Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-10-07
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GARDEN, w. Va, October c.
gas a large audience Of Democrats
bubHcans out to hear the issues OF
X discussed. twas one Of the largest
most enthusiastic meetings held thus
his campaign.
n. B. +. Myers spoke first. He spoke
alI issues. When he came 70 wool be
Ia: Unquestionaoly the effect OF put
ting that article on the free list would 90
sinilar to tha. of the removal Of the duty
on raw hides. Before the tariff was taken
OF the latter, expectation Of leather and
boots ana shoes from this country was
mere bagatene AS soon as it was re-
moved the leather and shoe industries
were given a wonderful impetus.
Not only was the home markeI
supplied bv the domestic manufacture, out
ten millions 70 twelve millions OF oouafs
worth of leather boots ana shoes prCuUceu
in this country have been sold in foreign
countries every year since hides were Tree.
Heretofore American manufacturers
OF woOlen goods have not oeen
necessary for the manufacture
OF the better articles Of cloth. They We're
prevented from so doing by the nigh tarlH-
The foreign woods imported into THIS cOun-
try were Chiefly Of the cOarser grades uSsu
in the manufacture Of carpets. Now that
the prOhi0tOry duty on WOOL mas 1 Oeou
abolished, the American WOolen manu-
facturer is preparing for the prOduc-
ton OF better qualities OF goods, anu
il cannot bs long until the
dom este cloth will take the place OF ing
ish and French goods in our own markets
Ind enier into successful competition Win
these goods in the open markets on tue
world. A very good quality OF cloth can
be made Ov mixing American WOOls Win
the imported raw material and thus BET
Ater market will soon be afforded 70 tue
American wool grower than be
could possibly have under tsriu
which prevented the woOlen manufactured
from buying the foreign wools necessary
for admixture with the domestic raw ma
Nterial In the production OF 3 good arucle OF
AIJnder the operation OF the hlgh
- American looms were chiefly
IRE of shOddy, very few man
ed 10 make pure WOOleu
j not make them from
slOne and they could
,hase the hne foreign
about TO change. The
isappear and manut8c-
NJ goods will take their
Ters, wooden manufac-
er will all be jointly
be- by the liberation OF
alton. Gov Mckinley
a cheap coat makes
sU him contemplate the
Of COXeys army who
Dwn home and tell US what
shOGdy coat maaeS-
box up the subject Of the
He said that 10 seemed TO
hpDareut claim OF those in
mining over the reduction
orfbs trtv this product was merely
fr,,,lefsd could not be real la the first
Diocs r6e DIV on coal liked by the new
FferSf biIls fortv cents per ton, is about as
r,vcb as khe labor cost Of mining ana
ccysrs h twice the difference between
tSe w. paid 20 miners Iu the country
e-5 tbe ges of Nova Scotia mines. lt
,ul1st f6sl lore be the merest and sha.-
Iovgest efense that competition with
NC,-a SrEtia coal under the new tarlE
bi1 Ts iuhuossible, and that the wages
- tho American miner must be re
Grce5 iD\ order that such competition
nav be maintained. Canadian or Nova
Scotia could not compete successfully win
West Virginia coal IN the markets OF the
United SthteS even II coal was put on tl5
f-ae hst. lThc Canadian or Nova ScOua
ertirle Is Dot nearly so good steam
coaf as the coal Of West Virginia and
poDDsvlvarfa lt can never command
tbs rriee that VIII be paid for
enc LATER Even now Canada imports large
Crartiries of coal from the United States
SeT~e In vvciuld seem that the one cry made
sgainst the reduction of the duty on coal
go fbe ultimate placing Of the article on
the free list seems % % useuseloIs'
puerile and absurd
Tbe speaker spoke al length on the lum-
bar opestioA and showed very plainly that
the masses could not be Oenent.ed By q
farin on lnn Der.