The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-24

ana at the po,s We VIII sustain only sucn men
and party organizations as are n FAVOR OF pro
tecting and encouraging ana SUSTAINING sheep
husbandry in the United states by restoring
the wool tariff OF 1865 or lis equivalent. AND
that We will not support any party or political
candidate until they have clearly defined thsk
position as In favor OF the restoration OF seid
tariff.
That we favor a wise and comprehensive
system of economic legislation best caAlculat
ed to foster, develop and sustain all American
industries that can lie probably pursued by
our people, whereby employment may Do
given a. all of the laboring classes, not AT she
prices paid 10 the laboring poor III foreign
nations, but ut wages that will secure 10 tho
workingmcn of the United States such cdu-
oational, religious and social privileges and
such physical comforts as the frcemen OF
this free nation are entitled TO and ought 10
That we repudlate the doctrine of free trade
Us tallacious and impracticabie theory, sus-
tanned largely by the money OF foreign capt.
talsts who desire the control of our markets
for the sale and consumption OF goods pro-
duccd whore labor is cheap and money album
dant, andwe regard rs unworthy OF respectlni
consideration the theory of those mapu'act
urcrs who claim that raw material shall be
free while their fabrics are protected. We
ask with emphasis why labor required TO pro
duce wool is less worthy OF protection than
labor ut the spindle and loom where the fab
ricS of wool are produced.
That the longcontinucd, pa pable and sys-
tematic underva,uutiOn of imported woods,
resulting, rs il does in the loss OF much rev
enue to the Government and rohhing the
American wool-growers OF the protection
sought to be conferred 10y tariii, and whCh
the Secretary of the Treasury declares VIII
continue under existing laws demands and
should receive the immediate attention OF
Congress.
The resolutions were signed by Albert
Chapman, Vermont; John Bay, New York;
r. A. Pugh, West Virginia; A. ID. Whit
more, Wisconsin; Edward Brunsun, Kansas;
Mortimer Loering. Indiana; 5. Y. Smith,
Illinois; II. McAlister, Jr., Colorado; l..
l.. Seiber, Missouri; r. II. Claridge Texas;
p. Jansen, Nebraska; w. Ii. Cowden,
Ohio; William Ball, Michigan, and W. L.
Archer, Pennsylvania.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-The Wccl-Growers'
Convention reassembled at nine o'clock
yesterday morning.
Mr.. ii. McAllister, of Colorado, ad-
dressed the gathering. In the course 0f his
remarks he said that Colorado was united
the tariff on wool
Secretary John NJ. Miller read paper
written by John Mcdowell, of PenRsylva-
nia on the all absorbing topic to woOl-
growers protective tariff.
Prof. Van Buren, Denslow was requested
by President Delano to address the cORven-
ten on the Tariff" He did so, and was
loudly appiauded.
The address urges the wool-gr0wers and
sheep breeders of the United States to sus-
tain at tho polls for legislative officers only
such candidates as are in favor OF adequate
Iy protecting and encouraging the great ia
terest of sheep-husbandry by voting to 70
store the wool tariff of 1867, or rates OF du-
ties at least as protective as those embodied
in that act
The following resolution was adopted:
Reaoiped, That the large and increasing
amounts of shoddy being used in Tho manu-
fai SEe of clothing fabrics, thereby dispfss3snH
many million pounds OF wool, calls Tor The en-
actment of laws by the several states by
which all goods shall be labeled by Nh ven
der, so the purchaser may know the kind aad
amount of adulteration.
A resolution looking to the establishment
of quarterly periodical to be published in
the interest of woOl-growers was passed.
The committee appointed Monday to
draft an address to the woo[gr0wers OF tho
country reported an address which was
adopted.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-The Wool Growers.
Convention, at its closing session, Tuesday
afternoon, decided to establish quarterly
publication in the interest OF tariff legislation
affecting the wool-growing interest Of the
country, and committee was appointed to
carry out the project. On motion OF Mr.. Cod
ding, of Kansas, committees Of three each
were appointed TO attend the Republican,
and Democratic National Conventions
to secure, il possible wool-taTif
plank in the platform Of eaeh Tho
committees selected were J. Ii. Hop
pin, of California; p. Jansen, of Nebraska,
and Columbus Delano, OF Ohio, Republic.
ans: and Colonel John St0ckdah, of Penn
sylvania; w. X. Cswden, oil Ohio, and Col
0nel Lester b. Faulkner, of New York,
Democrats. The Convention then ad-
j0urned.
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