Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1888 — What Free Wool Means. [ARTICLE]

What Free Wool Means.

Mr. Mills, in his great tariff speech in the House, declared that free wool would enable the woolen manufacturers to oonquer foreign markets. There is no doubt of It. The di ports of manufactured woolens during the last fiscal year were only 8539,342. The exports of ootton goods, same period, were 814,929,342. The exports of leather products were $10,436,138. There is no tax on cotton, and we export nearly $15,000,000 of cotton goods. The: 2 is no tax on hides and'axports nearly 810,500,000 of leather products. There is a taxon vool, and our exports of woolen goods amount only to a beggarly half a million dollars. What free hides does for the leather industry, what free cotton has done for the cotton goods industry, free wool will do for the great woolen manufacturing industry. And it will give cheaper and bettor clothing to the masses of the people, too. Free raw materials means a larger demand for labor, with better wages and cheaper cost of living. Down with monopoly taxes.

Trdthful for Once.— The editor of the Kinsley Mercury is a republican, while his wife, who seems to be the beet man of the two, is a democrat Wednesday the editor went to the ball game, leaving his wife in charge of the office, and that day the following was the first item under the local news; ‘ Cleveland will be electe 1 President in November by an overwhelming majority. The democratic party will win because it is right. Cleveland has made the best president this country has ever Had, and if every state in the union would elect none but demo crate there would be le-a stealing and n eanness going on. The editor has gone out to the ball game an I left his wife in charge, and she gladly embraces the opportunity of injecting a little truth the Mercury just for a change.

MRS. H.

The Philadelphia Press remarks that “California hap now, by treaty and statute, all the protection from Clunose immigration which it asked for andjean wish;” whereupon the Alta reminds the Press that California got the treaty aud statute from President Cleveland and the Democratic party against the opposition of Harrison and his party—a fact which the Califor - nians are not likely to £or e ct when they go to the polls next Novem ber. Gen Harrison voted in the senate, in all stages of its passage, against the bill to restrict Chinese immigration. In the house of representatives Le?i P. Morton voted in all the stages of its passage, against tne Bland bill to remonetize ttih sf. How is that for a Pacific coast ticket? Against silver, and in favor of Chinese.—Alta California.