Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-09-30
Wool Growers.


standpoint You are able to obtain for
your woods at this time the moderate
price of about forty two cents per pound.
OF this price you rightfully complain, as
you ought to have 45 to so cents per
pound. Yet, all things considered, does
not AZ cents per pound pay you better
than 90 cents per pound at the time you
had to pay for your muslins 40 to so
cents per yard, and your woOlen goods
and groceries in an increased proper
ton?
We have diverged from our first pur-
pose, and wish to call your attention to
the subject of the American tariff, and
that upon woods especially. The present
tariff of the United States discriminates
in favor of the American wool grower
and against the foreigner. Is this policy
of the government the true one or is it a
false policy? This is question to be
passed upon by every elector at the next
election in the selection of our Federal
officers. AS American citizens we are
all aboard the same vessel, and whatever
policy is pursued we are all aboard and
must suffer alike, if the policy be fail
ure, or be prosperous and happy if it be
a success. Therefore, it is essential that
we cast aside all prejudice, disregard all
party attachments, and as sensible men
vote for and urge the adoption of that
policy that shall be the most beneficial
to ourselves and our neighbors. who
comprise the American family or nation.
Under the present tariff law foreign
woods of the clothing" grade are re-
quired to pay ten cents per pound and II
per cent. advalorem before they can
compete with American woods. Comb
ing woods" of the Leicester, COtswold,
Lincolnshire, Canada long woods or 9th
er woods of English blood, worth 32
cents at the port where exported, are
required to pay tariff of 10 cents per
pound and IL per cent. advalorem. The
third class, known as "carpet woods"
worth II cents or less per pound, pay a
tariff Of three cents per pound; and any
worth more than II cents pays tax or
tariff of cents per pound.
This is the present law enacted by the
Republican party for the purpose of fos-
tering and the better protection of wool
raising in America. 1t is known as a
protective tariff" for that production.
The Democratic party opposes this poll
cy and sets out in its national platform
a tariff for revenue only" whereby the
foreign woods can enter the American
markets nearer level with American
woods than they can under the present
law. Which law, for that is the ques
ton, do you as farmer and wool raiser
want? If you are willing to be placed
on level with the Australian and other
foreign wool raisers you ought to vote
for Hancock and a tariff for revenue
only" If you desire the present protec-
ton of II to 10 cents upon every pound
of your wool as against foreign compe-
tition, and with which you can now only
realize AZ cents per pound, then you
must vote for Garfield and protective
policy" for American industries. In
other words, instead of AZ cents per
pound for your wool you could not have,
without protection from foreign compe-
titihn, received 80 cents per pound this
year.
Is it possible that any wool raiser is so
blind or prejudiced that he will not see
and act out his honest convictions by
manly ayowal of them in his ballot, in
accordance with the interests of himself
and every other American wool raiser?
What matters it whether mans father
has been Democrat or Republican?
The question of the hour is, what "poli-
cy" of this government is so shaped as to
benegt the laborers and producers of
tlAs country. Men of sense, men of dis
cernment will cast aside their prejudices
and act ont their better judgments by a
support of that policy that produces and
continues prosperity.