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Col. Luk Again Scores the Radicsl Party Col, Lusk Says Tlf the Lo«sl Self- Government Plank of the' Republ ican Party Was Braxenly Conceived in Praad aad Bora la Inigaky—He Practically femes to the Point of Advising RepnMteaae la North Carolina That They Cannot Vote the Republican Ticket This Year and Retain Their Self-Respect. * ■**" *• , j - 4>h#viMe,--N. C.. Oct. 20. I*lo. mar Reynolds:—l wish to thank the editor for favoring me, with a copy of the Union Republican contain ing your reply to my letter to you of a few days ag) on the subject of the "local self-go iriwalfheht plank" In our State platform, and more especially. ■ do I wish to thank you for your at-1 tempted explanation of the meaning iif the time honored principle of local self-governmentthat Is "as foolish a* to define the word dinner. Dlnnerto one man means becon and cabbage; to another It may mean pork and beans." All right,let us stick to your definition uf dinner and.'Observe where the con tortion of local self-government Into meaning local option will lead you. Dinner, according to your explanation of the word, may mean anything to eut, therefore, we ought to be explicit In explanation nf the word. When you order dinner ,at the hotel you are careful to tell the waiter What you Want to eut. You don't leave the ser vant to guess what you want. If you want bacon and cabbage you say so, and so order and do not leave It In doubt. You are particular as to what you want to eat, and so you call for the bill of fare, and if on the Euro pean plan the article with the price ——is attached. Bacon and cabbage, 25 cents. You pay 25 cents, procure a meal ticket from the proprietor and walk into the dining room to eat ba con and cabbage—you say dinner but when you get Into the dining room you change your order from a bacon nnd cabbage dinner to a dinner of sir loin steak, 75 cents, an omelet, 25 cents, French fried potatoes, 25 cents, celery. 25 cents, coffee, 10 cents; a bat tle of Imported claret, 91, and con clude the dinner with a saucer of Ice cream 25 cents with 15 cents for cigars, making a first class dinner cost ing $3 »nd when the proprietor pre sents his bill you refuse to pay on the ground that bacon and cabbage meant dinner, and that you had to pay for that before you got Into the dining room. You were trusted to enter the dining room on a meal ticket that call ed for bacon and cabbage and when yoi) got iti you changed the bacon and cabbage order to 93, and re fsed to pay because It all meant the same thing—"dinner." Now, Just look at yourself as others see you. I>o you think you appear In the eyes of the observing public as an honest man? Why, the vproprletor of the hotel would go right out to a Justice of the peace and get, a State's warrant for you and have you on the chain gang before sundown for ob taining goods under false pretense. Mofv, trace the s simile of your fraud to the -fraud perpetrated upon y the Republican convention at Greens boro In the matter of the local self government plank, as construed by Morehend, Uutier, Settle,- and—excuse me, my friends, but you force me to say It—by yourself, and you will see a similarity shockingly true, You werjt in the State convention declar ing that you only wanted local self government {bacon and cabbage), and when you got In (I mean got your ,platform adopted) you then declare that It means local option, the fraudu lent 93 dinner instead of the bacon and cabbage.that you contracted for.* Why didn't you so declare before hand? You say v now It means local option. Why didn't you say so In the • convention? You say now It means whlakey. If It means whiskey now it meant whiskey in the convention, and you. Mr. Butler. Mr. Settle and Mr, Morehend knew It and concealed the purpose In (>rder to-deceive yours and their , political associates. You and they, betrayed your and their political friends, who trusted you. You stood by" while I dennujded of a member Of the platform committee to know If local option was Included In the plat form, the typewritten document placed In my hands, and heard the - declaration ( comlng from a member of the committee that all traces of local option had been eliminated frgm the platform, and knew that I, youreqlltl cal friend, 'and 100,000 Republicans in the State were deceived by the fraud " and falsehood without once opening your mouth to'warn me of the decep tion. You suffered die, your lifelong friend and supporter, to be Btabbed In the house of my suppoeed friends. Wherefore? You knew, as did the other conspirators, that If you suffer ed the truth to come to the light, that "the time honored principle of locsl self-government" would wear a differ ent garb from the one of shame with which It Is now* draped by the hands of Butler, Settle, Morehead and others —a whiskey barrel, bound round with fraud and deception. 