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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-16
Saturday, the 18th Day of Decom-
her, A. D. 1890,

commencing at 10 o'clock O. m the following
described two parcels OF real estate, that Is TO
say:
Chapline and EoGs addition 20 the city Of
Wheeling, in the County Of Ohio, and State oi
West Virginia. fronting twenty-five (22) feet on
Main street add running back the same Width
TO an alley Being the same property conveyed
to August Rolf in his lifetime by John Coshorn
by deed dated the 6.h day OF April, \. d. 1873,
aud recorded In the Office Of the Clerk Of the
County Court OF said Ohio county, Ia Deed Book
No a, page 20. And
Second. Lot numbered fifteen Go. lHl in
square No. 10 as designated on the map OF the
subdivisions Of the Joseph Caldwell estate aud
additions thcrefrom 10 the City Of Wheeling.
county OF Ohio, and State or West Virginia,
being the same property conveyed 10 August
Rolf in his lifetime by Christian kleiner ana
wife by deed dated the 10Th day OF AnSust' \.
ID 1874. and r. orded 10 the office Of The Clerk
Of the County Court OF sai Ohio county, IN
Deed Book No 81, pages Us aud - said last
mentioned parcel. Lot No. 10, VIII De offered rs
a whole aud in two parts.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third. or as much
more as the purchaser may elect TO pay, cash on
DAY Of sale. the balance, II any, IN two equal
instruments. payable in six and twelve months
respectively from the day OF sale with interest
from that day the purchaser to give his notes
for the deferred payments, and the title 70 thc,
property to be retained until the notes are para
in full. LOUIS +. 81 BID,
Special Commissioner.
wN. HALLgR. Auctioneer
hereby certify thatthe said Special Commits.
sioner has given bond As required by law an
the decree entered ia the above entitled cause.
nolSi JOHN W. MITCHELL, CLERK.
The above sale i. adjourned until shTUR-
DAY. DECEMBER ~ D $50 a. ne same
del5 Special Commissioner.
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PETROLEUM.

New YORK, December l5.-Petroleum
opened steady, fell 1lc then recovered this
loss, after WEIGH it became dull and remain
ed so until the close. Pennsylvania oil spot
opened at 6il$c; highest GiJ5c; lowest
&c; closing 6i15c. February option
opened at 65c; highest 65c; lowest G4lzc;
closing at 6il5c Lima oil, opened at l5l3c;
lowest 15I5c; highest lGc; closing at &c.
Sales, -, 900 barrels.
OIL CITY, PA, December l5.-Oi opened
at6ijSc; highest 65I c; lowest 643zc; closed
at 6455c Sales. 5000 barrels clearances,
10000 barrels; runs, l32,00O,65S barrels
Shipments. l0i,03S barrels; charters, none I;
Buckeye, no sales; runs, 56,l2i barrels
shipments, 80 9O6 barrels.
PITTsBURG, PA, December lj.-Petro.
leum, opened at 64ilc: closed at G5c; high
est 65c; lowest G4i9c. Steady, fair trad
ing
BRADFORD, PA, December l5.-Petro-
leum opened at Csc; closed at G45ic;
highest, G5asc; lowest, Giilc. Clearances,
1876 900 barrels
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Have you a Pittsburgh.
Rochester, Duplex, or a Stu
dent Lamp?
Do theywork satisfactorily?
Do your Lamp Chimneys
break? You get the wrong sort
The RIGHT ones are the
" PEARL GLASS, made by
Geo. A. Macbeth & Co. Pitts
burgh, makers of the cele-
brated "Pearl-top lamp CHM
ney, which have given univer-
sal satisfaction.
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Nisihlc SunnlY of Grain.

