Arizona republican., 1890-11-18
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From the San Francisco Bulletin
 Senator sherman was not so far out of the way when he jocularly said that it was the women who were in part re- sponsible for the political upheaval on Tuesday last. There were only four weeks before election in which to explain the operations of bill, the full and pre- else effect of which will not be known for a year or more. The short interval re- ferred to was made use of quite liberally to run up prices, especially in the East. In the effort to manufacture sentiment against the tariff, the figures were raised on articles upon which the taxes had been reduced. It is stated that a thrifty Democratic storekeeper on the other side advanced the price of sewing needles, though these articles had been transferred to the free list.
 Hon. J. M. Thurston, President of the Republican League clubs of the United States, yesterday said "The natural tendency of prices was upward, among which can be named those of boots, shoes, iron, lumber and other commodities, although the tax was re- duced on these and other things. We struck rising market with the passage of the Mckinley bill and all this is laid to it." A story is going the rounds of q general advance in prices in one of the small towns contiguous to the Bay oi San Francisco a few days before the election, to the great consternation of Changers, who had come in to purchase their usual supplies. But on inquiry they found that there was no general increase in the Republican stores, Veracious history is to the effect that the Democrats who put up the job, lost their trade and failed to make any votes.
 There is an old story of pertina- cious peddler who asked merchant for some goods to hawk around the county. The merchant at first said he had no goods that could be disposed of that way. But suddenly recollecting hIm- self he stated that there was lot of old skimmers at the back of the store which he could have if he wished. With these the peddler loaded up and went around to the farmers houses offering three skimmers at an advanced price. But the thrifty housewife at first refused to listen to him. It was NAANA hAS hRbAh tO SbN Oli, NNlg NNlAi l know what is going on. Pretty soon you will have to pay for one skinner as much as l now ask for three. Skim lners is skimmers." The sequel was he sold the whole lot. The Democrats in the late election seem to have pursued the same policy as the peddler. They shouted at the corners, "Skim- mers is skimmers."
 The only difference was that the Dem- ocrotic skimmers covered pretty much the whole line of human wants in the United States. It did not matter Il great deal whether any particular line of skimmers had it's tax reduced or had been placed on the free list, The shout went down along the Democratic line, "Skimmers is skimmers'' and no mis- take. But when the next election comes around it will not be possible to weave any economic fiction about those useful household articles or any others. The country will have advanced by that time very far along the line of the new industries which the new tariff is designed to foster. It will be quite cer- tain then that the United States in the near future will be able to supply itself with sugar, and the drain for that staple can be stopped. It will be established that we are able to furnish all the tin plate we want, and that the thirty or forty millions now going annually to Wales will stay at home. Not only this, but the price of the articles will be re- | duced.
 There will be likewise grand develop ment of California nuts and fruits. Fresno will drive Malaga from the field. Already Tahiti oranges are out of the market. And lastly, California barley will wholly supplant the Canadian pro duct. Then it will be futile to raise the of-year cry of "Skimmers IS skim mers." There will not be a housewife in the land who can be cheated by the Democratic political peddler, no matter how skilliully he may seek to cajole. II is quite evident, therefore, that the proposition that "Skimmers is skim. mers" is not a foundation upon which any very lofty or enduring political edi. | flee can be erected. It will have disap- peared long before any voting has again | to be done.
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