The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-26

lean protectionists, and TO prejudice a
candidate before he was announced or
nominated, and TO condemn him unh -
such q snap Judgment does not
mend itself TO the fair-deallng
man. Our people love fair play
have ahomely, old fashioned way of thl
Ing for themselves, and those EN- ssa
sent down here by New England M
facturers will find hat all the sheep
in Texas are not like flock OF sheeP{
follow any old wether they may choose u
put bell on.
In the interview which the Hon. John
Hancock had with the wool men at San
Antonio, he stated his position fully, and
reiterated the assertions he had made In
his public speech on the main plaza the
night before. He was asked:
would you be in.fayor OF reducing the
present tariff on raw woolp'
lie answered: 81 would not, as the
tariff on raw wool is now at q strictly
revenue standard-no reduction is neces-
sary."
He was asked: "Would you be In fa-
vor OF reducing the present tariff on
woolen manufactured goodsY'
He answered: ~ would be in favor
OF readjusting the tariff on wooden man
uiactured goods, and reducing IL very
considerably, for 1t is altogether too high
and is emphatically protective tariff"
There were present ut this meeting
about dozen gentlemen, among them
two editors, four or five wool buyers and
representatives OF manufacturing estab--
lishments, and probably half q dozen
bona fide wool growers.
Some OF the wool growers expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the po-
sition taken by Judge Hancock, but the
jealous wool merchants and agents OF
manufacturers were not SO well pleased.
Now, what Is there in the position
a I'm hU . hA IL A. -
congress to which any Democratic wool
grower eau objectf He stands sQuarely
on the national and state platform Of the
party In favor of revenue tariff
and opposed to an unjust protec-
tive system, which has been prey
ing upon the pockets of stockmen, farm
els and Nll other consumers for twenty
years-building up monopolies, and fat
tening them when grown strong and pow
full, on our substance and at our expense.
There are 1884 wool manufacturing es-
Establishments In the United states, having
capital Of Sl69, ,044 ,270, employing 100,-
99S persons, of whom 70, 1884 are men and
90 ,664 are women and children.
They pay In wages S47 ,lS0, ,6l6, being on
an average OF S293. % per capita per an
mum, or S24.42 per month. They use in
tue manuiactories 296,l92 ,229 pounds OF
wool, of which 5000 sos pounds are for
eign and 222, ,99l ,63l pounds are domestic
or American.
They pay for this 298, 1872 ,229 pounds OF
wool S9I I,681 ,004, or about thlrty-two
cents per pound on an average. All their
materials cost them S164, ia 100, and
their labor S4I. .1S0. .0lS. and the, receive for
their products S267 900 ,504. making a clear
profit Of S68, Ava, ,0SI.b0, or 381f per cent on
the capital invested clear OF all expenses;
or allowing sir per cent for Interest on
the money invested and two per cent for
wear and tear of machinery, which IL q
very liberal allowance, and the wool man.
ufacturers have bonus OF 263 per cent on
all their capital invested after paying all
their expenses and losses, and interest on
their money. Still they clamor Tor higher
duties and seek TO induce wool growers
to aid them In robbing the people OF
their earnings. These figures are taken
from the United States census bulletin,
No. 2s9, dated Washington, ID. O., June
20, 1882.
The following are the tariff rates taken
from the laws themselves: f
Revised statutes United States, title
xxxiii. schedule l., paI 470:
Glass 1-Cl0thing wool, q ~ cents or less
per pound; 3D., duty % 10 cents per pound and %
cents per pound, duty IL cents per pound
and 10H per cent ad valOrem. fft
Glass 2-CombiDg WOOL, a 81 cents or
less per pound, uuty 10 cents per pound
and l1H per cent ad yalOrem; b exceed
ing 81 cents per pound, duty IL cents per
pound, and 10H per cent ad valorem.
Glass 3-CArpet woods, ~ cents or
less per pound, duty cents per pound;
exceeding IL cents per pound, duty 9
cents per pound.