CHICAGO, December l5.-The visible sup
ply of grain as reported to the Secretary
of the Chicago Board of Trade is as fol
lows: Wheat, 25,3Ss,0O0 bushels, increase
$4,000 bushels; corn, 100000 bushels,
decrease $4,000 bushels; oats, 1891, 900
bushels, increase. 1000 bushels; rye,
$4,000 bushels. decrease 10000 bushels
barley. 4,3i5,OOO bushels, decrease 263,-
900 bushels.
New YORK, December l5-Stocks OF
grain in store and ahoat December 10:
Wheat, 2,5l5,336 bushels; corn, 3l9, li9
bushels; oats, l,GS5,253 bushels; rye. 20
9i7 bushels; barley, 1902 bushels; malt
DIS, l53 bushels; peas 1889 bushels.
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Resieced by SmalInox

SAN FRANCISCO, December IA
sad record Of mortality in Guatemala
was brought to this port yesterday by
the steamer San Juan. Among the ar
rivals was Joseph McMullin, 4 news
paper man from New York. The Re-
public of Guatemala, he said, is besieg-
ed by smallpox. The disease has made
fearful progress recently. He says that
in seven weeks there were 1,900 deaths
through the country.
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british Grain Trade.

LONDON. December l5.-The Marx Lane
Erprcss, in its weekly review of the British
grain trade, says: English wheats are
weak. The inquiry is limited. The prices
ing Russian, which are firm Owing to
the ice blockage at the Black Sea ports,
flours are steady. Corn is in increased
supply. This is balanced, however, by
strong demand. Mixed American IS quoted
at 2ss on the spot and 24s Cd on the passage.
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Irenl 1tntirra.
OrFIcE or rnE cLERK orTmEcorNrY

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OFTHECOUNTY
" Court Of Ohio County. West Virginia:
In the matter Of the probate OF the will OF
Thomas K. MoiIet. dccea This 9Th day o.
December, \. d. 1872. Mary Moilet filed her petit
ton asking for the probate OF the Will OF Thorn
as.R MofIet deceas ed, and II appearing by said
petition and an affidavit filed herein, that james
Monet. Thomas Moffet, Elizabeth Smith and
Auli Smith. her husband. Mary McLain and
Charles McLain. her husband, Samuel Moiiet.
Joseph Monet. Lincoln Monet. Margaret Ober-
man and Augustus Oberman. her husband. the
two children Of Elizabeth McLain, deceased,
names unknown and their fathers name I'M
known. and the two children OF Isabel McLain.
deceased. names unknown and their father,
name unknown. are non residents Of the State
Of West Virginia; il is therefore ordered that
the aforesaid parties do appear within one
month from the first publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect their interest in
this matter
tPnblishei the first time December :, ls9)l
GEORGE HOOK, Clerk.
JAMES p. ROGERS, Attorney. deso.a.w.t
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SSIGNEE'S SALE.

by virtue OF a deed Of assignment made by
John II. Diehl to me. dated on the 18th day OF
October. 1890. and recorded in the office OF the
Clerk OF the County Court OF Ohio county, W.
Va, in Deed OF Trust Book 81, page 2i7. will
sell at public auction at No. li5 Virginia street,
IN Wheeling, W. Va. on
Thursday. December 4th. 1890.
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the following
personal property: One sewing machine, four
carpets, one sofa. three marble top tables. one
book ease. one sidebeard one wardrobe. three
bedsteads. springs and mattresses. one lounge.
one mirror, one rocker, fourteen chairs, one
cook stove. one kitchen table. one lot OF dishes,
one lot OF tinware, one washtub one washboard,
gold watch and chain. and all the book accounts
due the said John ii. Diehl.
Terms Of Salc-Cash.
no2ii /. +. JONES Assignee.
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" CENTRAL STANDARD TEE.
VUCnnSy|vdnid LINES.
A From Rriduanort Station
From Bridgeport Station

