Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1888 — A Few Industries the Democrats Propose to Kill. [ARTICLE]

A Few Industries the Democrats Propose to Kill.

The Jlills bill declares for— Free trade in lumber, which we produce to the value of $300,000,000 annually. Free trade in wool, of which wo .produce nearly 300,000,000 pounds annually. Free trade in salt, of which we produce nearly 40,000,000 bushels annually. trade in flax, hemp, jute and other fibres. Free trade in cement, potash, lime and brick. \ ■ ' ' Free irado in meats, -gamp and pool—try. Free trade in vegetables, jieas and beans. B’roe trade in marble and stone. Free trade in tin" plates, which would destroy the sheet iron industries.' Free trade in at least tOO other articles ■ produced in this country, most of which, would lie produced m sufficient % quantities for heme consumption if properly- : protected.