Wooden clothes, wooden shawls, and ALI
manufactures Of wool OF every descrlp-
tion, made wholly or ia part or wool, not
otherwise provided for, duty 30 cents
a L.
Flannels, blankets, hats OF wool, knit
goods, balmorals, woolen and worsted
yarns, and all manufactures comp0sed
wholly or In part OF w0rsted, goats hair
or the like, except such as are composed
of wool not otherwise provided for, val
ued at not more than 40 cents per pound,
duty 20 cents per pound; valued at not
more than 40 TO 90 cents per pound, duty
30 cents per pound valued ut not more
than 60 10 50 cents per pound, duty 40
cents per pound; valued at not more than
80 to - cents per pound, duty DO cont9
per pound, and in addition thereto 30
per cent ad valorem.
Duly 20 cents per square yard and 10
per cent ad valorem.
women's and Children's Dress Goods.
valued up to 70 cents per square yard
Duty @ cents per square yard, and % per
cent ad valorem. Valued at 20 to ~
cents per square yard, duty 8 cents per
square yard and 40 per cent ad yalorem
but If weighing more than four ounces
per square yard. 30 cents per pound, and
% per cent ad valorem. -df az
Clothing, Ready-made-Duty 90 cents
per pound and 40per cent ad yalorem.
Carpets-Brussels, wrought by Jac-
guard machine, duty A cents per square
yard and 30 per cent ad valorem. Velvet,
duty 40 cents per square yard ald % per
cent -ad vslorem. Brussels, printed on
warp or otherwise, duty 2S cents per
square ysfd and 30 per cent ad yalorem.
Triple Ingram. threeply, etc., duty ~
cents per square yard and 20 per cent ad
valoTem. Yarn, Venetian aud two-ply,
duty II cents per square yard and 20 per
cent ad valorem. Other carpets, mats,
hassocks, etc., duty 40 per cent ad
valorem.
The present tariff on wool, the raw ma
terial, Is strictly revenue tariff and should
be maintained. But 1T has no connection
whatever with the tariff on woolen goodss
which is levied for the support and en-
rlchment Of manufacturers, who make Il
q rule TO buy their wool IN the cheapest
market, aud wonld tomorrow make wool
free of duty IL they could and dared do
SO. Do you suppose that any Boston
wool merchant would give you q single
cent per pound more for Texas wool than
he would give an Australian for the same
class OF wool raised on the other side OF
the world? That is not his way. The
difference made by the tariff on woolen
goods does not 90 into your pocket, but
into the cr-ers OF the manufacturers.
They are protected ty tariff nearly three
times as large ~ tn revenue tariff no
the raw material, and are even now
clamoring for reduction Of the
tariff on wool and an increase OF the
tariff on woolen goods. What do they
care for the ehauhard IN the TQxna hflIo
or the sheep raiser In his tent or shanfy,
surrounded by his bleating herds, except
to get his wool for the very lowest. Ossi-
BILE price, and sell II back 70 him In hats.
blankets, socks, shirts, drawers and coata
and pants al the highest figures which hls|
the letters written, purportiDg TO speaX
for the wool men, threaten the lawyerh.
doctors, mechanics and laDorers OF Ban
Antonio IL they dare TO vote for Hancock.
These are not the sentiments OF Texas
wool growers. They sound more like the
words Of Connecticut factory owner, or
his paid agents or emissaries. Our peo-
pie believe In free thought and Tree
speech, free ballot and fair count, and
no real Texan, be he wool man or cow
man, will ostracise lny fellow
citizen merely because he expresses
his free choice at the polls. But such
course is bad policy. even II we felt In
clined pursue 1t. However strong we
are. other interests are still stronger.
Cattlemen and farmers still have some
interests and some rights In this country,
and are not afraid or ashamed TO assert
them. Let us not then make the great
mistake Of trampling down our neighbours
rights while upholding our own.
Conflicting interests must always exist,
and we have nothing 10 gain by antagon-
ism ith our own fellow-citizens. They