1 believe in the principle of local self-government, but I do not believe In debauching the sacred right with the Immoral princi ples of local option with all its de moralising and sinful tendenelee. ' "Time honored local aelf-g>vern , a parody on the word, when contorted Into, meaning local Time honored, when associ ated with a stlllhouse and a barroom. Tim* hfflftryf ithlv iHt stulrchod with loo* I option and still ■lay. There wu a time wben'fpcal self-government might have Mood ggglnst the powers of evil in North Carolina, when It meant liberty to the I rich and the poor alike; now under the leadership of Butler, Settle and Moreheed It stands for a atlilhouse. barroom, whlakey and fraud. Poor, old, local self-government, thou haat fallen upon evil time*! I want to aay to the Republican* of North Carolina, no matter what your aentlment may be on the question of prohibition, you cannot lend your aid and influence in aupport of any such political Juggllag with our sacred po litical principles. We have always been honorable aad honest In our po litical dealing" wUh each other. We sometimes have dliTerencea In our views on questions of policy, hut this is the flrst time in the history of the party that we have been called ui>on to support a measure so brazenly con ceived In fraud, and horn of iniquity. Toil owe it to your individual honor, to the honor of our party, to your self respect and manhood to rebuke this attempt to dishonor the party by ways that are dark and tricks that are vain. You may be in favor of loeal option, but you don't want it through dishon est methods. You don't want It to come clothed In the garb of fraud and falsehood. No party has ever suc ceeded that took the ?wrong side of a JTTPHt moral question. To yourselves' be true and then to others you cannot be false. V. 8. UttffC. A FAR.MKR'N VIEWS ON THK TARIFF. A Lincoln County Farmer Writes an Article From the Farmer's Ntand point and Show* That the Tariff Does Not Help the Farmer, bat Rather is Burdensome to Him—- He Hays ami Raises the Stuff aad Ought to Kaoek. Editor have before me some campaign literature, among which la a speech made by Hon.-Win. B. McKlnley, of Illinois, in the house of representatlvea, February 24th, 1910. The title of It is the "Tariff and Prices."_ Our protective friends want to Impress it on the farmer that the Payne Ald rich tart fflaw was for the protection of the farmer and Mr. McKinley In his speech gives a long liat of agricultural products showing what was reduced and what was un changed. Among those reduced he quotes: "Beef 25 percent, veal 25 per percent, pork 25 percent, bacoa and hams 20 percent, lard 25 percent, cabbage ,13 1-3 percent, corn meal 5 percent, flour, tariff, unchanged; po tatoes, unchanged; beans, unchang ed; eggs, unchanged; butter and milk, unchanged; all dairy products, unchanged." Now, what Is putxllng the old farmer Is what good does it do our government to have a tariff oh any of the above named products? How much revenue does our govern ment collect on Imports of the above named, articles? What la the thun der would anybody want to Import com or corn meal to tills country for when tH| country In the corn produc ing couimy of the world? I would like to know where there is a country that produces omre beef, veal, pork, bacon, hams and lard thaa this roan* try? 1 would like to are a'llat of the revenue that is collected on the above named products? Then there la a tariff on flour, when everybody knowa that the world is looking to thia country for bread. Then there is a tariff on potatoes. Please tell me where thlre ia a country that Is cap able of growing more potatoes than thlsV Then why ahould there be a tariff on eggs, when from the gulf to tlie lakes, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific every home In thia broad land haa egg producers and there are now a few millions in cold storage, some of tflem Ave years old, waiting for a market. Where is there a conn try that would thlak of importing eggs and paying a tariff on them, la this already glutted market? Butter and milk haa a tariff on It, and what ia that for, and how much duty does the government collect on Imported butter and milk? Maybe a few Idacoln county radi cal |K>liticians would like to Import a few ship kwds of batterrailk aad pay the tariff on it, especially if it is to he hauled in one of McNlaoh's (dream) ship nubeidy boats. . What Is all this talk about the tar iff being reduced on agricultural pro ducts, when the farmer is always an exporter! Where is there a country in this world that can spare Its farm products to ship to tlu» country? It freems to me that all this talk about. the tariff on farm products protecting I the farmer Is all tomfoolery. What | the farmer wants Is a market for tma produce. He already has the world for s market for his corn, wheat or flour, beef, pork and cotton. He pnfc djuces