Free Trade Facts
The late Daniel Uuster will be remembered by older resident of South Bend as a first class carpenter and a good Democrat. He lived on the northeast corner of Main and South streets, and some of his children yet live íh this county. No carpenter in South Bend got better wagea than he commanded. May 8, 1858 (which please remember waa in those good oíd Democratie free trade times before the war), Mr. Custer did a day's carpenter work for the late Hon. John Brownfield and was credited on the books of the Brownfield store $1.50. He was charged with the f ollowing items: 9 yards calicó, 12o $1 13 9 yards lawn, 12jío 1 13 8 pounds coífee sugar, 12Xjc 1 00 12 pounds8d. nails. 7c 84 Total $4 10 Deducting Mr. Custer's credit for his day's work this transaction left him in debt $3.60. If the foregoing transaction had taken place May 18, 1892, under Republican protection, it would have been vastly in Mr. üuster's favor. He would have received $3 for his day's vvork instead of $1.50, and his samo purchases would have cost hiin $1.52 instead of $4.10. Instead of going in debt $2.60 he would have had $4.08 to his credit, equal
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