Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-12-01

will be the best for his own pocket.
Among the numerous articles to be
placed on the free list are: wool,
coal, iron ore, lumber and salt. or
the articles mentioned which will
prove detrimental to the people OF
little Sullivan are wool, coal and
lumber. If this administration per-
mits wool to be shipped to America
free of duty, sheep raising in this
vicinity will be an industry OF the
past, as the price of wool would go
down to Is and Is cents per pound.
This would not compensate the
grower sufficient for his trouble and
we all know there is no profit to the
farmer in disposing of sheep to the
butcher. All seriousness, don't you
think, with wool on the free list,
would be discouraging to the farm
ing element of our country.
Do you complain of the price of
clothes to-day? Are you not will
ing to pay Sc or more for a suit OF
clothes and let your neighbor farmer
live? Why kill the industry of the
farmer?
Coal comes next on the list. This
industry brings many dollars into
our county. The Bernice vein OF
coal is one Of the largest in this Sec
ton of the country and gives en-
ployment, when running on full time
to large number of people. With
coal placed on the free list the min
ers would have to work for less
wages, hence less money in circula-
ton, and Bernice, now quoted as
being the best market in the county
would fall below the lowest. If the
old country can ship coal to this
country and sell it as cheap as we
can with a duty imposed, with the
duty off they could sell it that much
cheaper, hence our people must drop
in price to compete with the foreign
er. Who in your opinion will be the
looser of this reduction ? DO you
think the owners of the Bernice
mines will submit to stand it ? No
bows, YOU will have to stand the re-
duction. Mr.. Blight will say-"we
are compelled to sell our coal for so
much less than last year, the scale of
the men must be arranged accord
ingly." The result will be, we can
buy our coal for less money per ton
at sacrifice to the men. In other
words the men will have to give
their hard labor in part payment for
my coal. Mark the words OF the
REPUBLICAN if this does not come
true. 1t can't be otherwise. No
sane man will say the company will
put up with the loss, and the con-
sumer will be benefited, hence who
will shoulder the free trade act !?
None but the hard working miners.
Well, lumber is next. This in
dustry is second to none in the
county. 1t gives employment to
perhaps one-third of our people.
With this placed on the free list and
Canada shipping it across Niagara
River to America for from 81 to SO
less per thousand than our people
oan manufacture it for "and pay
mems wages" would call a halt
somewhere. The mills would have
to shut down or else reduce the price
per thousand accordingly. You
would not pay 81 thousand for
lumber when you could buy the
same of another man for 50. No,
reader, that is not human nature.
Well, who is going to be the looser
of this reduction in price =? Do you
think the man who owns the mill
will say to you-''well boys, owing
to the free trade plank in Growers
platform | am compelled to sell my
lumber for ~ less this year than last,
but | will stand the blunt and will
pay you the same wages as when |
was receiving q fair profit for my
production" No, boys, he won't do
anything of the sort, He will say to
bis foreman, 1--WE bave been compell-
ed to reduce the price OF our lum Der
so much per thousand. Lower the
mems wages accordingly" hence
you, like the miner will suffer more
than your share of the free trade act.
We ask that you give the free trade
question thought,
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The outcome OF the bitter fight
| that has been in progress at Phila~