The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-28
AN AMERICAN MoraER oRiEs OUT
AGAINST TAX I'd wooLENs.

The New York World prints the fol-
lowing letter accompanying it with an
editorial prediction that II "will help
Mr.. Springer's free wool bill more than
a dozen speeches in congress-" POssi-
bly, this is true, for though women are
vOteless they are not vOiceless nor
without power in politics. Neither are
they generally like many of the oppo-
site seX) SO blind and bigOted that they
will uphold men and measures, muT-
derous to their OVID offspring, simply
because they "belong to aparty."
TO the Editor Of the World:
lam busy mother, and am shut up in
my room with grip. | have spoken dis
respe ctruly of it-did not believe in IT,.
Now it has me in it's grip and l could cry.
One other thing this Winter l did not be
iiuve, have found trus, and have cried
over-the cruelty of the tax on wooleDs to
lttl" children. "Rise some avenger from
theirn deprivations.
/ am not "a women suirrapist l have
wished that my husband would go into
politics no more than duty requires of
loyal men, and look to American men 10
stop this tax, which is say the most mon
rous iniquity done in our land since the
days OF our acquaintance with King
George Ill But tue stupid arrogance OF
bis taxation was more pndurablo than
the fraudulent sham of fe low-citiaens.
Wnare Is the spirit OF the men who
threw over the tea into Boston har-
boz? How should like to see Mr. Nc.
Kiuigy there But this is irrelevant and
he is Governor oi OHIO, and, OF course, IL
was not the money or any tariff benefl-
Charles that helped him therel King
George Ill, stupid and bigo' al ~ he 1as,
would never have legislated against the
health OF growing chtldren-the men to
H..
milk to children, and he who dilutes their
milk is no worse than no who taxes their
fiannels.
/ have lost no child yet, and / believe /
owe 1t, under God, greatly to their good
wooden clothing. l have let silks and
velvets go, even my boDnets may go, but
my little ones have always had a full
supply OF good all.wool clothing, from
head to foot, "from the skin out,n Of
different weights, as the weather changes.
Now our best houses olfer me an iufer..
ior German stocking at the price have
paid for English merino. There Is an
Australian wool in the market, heavy and
The beautiful, soft, heavy French flannel
l have made my little girls dresses of for
years is taxed out of the market. II is
now made nearly as lightas cashmere, be-
ing taxed by weight, Arnold's salesman
told me, and he sold me coarse
German flannel at the old price of the
French. / looked for Shaker skirting
flannel at remnant counters. The kind /
wanted was dear because there is great
deal of wool in it.n Domestic flannels are
dearer; perhaps it is because the price
can be raised.
Now, ask what will be used by those
who formerly bought German and domes-
tic woolens cheaply?
Will their children wear n mixture Of
cotton and wool, mostly cotton, or shoddy
or all cotton? Ask Mr.. Mckinley. l can
not believe he understood what he was
doing. Woolens may be less necessary
inland, and men do not know 1t all about
children and flannels, but there will be
more Group, diphtheria and bronchitis,
more half-clothed and stunted children.
How dare they make this infamous thing
q law?
But l have faith in my country yet! Our
people are very patient and law abiding,
but when the wrong is understood 1 be-
lieve there is power in our land to rise
against it, by whatever party it is done.
am told there are Republicans opposed to
this measure of the men who lead them
by the nose. AN AMERICAN MOTHER,