Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1884 — THE DIFFERENCE. [ARTICLE]

THE DIFFERENCE.

Why the Journal did not Answer Some Questions. To the Editor of the Imlianapolls Sentinel. Sir —One week a ago 1 sent the follow.* ing questions to the Journal, requesting aniwers through their paper: 1 What was the average yearly price of wheat during the respective protective and non.protecMve periods of 1322 and 1860? 2 Whnt was the increase percentage of the value of American manufactured articles during the respective periods of 1520-30, 1830--4 and 1840-50? 3 What was the average yearly increase of cotton production in America during he respective protective and non protective periods from 1885 to 1882? *. The Journal never answered me I have since looked un the offldial statistics, and the following is the reason whv tbev dare not answer: 1 (1) Uunder protection $1 08 per bushel (2) Under non-pr>itection $1 44 per bushel [From Treasuay report of 1383] 2 1820-30 protection, 113 per cent 18830-40 non-protection. 327 rer cent, 1840-00 broken protection, 1,9 per cent [Treasury mport of 1850.] 3 (1) Protection 3 per cent (2) Nonprotectior , 8 per cent. | Commercial and Financial Chronicle] Thus does the Republican press contend to conceal the truth of a system so vile W S U Indianapolis, Sept 1. 1834