Show THE CABE it should be borne bome in mind that the tha leading trade journals dunns bradstreets eVo the dry goods economist all 0 purely trade journals ascribe the present depression in finances to lack jack of confidence caused by uncertainty as to the action of the govern ment in relation to tariff and currency questions anything r even the promised promie ed free i trade rade would be bd better than thia uncertainty into which the country haa been plunged hundreds I 1 of mills are now new closed that would woul d at least make an attempt to run ran on a reduced scale of wages if J the protective tariff were removed As aa it is a mill owner feels faela that he can better afford to let the machinery idle lie than stock clock up op for a seasons run ran and pay american prices for ma aerial when the prospects are that he will soon gaj et the same imported at greatly reduced prices for example woolen factories are not going to pay twenty cants for territorial wool when as aa good a quality can be had from abroad under free trade at ton ten cents per pound |