Show SOME FREE TRADE PRICES isaac walton of fairbury fairburn Fair bury says the illinois state journal is an old time merchant who sold goods in that thriving little town away back in 1858 the good old free trade time wo we hear eo so much about the editor of the blade of that city looked over an account boob book kept by mr walton in that year and here are some of the prices he be found crushed sugar per pound 17 23 B sugar per pound 16 4 fig leaf tobacco per pound imported and gunpowder teas per pound 1 1 5 bar soap per bar joya 10 carbon oil per gallon 37 flour per barrel 12 1214 14 salt per barrel nails per pound 10 these are articles of necessity today as they were then the editor of the blade took the list to a retail merchant coira business in fairbury fairburn Fair bury today and got the following quotations of prices crushed sugar per pound oo 06 B sugar par per poun pound d tobacco per pound 50 teas per pound 35 soap per bar 04 oil per gallon ir 15 flour per barrel 46 salt per barrel nails per pound 06 tho free trader tells you that while wages may be a trifle lower under his system than under a protective tariff the cost of living would bo be so much less that the difference would be greatly to the advantage of the consumer now 1858 was a free trade year and 1892 is a protection year just compare the tile above prices current in the two and explain where the advantage to the consumer cornea comee in THE DESVER news is making a noble fight against the of silver enterprise chronicle the news doing any such euch tiling thing it is trying to elect weaver and field presidential electors in colorado hoping to throw the tile election of president into the democratic house of representatives and anil also to secure a legislature which will elect its editor tom patterson to a seat in the united states senate home la laborers borers and producers who contribute to the public funds are justly entitled to the preference in all public works UTAH republican PLATFORM THE L LABOK A on required to produce a ton of lead in in mexico Al exico costs and it costs to produce a ton of lead in utah the democratic party passed a bill at the last session of congress to put the miners of this country on a par with the peon labor of mexico how do you like it THE tim post declares that lead is about as low as it ever has been it would bo be well for the gentleman to take a look at the markets before ho he attempts to write on tho subject mining men will not be duped by such statements we favor tho the eight hour system of days work upon all p public bile works UTAH republican FORM PLATFORM PLAT Ls IN connection with tho tile raid of tile IV 0 TU T U on the statue of diana at chicago the staid and moral providence 11 1 I journal alludes to it as that modest organization for minding other peoples business tim ASTUTE remarks of henry watterson are not breaking out all over our esteemed democratic exchanges like the chicken pox this part of the campaign A quarantine E beems to havo have been put up against them |