Trains via the Cleveland aud Pittst ure Rail-
road leave Bridgeport for Pittsburg CaIcarr
and Cleveland. i5Oa m. h0r Pittshurg. I'D -
a. IN. For Chicago and Cleveland. TOO D. 30
For Ptt,burg and New York, 2.ii 90. in l.s
Steubenyillc S.i3 an
Trains arrive at Bridgeport az 0pa. No.. 90 90
a. M, l2:lO p. M. az p. No., aud % b. 90.
On Saturdays ony-For East Liverpool q ~
p IN; from East Liverpool, HE p. N
FROM WHEELING STATION
Trains via tho Pittsburg, Cincinnati aud ST.
Louis Railway, Pan.llandle Route. leave Whsc'.
ing, for Steubenyille, Pittsburg and the Easi
62D n. m, l2s5 p. m, 8: - p. m. and $40 p. o..
For Columbus. Cincinnati, indianapolis and ST.
Louis, $40 a. m. and $40 D. m. For Columbus
and Chicago, l2:35 p. IN. Trains arrive AZ Wheel
ing nj b 80 "A. m, 1000 n. m. 2: 10 r. M aud $50
p m Trains leaving ~ 9: ~ a. m. and arriving
ut 800 ?. m. run solid between Wheeling aud
pit:sburg. All trains daily except Sunday.
noIO
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DRY GOODS.

New YORK, December ij-N hile there
was no material change in the general dry
goods situation, with more buyers in the
market the immediate outlook was more
promising. There was little more doing
generally in cotton goods, but woolens
were more or lest quiet, though expectant.
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ACcoMMopATON TRAINs.
II ANAWHA AND MICHIGAN

IN RAILWAY. r. W. KELLEY. President
(Kanawha Short Line.) Schedule IN effect 40
yember 2ith, 1879, Subject 10 change without
notice.) Trains leave Wheeling 1879 a n. via
Ohio River 4. r.; arrive Charleston -.hO p. u.
Leave Charleston 6:i5 "A. m. arrive Wheeling
7:45 p m, via o. x r. Il. Leave Charleston
II 30 a. m. arrive Wheeling i.3O .. m via Co
lumbus and Is. q o., daily except sunday. Sen
tral Standard Time. Sundays, only trains
leave Charleston 500 4. m; arrive Wheeling
745 p. 10. Leave Wheeling 500 a. m; arrive
Charleston AS y. m, VIA o. X. x. X.
GEO. J. ERMLlCH. G. p A.
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REAL ESTATE, STOCKS And LOANS
GEORGE 8. OTTE g. CO.

Real Estate Bought, Sold and Loans Negotiated.
Special Attention Given TO Collection OF Rents.
We offer the following valuable property for
sale:
Three Building Lots ii0xi0). corner Forty
fourth and Jacob streets, Will BE- sold by half OF
full lots. VIII be- sold cheap.
Two-story Frame House. new. four Rooms.
lot 25xlD. No. 3g2i Wood street. bargain.
Building Lot 50xi0O. corner Thirtynintb and
McColloch streets. Cheap.
No $500 Eoh street. Brick House. six rooms.
lot ic0xlOO. Best location in the Eighth ward.
Address, or call on GEO. 5. OTrES CO.,
Telephone 5l3. City Building.
,lei3sat Tu Th->b
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FOR SALE.

