The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-14

Am1teGn EooH0zih
l have recently been down TO West
Virginia, where tho people arc much
troubled over the prospect Of free iron
and FREQ wool, because these arc about
tho two largest industries in that Dem.
ocratic state.
lind that tho very fear Of free trrdo
has hurt Weas Virginia in moro ways
than one. Even the farmers havo fels
1t. Ihad q valuable Conversation with
one farmer who has been lifelong
Democrat, which will DO Of interest to
farmers elsewhere. I4rst met him on
tho train as no was returning home
after trying 10 cell his products.
My new.Iound friend Owls a large
farm along the Ohio river and raiscs
cabbngos to make krauL l asked him
"where he usually sold III"
my market has always been In Pitts
burgh," said tho farmer. ~ have been
in this business for ton years aud sold
my kraut every year for s. barrel, and
with no trouble. Tint paid mo vel"
"How much did you get for II this
Year," naturally asked.
well" ho said, "last fall I had a good
crop OF cabbages 10 harvest, and put up
700 barrels OF kraut, which expected
would bring mo 10 $500. wrote to
tho firm In Pittsburgh that always
bought my kraut for their prices, and
they wrote back and said they conld
not give mo moro than 81 barrel"
"Why. that meant 81, 400 less than
usunl," said.
"Yos. They said thoy had no con-
fldenco in this government, and things
woro pretty quiet in Pittsburgh, and
they could not do any better. This got
mo mad, because was good Democrat
and helped elect this government so l
up and wrote them that l didn't havo
to take 81 anyhow, but would wait q
bit"
"DId they have to como to you for 1t
afterwards" asked2
WELL" said tho cabbage growor, III
waited bit and looked around, but
didn't eco any buyers, 80 wrote Thorn |
would take their 81. You bet ! hated
to have to como TO their terms"
$50 you sold it, then, for 81, 100 less
than you usually gotY'' asked.
"Fm III did" ho answered, with
q thump OF his fist on tho seat in front
Of him, that made passenger sitting
on il jump up as II no Ind bGen shot
mo, sir" he continued. "Thosc fol-
lows then wero go dog gone mean that
they wrote back and told mo thoy
couldn't take it at any price, that the
mon who usually bought kraut from
Thorn wero out OF work and had no
money to huy anything"
"That must have made you feeI mad, "
suggested, sympath:zingly.
"Madl Mad want in it. cursed
around go that nobody camo nonr mo
for O month. felt they were just guy
ing inc because they knew was good
Democrat and l had never had any
trouble with them before in all the ten
vears We did business together. You
bet was mad"
"What did you do thcn?" wac my
mex. question.
"Well, sir, mado up my mind that
they should see l could sell krsuth they
couldn't; and good kraut IL was, too. I
started out then. in earnest, to find q
market"
"lYheru did you sell It after aIl2'
"WeII, cir, ! have been hunting mar
ket ever since. lam Just como now from
Cincinnati, after being away two weeks
on my last trip, and III bo-it l can
ind n living Roul anywhere who wants
10 buy one single barrel Of kraut or Of
anything else"
HThat seems too bad, | eau hardly be.
lieve it," said. earnestly;
ayes, sir, it's true, I've tried my
hardest, 90 as not to let those Pitts
burgh follows 800 was beaton. But
everywhere went its tho snmO answer.
Men not Mt work, go no sale for any
thing. For ten years I had no trouble,
hut undor this Democratic government,
which helped to elect, I've lost the
saIo OF 700 barrels OF krnut that ought
to hnvo brought mo 81 ,2OO."
"What arc YOU going TO do about itp'
aaid, with interest
do, do" he answered. There's
only ono thing to do, and that Is to turn
these fellows out. I'm a Republican
now; no more Democrats for mo. I'm
for protection; no moro frec trade for
me. This free trado talk has cost me
$500, and Pm working hard now for
the Republicans, sir, and VIC Republi-
cans oxpect 10 carry this state OF West
Virginia by minority OF fifteen or
twenty thousand, md by - we'll
do IT," y: IIIIEHES.