Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-06-23
AN INTERESTING DIALOGUE.
Prices and Prosperity of Tariff and Free
Trade Contrast d.


Trade Contrast d.
It is not too late in the day to repro
duce a dialogue which took place at
London, Tennessee, in the campaign of
1884 between Hon. l.. G.. Honk, then a
member of congress and Captain Jack
Hall, prominent democrat in that part
OF Tennessee; but we will let Mr.. Hank
tell the story himself: | was trying to
argue this Question of protection. |
looked over to one side of the room and
discovered in the crowd Captain Jack
Hall, prominent democrat, Who own
ed good river farm, raised splendid
crops and kept fine horses, sheep, cattle
and everything else that goes to the
adornment of modern farm What
[ said to him vas taken down in short
hand at the time and published in the
Phil ,delphia Press and and papers, and
[ want to read as part of my remarks
that dialogue between me and Jack.
said:
How much did you get for your corn
under the Walker tariff of 1916?
A. From 10 to l212 cents per bushel.
How much do you get for the same
kind of corn, raised on the same farm
and delivered at the same place, under
the present Republican protective
policy?
A. Sixty cents bushel at the heap
How much did you get for an average
pony horse in those days?
B. From $40 to $50
How muuh do you get now under the
present policy for the same kind of a
horse?
From S109 to S125.
How much did you get under the
Walker tariff for your wheat per
bushel?
A. From % cents to 30 cents
How much did you get for the same
kind of wheat under this present re-
publican policy?
A From 50 cents to 1.25 per bushel
owing to the demand?
How much much did you get in those
days for good COW?
A From IS to 80
How much FOR the same kind of COW
now, under the present policy?
A. From $50 o $40
How much did you get per hundred
for -four under Walker tariff of 1916?
A. From 81 to 81 so.
How much do you get for the same
kind of flour no.?
A From { to SO per hundred.
How mucl did you get for a gooG
sheep in tho days, Jack?
A. Fifty nts for good one.
How niue DO you get for the same
kind Of 81 Up. under this republican
policy?
A From $3.50 to 81 Ga voice in the
crowd, Yes s. so for good one")
How much did you get per hundred
for your hogs u der the Walker tariff o.
1886?
A. From 81 80 to So
How much do you get under the pres
ent ''rascally protective policy?"
4 From So to 81 per hundred.
Jack, did you make butter for sale II
those days?
4 We made butter, but there was lit
tie sale, for there was nobody to buy.
Well, when you sold any what did yor
get for it?
A. Sometimes as high as pence PEI
pound
Do you make and sell much butter
now, Jack?
A. Yes, good deal.
How much do you get per pound nov
under the rascally republican protective
policy?
A. I have standing contract now il
London, with the employees engaged in
the manufacturing establishment here
at % cents per pound the year rour d.
Well. Jack, what did you have to pa,
under the Walker tariff per yard TO
calico to dress up the "old woman" 70
Sunday?
4. From a shilling to % cents pc
yard.
What can you get the same kind o
calico for now. Jack?
A. From AZ cents to cents pc
yard.
What did you have to pay for gooc
Sunday wool hat in those days, Jack?
A. From $3.50 to S4
What do you have to pay for the sam
kind of hat now, Jack?