l.
Piece OF ground on South Penn street. con-
tanning four lots, sl.4u
Choice Building Lots in Old Fair Grounds
and Gilchrist addition from $3.50 up.
Building Lots corner Market and Thirty fifth
streets. 25Xl20, 500.
$3.50 Buys the choice OF lots In Zane's Orchard
Fine building site on South Penn, west side
Your last chance. Double Brick House. " and
% North Huron St, will bring 500 per YEAR
for - $50. Comfortable Home 10 S broadway
50, 100. And many other improved properties
and building sites. Farms, all sizes and prices
TO LET-Sx Room Brick House az once
Store Rooms. possession at once, January lst
and April lst.
G.. o. SMITH,
NJ. u.
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ments Dull and Steady-Stocks Dull
Flour Steady and Unchanged-wheat
Higher.
New York, December l5.-Money on
call 2l5a4l6 per cent; last loan at 3 per
cent. closed offered at per cent; prime
mercantile paper g 5a9 per cent Sterling
exchange quiet and steady at 41sl9aiS3.
GovERNMENTs-Dul and steady.
Fours Registered. ............ .....l2l
Fours Coupons. Observation-Disclosures. l29
Fours-and-a-half Registered. .... 1903
Fours-and-a-half, Coupons. ..... LOB
Pacific Skies OF 5..................lOJ
STATEs-Dull and steady.
RAILRoADs-Moderatel active; sales,
Sl,255,00O.
SToCKs-The great concern in Wall
street was the conference of railroad pres
idents. The impression prevails now that
a favorable result will be arrived at. Con-
fidence is generally returning and money
lenders are more inclined TO do business
The temperance of time money places
brokers in position where they
can recommend buying on margin,
and commission houses are there
fore ready now to buy stocks for their Gus
toners. The market to-day was dull and
sluggish one, the general disposition being
TO await the outcome OF the presidents
meeting before doing anything in the
market, and narrowness also marked
the dealings from the same cause.
There were few strong spots,
among which Missouri Pacific, Wheeling
and Lake Erie preferred and few others
were prominent. The great feature of the
day was the sharp advance in silver certif-
icates from l05 to 10 on prospects that
there will be purchased the Sl3,0O0,00O sill
yer in the country, together with the pos
sible utilization of the fractional silver, be-
side the prospect of othcrle legislation which
is considered favorable by the silver men.
The market dwndled away TO the smallest
proportions in the afternoon, but little
buying in the last few minutes closed it
with steady to firm tone at about open
ing prices for most stocks. The final
changes are almost all advances, though
generally for insignificant fractions. Sales
203, 960 shares. Quotations closed bid:
press. Ill: Canada Pacific, Il a Central Pa
cifc, 20; Chesapeake and Ohio, 1914; do.
first preferred, IL do second preferred,
%; Chicago and Alton, l24; Chicago, Bur
lngton and Quincy, 90l<; Delaware and
Hudson, 1873; Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western. 1915 Denver Il Rio Grande ISL;
Erie, l9ls; do preferred IS; FIT. Wayne,
$50: Illinois Central. 97l4; Lake Shore,
1861; Michigan Central, 50; Minneapolis
and ST Louis. 4; do preferred, 5; Mis-
souri, Pacific 62; Northern Pacific, 2l1s;
do. preferred, G3; Northwestern, l0i;
do preferred, 1876; New York Central, sSll;
Oregon Transcontinental, ll5S; Pacific
Mail, 3l3l; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville,
l4l5; Pittsburg, iiS; Pullman Palace Car,
l19l4 Reading, 29I5 Rock Island, T2$!; St
Louis and San Francisco. 80: do. preferred,
So do. first preferred, %; st. Paul, 533s;
and Manitoba. %: St. Paul and Omaha,
p, do preferred, IS; Texas Pacific, l4a4;
Union Pacific, 469s: United States Ex-
Oress. q: Western Union. I6lI.
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1850 will buy two-story Brick House, six
rooms. centrally located.
$500 will buy two-story Brick House. seven
rooms, all conveniences, within three minutes
walk OF City Building.
81, 100 will buy twostJry Brick House nine
rooms, bath and all convenienccs, large lot,
within three minutes walk OF Mcclure House.
\ good five roomed Frame House. on full lot
on hillside, near Twelfth street, bargain a.
IL 30
Only two left Of those $50 lots on South Jacob
street. Call early II you wary one.
$500 will buy i've lots on Avenue, South
Chicago, III for few days only.
Now Is the time 10 invest in Highland City
lots. There will be a great building boom there
In the spring. The completion OF the Wheeling
aud Lake Erie Railroad and the running OF
trains over the Union Bridge secures cheap and
early ansportGtion. Lots will double in value
in a short time. Secure one.
GEO. J. MATlIISON.
Telephone l0'. 1910 Chap!ine street.
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The Metal Market.

