Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-10-04
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WOOL.
Nuts for Democrats to Crack,

The wool growers of the State will be
glad to have Judge Hogdly, General
Ward Or Senator Pendleton to answer
these questions:
Was not the tariff bill of 1888 open for
amendment by the Senate at any time
before 1t was put on its final passage,
either 10y increasing the tariff on wool
OF decreasing it on woolen goods? They
must answer, ut was"
Did not twenty-siX Democratic Sena-
| tors unite with New England monOpO-
lists in vsting against and defeating the
| Sherman amendment increasing the wool
tariff before the bill was put on its Anal
passage? The answer must be, "They
did"
If these twehty-six Democratic Sena-
| tors. or majority of them, instead Of
striking hands with New England mo-
nopolists," had voted with the friends
of wool protection for the Sherman
amendment. would not the wool inter
ests be to-day enjoying the increased
duty of two csnts per pound proposed
by it.
Would it not be brassy in these twen-
ty-six Democratic Senators, or any one
of them, to charge on Sherman and the
friends of increase the responsibility for
not doing what they, uniting with the
New England monopolists," prevented
them from doing?
Would it not be brassy in these twen-
ty-six Democratic Senators, or any one
of them, TO rail at and denOunce the
New England mOnOpOlsts" for perpe-
trating wrong, which they conSpired
with and assisted them to perpetrate,
and without which assistance, could not
have been accomplished?
Is it any less brassy in Judge HOadly,
Gen. Ward or Senator PendletOn to
charge on Sherman and the Republican
friends of wool protection the response
bility for not doing what these twenty
six Democratic Senators by conspiring
and uniting with New England mOnop-
Olists" prevented them from doing?
Which and how many of these twenty
six Democratic Senators voted against
the Sherman amendment to increase the
tariff on wool because, on principle, thew
were honestly opposed to such increase?
Which and how many of these twenty
six Democratic Senators on principle
favored such increase, but against their
convictions and regardless of the great
wool Interests, voted against the Sher-
man alne" e"dment, from political and
partiZsu considerations?
Which and how many of these twenty
six Democratic Senators who, in the last
Congress, united with New England
mon"polists' in voting against and de-
testing the Sherman amendment in
creasing the wool tariff will unite with
Sherman and the Republican friends of
wool protection to increase it in the next
Congress?
1t will not be satisfactory to wool
growers to answer that Senator Pendle-
ton will vote for the increase. He voted
for it In the last Congress. But his vote
will not secure it. What wool growers
desire to knaw is, which and how many
OF the twehty-six tree-trade Democratic
Senators, who, when they had the power
to secure the increase in the last Con-
gress, voted against it, will abandon
their coalition with the New England
change over and vote for
it in the next Congress?
A FABLE
A crafty old lion, long unsuccessful
in the chase and hungry for the spoils
thereof, resorting to strategy. retired to
his den, gave out that he was sick and
invited all the beasts to visit him. The
fox appearen at the entrance Of the den,
but turned away without entering.
When afLerward accOsted by the lion
why he had not visited him, Reynard
replied: Il discovered all the tracks
were leading into your den and none re-
,urning."
Frse-Trade Democracy is hard pressed
Ind hungry for spoils. Wool growers
ire invited 10 walk into his parlor. Are
hey less wise than the fox? They should
lot forget that,
when the Devil is sick the Devil a
saint would be"
3ut-"Nhen the Devil gels well the
devil saint is he''
i From Judge w. H. Vests speech at