Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-28
NoBoDY,s FOOL.

e1aJehn Wanamaker!
 Let's see; who is he2
 Why yes, certainly
 A Pennsylvania Republican.
 Postmaster General under Harrison.
 A Republican ex-statesman.
 The merchant prince of Philadelphia.
 The great importer and haberdasher of the city of brotherly love.
 John may smile and smile and be scamp, but never anybody's fool. He knows good thing when he sees it, and is never backward about taking hold thereof.
 as He has two eyes wide open to business sone to the main chances, the other to the eellaterals.
 IA man with pious regard for truth as well as his own interest, he recently adver- tised in a whole broad side of Philadel- phia daily paper that, owing to and solely on account of the new Democratic tariff, he can and will, "right off now," make to his customers the following amongst many other magnificent reductions in prices over his counters:
 "In pew all W col dress goods, cheviots, im- ported to sell at S1.50 and $2 per yard, are reduced to 50 cents; cashmere and cheviot plaids imported to sell at $15o and LOO, 0OWn 10 CeuIS. All NOOl SdCkluB SOSS from 50 cents to 37la cents per yard; sail cloth from 75 cents to 60 cents French and worsted rges from SIPS to $1; bengalines from $1. 50 to $1 silk figured tamises and batistes from $1.5o to 75 cents. Broadcloth In all colors is cut from $3 to $1. 50. Women's wash dresses in duck, pique and thelike, that have ranged from $3 to $10, are put down to a uniform price of $2, and vest goes with each suit. All silk sateens drop, according fa1l Ona Toll r nnp to 75 cents; $1. 35, cut to 90 cents; $1.5o, cut 10 S1. 20; S2, cut to $1. 40; $3, cut to $2.25; g3 50, cut to S2.65. On silks the cuts aver aSe higher, ranging from 33 to 50 per cent of all along the line.
 'sWanamaker sells everything. In shoes the reductions are heavy as in fabrics. Women's calf Oxford ties go from $2 to $1. 30. Infants shoes go from $1 to 50 cents. High nut Romeo slippers, in all sizes and colors, are reduced from $3 to $1. 50. On linens of all kinds the average drop is 20 per cent. On ribbons it is 40 per cent. On carpets it is 30 per cent. On silk curtains it is over 50 per rent. On children's clothing it is 40 per bent. Wall papers go all to pieces, being from so per cent in higher grades to 50 in the lower ones. Mems clothing goes down 25 to 80 per cent, and youths clothing still lower.'
 The AGE- HERALD is not in the habit of giving free advertising to any business that is able to pay for it. It is somewhat lngaged in the praiseworthy undertaking of showing the falsity of Republican theo- ties and the wickedness of Republican practices; likewise in disseminating the gospel truths of Democratic principles and the beauties of Democratic efforts for the welfare of the people. In this good work it just now finds Brother Wanamaker an active and valuable co-laborer, and is not disposed to depreciate his services nor withhold from him the great gains he is sure to derive from gratuitous publica- ton of his advertisement in it's columns. Being loyal Republican, and resident of the high protective State of PennsyIva- mia, his surroundings must be painfully embarrassing when he spends his money in advertising the beatitudes of Democracy and the beneficence of its works, and the AGE HERALD is determined to hold up his hands as long as he is found battling in tine righteous cause.
 But as an honest, truthful man and a Christian gentleman ,Johncould not do less. He knows the masses have long since ceased being deceived by Republican shams and false pretenses. He learned that much in the fall of 1892, when his party was so 6isastrously routed and its doctrines and practices so universally condemned by the intelligence and patriotism of the country.