New York, December l5.-Pig iron,
nominal. Copper, nominal. Lead, irmer
at 81 -. Tin, quiet and steady; straits
sDf IL
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Qnr Halr.
TOR SALE.

That desirable property, Nos. 1921 and 1898
Main street, Wheeling. suitable for dwellings.
stores and boarding house, or with slight alter
Good. dry cellar under both houses. Shipping
facilities unexcelled. For terms, etc. call or
or address J. J. FADER. Wheeling. oclOe4di
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Special Commissioners Sale
VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY.
In Chancery.
Rolf and Others

VS.. In Chancery.
Wilhemine Rolf and others.
DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VEST
ID ed In him by decree OF the Circuit Court
Of Ohio County. West Virginia. made aud en-
tered in the above entitled cause on the 3d day
OF November. A. ID. 1880, tie undersigned
Spe .al Commissioner will sell at public auc-
ton. at the front door OF the Court House Of
said Ohio county. on
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EAsTBOuND.

Nos 3 aud T. daily. +. +. Y. Limited. run solid
between New York aud Cincinnati with Vr-t-
bule Sleeper between Washington and Louis
Vile and Old Point and Hinton.
Nos and . have Pullman Slcepers between
Cinclnnatiaud Washington. Solid train between
Cincinnati and Old Point daily.
ACCOMMODATOE TRAINS.
HUNTINGTON DIVISION No. -. leave
Clifton Forge daily s.3Oa. m. arrive Huntington
$50 D. IA. no. If. daily, leave Huntington 500
q. m. arrive Clifton Forge 30 p. m No. H.
daily EXCEPT Sunday, leave East Sswell BOO a.
M arrive Huntington 1000 q. ~. No. 10, daily
exec pt sunday, leave Huntington 200 p. M ar
rive East Sewell 7:O5 p. m.
cept Sunday, leave Russell lIronton) a. M. AZ
rive Cincinnati II 20 o. m. No. ~. daily except
Sunday leave Cincinnati 300 p. M. arrive Rus.
- II SD p. NJ. No. ~. daily except sunday,
leave Maysyille 5:i5 a. M, arrive Cincinnati
s:eOa m 40. - daily except Sunday. leave
Cincinnati 500 p. m. arrive Maysyill- 80 =. ~
Trains at hort intervals between Cincinnati
aud Dayt II. W. FULLER,
General Passenger 4 gent.
GEO ". STEVENS. C"nI Supt.
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w KEELING Il ELM GROVE
w RAILROAD. On aud after Monday.
December ist, 1890, trains viii run as follows
City Time;
Leave WheeIing. Leave Elm Grove.
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Roas&ed Coffeea,

"Alaroma," "Arbuckle's," Lion" and my
own roast Of "Olf Woman, Horse Head, anc
loose roast.
tS-Sole Agent for the Celebrated DUPONT
Powder Mills. 4 full supply Of Rifle, Blast
ing and Sporting Powder Of every kind constant
~ magazine. Orders solicited from dealers
only Also Patent Hemp, Cotton, and Water
protf Safety Fuse. my6
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAIL
r. F.. ".

IFlst FIlIny NNgInIlU-I
Vestibule Limited. solid. with Dining Car. Boz
tween New York Washington aud Cincinnati.
Nrstibulr Sleeper between Washington aud
Louisville aud Old Point aud Cincinnati. Schr'l-
ulr ma Effect July - ls.D
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FLOUR.

CHRISTIAN BROS GROWN" BRAND
minneapolis Patent.
TAYLORS' PATENT and BEST" Family.
WILLIAMS CHOICE OHIO FAMILY.
And many other choice brands Of Family -four
IL sfnck and nnfinunllY receiving
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XIvANTED-AN ACTIVE. RELIABLE MAN,
w salary so to $50 monthly. with increase,
To represent In his own section "a responsible
New York house. References MANUFACTURER
Lock Box 1885. New York. ocl3Ngt
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tDAily except sunday.
sunday Church Trains viii leave Elm Grove
Do Q % a. m. and Wheeling at t2.i7 p. IL.
q. ID. CHILEAN,
Gen Manager
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Through tickets and baggage checked 10 all
points.
For rates and other information, address
W. J. ROBINSON. 6. p A., Parkersburg.
\. J. BANDf, \. 6. =. A., parkershurg
J. G. TOMLlNSoN, Pas. Agent, Wheeling, VIVA
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W, p. 4 Is. DIVISION.
OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.

