The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-01-25

ahirts and drawers 66.0i /"
/" dry goods, women, children, 6S.74 /"
iiannels, average 74.l0 I"
/" weddings, bslsings, 67.e7 Z"
yarns 1920 /"
avsgson wool manufactures 6e.49 /"
The present duty on foreign wocls
under .he reduced schedule ~ shown
BY importatlons daring the quarter
ending Sept so. 1883, !. as follows:
On VOL clsshing wool, average 1917
" 2 oombing q" sssss 42.44%l
I" 4" ) oarpst /" 27S6%
II must DO remembered that a. the
tariff rates fare specific, that is 20
much pound, the ratio per cent Of
duty 10 cost varies with the Guctua-
tions Of the market. As the prices ad-
vance the per cent falls and as the
prices deOlioe the per cent rises.
Coincldont with the reduction in the
tariff rates on foreign wools there came
= decline In the prices Of the domestic
article and tho wool growers attiibut-
ing this decline TO this reduction, are
dissatisfied and demand . restoration
ofthe rates. It 10 safe 10 say that not
over one In fifty Of The easire populs-
tion Of the country 10 interested in wool
growing. II this duty is restored
where is the bursbsn 70 fall Mani
testify upon the consumers Of wooden
fabrics In this country for the increase
must be added 70 the manufactured
product EAd We export neither the raw
material nsr the manufactures Of wool
TO any appreOiAbls extent. The hsms
product Of 1888 may be safely put down
at SOC, ,000. 900 pounds, which is almost
Wholly classed a. clothing and conbing
wools, for We produce bat very lit.le Of
carpet woods. Then the reimpoailion
Of these rates means, 10 increase the
turthens Of the consumers of WOODEN
fabrics in this country 10 the extent Of
81, ,000, 900. which il - be put into the
WOOL growers purse by 30 legislating as
70 increase the valne Of his weol pro-.
duet three cents = pound Il means the
taxing Of forty-nins persons for the
benetit OF one. Not ono dollar Of this
%. .000, 900 goes into the peoples treas
ury, for It merely represents the en-.
hanseneHt In valae Of the home prodaet
by reason Of the increase Of that much
tariff upon like foreign article. This
increase, upon the basis Of the impOrta-
tions Of 1883, vould afford . revenue
Of about S295, 900 10 the treasury. In
other words, they ask the legislators oi
the county 70 restore these rates, %
that in getting one dollar into the treas.
ury they, the wool.srowers OF the eouu.
sry, can get twenty-six dollars intc
their own pockets taken from the pso-
pie who consume woelen fabrics. But
the country does not need this revenue
il has more revenue than il wants
Statesmen are raeking their brains 4
devise some way 10 dry up abe sources
Of revenue instead sf increasing them
II Is not enough for the wool-srower
Of Eastern Oregon that Uncle San
furnishes them with free pasture, the.
want him TO tax the rest Of his childrel
for their benefit. The growers Of whea,
corn, cotton, cattle and hogs, who mus
sell their surplus products in on Opel
foreign market, in composition with a
the wolld ,csnsums largely Of the manu-
factures Of woel and in my iudgmen
have some interest in this qusstio
which ought 70 be considered by thei
Senators and Representatives befor
restoring these rates.
! II has been demonstrated over an
over again frem the statistics Of woe
prices in this country, covering perie
of many years, during which time voc
has been subjected to varying duties
sometimes practically prohibiting, 9
eshsr times letting in the lower grade
entirely free, with moderate duty ur
on the higher and frmer grades, ths
the domestic product has always born
better prices under low tariff or whel
wool was free than during periods Q
high duties. This fact has been reiter
ated in this country and elsewher
many timss by publishers Of the highes
character.
The late commissioner OF customs i
q special report, made to congress i
1869, says upon this point, "it is fact
which cannot he ignored or controver
ted, that the periods when the Amer
can weol grower has received the high
est price in gold f,r his wool, hav
been coincident with the periods whe'
imported woods have been subjected I
the lowest duties" In speaking Of sh
removal Of the duties en- woods !
Great Britain and the protest Of tn
wool growers there made, asserting ths
the wool growing interests Of Englan
would be destroyed, he says; IN
such result followed bat, on the COS
trary, from that day to this the amour
of wool grown, manufactured, explore
ond nouerroa1 IN Great Rriknin hf