIVE HARPER.