Sharp County record., 1890-09-04
BY SHOODY.

xED VI o.
---. of shoddy Clamor ! or
uI,o: pill-Ihey Know lhelr %
>hr Fnsmy-Th'y Were OPP
.na 4r d Hut Supported Har-
her Of the New York Dry
r;st the leading paper oil
e. : ,r.,l q in the United States,
Interesting evidence oil
tbe regular wOolen man
,a of the shoddy manuIact-
~ Mckinley bill.
N cddv men it says; "Manu-
M I. -cods from wool substitutes
w ~easure before Congress
'.oIoning its proponents and
Nv ~ooIen manufacturers are by
% enthusiastlc in their support
l4 .Kinlsy wool schedule. The
da savs: "The tariff measure
b Is Congress, or such port on OF
viii ,1,es to wool and its manutact
i been opposed by a greater
1, n wool manufacturers and more
Va. logic than has ever been sub
h, rainst any previous customs rev
" asure. Tie wool manufacturing
Wy has been waiting for eighteen
| for Congressional relief which
sa ,oment appears further oil 'han
pay he manufacturers are suffering
h as their mills are partly or
e,J ale, and their output barely re-
Nj the costs ofmanulacture. Free
y wanted to employ the wooIen
~ achinery of the country, for un-
,e .an be Started up both the man
llg ne and The wool-growng inter-
"a languish. When will Repre-
"a cs be placed in Congress who
Al cute the wishes of the masses?
mn, is summary it will be seen how
,n n, olen goods interest is handi-
~ e shoddy men are backing up
h ev, because they look forward to
on boom In the shoddy business
en- e new Tariff bill becomes law.
. |boddy men, too, are right They
McKinloy's heavy duties in
hi make it more difficult for the
to wear good WOODEN clothing
III force them to clothe them
ID shoddy, That is why the
Of humbug clothing are IN favor
: bhoddy men know a good thing
! thew see it; they know that the
! lev Bills measure which will
> nmensely to their gains; and
: ire they are throwing up their
. Il McKinley and would doubtless
to support him for President,
they Supported Harrison and
two years ago.
10 the shoddy men look upon Nc
Is their friend they felt quite
Ter way about Roger Q, Mills two
aqo when he was making tariff.
be remembered that Mills had
nness to put wool on the free list,
bg that this would result in
b and bettor clothing for the peo-
But this action of the wild Texan
4 The deepest hostility of the
men, md they became at once
orA enenhies, for the shoddy men
terly and forever opposed to any
hownnts to let the people have
cheap woolen clothing. They
NJ ranged themselves in opposi-
Cloyol9nd in 1885, During the
g4 Of that year a circular was
ed abroad by the Republican Ma
CQmmittee, signed by seventeen
4 shodd6 men, The following is
ir0mrfhoir circular:
6ir1 1ouaro doubtless aware OF the
a. the Hills Tariff bill, which has been
by the Democratic majority Of the
tf Represe places on the
twool, woolon rags Of every descrip-
ma oil grndes of shoddy. 1t also
las the weight duty on wooden goods
IL therof0rc, as far a. 1t affects the
N Whlch we ara engaged, Is q free
measure, md as such we are dec dedly
% to'ik No manufacturer of shoddy
country could, under these cIrcum.
compete with the English or Ger.
manufaotnrcrs, and, therefore, their
15 would be entirely ruined, and all
loddy used in this country would be
todfrom Europe, Our customers thus
what would become Of our business |
,would be ruined, and We and those
dent upon us would suffer.
70 10 only ono way to avoid this loss to
,ves, cnd MAT s by the dcfent of tho
4at9 0r thc froo trade party, Grover
'anQ. We have determined in the
" erection TO support tho candidates
prQtocli0n party Harrison and Nor
I noIr oioctlon we consider to bo lndis.
pio 70 the maintenance Of our Lusi-
!. = =. !. : 'ussust, 1888, the following
ltem appearcd in the New York
ono of thc highest of high pro-
A paporsin tho country:
1'anufao(urlng firm of j. L. Fennlng
~ AuQlow, N Y, shut down thor
ye1torday, throwing out OF employ.
.o'no Eorty operatives OF both sexes,
7oFo 9nRAgcd In extracting wool from
NJ wy Qther rag materials TO be used
mum ufecmrc Of shoddy cloth. They
Y: tno pn5sOgo Of the Mills bill In tho
nouso of Congress admitting wool
uuty mas deferred them from con.
3 their Industry.
natural that they should sup
now-"all In the family,
now fho past few years have
1'eo very great advance In tho
( anoacy u IN this country. Accord
I me census of 1870 our shoddy
u1eq y, 900, 900 pounds Of raw