The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-28
WOOL GROWERS
MEETING IN BROOKE COUNTY.
Stirring Rssolatioas D'maadIsE the Restoration
oftho Wool Tariff Of lso7-Call for 4 aass Con.
,vrstlonia wheeling, =, bruar, 70 -AS,urdyl
s.aAd for Jus,les Asd Protection.

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NJ the ohla s,s,as,n.,, ,,ha 'h., ~ !. h.ns - AZ =.
kuocL,n. ,,owr ~. woo, ,o,;T h.a - naas T.. -
mia ola 'and husv ,own ,o.aav ,han su ,sa,,d ~
hove ha,ra ah,o ~ t.,.. .,s-.: 80. IL - y,
A'o o.on ao1o " i''.I very clea1 ioea o.
she estimation In which that action is held
by the people Of at least one county In this
great republic. have some acnna;n,arca
with. 4, ,r,In, ,on,,nv.,i,o. "a. =. -.
".'A t",'a W.. 'on't.ou'tics' aau ~ ID risk'
lng nolhlng 10 Say that IN point Of intelli.
gence these farmers stand with the beat,
They read. 90 irom homc often enouoh and
a. s,,n.h ~ - -. - IeA AAN
.A4 ouousA " Aiow "n"s 'neie ~ else"hefe
10 profit by, and they observe closely the
DRIFT Of events, am sure they know that
two and two make four. and tha. wben vor,
o,b,r,,, ,wo ~, h.,a'.. .;-V,s,, =,
"r;.a Moao; INK yIa u1s" nv ~. ". .ae. - ID
,rsSs @ ,bsnr;ss 70; r;,s W Xr .'Iu E.gm nv ep.u tee
onn.,,.a. sa .hso,,,t.sS M.sH ILL., ILL., sianh,ono, ot
uI;a ,s;.n NJ ata.n, inw Iim;. tavia! l!anks
ha u ossnroa a ,Sau 49,, ~ nJM' mh.. uu' YOU !nay
.nra,1" S"oa na,i 10y AtH" tb WA; 'ney want anu
- r.n-v ,rno,,., .s,au
i1b.ro. .o,Lo1 ,n;,h 80 =, -. -
corn,r t..,n..s. Ishana,..oa .: .a,,':,.. D.ovAo
mora ~ ,bor, =, ,a,r. ana a,a 49,. ..,., %.n
ont ra,a,d n ra,,v ,hav s,and ,o.a,h.. -.
tha wool ore.,;on undar ~. enoa,,.,sa w
ment OF ins wool tariff Of 1897 ,hov hsya
invested largely In sheep, increasing their
tlocks and aiming al the best results in
v ool production, They have adiusted the
general economy OF their farma Il, the ron.
ditions OF lhat tariff. have added to tho
wealth Of the sts,e and of the countrv-as
wool growers elsewhere have doneyand
now thew find Themselves confrontsd viii
a reduction which ,akes from the yalna of
their land, their eheep aad their industrv
Under this new tar;(f thew see an enormrn.
increase in wool importaiioEa, vrovinv
revenues from that s,nrre. and iower
prices far their own orodnr. They know
that this policy i. not in ihe in;srpa, NJ
revenue reduction. and thev know ,ha, II !,
has reduced their own revenue from the
wears wool elm. They know how thia "a.
uuctiou cane sb,ut. and they ara resen,;nu
ii with commaudable en.ryv.. 60 -
- d. .irrn;;,,,,,..,r,m.,,, .56
Pa. y " HhrhAaANiA'h Al-'' y. VIEW.
\ representative man VINO knowB his
business and is competent to oApeak, said to
me TO dsy "Yon NAV can vaaa th;a con,tv
d.. : -, !. .,,:...., .'.,'.,
'''a's - 'n0 o't'ef A1iu you wiz iiao
that our people are q Unit on this question.
They uncerst and it es we'll as any member
Gf Congress, or manufacturer, or 70 eign wool
growers gent, and they are determined TO
oe heard. That is why we have called this
meeting today. We DO not CONS together
TO nnd cut what our people think-We are,
uU.ns u.nl soMe Wy Gsta .niakiDg.out We
mard for iustice i've want5 # nndt rstood
,ha: welay asidc party politics 80 far that
We will support no party and no man that
nSsY uS iev;i WIN ,ha. hofe,9n Wool
iurers shall have ampls orotecIion % bnt va
want Them to .unders,and that ih.v cam,
break us down and Hold on to their nro.
ttcfiou. Ii We can't hava n fair ahow.
for oae.!!amNin favor Of abolishino tn.
whole pfotectiye syatem. so that ws NAV w
all stand m an; eoualit, Yrs I wnu,d "a.
gard ira. trade ss \ rTen, Na,ional cals nj.
ty-it Wonid .he sn1cide-hut If wa CON-,
distribn,e the henri,s nj tho nol;cv rndar
Which ihe Sho,e country hus nrosnarad %
eay let ma All commit snic;lle tooa,har y
This gentleman Ia a Democrst which
fact ia mentioned nerslv IN ahow +hat
wool proye,s-a ara treating ,he t,r;ff "a a
question Of ecnnomv-a business onea,ion
rather Than n noI;tIcai issue Rnt a
blind man NAV noe that nuder ceyta;n con.
ditions il nav be- found ncceeearv IN nse a
political oruan;z ,t;on % the most sfF.c,;va
weanon IN nomnel ;nstica I - ->''' :
- ~ ,rs, nr,,..n,S,
-, 'o't nAAAHp
Justice is the WORD used ny the1e men,
andit fits the situation. BY their industry
and enter,r;se they have increased tarab,a
L.. ;. ..,;.,.. - CO." IL, ~
..,;aS,. ..o.,.,, 80 h.o,..,'. - -, -
,ua,;..s -. 80 80 - ~ 49, 80, ~ ~ w. p.o
lion. trhe wool indns,rv has orown w or 'nn,;l
| it has place in every State in The Un on,
and In soma States in every county. II
war !n, anoula unnsppl.y naa ,;a come upon Us now
troeus in sEn"lish shodds: ue shoSId % send and
them to The field as well clad
in garments OF American wool as
ives that malchiess force OF men which
marched through Washington when the
unhappy strife tad ended. In the decade
from 1870 10 1850 the number Of sneep IN
the country iners aaed more than one hall,
o. percent, and tho increased production
Of wool was l3o percent. No other decade
IN our history approaches this. In the ten
years before the war, from 1850 to 1860,
untes tariff which was not for protec;
was :! percent The Tariff Commission,
which showed no very friendly side for the
wool induafry, was lorcad to admit that in.
creased production gave the consumer
lover priced woods; and this without
throwing down tho bars to let in deslruc-
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