New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-04
DEATH TO "GOLD DROPS,
The Chicago Free Traders.

From Our Special Correspondent.
DOy90LA Union Co, Ill
It has been thought an honor to our country
that, at the Hamburg Fair, Vermont sheep took the
highest premium but in the West we have free-trads
advocate which is in favor OF admitting South American
wool free OF duty Should this be DONE wo have had
the sst Of such sheep as Mr. Halmonds Gold Drop
shearing q pounds Ct wool
We are told that in south America il costs nothing
to wool, because the land is free and the
so favorable to require shelter and ihaI ought
to get that wool fIee so that We can have cheap
c'oting. We though. our sheep had enemies enough
already but il seems that the freetraders have joined
in with the dogs.
Let us have the truth. 1t costs no more 10 summer
sheep on The prarles Of Illinois. Iowa, Missouri and
hansis than it does in south America, heoanse they
are lerIed free the open range and they could b
kept ON them Gil Winter If they not fel down in
tie summer Sheep seldom seek shelter II they perish.
All tie difference Is, The West he's ceased 20 be
wilderness More than this, proof IS required that
South America Is even as favorable Tor Eheep as the
West. Ny opinion is that all countries south OF the
equa.or are inferior % those north OF Il No nation
there has risen any Importance, and probably never
wii owing % inferior aud unfasorabe climate aud SOIL
Stl, IL Is true that lth American wool produced,
at least il IL sold cDeaDer then here But Why geots
shepherds tell Us vhyt In pretending 20 tell us, You
81 Ike Ananias ana Slpphra keeping back the main
thngi This is tie reason. The iocknssSer and hi,
shepherds are semi-civiized. horse blanket and
par OF spurs make az outfit. They live in mean hus.
have no fruit or vegetables and books newspapers and
schools are unknown. Ia short they are Jast enough
raised above the sIyages 10 be able 10 take care os
sheep. Twenty five cents a day are high Was,s. ANY
man. even with a glass eve, can that they do noe
get half pay 10. their wool They get only about the
cost, and as q consequence they must remain BAR
barlans.
With all our soul and strength we must resist this
freerade scheme to put Us in competition with bar
baTians and ignorant hatpaid workmen. These IN
all parts Of the world are engaged In special pursuits
IN the nature OF the they can underse us, and,
combined with caDita. maze out of their labor they
crush out any branch of industry we may under.
take Whit t1ey fail 10 do IN one part or the world
they will nni'h Ia another.
Where day.wa are low there is less civilization
than where they are high; and OF course, The fruits OK
labor 20 cents day BE- sold for c IS than tag
fruits Of abors al 81 day. Without protection there
is no possible way Ia be even with them except to
have IS .ew wants and TO be as ignorant The very
nature Of our advanced civilization demands protection
against these special barbarans living 10 every part OF
the world, because landowners and labogers can
not live they do II they undertake it, they VIII be-
come like them. Tho fatal error OF the Ch.eaSo Hee
traders is 10 argue as Ii we were hafciyilzed.
Then they talk about woolen goods being dear When
things are dear they are scarce when pentiu cheap
In any civilized county VI Illinois, and away from cities
and towns tnero more betterdresse people than
on the whole pampas OF South America. Things ars
cheap dear not according TO the price, but accord
ing to the means people have for buying
Let us be independent and selfsuppor.ing, and NOS
attempt 10 get our living out OF poor people for We can
not win. 1t is against all law written an. ulwritten
England does IT, and look at her. One IN elght >
pauper. and her aborers level with the South
American shepherds.
Here the definitions for the Chicago freetraders
and for Western Wool.Growers:
FREE TgADE-A means for putting our people on
level with bubarans and ignorant and half paid woI
men.
PRoTEcuoN-A means for securing to- the land-ownsf
and workne comfortable homes and education through
varied industry
DuTrEs-Taxes levied by.civzed nations on thoss
less civilized whose laborers are in selideieDse
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