three-fourths of the cotton of the world and the iforld Is his market and two-thirds of it has to go to for eign countries to find a market. And if the American manufacturers had shown the business ability that the English manufacturer did, they could hare been selling two-thirds of ■ their goods to other countries and) owned their owashlpa to ship their goods In* Then there would be ao need of them being such rampant pro tectionists. Mr. McKinley also said In his speech. "That the tariff oa ahoes had been reduced 86 percent aad hlfloa were admitted free," tat shoes an; higher than they were before the Payae-Aldrlch tariff bill was passed-1 Now the framers of that tariff bill , '• —— ' i- knew that the leather and shoe trust of America wss one of the biggest things or the kind In the world gad they knew very well that they could control prices op shoes, and that hides admitted free would 'kelp ao one but the leather and shoe trust, but it would. ; 4 "Pat dawn the priee of every calf's hide that the Asaertoaa mnnMhas e to sell." la there a sspnhllisw 'wind- Jammer la Lincoln rm»l)Hlat wants to buy a ship Maoof 4slt rtdf hides?' Free duty, gentlemen, step lively. Your party tend it ao yonnnnld buy them cheap!" As this scribe now sees It, the American farmer lg.aot In It when It cornea to his bslag benefitted by a protective tariff. But aa a.consumer of protective goods, he Is ia It from the cradle to the grave. Re la tnied for the swaddling clothes In which he la wrapped when a baby hnra Into this world, then all through life h« pays a protective tariff tax on all ha wears, from the hat nn his head to the shoes on his feet. Then at last when he has to be laid in his grave, there la a protective tariff tax on the shrould that he Is wrapped 4a and also on the nails that fasten down the lid or his copn. Now everybody knowa that we need a tariff to collect revenue tp pay the expenses or run ning the government, but when it comes to the point that our laws are so arranged t» tax the consumer Jo make millionaires and blUionaireb out of the profits of the great Ameri can steel trust, leather and shoe trust, and hundreds of other com bines thst are making the consumers pay all tha taxes while they wallow in luxury and laugh at the poor la lober aad farmer lor being auch fools, it Is high time there was a change. A FARMER. The Had Story of Mary and Her Little • Hand With n Modem Application. MARY had a little BOND, Aa black aa prlnter'a Ink, And everywhere that MARY went That BOND was aura to stlakt To SOUTH DAKOTA MARY went I To aell that BOND she tried; And though she boasted fair descent, The bastard abowed she lied I f Then in a pet did MARY get— Her BOND no ifttareat drew; 'Twaa la this pet that MABY let Her scheme to Pettlgrew. Now Pettlgrew the Bosses knew, He licked hia chops aad amiled. From MARY, true, old Pettlgrew Adopts the bastard child! The price she laid, or how 'twas paid | To anrfaee never .rose; But MARY grew, with Pettlgrew, To wearing allkan HOSE! Aa MAT returned, her hegom burned f For other RONDB to cell; Nor did she thiak that BOND wonld atlnk Bo tor and yet aa wall. She triad in kalo new BONDS to gaik. Like Joeeph they repelled her, Though near she drew, and lecherous grew. They fainted whaa they emelled ' her! 'Tie and to think how BONDS will •tfck* And fondest schemes dissever; For MARY knows, where'er ahe goet, That scant will go forever. A TAXPAYER. 'V / • ' •' REPUBLICAN HIVE BUTLER A JOLT i tn An Open Ijrtter In the Ashevllle GaiHte-Nrwn He Tells the Arch Traitor the Black Things He Has Reen Ouilty of. The following scathing "letter was published in the Ashevllle Oaaette- News of July 22, 1810. It was written by Mr. R. 0. White, a Republican of (Jreensboro: • • "drensboro, N. C„ July It "Hon, Marlon Butler, "Washington, D. C. "Dear Blr:—Your letter without date has been received and Its con tents noted with Interest. There la food for thought therein. The matters about which ydu write are worthy of considerate attention. I shall, there* fore, do you the courtesy to make reply. "Your declarations have refreshed my fading recollections and your sug gestions have led me to an analysis of present conditions. In truth, your iadrolt and suggestive communica tion has put me in s reminiscent and reflective mood. As you are aware. I am not a politician. In my humble sphere as a business man I have made It a rule of my life to view and weigh any proposition made to me with such prudence. caution and care as Its importance demands. I prefer always to know the man and the motive behind any proposi tion submitted for my acceptance. I cannot forget thSt I know you, Mr. Butler. I recall the year 18M, the forces the battle and the victory. WRh equal vividness I recall the scenes enacted In Raleigh during the session of. the legislature of IMS— the agreement for yewr election to the long term hi the senate