~ TIME TABLE TAKING EFFECT Az
GUST nth, 1870 Passenger trains will run ~
Time. All trains daily except
those marked thus I, which do not run on Sun
day:
SOUTH HOUND. No.7f No. bNo.sf No. /
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Alberliu9 Re9ister
0raprIrrs' e5mtar.


4 RIVAL AND DEPARTURE
~ OF TRAINS-B EXPLANATION OF REFER
EScS MARKS. spaily. sunday excepted. .Mon-
Say excepted. SUNDAY excepted. saturday
excepted. SSaturiay ouly. SUNDAY ouly-75
Meridian. Nov rs, 1870 Wheeling time, which
IS one hour earlier than Central Time.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money at g Leaf 1-2 Per Cent.-Govern-
ments Dull and Steady-Stocks Dull
IIiRher
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g., Z. x G. r Z.
Bel'aIre aud GAINESVILLE - 100 NH 5
kel-alre and Summarhell = / ID D mtlO
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The above sale j. adjourned until ShTCR
DAY, DECEMBER -, \ ID. 1870, AT the same
Mace and time LOUIS L. STIFEL,
del5 Special Commissioner
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72aflroaos.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL

aoundsyiIle Accommodation, 3:Ol NJ. cy-
cept Sunday. and 2:3) p. m. aud c:i0 p. n, er
cent Sunday
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New York, December l5.-Money on
call 2l5a4l6 per cent; last loan at pei
cent closed offered at 3 per cent; prime
mercantile paper g a9 per cent. Sterling
exchange quiet and steady at 47sl9atS3.
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IN REAL ESTATE.

deseAd les) Marke, sire,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-05

How do NJ Blaine and The others who have
seen great ligh, on The subject Of reciprocity
reconcile their pre- ent position with that which
they held in 1882 In tho late Presidential
campaign evay one Of these sham statesmen
held tina, free trade wherever prac,iced would
result n flooding this country with the pro
ducts Of paupef labor, According TO their ar
gumenis the country in which labor was most
poorly paid was the one with which il was
least desirable for the United States to trade.
Certainly. if,he dreary eonelomerate of false
hood, selGshnsss and ignorance known as pro.
lection has. any leg 10 stand upon this is that
leg. To remove il is 10 bring down the whole
supeTStruciuTe OF lies in hopeless ruin.
Now the countries with which Mr. Blaine
would establish reciprocity are those Of Central
and South America. in many Of which labor
is so cheap that the governments have difficult
" in striking coin small enough to pay for q
days work, Most Of these countries also hav,
exorbi,ant tariffs like our own,b wages hav
never been increased by them. To establish
Tree trade with the republics 10 the south OF US
would be TO open our markets to the eompe,i.
tion Of the poorest paid labor on earth. How
can protectionisls defend that proposition and
yet adhere 10 the Fundamental ialsehoods oi
protection?
The answer Is simple. pro,eelionists know
that they have not told the truth, They know
that tariffs do not increase wages. They know
that free trade does not diminish wages. They
know that their system is in the interest O.
capital wholly. and that it plumbers labor as nc
other system ever did or can. They are alarm
ed aad, like other and smaller plunderers,
they are willing to drop some Of their spoil !
they can be assured that they viii get away
with the remainder.
This is the solution OF the reciprocity busi-
zess. II we can have free trade with the poor
est nations on earth with the consent of tn,
monopolists we win have free trade with tn,
richest--without their consent. That is ,h
logic Of the situation, economically as well a
politically Chicago Hsayid.