The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-09-11
Tells the Story of the Reduction OF
the Wool Tariff.

Tells the Story of the Reduction OF
the Wool Tariff.
Mr. s C Stevens is one Of The m ,si
prominent wool growers in OliO. and
one III the heat y ,sted men in the c. un
try on all q,es'ions relating to wool
growing in erests He served eleven
yea conseeutivelv az President OF the
O.io Wool Growers Az ocislion is its
Vice President NV. and has served az
Vice President of the National Wool
Growers Association Mr. s eveas has
def. nded wool growers interests TO the
heat oi. his aMli:v, ami has watched all
recent rptinc ion Of the 'aritf on wool
8, thorough, as To make him all au
lhority wh ,se statements can be reli"a
on.
..The reduction Of The tariff on WOOL
SAID Mr.. Stevens. "was secured nv 6
comhi"a ion of the woolen manu- 'actur-
ers OF N W England. They have been
fighting for Years to secure reduction
OF the tariff, AMI at the sam TIME main
tain or increase the tariff on woolen fab
RIGS imported to this country, thereby
ma 10 utainine a monopoly al the expense
Of American consumers while they rot-
bed wool gr ,wers OF profit for thei'
wool, and put the gain in their p ,cket. /,
no one hut themselves being hetterei nv
the, ,,transaclion. Prior to last winter
tbey tailed To secure reduction. and
wcHld not then il the. Republican mem
hers o. Congress had not allied them
N W. great Tnanp wOOl-grn w-rs in
OHIO are not aware just how it was ac-
compiisi ed. snd ] wat thin. To, know
juM, who is responsible for the reduction
of sthe tariff on wool, bv which thou
! sands Ui dnlars have heen taken from
| Ohio Wool .iowers "nd kept 6nt of th.
state. The New Enalsnd wooden man
niacturers saw that it would be impos-
sibe to pass Their measure in. the Haust
fist AMI they there ore furcsdi il thr u b
the Senate. I, was too la'p, however
aistr THIS had been accomplished. 10 se-
cure action on The hill through the reg
/ ular routine In order. therefore. to
lass ihe,r bill hei,:re the close Of thi
session it was H.. cessarv to get a suapen-
sian OF the iules, ii take The hi u
out ii its order. To 10 til, 10 ,ired .
tws,.lhirds v ,ta. ard Iii could not b.
Aecnred. Through K.iter an arrange.
men, was made bv wn,ch the rule re-
qsiting q ,wo thirds vote TO take bill
up out o. its order was suspended, q.
tar as i: related to the Ts,itf bill, 60
tn. t5ihe m. asure could he taken up by
m i siitv vote. The o io wool grow
erss weie represented at Washington b,
a d. legation headed by Hnr. Columbu.
Delano. and they hesoueht Republican
members to vet sgsinst lhe adoption
OF this rule, Mr.. D"lano declaring it to he
a revolutionary precedent. Despit
n. ir appeals and remonstrances, i was
adopted, and by. Republican votes. th'
Democ -ata voted almost solid against j..
Had t re. Republican members voted
against suspension. the tariff on wool
would ndt have heen reduced The st.
tempt Of psi,v Oruans TO saddle the re-
sponsihilitv ON the Democratic; mem
bers OF C.u gres- /, all huHe,mh, Sen
attr Sherman's casting vute pssset the.
hill in the S"na,e and the r publican
members o' Congress- are Responsible
If nv sta sment needed anv corrnhO
ration, the Wnelen NJ ann fac' uEer's Bul
leiin, edited nv j I'm l.. Hayes, lat,
49,: ...css>. ,h> T.,,a n ,rr,,,o - g.,
zeeant !ssua furnishes itrin TIE follow
ing statement. In winch. speaking al
Senator S',erman, it. sava:
'"Mr. sherman, C,airmaa "f the FL
nihcs Com mitlee, on tie last dsv htt
one nj the second sessi IN o. the T. ir,y-
ninth: Congress Carl Il the .Bingham
! Bbk.,r now known as tue. Tariff Bill O,
1858. thn'u 'h.his tomm;'tre. and finsll,
thfeygh the Senate. . service only q 6,
ond tn that at his Wasting vote, which
car5,ed the Tariff hill ri Marcf Sd, 1883.
Though the same body" zs.
al have h en-" continued NJ. Sew
ena. "a. R publican since :he first gun
4 vas fire on F ri Sampt'r. and ii M
mon with thOu ands pf Repu ,licans.
have vnt Il the Republican ticket, he
canse I ihonght the Interests "f tht
country AMI o Iio w"ult he best pro-
,eciAd nv SO dning. The farmers o'
o 'io, AMI psnpciallv the wnnl-gr0 We's
wanted Judge lawrence nnm'ns'ed f"r
Governor; but when he went. sb th'
State Cnnven,,on. from the MIN mt .oi
nur arrival in Colum rus, Sc saw that o
j,h ha heen set Il, nv Charley Faster
A prominent RsLuhican In ormed m"
that Foster hail snhsid z.d ihe p ess ~
he state in the interest o Foraker, and
,ha, Foraker woull he nomin mated unless
Snsrman would consent to run, and he
was afraii Tn. result Of The conven-
tion proved the truth Of hi' prediction
and statement.
"a. ! said hefnre an R,nuhlican,
and shall not leave nv pa'tv; hut.
kno wing as | do the views AMI position
OF Judge Hnadl, on the .w"ol tariff
question, I shall, If I live, ca.t nv vote
for him, and I think, in Justice e. them
selves, eve1v wool grower in 0 ,io ought
to do the same. II is time that men
who fail to do right and respect the ir-
terests nf the people shnnld he rehuked.
Republicans can do this with ut being
any the less loyal to what they believe
' To he true Republican PRINCIPLES"