and that of Mr. Prltchard for the short term. There was nothing In your party's platform or In your conscience which prevented your assent to this agree ment and to the nolemn compact that the republican who got Jthe short term of IM6 should be reelected in 18*7 for the long term. Two years later, in IW7, in flagrant violation Of the terms of the com pact, as fair and aquare as was ever made by unfit -of blood and honor, your, forgetful of the terms of the tefms of that agreement—unmindful or the claims of honor— ungrateful for the help wfciQh had given you name and place and bread and pres tige. and oblivious to the protests of thoae who had stood by and for you in the hour of peril aad ned. be* trayed those who had trusted you and deliberately schemed to compass the d*fea( of Judge Prltchard and to ef fectuate a dea| by the terms of which you were to deliver your party to the democrats and you weer to become the leader of the combined forces of your party and the democratic party.. This perfidy I would gladly forget, hat your Inrodinate ambition " pre vents. Again I', cannot forget your con nection with the South Dakota bond suit, and the fraudulent bonds sttfl outstanding against North 'Carolina. Nor can I ever forget the unbluahipg and nefarious methods employed by you to defeat the confirmation of Judge Ewart. Jr- . ,'jJ am also reminded that In 'KM, In the contest between Judge Adams and Representative Biackbpm for the state chairmanship, ydtr were as pro il fUc in the diaseNSh»atton of circular letters as yon are in thia year of grace, your faction of that hour, you were Murphy to ;. "'MaWeo. . And yet after all of your' lood and strenuous appeals for your fraction of that hour, you Were permitted to enter the convention hall' for the obvious rea son that yourp resebce meant the de feat or your -auw. Let me be rtgnk With you, Mr. But ler. The leason of that hour for you was that the republicans of North . . * nml Inn weuld never accept you an their leader. Jleglnnls* ton. ir life a* a democrat, you were wAghed In the balance and 1 found wanting by the democrat* of j North Carolina. The populist* then accepted you, honored you. trunted you, and relied upon you an their chlefeat champion of their creed un » til they found you had betrayed and ( deserted them. The one obscure spot In your record » la the date of your enlistment under the republican etandard. After dill gent search and research I have not i been able to learn when or how you got Into the republican party. Be thlrt aa It may, let me aaaure you, Mr. Butler, In all klndnoaa, the re-] publicans of Nortjb Carolina are as Arm .and determined today as they were In 190 C against your methods, your suggestions and your dictation In matters political. ' Whether justly or unjustly I need t not pause now 40 determine—the peo ple of North arollna have long ago registered a verdict or repudiation of your political record. The political party boom or faction which wears the brand of Butlerlsm cannot win so long as the. truth of recent history shall remain fresh In the minds of living men. i I am writing bluntly but frankly, and with all kindness. I have long ago thought that if you had aban doned politics in North arollna when you abandoned your home in this state, and atuck to your law practice in Washington, it would have been Infinitely better for the party If not mora profitable to you. This Is the sentiment of those who wish to be fair and Just to you. It is a source of regret to the friends of Mr. More head that you have attached yourself to -his boom. It «an be of little ser vice to you. while It feaa crippled this young man and handicapped him with a burden he cannot earfy to victory. Aa a politician you stand discredited and repudiated, not be case of the convictions you profesa, but because of the (parties you have betrayed and the principles you have deserted In the Paat. You have tried all parties and to none have you remained true. Dur ing your short career :ln the republi can party We find you in one cam paign lining up and fighting tor thoae you are now pleased to term the "ring bosses," and in the next cam paign we find you assuming leader ship In the sanks of 4ke Insurgents. If the Almighty hates a quitter. I tremble to contemplate his final Judg ment against you. Tou ate a born quitter. Tou have yulte every party and every faotlon and eyary friend you ever had, and now let me to be- 1 seech you to quit Mr. Morohead and 1 the republican party of North Caro-j llna. t j _ It Is due yon that I should tell you further that the people, and particu larly the republloans of North Caro lina, look with suspicion upon any political movement with which you are identified. It la believed by the people that for you have main tained luxurious offices In Washing tan, not for the legitimate practice of 1 the law, but largely for the barter of political or