Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

The constitution Of the Ohio wool
Growers Association provides that the
annual con yention shall he bald ia M.
sfter the fret Monday of January n each
year, which will come on the 4ib day 80
January. There never wss a time within
the history ~ wool crossing Ia ihiA
country. when IL wa. more highly lmpyr.
tant that there should be a iars. aud ga.
tbDrias,ie gathering 81 ths int.Ilissn,
woDl growers III the stata. Never bsftg
were oar interests Ia greater psfii
Although the busiil.ss ~ wool yfo.iss
since the ol,s.e ~ the war has no, i.~,-n 80
proGtA,.le ss We oy.ld desire, oNsas 80
The n.bssliby coDdi,ion ~ many 1,oks.
the erocssivs importation ~ forsign ~Dpi
.nd wo,len god. during aud immsii-,s.
iy after the late rsbsllioD. and the grey,
amount % army oio,hisg thrown nyyp
the market a. the close ~ the wsr. alta.
esther would bavs proved fatal ~
the American grower. had IL not ben for
tho timely iD,ervsutiyn 81 Cppgress. by
tho passsye ~ the tariff act ~ 1897. Nov
when w. are about TO rssl,ys . little
benefit from tbs l-w. the greatest 81 all
enemies 10 fbe wool growing. n will not
ercept the dog and ours of the oouDtry)
arr busily At work 10 secure its repeal
These gentlsa.en have been vi-ifiDy nesriy
every city in the land with view to bribe
and debsuob the public press. that they
may effeotually make q RAID on the next
congress and secure repeal 81 the only
law that affords any protection 10 tn
wool grower of the United States. IL tbi-
tariff is repealed and renewal ~ tresty
with Cabada, allowing their combiDg
woods 70 come in competition with our
domestic woods, At less rate of duiy
than IL now secured TO u-. we say gnpd
by TO wool growing in this country. The
same may be said Of the manufacturers
Tbe-e gentlemen bsve been persmb balsi-
ing the States under the name If FRI
Trader, they realize the fact that under
the present Law the foreign wool produe-
ing counties cannot much longer compete
with IA in our markets. aud the British
and American free-trader will be deprived
the liberty of running a very large
portion Of the inhabitants Of our land
j. il policy &c talk about free trade IA
wool with this country The wool pre-
ducing countries must be AN equality
ia point Of facility for it's production. a
mean artificial ~ well as natural before
yon can talk about free trade. Shall The
Ohio grower VIII j. educated 20 occupy
any position in life, with our high Irie.n
land. bui uidened with high priced iah'r and
beasey taxer, be compelled 80 comp-i.
with The zemi-civilized paup'r lsh.T 80
other couniriesS
IL j. desirable that because We csnu,'f
compete with Australia. Sonih Am.rir.
and South Africa. where sheep eau &c k.If
the entire year, including she.ring sne
tax. for 3, e'Ii- I-r h.s".
that we should abandon wol ,roEing ..i.,;
be dependent on foreign nations i"r '.tI
support. Shall one of onr prlncip
snure.-- ~ individual und national wealth
and com 'urt be abandoned and dried up to
please the free traders of Europe and I. cir
allies the free traders of this country;
Shall We as q nation, adopt that fatal
polite 4 heresy called free trade, which
has proven disastrous 10 all new coIbuies
that have tried il. to enrich the dome-ii.
and foreign importers?
In word, shall we open our ports for
another dc.uge of foreign wool and WOODEN
yood- ih. reby displscing an equal amount
II our own. We answer empbatieslly
mol 4 wise and discriminating tariff
Is .he only safe course for this country
until we are relieved OF our heavy public
debt at least. A scale of Discriminating
duties that will develop our resources.
give employment to all classes, and tend
to r,sk r..n industrious and happy, il of
all TiHtg- mot needfgl. /.
WhAt = So have been onr situA,i"u
during the late rebellion. had We be-i
entirely dependent on other nations i,g
our supply Of wool and wooden g"od-I j.
Ohio under our system Of Eix.a
hu-bandry, sheep raising j. almost indi--
penssble Ia keeping up the fertility and
Of our soil, ~ is highly i'm
portant 1T III tine that the several State
Wool Grower A,-ociaii.us should eK-
press their views on the tariff subject,
Congress IL about 10 convene.
Now Br-,ber Wool Growers, let "
stand by our guns and battle for the right.
and not suffer ourselves 10 be robbed of
the little protection that IL now s-cured
10 US. II is an issue of life or death With
ls.
J.C. STEVENS. President Ohio State
Wool Growers Association.