The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-14

on wool) that free wool is bound TO
raise the price Of tho wool growers
product and make that industry proa'
porous in consequence. is two much
even for Democrats and they have TO
laugh. In apparent Inconsistencies oil
tho damage lis declaration Is doing tho
Democratic position regarding cheaper
raw materials, the Register goes right
along getting itself and it's party deeper
and deeper into the hole OH tho wool
question, while tho campaign managers
are wondering what sort OF q mind Is
governing their organ.
In view Of the REGISTERS ridiculous
position in tho matter Of tho price OF
wool, I can imagine Col. John I. Nc.
Graw, who is running Hon. William L;
wilson's campaign over in the Second
district, completely losing control OF bis
patience, aud debating to his type
writer letter which would read some
thing like the following-thosc who
know the colonel will recognize his pic
turesque style:
To he Editor Of he RegLStcr:
As tho Democratic manager charged
with tho hurculean task OF pulling our
distinguished national tariff reform
leader through, aud in Wow OF tho fact
that l am obliged to make an especial
defense Of his course in giving US free
wool, l beg loave to enter my solemn
protest against the idiotic-exCuse mo, l
should say ndiscreet-mannor in which
YOU are conducting tho party organ
with reference to TINT question. II you
expect US to do anything for Wilson.
you must lot up on your ass!nine-or,
10 DO moro polite, your indisCrcet-at-
tempt to mako 1t appear that the appIl-
CATION OF our pot Democratic theory re-
gardiny free raw materials is working
tho wrong way. Your apparent ignor-
auce. which has led you to make some
remarkably idiotic breaks, Ia seriously
embarrassing our campaign. II 10 IN
convenient, not to say exasperatins, tor
me 10 DO approached by Democrats.
who point out tho idiotic-l moan In
discrcet-wool editorials, and demand
that ! reconcile your statements that
the price OF wool il bound 10 advance
under the new law with Mr.. Wilson's
promise that thoy were to have cheaper
clothing. try to explain to them that
the object Of tree wool Ia to givo tho
manufacturers cheaper raw material, for
that is tho theory OF tho Democratic
doctrine, and l further tell them that
YOUR assinine-I mean indiscroot-
statements are merely campaign bun.
colnbo for effect on the wool growers OF
the state; but it does no good. They
saw vol arc n Democratic editor and
know all about It, while I'm only a
Wilson'S Cleveland thcorist. They fur
Their want to know what, in the name
OF our patron saints, wilson aud Glove:
and, we meant 6y taking tho tax oil oil
wool II 1t was going to result in incre@s..
ing its cost 10 the consumer, and
how, II your contention that the raw
material Is going up is true, thoy are
going to get cheaper clothing, unless tho
wages OF operatives in tho WOODEN
mills (which arc still protectod) arc cut
down.
"What do you mean by handicapping
Mr.. Wilson's campaign in this wayH
Dom. you know you arc knocking from
under our FREQ raw material theory tho
only prop it has to rest on, and that
your idiotic-I mean indiscrect-1tate.
lnents about wool prices, are not only
not borne out by tho market quotations.
but arc at variance with our promises
to tho people? l suppose you think
you can thus savo tho votoa OF low
Democratic wool growers Of the First
distriet to your innn Howard. Well,
don't you know that tho wool growers
read the market reports and arc not
going to believe your statement'Y b.
sidos, Wilson ia moro OF factor in this
campaign than Howard is, aud hc must
DO pulled through II We have to sacrifice
every other candidate in tho state. II
ia more TO Wilson's interest to have his
Tree wool theory Chat it will give the
manufacturers cheaper raw materials)
vindicatGd than it Is to ll0whrd4 inter.
est for YOU to tell tho farmer 3 lot OF
bosh concerning prices otthetr products,
when thoy know ton times moro about
It than you do, for they do tho market
ing and you base your assertions on
inke dispatches from Monroe county,
Ohio. Lot tho farmers 20. wilson
wasn't logisla.in. Tor them; and. be-
sides. all tho wool.growing iartncrS aro
going to vote tho Republican ticket.
What Wilson wants IA for the woolOn
manufacturers to think they. arc going
10 got cheaper raw wool, und the people
to think thoy arc going TO got CHEAPER
clothing. It is not our lookout II tho
thing doesn't pan out, and tho people,
along with tho cheaper elotNing' got
lower wages and pay higher for sugar
and other necessities OF lie. what
wo aru after now is votes, but wo can
got thom il you keep up Your pace.
Hou ough: to resign and lot wooden
Indian run your paper. II wonld DO
less harmful to tho cause. u was only
n week ago had to call you down Tor
that assininO-I mean indiscrcet-brcaK
about Gordon Dayton being weak
candidate against Wilson, aud now Two
got TO light into YOU OH tho wool puos.
ton. Will YOU never learn any sonso Z
But what can DO expected OF 4 news
paper that doesn't know tho difference
between fleece wa'hed and tub washed
wool? Yours di'gustGdly,
"JomS T. MCGnAw."
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II Col. McGrRw didn't writo tho above
ln,tcr, I'll wager anything ho heartily
endorses much Of It's sentiment in be-
half Of Mr.. Wilson. In tho FirSt dis'
trict. also, will 10 found Democrats who
feel ike subscribing to something In a
similar strain, aud who knows that