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Show V T 'f T TIME TO RING THE CHESTNUT BELL in u recent Issue tho Munqhebloi Democrat mini Practically everything manufactured in thh to'ini i and sold nbroad is feIJ '.ieP(T there than l; .s at homo." This Is un ancient mytli, the hollow-ness hollow-ness of which has been exposed time nnd lime ng.iln, but tho Democratic press keeps v. lel'eiat-lug lel'eiat-lug It. Il tho Democrat will tnko th0 iMi.is to look uii the report of the committee appointed b) Con-grocs Con-grocs two or threo years ago to Investigate the matter (a commltteo consisting of both Democrats nnd Republicans, by tho way) It will And that lt Mnd'ngH utterly disprove this chnrgo. Tho committee commit-tee found thnt tho amount of domes'tlc mnnufne-tuns mnnufne-tuns sold chenpor abroad than at home does not exceed ono-tenth of ono per cent nnd of tho goods thus i old practically all are whnt wo term "sec-ondB" "sec-ondB" or "thirds" or surplus stock of old styles or models, for which there is no demand In America The Liinio custom Is followed dally by American merchnntB, who unload their surplus stocks at reduced re-duced prices, In order to movo them. Tho tcstl-ironv tcstl-ironv of nil of our foreign consuls and representatives representa-tives contlrms tho findings of tho committee. Really, Real-ly, Isn't It about tlmo that the curtain was rung on this silly accusation? Manchester Press .t. -. -t. j. |