The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-21
EII Perkins write. to the Democrats.

Brother Democrats Backed by the
World, Herald and other free trade news.
papers, you are commencing your a..
saults on Mckinley three months before
the Republicans are in power. You are
all saying Cleveland got $50 OOO, 900 more
revenue his first year than Harrison did
during his last year. OF course Cleve.
land did, brother Democrats, hut to get
this revenue, having tariff 80 per cent.
lower than Harrison, he had to ship 80
per cent. more goods from Europe than
Harrison did. When Cleveland shipped
80 per cent. more goods from Europe,
we manufactured 80 per cent less goods
in America This kept 50 per cent. of
our labor idle, dropped wages so per
cent. and closed down 80 per cent. Of our
mills, and so per cent. more gold went
to Europe to pay for goods that went
there under Harrison. From dollar
country we became 20 cent country.
Then why did Harrson's revenue fall
off the last year?
1t was because importers stopped i'm.
porting. They said "We will wait for
Cievelands low tariff" When Cleve.
lands low tariff came the our mills be-
gan to cut wages and stop. Steamships
Were loaded with foreign goods, and
Cleveland did get bigger revenue than
Harrison, but it was at the expense of
our home manufacturers. The result
was bad times at home, and $3.50 900 900
in gold has gone out to pay for this over
importation, while our own labor has
been idle. Decorate experience backs
up Republican theory.
Still the Democrats jump up and shrek:
Cleveland, with free trade, shipped
more goods his first year than Harrison
did tis last year."
OF course he did, and the more Cleve
land bought in England the poorer We
got at home.
Now, to dsarm the short sighted argu
ments which the free traders are begin
ming to resort to, will give the horo
scope of the future:
The last year OF Cleveland will be just
the opposite to the last year OF Harrison.
\ good tariff prevented big importations
then but Cleveland's low tariff will
cause big importations during the last
end OF his term. Merchants will load up
with priced, pauper made English
goods.
And when Mckinley comes in, what
then?
Why, for the first six months OF Nc,
kinley, importations will be small. The
merchants will have on hands loads OF
English goods Mckinley will not get
the old time revenue. Then the free
} traders will jump and say, 1--WE told you
sou
When will the good times commence
They will commence when the Nc
kinley tariff begins to operate, when the
people begin to use American goods,
when our mills start up, when our own
workmen all 60 to work, and the gold
which has been going to Europe to pay
their cheap labor will be kept at home
to pay our labor. Then the good old
times will be back again. When the
people see this prophecy, see onr gold
staying at home, see the balance of trade
in our favor, they will hold on to the
protection policy for thirty years, as they
did before.
And what are the Democratic news.
papers doing now?
They are opposing every move OF the
,, Republicans to get back to protection,
high wages and revenue, and, with
Cleveland still in power, they are scream.
ing:
"Why doesn't prosperity come ?"
This prosperity will come after Mckin'
ley has been in power one year-wait
= Brother Democrats, you are still running
this Government. ELI PERKINS.
Z -Comnaercial. Tribune.
: This is Certainly Wonderful Chance,
:, We are aware that our people vino
: suffer from nervous. chronic or long
standing complaints do not have the same
opportunity to be cured as do the resi-