Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-27
THE WOOL QUESTION.
A Democrat Makes q Telling P~oint-Lewis
County Politics

A Democrat Makes q Telling P~oint-Lswis
County Politics
WESTON, W. Va September "a
10 he Editor Of The Register:
The Democracy Of this county Is 10 q
aourisbiug condition. Ga yesterday Gov
sruor Wilson addressed q very large
audience at the Opera House In this place.
he scarcely alluded to anything but tne
tart but this subject he most soly ahe
eisbJrstely discussed for an hour ana
three quarters. He had perfect and sp-
preciatiye attention throughout his entire
discourse. He made many telling points
in support Of the Democratic doc
triue that the writer had not before heard.
He will speak at Chenille tomorrow, ana
II il understood here that a rousipg ana
enthusiastic meeting will greet AND near
him. Thence he goes to Sutton TO MI DIS
appointment, thence TO BACKGAMMON.
But the people of this section look with
special ipt .rest to the joint discussion be-
tween him and Gen. GGff at Philippi on
Saturday next. They are particularly
glad that this arrangement ras
heen made and hope these
two gentlemen will have other debates be-
fore the election. Certainly the L, pubil-
can Executive Committee will agree 10 at
least one other meeting, for it is no more
than fair that the Governor should have
the closing argument &C one meeting Ii
il were TO. for the fact that Senator kenna
will be here on the Doth many OF our Dem
ocrats wodid be in Phillip on that day.
/ IN ILL haun q hAAFfu WRIl0me
and big meeting here The writer pre-
diets however, that Congressman Peudie'
ton will enjoy the grandsst rally OF the
season n Jacksonville next Saturday, barr
my the ba,becus he! e Oh the 4th OF Octo-
Der. Jacksonville is surrounded by AZ
overwhelming Democratic country, anc
the people have had many favorable re-
ports of Mr.. Pendleton, and propose to En-
courage him with n large crowd. The
county is already pretty thoroughly organ
Ized. The Fleming C1u1 at this place Is
In good working condi ion. 1t IS uuce'
stood that Hon John J. Davis will sd-
dress it Tomorrow night. w I Bland,
formerly Of this place but now Of Atkinson,
Kan, will also speak.
The re nple here seem not TO tire OF the
tariff discussion, and are beginning td
understand thoroughly how directly II
concerns them. The now see very plain
" that 10 ths purchase of the neces'
Isries of lie they have fe-n
buyipg a very little over So 90 north toI
S3 90 and that about one: ffh Of this extra
dollar goes into an OrerfOciRg treasury ana
four ftths into the pockets Of protected manu-
fdeturTs.
YOU ARE Blight.
a few days since a plain and sensible
farmer asked toe writer whether 1t was
really true that wool commanded q bette
price when Oh the free list or bore a mod
crate duty. The writer replied that this
was his infol mRtiOl ard he believed 1t was
correct. The inquiry then was how this
could be. This seems 10 puzzle some peo'
pie. Now, Mr.. Eiitor, is the reason
not plain? Suppose a manufacture
mas S., 900 with which to buy
wool. To make a good quality of cloth he
is compelled TO mix the domestic with lm'
ported wool. Let rs suppose, then, thai
he must spend 81. 900 for foreign wool,
| Would this not leave only $1,000 With
which to buy home woolP Now, is it not
plain that the more money be is compelled
t, invest in the foreign article the less ne
can spend for the domestic? Having 70
pay 80 much for the taxed import, he mus'
buy the domestic at the lowest possible
figure. Otherwise he would be compelled
to increase the cost of his cloth, which
would naturally result in curtsilipg his
sales.