party patronage. It la 1 further believed, and the people ao ' regard you, aa aa office broker, a pat ronage vender, a trickster In politics, a Wire puller,' a political tramp with- ;l out a Job. This Is the reputation you \ enjoy In this "nock of the woods," and I am honest enough co >tell you the simple tr&th. 1 Surely It la not necessary to remind you again that the republicans of thia ' country and thia state will never sub mit to your leadership. Tou know thia And you know, too, and the people know that you have In mind ' some selfish design In espousing the >' cause of Mr. Morehead. add that If you cannot uae-hhn you will seek to J destroy him aa you did Judge Adams, j Oat I ned not further pursue you along tbia Una. I, If there ia anything certain and j definitely fixed In the field Of politics i It is the celf-evldent fact that But- ■( leriam can HO longer dominate any , political Iparty to Korth arottoa. The | ri REfUyUCAW ADWWSTRATIOH Co#©» Awnwrd Nearly » V*t a Pound Higher Daring Cleveland's Entire Term Thwi Under Mediate?'* R»Hw Term—Don't the Fumri R«member Havrcr Jordan's Fight in 1905? Of all the humbug argument that republicans are trying to fool the people with, the claim that protection makes cotton high la the wont. They think the cotton farmers of the south have forgotten that In January, 1105. In the full blast of Roqaevelt's artificial prosperity, the south roae en maaee, and, under the leadership of Harvey Jonjpa, held convention after convention in a desperate effort to lirt the price of their cotton from I cents, to which It had fallen. Here are the figures .of the cotton crop for 12 years, embracing one year before the Cleveland administration, all of that administration, and subsequent«y«ara. They are taken from the cotton firm of Latham, Alexander A Co., and represent New York prices, North Carolina prices being stiU cheaper: ''■ •,■ - V «« t i i i • £- .5 8|I 5 0 1 IS' 5 !afc I Is *li|s " . t. • ■ _ i* : Cents. 1891-92 ...... v . .. „ 20,714,937 8.085,379 7.80 1891-93 IIMI|Wr' g,M 189f-»4 «. .. .. 1ff,684.00ft 7,649,817 7.87 1894-95 .... .. .. . * 21,454,00 ft 9,901,*61 > 6.60 1895-96 '. .. .. .. 18,882,00 ft 7.157,346 8.18 1897-& 24,071,000 11,199,994 6.88 t 18*8-09 23,572,000 11,274,840 *6.00 1898-1900 22,583,056 9,436,416 8.80 1800-1901 .. 25.558,000 10,583,488 8.98 1901-08 .. i 27,532,000 10,680,680 8.75 1902-93 27,460,f00 10,727.559 10.17 •Lowest average price for one entire crop; McKlnley,' President; Republican Congress. Cleveland was Inaugurated March 4, 1893. The highest price reached by cotton during the year was 9 16-16 cents per pound; the lowest price waa 7 1-4 cents per pound. In 1894 the highest price was 8 6-10, t|>«* lowest was 6 8-16. In 1895 the highest price was 9 3-8, the lowest was 6 8-16. In 1889 the highest price was 9 3-8, the lowest 7 1-16. McKlnley was Inaugurated March 4, 1897. The highest price reached by cotton for that yesr was 8 1-4 cents per pound, the lowest was 5 18-16. In 1888 the highest price was 6 9-16, the loweßt was 5 6-16. In 1899 the highest prlee was 7 13-16, the lowest was 5 7-B.' In 1900 the highest prloe was 11, the lowest was 7 8-16. ft will thus I>e seen stint cotton reached Its lowest price during the years 1898 and 1898 of MoKlnley's administration. Taking the average price during the administrations of Cleveland ind McKlnley, we find that for the year 1893, the firm year of Cleveland's administration, cotton aver aged 8 2-3 cents per pound, The first year of McKlnley's administration cotton averaged 6 15-16 cents per pound. In 1894, the second year of Cleveland's administration, cotton aver aged 6 15-16 cents per pound. The second year of McKlnley's administra tion cotton averaged 5 15-16 cents per pound. The third year of .Cleveland's administration cotton averaged 7 83-3jr"" cents per pound. The third year of McKlnley's administration cotton averaged 6 27-32 cents per pound. The fourth year of Cleveland's administration cotton averaged 8 1-48 cents per pound. The last year of McKlnley's administration cotton aver aged 9 1-4 centa per pound. It will thus be seen that cotton averaged during Cleveland's adminis tration 7 6-7 cents per pound, and during McKlnley'B administration 7 1-16 cents per pound. sooner you accept this and act upon h It, the better It will be for you and those you are misleading. The day has passed when self-respecting re publicans of North Carolina will take orders from a repudiate boss of your ' sise. even when Issued from the bond building, Washington, D. C. No, Mr. , Butter, we canot ride with Mr. More head If you are the chauffeur. Frankly yours, ROBERT Q. WHITE." Mr . . • TARIFF BARON WILL GIVE Yon Anything, Only Let Him Con tinue His nohbery. . The truth Is, the tariff baron will give you anything you want, provid ed, always, you leave lilm alone in the enjoyment of his monopoly. He will compormlse wjth you