The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-21
TIE REDUCED TARIFF.

TIE REDUCED TARIFF. &c.,.
It was brought about wholly through
tue effects ofimporters and others interest.
ed in securing in the United States mar:
ket for foreign wools, aided by few par.
ties who desired to make use Of the foreign
product as whip with which to subdue
the American market and menace Ameri.
can producers, on whom they were neces.
sarily compelled to rely for nine.tenths
OF the wool required in this business,
These combined influences, unpatriotic an.
American, led to the unwise, abortiye and
suicidal tariff act Of 1883, TO which we
firmly believe may be attributed the pres.
ent depressed condition Of the wool indus.
try: aGy =.
You have doubtless, gentlemen, heard
much Of late touching the soundness OF the
policy OF putting raw material Of manu-.
factureo, including wool, on the free list.
We trust you will resent such proposition
whenever and wherever made with the in.
dignatlon which it greatly merits. Wool is
the finished product Of "a million flock
owners who, have by years OF intelligent
and patient labor and the expenditure OF
large sums Of money brought their product
to the present high standard OF excellence.
10 class it simply as raw material, as some.
thing that has been produced almost
without cost or expenditureoi time and
labor, is an injustice against which We
trust you will eEter an effective protest.
Ii 4 igWHyiIr SHOULD DE PROTECTED. e.
The arguments used in defense OF the
principle. oit protection apply. Mt least as
forcibly towool ito any article on the
tariff schedule. Growing wool is equal
with the growing OF iood and forests and
with the manufacture Of iron and steel,
the maintenance Of commercial marine
and navy, of q national militia, primary
element Of national defence in war and Of
financial security; and Independence In
peace, tho logs o. neglect OF which would
derange our entire monetary System and
place tho ientire country in all its in.
terestH lin q condition OF industrial
and colonial vassalage to foreign producers
are equally fatal: to the happiness and un.
becoming to the dignity, and honor OF the
Nation, whose iuarcase IN wealth is now
three.iold thsti c1; any other nation, and
whose population now gives it the second
rank among tho ,civilized empires and first
among the free, seli.goverlipg and en-,
llightened people,. (: "a aE5'
The appeal ]nallY declares that the wool
Growera have the right 10 ask Congress for
restoration OF the measure Of protection,
and concludes in the following terms:
g 81 FINALLY, NY BRETHREN"
Finally, believing a desperate disease rs
quires heroic remedies, we especially urge
you to sustain at the polls Tor Legislative
Offices only such candidates as are in favo,
q adequately protecting and encouraging
megreat industry Of eheep husbandry BY
voting to restore the wool tariff OF 1867 Of
rates 81 duties at least aB protective Us tEost
embodied in that act, Il &s@5 4.
The report Waa unanimously adopted.
4 The remainder Of the session was taker
up in discussing methods for united actor
ia tue pending National political canvas!
In making the power OF the wool growinI
industry felt, Adjourned, sf,gs--ss 81