The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-04
"W" IN PHILADELPHIA.
He Writes Letter From the Quaker |
Civ

City.
To the Editor OF The Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 1894
The Hon. VIM. L. Wilson was
dined and wined and feted and
patted on the back Yesterday by the
British Lion to their hearts content.
1t was eminently fitting that the
eminent free trader should retire
awhile after his arduou8 labors
to rest among the people he has
been working for, who appreciate so
keenly the value Of his services and
are so outspoken in his praises.
The British dignitaries dwelt
rapturously on the era of good feel
ing and friendship and the expan-
sion Of trade which has already
resulted from the Wilson bill stat
ing that many manufacturing
establishments had resumed opera
tions since it had gone into effect;
and from their point of view every
thing is lovely and the lion and the
lamb are about to lie down together,
and what is best of all from a Brit
ish standpoint the lamb will be
inside Of the lion.
1t is a pity to disturb these rose
tinted views as entertained by the
banqueters in London yesterday,
but there is another side to this
question, another tale to be told.
There is to be a reckoning by the
American people this fall, and they
are going to have some very en-
phatic opinions on the stewardship
of Messrs. Cleveland, Wilson & Co.
Back IN the wilds of West Vir-
ginia are living to-day the moss
backs who for generations have been
voting for Jackson, and who have
dwelt in ecstacy on the words of
Professor Wilson, swearing they
were sweeter than honey and true
as preachin'.
They have read their little one
boss county papers and listened to
the eloquence Of the county and
larger bosses, always eager and
willing to "believe a lie and oo
damned" if it would in any way
redown to the advantage of the
Democratic party. When told that
free wool would cause the price to
advance they believed the lie al
though none Of them could for the
soul Of HIM tell how.
But a new light is dawnlng; two
years ago these mossbacks got 4!
cents per pound for lambs. This
year they can get but 2 cents per
pound for them. Then they got rs
cents per pound for their wool and
now they get but Is cents at the
outside, then they could sell sheep
for 3 to 81 cents per pound and
now they can't sell sheep at all, and
the truth is beginning to percolate
through the anatomy Of the moss
backs that they have been cheated,
deceived, lied to and that if this is
the change they have been wanting
they will haYe no more of it. They
now want to change again more
than they did the first time.
Then again there are hundreds of
men working on the mills in Mr..
Wilson's district who had steady
employment at good wages, and
who now find their wages reduced
and their time reduced and who are
in fact earning not oyer half as
much money as they did before the
change. Their occupation being
cut off by the competition produced
by the free influx of Canadian lum-
Der.
So it looks like VIM. L. Will have
very rocky road to travel and it
looks now like the americans pro-
pose to take a hand in things this
fall, and that they mean to run the
government in the interests OF the
American people awhile.
Mr.. Wilson had better remain
with his friends. W.