The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-28
demand they put wool on the FREQ list.
They found that nearly two and half

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They found TINT nearly two and half
millions Of dollars worth OF eggs, over
two millions Of dollars worth Of iiax and
yearly million dollars worth OF beans
were being brought III, but instead Of
enabling the American farmer to Oh.
tain this money, the7 provided for
the taking away OF even that which he
! WAS then receiving, for eggs, beans and
FAX were transferred 10 the free list.
They allowed tho duty on barley TO ra.
main at ten cents hu8hel, althoukl the
importation oil barley amounted 10 near.
" eight millions OF dollars annually.
They retained the duty on cheese at four
cents a pound, although over n million
dollars worth OF cheese was being
brought over tho Canadian border every
year. They retained the duty on hops
At eight cents a pound, although the
American supply va. far below the
American demand, and the hop industry
ID New York, Ohio, Illinois and the Pa
cilic slope was rapidly declining. They
retained the tobacco duty n. the old
rate, although the impG rta.ions OF leaf
tobaccos competing with our own
amounted to over ten millions oil dollars
year. This was
THk DEMOCRATIC IDEA
OF helping the farmer out Of difficulty
brought about, not by the high price Of
what he had 10 buy, but by the low
price Of what he wanted to sell. The
Republican plan az illustrated In the
law now on the statute books, is as diff.
tcrent from this as light from darkness.
II does not propose to discourage domes.
tic manufacture, thereby driving me.
chanics into agricultural pursuits, in.
c!easing the number OF farmers and In.
creasing the output Of farm products,
and at the same time decreasing the
number OF consumers and increasing the
cost OF farmers supplies. Il does not
propose to open CUE ports to more i'm. |
portatlols, when the amount already al.
lowed to enter has proved 30 disastrous
to our farmers. On the contrary, il pro.
posea to lay duty on farm products |
With the avowed purpose Of holding the
American market for the American lar.
ner, and Of giving him q chance to sup.
t"y t3S tsaia8a 3pE taat Ss3o,pb wv /
worth OF agricultural goods that were
imported in 1889. at the same time /.
proposes to maintain all our present
manufacturing industries and to start
many new ones. 1t opens the way for
manufactures Of WOODEN goods, tinware,
pottery, linens, ve!vets, plushes and
other fine fabrics, thus creating IN nddi-
tlonal multitude Of consumers for the
American farmer 10 supply.
These are come OF OF the facts which
have been driven home to the minds OF
the American people during the last
two weeks, aud they haye had the effect
OF closing the Republican ranks every.
where, snl OF causing an enthusiasm
and a resolute purpose to carry. these
elections, which q month ago it was not
considered possible to develop. No one
Si"its the headquarters Of the Repub!i.
can Congressional Campaign Committee
III Washington without carrying away
the assurance that no!hing but this
Democratic Doodle, put up by the i'm
porters, can possibly preYent the return
OF the Republican Congress. EIo one
goes away without being charged to look
out for this corruption fuod and 10 ex.
pose its use wherever il is found.