Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-01-17
An Appeal of the Homo
To American Women:

EoI 10 give your Influence and eff
fort for the maintenance of the
principles of the Republican party.
Many you have nobly responded,
and the good results of your eff.
forts appear in various states and
local communities.
One year ago last Novemb Der, the
voters of the nation thought they
wanted a change in its industrial
policy the change has come.
The present administration at
Washington came into power amid
conditions of prosperity which
even this favored nation had never
known.
Heaven had furnished the basis
of prosperity: Fertile soil, genial
sunshine, growing" rains, inn
m9nse natural re ources, answered
Mans honest toll, and brought re-
turns in bountiful harvests, and
abundant raw material for manu-
featuring interests.
Mills and factories were in full
operation; the hum of machinery.
the ring Of tie bell and the shrek
of the engine were the music of
industrial prosperity.
This prosperity was secured and
assured through the American sys-
tenn of Protective Tariff.
The Democratic party, the ad
vocate of FREQ Trade, assumed con-
troll of the Government under con-
tract to repeal this Tariff which it
declared unconstitutional.
Uncertainty as to what the Dem
ocratic majority in Congress will
do, and the fear that it Will enact
Free Trade, have unsettled the
commercial world and brought a
panic of distrust to finance and
trade.
Mills and factories are closed.
and idle workmen and workwo.
men walk the streets, in vain seek.
ing opportunity to earn all honest
living.
Soup houses ana clothing dis
pensaries now take the place of
payday comforts and luxuries.
Nor Is there prospects of better
times, unless the people of the
whole country make themselves
felt at Washington.
There is now pending before
Congress, q measure known as the
Wilson Bill. 1t embodies in sub
stance, the delusive theories of
Tariff Reform. 1t is now support.
ed by the Administration and a
majority of the Members of Con.
gress. Ifit becomes a law, many
industries will be unable to com
pete with the pauper labor of the
old world, and will be permanently
closed. Others will compete, but
labor will be the loser. Wages
Will be cut down to the foreign lev
Ell, IN order that the American
manufacturer may compete with
the importer of foreign wares.
More than three millions Of
workmen are-because Of these
conditions actual and prospective
out of work to-day. Add to this
number the dependent women and
children, and hon count the fam
ishing host.
Can nothing be done?-Ycs DE
FEAT THE WILSON BILL.
Let every woman who suffers or
who cares for those who suffer.
write-at once-a letter or postal
card to her member Of Congress
and 10 both Senators from her
State, asking these representatives
of the people to vote against tho
Wilson Bill.
Many Of these men, perhaps all,
desire to servo their constituents.
women as well az men.
Let them not be ignorant Of
what the people want. Do this.
women, and do it immediately
Your personal request may be the
one to turn the tide against thisun.
American Measure. Do this for
the Home and the Flag. Please
write us here what you have done
Yours sincerely,
MRs. J ELLEN FosTEH,
President
MHs THos. w. CuAcE.
Secretary.
Woman's Republican Association
AsroR House., New York.