The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-11-03

the labor employed along this line
of road even supposlng that all the
mills continued to run with no re-
duction in the output. But Canada
would supply our markets and at
least enc. half of the million dollars
which comes INTO this section of
Maryland and West Virginia would
go into Canada to help develop a
country which is our rival in trade
and which owes no allegiance to cur
flag.
There may come q time when
Canada lumber should be admitted
free but it is not while vast tracts
of our own timber is going to waste
for want of market.
The lumber business affords en-
ploymcnt for every other craft and
calling. Hundreds of houses are
being built giving employment to
carpenters and other workmen,
other hundreds are employed on
the mills, IN the woods and along
the tramroals, all earning good
wages which they spend freely for
whatever will add to their comfort
or convenience.
The farmer finds a ready sale for
his products including horses, work
oxen, hay. beef, mutton, poultry,
eggs. potatoes, and in fact every
thing the faIm or garden produces.
This money goes into circulation
and every dass gets a share of it.
The men hant, the doctor, the
lawyer and Een the ungrateful free
trade newspaper gets a share of the
benefits whidp 1t seeks to destroy.
The lumb4 journals disclose the
fact that the canadian lumber men
are keenly alfe to the situation.
Last winteNwhen the Democratic
House introduced its second free
lumber bill thty were watching the
action of our Congress with intense
eagerness andl there is not the
shadow OF a doh bt that the moment
our ports are ten to free lum Der
there will be Eush from Canada
that will efectuh billy destroy compe-
tltion from Wtst Virginia and
Western Maryland.
Now the Demo cratic party is com
mitted to free Id mber the same as
free wool. In Mr.. Cleveland's own
bill known as the Mill bill gotten
up under his especial care and di-
rection lumber hid wool were put
on the free list and failed to become
u law only because there happened
to be Republican, majority in the
Senate and again as | have stated
one OF the bills introduced last
winter looking to the repeal of the
Mckinley bill was bill for free
lumber.
Now | am sure that there are but
very few If any of our people who
are not directly benefited by the
lumber business carried on in this
section and there are few if any who
If left to their individual choice
would voluntarily destroy it.
The people can now exercise their
cboice--the farmers have the option
of voting against the good markets
and the plentiful supply of money
which the lumber trade brings them
and the laoorlng people have the
option of voting to continue the
present liberal standard of wages OF
they can vote for q reduction which
means stagnation OF business and a
cheapening of everything including
flesh and blood. 1t means cheap
manhood and cheap womanhood
and the arresting of the advantages
which our protective system has
given our people over the peoples
of other lands.
A vote for Harrison means vote
to let well enough alone; vote for
Cleveland means leap in the dark
You had better vote to protect
yourown individual interests rather
than to promote the political for
tunes of few adventures who care
nothing for you or for their country
if they can but get the offices.
Respectfully,
FARMER.