Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-10-26
Free Wool.

1HE Democratic brethren always
made wool a hobby. As far back as
the Fremont campaign they talked
wool, aud called him the path finder
and wooly-horse hero" 1t is such
handy thing to talk about free wool
and the tariff that they do not like
to give it up, but the progress of
events will drive them from it Just
rs it drove them from the advocacy
and practice of slavery.
Being in Pennell's store the other
evening William Penneu drew at
ton to a pair of California Wool
Blankets that weigh six pounds.
Editor Jackma of the Democrat and
Register was present and with others
admired the blankets. Mr. Jackman
is stanch democrat and viii talk
aud write free wool and free raw ma.
terial every day in the week except
ing on Sunday, but the Pennell
blankets were summers. Yes, said
the editor, "these are good blankets
and will wear long time" 81 have
blankets that L bought when went
to housekeeping"
when did you go to house-keep-
ing?' asked by-stander.
"More than 20 years ago." said
Jackman.
Twenty years is long time for
pair of blankets, but there are peo-
pie. who have used them longer"
said the interrogator
Now let US for a moment consider
the tax or tariff that Editor Jackmqn
raid on the blankets.
The blankets weigh six pounds
and pound of first rate foreign
WOOL is taxed or tarriffed 33 cents a
pound before it is allowed to be sold
in the United States, and it is that,
the democratic leaders try to mis-
lead the people with, make them dis
contented, and make them believe
the tax or tariff on wool is wrong
and oppressive.
They never tell the people that if
We had no tariff on foreign goods
brought into the country that the
money to pay for the running OF. gov
ernment would have to be raised by
n direct tax like the poor and school
taxes are raised.
They never tell the people that it
is the moIey raised by the tariff on
foreign goods sold in this country
that pays the pensions, pays the nat
ional debt, and pays the running ex-
penses Of government, bat they com
plain and scold about the tariff, and
say it makes woolen goods and other
things on which it is placed too dear
for the people to buy. But let us
look how it works with Mr.. Jack
mans blankets.
By his own statement lie has a
pair OF blankets that he bought 20
years ago. They have been in use
every .winter and are goodyet. They
weigh SIX pounds and the present
protective tariff or tax on them, if the
wool Is as good as in the imported
ones would be one dollar and ninety
cents. He has had them 20 wears.
which is a tariff tax of less than 10
cents year. If he has five pair OF
Six pound blankets in his house. he
paid less than so cents a year as his
share of the protective tariff tax. II
is not every man who pays SO cents
tariff on his blankets for it is not ey.
cry man that can afford to have five
pair of six pound blankets N his
house. The fact is the fewest mum
Der of families own even one pair ot
fine wool six pound blankets. When
the mute, cold facts and figures as
sociated with Pennell's nice warm
looking six pound blankets confront
Cd Editor Jackman, the question of
free wool had different appearance.
1t shows what little thing the dem