The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-29
WOOL GRoWrRs. REAn,
$, @. Stevens Tells the Story Of the Redu
tIon of the Wool Tariff. -

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s. @. Stevens Tells the Story Of the Redac-
tlOn OF the Wool Tariff. 100
Mr.. 8. c. Stevens is one of the most
prominent wool growers in Ohio, and
one of the best posted men in the cOun-
I try on all questions relating. to wool
/ growing interests. He served eleven
years cOnsecutively as President Of the
Ohio Wool Growers Association, is its
Vice President now, and has served as
Vice President of the National Wool
Growers Association. Mr.. Stevens has
defended wool growers interests to the
best OF his ability, and has watched all
the movements in connection with the
recent reduction of the tariff on wool
so thoroughly as to make him an au-
thOrlty whose statements can be relied
on. .......o. .l... e.. -. ..
.-'Fhe reduction Of the tariff on wool, ?,
said MIR. Stevens, twas secured by COM
binatiOn of the wooden manufacturers
of New England. They have been fight,
Ing for years to secure a reduction Of
the tariff, and at the same time main
tain or increase the tariff on wOOlen
fabrics imported to this country, ther g.
by maintaining a monopoly at the ex-
pense Of American consumers, while
they robbed wool growers of fair profit
for the wool, and put the gain in their
bettered by the transaction. Prior to last
winter they failed to secure reduction,
and would not then If the Republican
members = Of Congress- had not aided
them.
Now aagFeat many wool growers IN
Ohio are not aware Just how it was acr
eOmplished, and I want them. to know
Just who is responsible for the feduc-
tiOn OF the tariff in wool, by which
thhnda hon fol
from Ohio wool growers and kept out Of
the State. The New" England wOOlen
manufacturers saw that it would be i'm
possible to pass their measure in the
HOu, ,e first, and they therefore forced it
through the Senate. 1t was too late,
however, after this had been accom-
plished, to secure action on the bill
through the regular routine. In order,
therefore, to pass their bill hefOfe the
close Of the session it was necessary to
get suspension of the rules, and take
the bill UP out of it's order. To do this
required a two thirds vote, and thiscOuld
not be secured. Through Keifer an aIs
rangement was made by which the rule
requiring a tWO-thirds vote to take 1
bill up out of its order was suspended,
as far as itrelated to the tariff bill, so that
the measure could be taken up by q ma
jOrity vote. The Ohio wool growers were
AbpAoSbIlbcu db w ny u uolDRh-
ton headed by Hon. Columbus DelanO,
and they besOught Republican members
to vote against the adoption of this rule.
Mr.. DelanO declaring 1t to be TeVOlu-
tiOnaFy precedent. Despite their appeals
and remOnstrances, 1t was adopted, and
by Republican votes, the Democrats vOt-
ing almost solid against it.
Had the Republican members voted
against a suspension. the tariff on wool
mo hoN nk
tempt of party organs to saddle the re-
sp6nsibility of the reduction of thetariff
upon the Democratic members of Con-
gresS'iS all buncOmb. Senator Sher-
mans casting vOtB passed the bill in the
Senate, and the Republican members of
Congress are responsible. ''"
If my stateIheht needed any cOrrOb0rJ
alton, the WOOlen Manufacturers' Bull
letin, edited by John L" HAYES, late
chairman Of the Tariff Commission, in a
recent issue furnishes it in the follow
ing. statement, in WHICH, speaking Of
Senator Sherman, it says; t..
Mr.. Sherman, chairEiai1 OF the. Fin
ance Committee, on the last day but one
of the second session of the eThirty-ninth
Congress- carried the bingham bill"
now known, as the Tariff Bill. of 1861"
through his committee, and finally
through. the. Senate, "a service only
oOOOhu w Vhhp VA NOb6s WHICH
carried the Tariff bill Of March 3, 1883,
through the same body 90. .,-... i.i,,I
81 have been, continued Mr.. Stevens,
"a Republican SINCE the first gun was
fired on Fort Sumpter. and in common
with thousands of Republicans, have
voted the Republican ticket, because
thought the interests of the country and
Ohio would be the best protected by so.
doing. The farmers of Ohio, and especi-
ally the wool growers, wanted Judge
Lawrence nominated for Governor, but
when we went to the State C0nyenti0fi.'1
from the moment of our arrival in iCo-.
lumbus, we saw that job had been set
up by Charley Foster. prominent
Informed me that Foster
had subsidized the press Of the State I'm
the. interest of Foraker, and that For
aker would be, nominated unless Sher7
man would consent to run, and he was
afraid, The result of the convention
proved the truth of his prediction and
statement. .--.-' -..' 20 .. .ui,ll
Il. As said before, am a Republican,
and shall not leave my party; but, know
ing as 1 do the views and position Of
Judge HOadly on the wool tariff qIbs.
tiOn, shall, If live, cast my vote for
him, ana p think, In justice to them
selves, every wool grower in Ohio
onght to do, the same. It Isl time that
man who fail to do right and respect the
interests of the people, should be rebnked.
can do this without being
any the less loyal to what they believe
to be true Republican principles" goo"