The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-10-25
WILSON'S idea
OF PROGRESS
As Compared with the Pro-
gressive Party.
Voter Of McHenry Gives Elabo.
rate Discussion Of Issues Of
The Campaign.
MctIenry. Ky. Oct. q.

MctIenry. ny Oct. q.
Editor Republican:
law some time ago IN one Of the
avivo Gates Of the defeat OF cx-President
Roosevelt by President Taft and also
bowls for the election of Wilson and
Marshall. that Gov. Wilson says he
wants to take the people OF this country
bacl; by Progr, ssion to the Good old
time, Of the Democratic adninstra-
ton Of long ago" when the people Of
this country were sending the products
OF t,seir farms to Europe to be sold TO
TIE manufacturers of European countries
and their employees AT prices established
~ Europe and receive In exchange for
their produce such manufactured ARTICLES
states. could pay for. after deducting
from the proceeds OF their prosiure 20
pay transportation both ways.
'rais. before the enactment of what
Henry Clay called the American system.
and what its enemies called 'The.
Isohber Tariff" Under this manufacture
grew In the United States In spite
Of the efforts of the European countries
and such men In the United States rs
WOODROW Wilson. Now should like
to know II Mr.. Wilson means the times
above mentioned or does lac mean the
the good times al tile Democratic al
ministiatons prior To 1870. or the gop1
free soup aud Gen. Coxeys army Pro-
pressing across the United States from
California To Washington gathering up
the unemployed working men ~ the
states t,rough which II Progressed.
I - all now undertake to compare the
prolrcss of I'll. above named good times
with some of the progressive times of
bic socaled Robber Tariff.
In n very short tiny after the inaugd-
ration Of Pres Mckinley the free Soup
Hous.s NJ Growers. had vanished. COXeys
great army was iisbandsd and instead
the members were at work at wages in
creased at 10 to % per cent. An editO-
rial in the E:lizabethtown Minor Of
sept. ~ in which tire Editor. Poor Milt.
rings that old comic song '"rhe price "f
an araicle Is increased the amount Of
the duty on that article" and to prove
his assertion compares prices in 1876
and asserts that the advance IL due 10
the same Increase In the tariff. He
leaves the inference that there Was no
tariff duty ON wool under the Wilson
Goman Biil of 1893 when he says that
prices In the United States and Great
Britain were the same. This reminjs
me Of an Incident that occurred during
the life OF the Tariff Law known ms
1.-The Mckinley Bill" Al the time I
was employed In a store and did most O,
the buying. A travelling salesman re-
presenting "a hardware co.. and who had
SUNG that same old song to nne many .
time came In one day and said with con
siderable gisto IL am headquarters for
nails now. l can furnish steel wine nal
al Sis per keg. l replied "Confound the
infamous Mckinley Biz II 1t were MT
for that now you would give me all the
nails want and pay me s5c per key to
take them" The duty being y per key
Here is another comparison. During
Cle,eland's second term my brother
sold good female mule. four years old,
about Is IL hands high. well formed, 5r
ken 10 saddle and harness. am excellent
form mule at customary price Gor sucn
mules then; $500 the purchaser giving
his note for that amount for the reason
he did not have the cash. Some. 10 or
II years after that during the existance
of uhe Dinglew law the same brother
sold the same purchaser male mule.
thirteen yearsold about the same height
but not 20 good a form for the narket
price of such stock. 1880 cash. Was
the duty 1888 Is higllerg In 1896 a farmer
who was engaged In buying and selling
stock Offered me as many good ewes rs
! might want. of which l was thinking
OF buying a few at 75c 10 $i.o0 each.
During McKinley's administration ash
Ell him what he could furnish the same
grade of sheep at. His reply was $3.50
per head and up. At this time the far
nlers were getting 10 pet cent to 100 per
cent for their wheat. corn. oats. hay
and other products above the price OF