Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-17

stump tho democrats have pleaded and
dropping industry. Given free raw
wool the democrats heart would re-
iolce, for &c has oeneld Ia tue protect
We tax on foreign clipped woods the
Alpha and Omega OF stagnatlon IN the
WOODEN ind ustry. In this mornings
Washington news Is the prospectus of
a census bulletin GA textile industries.
In that & appears that the relative
rank, IN the Importance of these indus
tries. las changed and that wool IS
now, or was in 1890, at the head OF all.
The actual increase IN the total value
of wool products was s75, S9l GA over
that of 1880. During all that period
wool Was on the dutiabis hstand yet the
increase IN the value OF wool products
- thout parallel IN the history of any
country.
The report soows like gratifying m
crease IN the co tton and silk Industries.
This remarkable increase IN products
aud wages has not been attended by an
increase IN price To the consumer. The
wife OF the comparatively poor Ameri-
can workman may. If she Will. and II
ner husband be a thrifty and frugal
man. wear silks, cottons and woolens
of the rinest texture. The same cannot
be said OF the wives OF the British work
iogmen. They must wear the cheapest
OF fabrics, and that. too, at the expense
of their psntries and cupboards.
Ii these reports continue 10 appear At
regular intervals from now until cleo
ton the poor democrats will be beside
themselves. The arrest of Peck has
only intensified the conviction, grow
ing daily, that the Mckinley bill is the
grandest and wisest act of legislation
ever passed. If the democrats shall
arrest the census bureau that convlc-
ton will become a certainty.
-
THERE is an end to the swapping of
cand dates on the peoples and demo
cratic tickets. All the offices that
carry respectable salaries have been
taken care of by fusion and II is re-
markab.e coincidence that the noml-
nees are all rip-roaring democrats. The
pecple's chaps are slated for the
hOnors.
RoBERr BONNER claims that Nancy
| Hanks fast time is due exclusively to
the pneumatic tired. ball bearing
sulky, which he says makes a differ
ence of five or six seconds. III Nancy
Hanks made 2:0i attached to a coal
cart Mr.. Bonner would never believe
that il was due to her speed.
Soon the stump speaker will be with
out an occupation. His occupation Of
late is not productive OF much more
than enthusiastic applause for points
we'll taken or funny stories aptly told.
/ The newspapers make the votes nova
| DAYS.
Four years ago President Harrison
carried the democratic state OF Indiana
by a plurality of 1000. This year the
| withdrawal of Gresham insures a fair
and open tight and he will probably
carry the state by 10000.
|
/ THREE weeks from tomorrow the
| election will be- held. The campaign
! las been, so far. 80 one-sided in favor
of protection that there has been no
contest whatever. The republicans
! will have walkaway.
/ PRosECUrtNG ATTORNEY mcknight is
not very confident of a reelection. He
hasn't made any arrangement to APP
point force of boys TO do the work OF
his Office. THIS portends his expected
Waterloo.
PRoBABLY no other man in America
y capable Of preparing truly great
Grafton in so short time as Henry
| Watterson. There IS no doubt about
the worlds far Grafton being a mas
| ter,dece.
SHERIFF MCQUEEN has the united sup
port Of the cheap snd sensational sheets
| published IN Chicago aud Detroit. The
democratic papers OF this city are wax
/ ing eloqueutly silent in his behalf.
JungE MoasE denies the truth OF the
report that he called the farmers 'lazy
devils in the course OF speech deliv-
cred at Ishpeming. He hasn't yet de-
MED that ne thinks they are.
Ira poet laureate i To be selected 10
hold over during Albert Edward.
re.gu. the laurel crown ought to 20 70
some msn that writes "hoss' poetry
Tor the daily papers.
sESAroR FRYE a Que Of the most log.
icsl dsbaters in the senate. i,address
at tIsrtmsn's hall Thursday evening
wtl hrIstls with fscts.
w Christopher Columbus looked ike
al the newspaper cuts Of hmm pub
hs0esi, be must nave bad very mobile
phyaognomy.
WAvNs McNEaaH. ths Penn.vlvsni a
sorehead, has pub shed smother YER
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