The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-10-21


washed on the Sleeps backs, and
OH which he said the duty was p
cents per pound. By the side of 1t
were other bales of unwashed wool
of the same grade, on which he said
the duty was IL cents per pound.
l asked him some other questions
which he answered and by which /
learned that that grade of wool.
which was fine Australian, was
worth in Philadelphia 81 cents per
pound; that they had recently pur-
chased it in London at Is cents
per pound, leaving 5 cents per
pound for freights and dealers
profits.
My next venture brought me in
contact with a Kentucky wool
dealer, with an Englishman who
had travelled in Australia, and with
manufacturer. They all agreed
that the duty increased the price of
wool quite largely, but the two for
mer being free traders said that while
1t was evident that reimbursement
would have to follow free wool, they
thought no harm would be done to
the country generally.
Now have made these investga-
tons in the interest of truth and
candor. have no personal motive
other than the common interest.
which every intelligent citizen has
or should haye, IN the common
veal.
These investigation prove most
concIusively that the Mckinley tar
1T has preserved the prices on
American wool and that while our
wool has declined cent or two
pound, yet they sell in our markets
for double what the same grades of
wool sell for in London and in all
free trade countries and double
what they would bring in our
markets if foreign wool came in
free.
In conclusion. call attention to
a few well known facts: The Demo
cratic party has been posing as the
especial champion and friend of
the farmers. 1t has been abusing
the manufacturers and calling them
robbers. 1t has been irving to
make everybody dissatisfied with
the existing state of things, but it
has never done anything to mend
matters. 1t seems to be all the
time working against the American
and for the foreigner.
The Australian wants free access
to our markets for his cheap grown
wool so that he can dump his hum
dreds OF millions of pounds of it
into our markets without let or
hindrance, and the Democratic
party agrees with him, and saws
that wool shall be free and the price
reduced to the foreign level.
The Canadian wants lumber free,
SO that with his cheap labor, abund-
ant timber, and easy access to our
markets he can secure our trade
and divert the money which is now
coming into this part of our coun-
try to its great benefit away from
us and the Democratic party
agrees with the Canadian, and saws
lumber shall be free.
The Englishman says that the
tariff should be for revenue only.
that our manufactures should be
compelled to compete with British
capital and to degrade American
labor to the level of his own. and
again the Democratic party saws
the tariff shall be for revenue only.
Now the question for you to de-
clde is, whether you are going to
help undo all that has been accom-
pllshed in the last third of a CEN
fury, whether by your vote You will
help to turn back the tide of pros
perlty, which the country enjoys in
fuller measure and in a greater
degree to-day than at any other
period in history.
Will you help overthrow this sys-
tenn under which the wealth of the
nation has quadrupled since the
close of the war, or would yon not
rather sustain and uphold it? Will
you, as an American, vote in favor
OF American interests, for the
American policy, or will you, as an
American, vote as the foreign rivals
and competitors of your country
would have you vote?
Harrison, Wellington and pro-
lection are deserving your support.
If you vote for them you will not
be making leap in the dark.
FARMER.