Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-10

EVERY meHEuEe ever aCoi,itu III IHis CtuntJ ~
reduce taxes and TO protect the pubic revenue
wa the work of the republican party They can
tie trusted TO carry forward the WORK yet Chi
cago Journal.
More than that, every measure ever
adopted in this CT luntry to rob the masses
and to protect moEeye3 barons and bullo
up monopoly by the robber tariff, under
the pretext of "war taxes" was the WORK
of the republican party. The measures
which produce the piling up In the
federal treasury of $l00000,000 of the
peoples money yearly, over and above
the cost OF running the government IN a
lavish manner, causing thereby financial
distress among our people, was the work
of the republican party, too. And tho
placing of the republican party under
the control of the m1nopolies so that
party success dcpGrds uIoR the fnen-
oial support OF the heIons, thus render
ing the party Hbsc lutcly poweTless to
make Laws 70 reduce the ou'rag' Gus tarif
and stop the accumulation Of the surplus
vas tie work of tho republican party.
o, yea, the republican Prrty oon be
safely trusted 10 carry forward the work"
of robbing and UlunderiGg the masses
10 enrich a handful Of manufacturers
for 10 that no other party can excel 1t.
OHIO'S WOOL HCMBuG ASSOCIATION.
The country hrs heard since the publ
cation Of the presidents message, great
deal about the "Ohio Wool Growers asso-
eiation." No doubt great many have
innoccntly supposed it was what 1t pro
fcsaed to be, and have accepted its state
menta as coming from men who were
honest ard earnest, in defending bust
ness in which they were legitimately en-
gagged, and of coarse interested. To all
such, the following from the Chicago
Tribune, whose editor knows whereof no
spenks, will put somewhat different face
on tho matter. The Tribune says: "The
four wool tailOrs of Tooley Gtreet-Co
lumbus Dolano, Bill Lawrence, George l..
Converge and David rPstor-residents
of OHIO, who have big hocka Of sheep IN
New Mexico, and who falsely represent
themselves IA tho Wool Gro Eers' ass0cia
tion of Ohio, having fixed up the schedule
of thoir extOrtionato demands in Wash
ington, have since gone home ana reiter
atcd it ut Columbus. Not one of those
fellows ropreseuts Ohio wool men or raises
Ohio wool. Thoy are Now Mexican ranch
men, but they have the etrrontery to de
mand an increase Of the tariff which is
dangerous to tho interests of all wool
grogers east of the Mississippi river and
which iR denounced by tho wool manufac-
turer4 themselves rs ruinous to their
business. I'm tho faco of this, the New
Mexican wuolen- combination fraud de
t1an3a that all national conventions shall
favor the wool tariff swindle upon penalty
of not being supported by it. 1t threatens
every candidate for office who shall not
advocnte its attempted robbery of con
sumcra II afTcctB to dictate and domin-
ate congresa and will try to bulldoze it
into the adoption of its schedule. They
have nothing 10 say, these Ohio gentle
mon from Now Mexico, IN the interests OF
the G0,000,000 of consumers of woolen
goods, nud do not stop TO explain why the
price of their coarse woods should be
doubled III order to put up ths cost of
wooden goods accordingly. They de-
mand that congress shall pay no atten-
tion to the interests of these millions of
consumers, out Iegislate only in the in
teros of this wooden fraud in New Mexico.
purporting to Je an Ohio wool grow
ers' association, and make goods
even more scarce and dear when people
arc asking for relief and reduction.
Tho New Mexican gang, however, may
not realize that the people are in
earnest and not in a temper 10 stand an
increase of taxation for its benefit, and
that congress is too we'll aware of their
sentiments 10 be bulldozed. SO f6r IA
the national conventions are concerned,
they will probably make their platforms
in tho interest Cf sixty million people,
without stopping to consider the rapac-
ious greed of the four New Mexican
wool frauds" So much for the Ohio
wool humbug. Bat that is not the only
protective tariff humoug that will be un-
earthed during the coming controversy.
Tho fraud practioed by those who have go
long fattened by it will be developed and
brought to light in humorous instances;
aud long before the 9th day OF next No
vember, the people will make up their
minds to stamp 1T out.
The New Jersey republicans are IL n
terrible mess in regard TO the liquor
question. For years they have promised
the temperance people that they would
do something for them and have asked
their support on the strength of the
promises made. They have put temper
auce planSs in their platforms but have
successfully lodged the issue so far by
exousiug themselves on the ground that
the democrats were in power. This
winter they have a majority in both
branches OF the legislature, and the tenn
peraucc leaders propose TO call them to
account. They demand that past prom
ises shall be fulfilled. The republicans,
under these circumstances, don't know
which way to turn. They are sitting on
the top of the fence, and no matter W hich
way they jump they wilt be fercely as
sailed. TO make matters still worse the
temperance people are divided among
themselves. In the northern part of the
state the people want high license. TIL,
south Jersey people want local option
and they declare that they will have moth
ing else. Then there are many prohi'
bitiouists who want the saloons who'll,
abolished. The republican leaders are
trying to suit all these elomeuts. aud il
is the most difficult problem they hav,
ever had to solve. The republicans il
both branches of the legislature are So
divided on the Temperance issue that the,
are unable TO agree and will accom- plisi
nothing but to prove their inability 4
fuiin these pledges to the voters. Tn