nod try to appease you on all other question*. He will give you utmost any kind of n financial policy you-want. The one he has given us is a sham and a curoe to us—The ridicule of the civil ised world. It causes our secretary of the treasury in every adverse fi nancial wind that blows to get down on his keens and beg Wall stret for help, and continually in return for Its help Wall street demands an Issuance of bonds. The tariff barons will give money—out of your pocket—to try to navigate any dry creek in the He will give you—your—money fav ishly for public buildings. He will tickle your vanity, humor your whims, and gratify your pride and take ad?' Vantage of your selfishness by the use of your money in your treasury. All achievement* of the past, due to your toll and eacrlflce; all the prog ress of the future, due to the toll and sacrifice of the generations to come, [he cunningly, with eloquent Hps, claims for himself. The people only want the enforcement of their laws, the rrle of justice, and the over-, throw of special privilege. The tar iff exactions extorted from the people of this country are simply an out *riige. They constitute a violation of both sound moral and economic law. TRiey are the basis of "graft arid cor ruption. They are the groundwork of far too large a superstructure of doubt, suspicion, lack of confidence, and loss of faith In our public men and institutions. This cursed edifice casts Its ominous shadow across the pathway of our ftuure. This tariff system must be destroyed. • • • It rejoices the heart of every patrl* otic cltisen to know that the great agricultural states of the union in the middle west are rising in their power and demanding genuine reforjn down ward of the tariff. The privHeged I baron csinot help the farmer if he would. We are exporting our im mense surplus of wheat, eorn, cottm. cattle, and meat fMiactH. Wltf should a wheat grower be by a tariff of 26 cents a bushel on wheat? Ip, the first place, he ought oot to be so selfish a* |o demand such a tax upon the broad at the people. In thf next place, he not to b# so foolish as to believe tttat the tax raises'the price of wheat when it can only serve as a wall, if It ware intact, to throw the surplus V- , 1&; *5 Wheat of Cnnadu Into the Liverpool market, exactly where our own sur plus wheat mtfst go to find the world's market that fixes the price of every bushel of wheat grown In the United States. Again, this wheat tariff wnl la not Intact. It does not keep out foreign wheat. A breach Is made In the wall by the drawback provision*) of the law. Our millers can Import all the wheat they want practlcully free, to be made up Into flour for export. Our packers can Import all the cattle and ho»* they can get practically free If thoy export the meat product* of these animals. Our tanners can im port all the hides they want for ex port as leather. "They do an Immense business of this aature. In the face of these facts It is Inconceivable to me that any intelligent farmer or cat tle raiper sl\ould believe that he gets any benefit from the tariff on wheat« cattle, hogs, hides, and so forth. The tariff baron offers this principle to the farmer and cattle raiser for their aupport of his out rage upon the masses of our people. The future la full of hope also be cauae the crowded Imluibltants of our citlea, including the vast number* of our working people, at last are awake to the truth thut the tariff baron la ■their worst enemy.—Congressman Gll leipie, of Texas. Trust Hells to European Farmer Cheaper Than to American Parmer. Olaf Larson, a hardware dealer of Lynden, Kans., in a letter- published In the Commoner, of Lincoln, Neb., states how agricultural machinery Is sojd cheaper abroad than here. He says: The writer has spent several years In the employ of the International Harvester trust, the last four years of hich I spent having charge of a large territory for them in northern Europe, quitting their employ.about 17 months ago; am now engaged in the hardware and implement busi nanß here. During my trips to Europe I sold *> European dealers barvestlrtg ma chines f. 0.. b. at Chicago, as fol lows: Binders, 933; mowers. 12; bay rakes, 6; and reapers for $U> less than they art sold to American deal ers, besides * selling the European trade a special, stronger made, and more durable machine than domestic types, in order to handle the heavy wops raised over there and compete with the substantially built Bnro- P®aa machine. Here the trust Is such competition, as our t**|ff imposes a prohibitive duty on machinery, vis., #BS on a self binder. "Although little is being heard from him. It Is supposed that Mr. More head is still State Chairman," says the Durham Herald. The Herald's "sup posed to be" IS good. Everybody knows that Butler, is J£T, and his speeches ahow that he thirfks as much.
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