The Detroit times., 1912-11-01

protection to the consumer OF manufactured
goods. protecting you from being imposed
upon and defrauded. but would. in my opin-
ion, tend to increase the demand for all-wool
goods to such an extent that the farmers OF
our country would receive at least fifty per
cent more for their Wool than they do today.
You must know that you arc not getting
much Wool in the goods that you are now
consuming, when l tell you that 234.000,000
pounds OF foreign and domestic Wool Is all
that Is consumed by our se,6oe,60e OF people
which gives to each inhabitant two and three
hfths pounds for every conceivable purpose
The covering of some Of our furniture, blank
cts for your beds and horses, lined rubber
goods for your feet, robes for your carriages
or automobiles, knit goods, wraps, sweaters,
or articles in which yarn is used, hats, caps
etc, are all supposed to contain Wool; in fact
1t Is used for the covering OF the newborn
babe and for the covering OF the casket in
which many Of US will be buried Some OF us
underwear supposed to contain Wool and
some of US boast OF owning cloak or an
overcoat in which this precious fibre 10
component part Occasionally you buy a dress
pattern for your wife or daughter, or bolt
OF flannel to keep the school children warm.
or for grandma who lives with us. However.
II tarry too long with the women in the dry
goods stores, what will be left Of these two
pounds and nine ounces of Wool for US men
In the clothing store? In fact. had we men
done our shopping first, and provided ourselves
with a real Atwood suit and overcoat the
supply of Wool would have been exhausted
and all OF the articles enumerated above for
the women would have to be made without
the semblance OF real wool In them The
truth is you are wearing most everything other
than Wool in the goods you are buying paying
for Wool and getting tornup rags-known as
shoddy, mixed with cotton, and the manufac-
ture Of shoddy Is one OF the most profitable
In our country; everyone from the rag buyer
to the seller of the goods in which they are
used make big profits, and you pay them.
No Scare In Business
The business world ia accepting 1t for grant
ed that Gov Wilson will be elected and that
a big majority in Congress and tho Senate
VIII be Democrats, thus assuring tariff legs-
lation along the lines set forth in the Under
wood Bill Despite this fact and In face OF
this reimbursement of Schedule X, eliminating
Its dishonest features, Wool has been steadily
selling freely at prices SS 1-3 to s5 per cent
above those prevailing year ago. The Wool
en- and Worsted Mills are contracted away
ahead into April 1913, to an extent never
before known. which is conclusive evidence
OF their confidence in the Democratic party.
After serving an apprenticeship in Wooden
and Worsted Mills learning the Wool business.
! nave applied myself the best knew in Tho
exercise of that education and / believe that
because OF that training and the knowledge
nave OF the needs of the people, that at this
particular time | can be of special service in
enacting laws that will be TO your ADVANTAGE
And pledge you my earnest and honest en-.
deavor to hight for such measures as the one
set forth In this article and such other leK,s.
latlon as deem for the best interesta q, tha
great masses whom will strive to repressn,
Sincerely yours.
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