The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-09-30
THAT 5O-CENT WOOL.
Which the Republicans Promised
A Concise History of the Republi.
can Party'S Tariff Measure.

suS "iu uo"SC VI ACoVs Wucu lucy EbrOm'
ised shat the wool grower should receive
so cents per pound for bis wool in case
Gar field was elected President. it is we'll
To remind them how they began to leg
islate against the wool grower as soon
as their last Administration got into run.
ming order. We say against the wool
grower, because the tariff measure which
the Republican party formed and passed
discrimina,ed against the wool grower
and the farmer not onlv by reducing the.
duty on wool but by increasing it on
manufactures. Thus, whether the re-.
duc'ion of the wool duty is the cause OF
the low price of wool or not, it is Ger :.
tain that tue farmer i, compelled to paw
high prices for everything be buys while
receiving but very low prices for every.
thing he sells. In short, the present
Republican tariff law, like every other
tariff measure passed hy that party since
it came into power, is all in favor of the
manufacturers, who are in fact the peis
Of the party, and against the farmers and
all other consumers.
The following Is q concise history OF
the inception, construction and final paSs
sage OF the present tariff Law by the last
Republican Congress:
l. A Republican President recon.
mended reduction of the tariff on wool
in bis message to Cong ress.
2. A Republican Tariff Commission
reported hill to the House embodyi inp
this reduction, but increasing duties on
manufactures.
8. The chairman Of that commission
was the paid attorney of the New Eng.
land woolen manufacturers.
4. A Republican Committee Of Ways
and Means of Republican House in
trodnced the hill which included the re.
duction on wool and increased 1t on
manufactures.
B. A tariff Measure originating Id o
Republican Senate contained q clause
reducing the tariff on wool.
6. This tariff bill. reducing the duty
on wool and Incl, easing it on many man.
u'actured articles, because a Republican
party measure-as such it was adopted
by the Republican caucus-and. BY the
aid OF Conference Committee, was
forced through both Houses of Congress
at the dic,stinn of that caucus
7. That Conference COMMITTEE OF the
two Republican Houses Of Congress,
composed of niue Republicans and one
Democrat, insisted on aud retained oil
the inequalities OF the measure, incIudirs g
the wool reduction and the increase on
manufactures.
8. The dill could not, in its regular
order, and open to discussion. have pas.
sed the House OF representatives, so
near the close of session, but at the die.
tation of the Republican cancus it va
forced to vote by changing tie rules Of
the House-an unheard Of proceeding in
the history of our national Legislation
Col j. D Taylor voted for tbs change
of tie rules, and thus aided the manu-
factwrcrs Of the east to gec thtir bill be
fcre the House, and rendered the reduc.
tion certain
9. The record shows that the bill pas
sed both Houses OF Congress by the FOL.
lowing vote:
VOTE IN THE SENATE.
See Congressional Record. March
81, 1883 page "a
R. puhlicans voting for tariff bill, 30
Democrats voting TO, tariff bill, l
Independents voting for tariff bill, l
Total, 80
Democrats voting against taria bill. 20
Republicans voting against tariff bill, 2
Total, 81
VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
See Congressional Record, March
IN, 1883 page 80
Republicans v ting tor tariff bill, 1913
Democrats votilg for tariff bill, IL
Greenbackers voting for tariif bin, q
Total, 1872
Democrats voting against ta'iff hill. 90
Republicans vnine against tariff bill, II
Greenbackers voting against tariff
bill, 81
-
Total, ll6I
Had either John Sherman, Senstor
from Oaio, or John A. Logan. Republi-
can candidate for Vice President. voted
against the hill. il would have been de.
feated Both the Senators from Maine,
who are bosom friends and companions
of James G. Blaine, and bis most conf
dental personal ana political associates,
voted for the il. No one disputes that
II James G Blaine had been in the SEN
ate be would have voted for the bill.