Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1899-11-03
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1889.
PULL TOGETHER.

farmers of this section will be
flooded with attractive catalogues
from the large department stores
of the great cities and urged to
send in their orders for winters
supply Of goods. The Inter- Ocean
will volunteer this advice: When
you get these attractive catalogues,
read over the prices and then be-
fore you send your money to some
far-off city, 60 to the stores Of your
own town and compare prices. You
will find that you can make better
bargains and get a better class of
goods of your home merchant, who
is your neighbor and friend, who
gives you credit when you need it.,
who pays taxes here and not in
Chicago or some other far away
city, who is interested in your
prosperity and the prosperity of
this community. The farmer and
the home merchant ought to pull
together and not apart. They are
mutually interested in the growth
of this section. The farmer should
take hold and help build up home
trade. Look over the advertise
ments in the columns Of the Inter
Ocean and you will find that our
merchants are carrying the goods
that you want in every line. When
you buy Of them you know from
whom you are buying and what
you buy. 1t is the home merchant
who will give you the needed cred
it at the right time, who will carry
you along for months until you
can realize on your crop, or if you
meet with misfortune will extend
the time and help bridge over the
gulf Of calamity. Don't order of
irresponsible travelling statesmen or
send your money away from home
to buy your dry goods and grocer
les or anything else that you may
require. AS a general thing if
you do you will get inferior articles
to those kept right here and in
nine cases out of ten you will pay
a higher price. Foster and en-
courage home institutions, home
enterprise and home business; in
this way you will help build up the
county, enhance the value of your
farm lands and all of you become
better off in the world.
The free trade doctrinaires are
never satisfied. They keep right
on playing the same old tune
They now claim that we could
largely increase our exports if we
would only abandon our protective
tariff policy. Now the fact is tina,
since the Dingley tariff law went
into effect we have exported more
to foreign markets than ever be-
fore. The balance of trade has
been in our favor and more largely
so for the past year than ever be-
fore in our history. What we
want now are American ships te
carry our products and goods
abroad and to bring to us what
ever we may want of the products
and goods Of other nations. TIL.
millions that we are now paying tx
foreign ships to do our carrying
trade could be kept,in in this country
The tariff is we'll enough as it is
1t needs no tinkering. Under i
4he country has prospered as neve
before, and if it is let alone W,
shall continue to prosper.
When our volunteers sale,
for Manila, they went to fre
the islands of Spain's tyran
ical rule. Without any caus
save desire to loot and rayag,
the conquered enemy the native
treacherously smote the hand tina
set them free, So long as thes,
ingrates continue to fire upon ou:
flag it is the duty of all citizens
who love their country to give un
stinted aid to our soldiers il
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