The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-21
THE Wool GROWERS.
An Address from tho National Copyen-
tion Of Wool Growers
To Those Interested IN that Industry
In the Uniied States.
Their Effort 20 Protect Their Interests.

CHICAGO, May 2O.-The national mass
M .eting oi the " Oh growers OF the United
Slstts resumed n, 10 O'Clock this morning.
The committee appointed to preIarr an
address to the wool-gfovers OF lhe O. H.
tfy submitted tho following;
To the Wool. growers and sheep'breeders OF tho
United States,
GrHTLEMrs, Al the national convention
OF wool growers aud shesp'breodeis Of the
United Slater, held in Chicago on the ION
OF Nay, 1854, and which was attended by
delegates from twenty B,atee, IA committee
wss appointed 70 draw up al address 20
the wool. gro EsTs oi the country for the
purpose OF arousing them 20 proper real
i1stion OF tbs neoesaiiy that exists Iot lm'
mediate action, II they would rescue me
great industry In which they ara engaged,
from ita present depressed condition ann
impending danger vi a etill more serious
nttuTe. Tho undersigned members OF The
committee firmly believe that the
existing sad condition OF tho inter
est you represent has been brought
about largely, II not altogether, by ndVefee
congressional legislation, ava that IL wiz
not again be prosperous until congress
SD all reyerIo the action OF he last session and
restore rates o, duty to those which pro
vailed under the tariff Of 1867; by which foI
the fret time IN tue industrial history OF
the country, equitable relations were oa-
tablished between duties on wool and those
on wooden goods IL car be conclusivsiy
shown that the teriH Gct OF that year CAV;
10 American producers OF both wools hnd
WOODEN goods steady merkots and seouri
expansion o. production, and that through
this expanded productionit gave contuiner'
cheaper woods and woolcns than were evtel
before known In America, and brought
IrceB for oil goods OF OF
| binary wear, aud OF many
for fine and luxurious wear, lower or NJ
| low, as known In Europe or elsewhere tht
repeal OF tho tariff OF 1867 on wool and wool
ems, was not ssked for, as has been allegeu
| by tho conservative business sentiment
| tho countrv. or by any considerable mum
| Der of American people. IL was brough'
about wholly through the Efforts OF I'M
porters and Others intere sted IN occurring II
| the United states a market Tor lofeiBt
wools, aided by few parties who deslieu
10 make use Of foreign products as wh, !
with which 20 subdue the American mhrh9
and menace American producers upol
whom they we're necessarily compete !; T.
RELY Tor nine ienihs of the wool required u
their business These combined influences
unpa'riolic and un. American, 70.
| TO the passage Of the unwis'
shortive and suicidal tariff set OF 1885, u
which, we firmly believe, msy be at;riO
uted the . esoni depressed coudiuoD u th'
wool industry. You have doubles, gen
| tlemeD, heard much OF late touching th'
soundness OF the policy OF putt raw
materials oi manufacturers OnciuNnf
wool) on the FREQ let. We trust you VII
resent such a propo ition, whenever anC
wherever made, with the indignation whict
| IL greatly merits. Wool ~ inished pro
duet oil a million nlck- owners Wit
have, by years OF intelligent and patien
labor, and expenditure OF lnrg'
sums Of money, brought their peodu-s u
| its present high standard OF excellence. IL
class IL simply ne raw meierisli us some
thing chat has been produced almost with
out cost or expenditure, time or labor.
| Is nm injustice, Ggainet which re trust yot
will enter an effective protest. Argument
used In defense OF The principal OF protec
| ton, apply % least rs forcibly 10 WOOL as x
any other article on the tatin soneuuie
Growing wool is equsl with the growing o
food and forsata, and with the manuiac
ture of iron and steel. The maintenance
| OF commercial, marine and navy
Of 81 national militia, q primary element 0
national defence in wsr, and hDancla
security and Independence In peace loss OF
neglect of which would deranee our entf'
MONETARY system and place ihe entir'
country in al its interests In condition 0
industrial and colonial vassalage TO ioreis
| producers, equally itEhl 10 tno uappiNS7o
and unbeooming 10 the dignity ant
honor of q nation whose annual inoress'
In wealth ia now three.iold that o
any other nation, and whose populanoir
nov gives il second rank among the CIVIL
lied EN- pires and first among free, cell
governing and enlightened people" The
appeal fiuaIly declares that wool-growef'
have a right to ask congress Tor the restora
ton of the measure OF protection, and con
cIudes In the following terme: Finally
believing desperate Diseases require heroic
remedies, we especially urge you to sustain
at tho polls Ter LEGISLATIVE o. o,
fees only such candidates as
are In favor OF adequately
protecting and encouraging the great in
dus!ry OF sheep huabsndry by voting TO 70
store the wool tariff Of 1867, ors.rate OF du.
ties at least as protective as these embodied
in.that act"
The report was unanimously adopted.
Tho remainder OF tho session wss takef
up by discussing methods for united sct.o,r
In tho pending national political canvass. IL
making the power OF tha wool growing in
dustry telt. Adjourned.