The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-25


which reported to the Secretary Of tn
Treasury. The question arose whethe
Fart India cashmere should come int
class 2, combing wools, on into class
carpet wootB. The committee voted Z Il
3 to place 1t in class as carpet stock.
refer to this for the purpose Of showing
how fraud is practiced by improper
classification, and gives US in Ger
tain sense less protection than tht
schedual rates. This Is only to bI
remedied by Congress, by sending homes
experts to make Investigations and report
back TO the House the proper classitca
ton. The duty that lies upon us all a
wool.growers is TO aid the National Asso
citation to ferret out and make known
these frauds. To this end we must keep
up our organization. County associations
should not snpplant, but aid US with mer
and money"
President Mcdowell said in conclusion
that sheep had never been 80 low, and
though other causes might have con
tributed, the tariff reduction was the
main reason. In illustration Of his poin
he would say that in the past summer he
had seen an eighty pound sheep sold fol
u cents, and 50 head for s.. These were
Of course, "scalawags"; but he had alsc
seen a 90 pound sheep sell for one dollar
and that animal was shipped to the East
Liberty stock yards. It was true that cat
tie also we're low, and in his judgment
bottom had not yet been touched. Every.
body had been rushing into cattle, many
Of them dropping sheep. But sheep and
wool will be better the indications point
strongly that way.
CONGRESSMAN DAINE.
Col. Bayne, member OF Congress from
the Twenty.third District, being pres.
ent, was asked to address the association.
Col. Bayne said he claimed to be con.
sistent protectionist, and II he had had
his way there would not have been re.
duction Of the wool tariff. He voted
against the tariff OF 1858 as he had opposed
the Tariff Commission. He took this po-
siton because he knew 1t would difficult in
the future TO get such tarifas the Morrill,
tariff oflSGl. A tariff hasan effect outside ol
the industries which itprotects. 1t helps
to keep within our own domain the pre-
cious metals. There are between 600 and
700 millions Of coin. This vast accumula-
ton OF coin is attributable to the Morill
tariff, the only protective tariff that has
ever had fair trial in this country. No
other protective tariff has ever lived
longer than ten or twelve years. On the
accumulation OF coin the greeuback is
made as good as gold. This great benefit
OF protection cannot be oVerestimated.
That this has been the effect OF the tariff
OF 1851, we have only 10 look at the his
tory Of the los tariffs we have
had. Under protection we accumulate
coin, and under low tariffs the precious
metals are drained out Of the country.
Protection Is aa essential to 9 sound imam
cial system. The farmers do well 70 foster
a protective tariff. There must be organ
izsd effort to secure results. A Solomon
could not 20 to work and influence Con-
gressmen by fair argument. Organized
votes are what you want. Naturally FARM
ers are neglectful OF their interests. When
the tariff OF 1883 was under consideration
he recognized that the duty on wool
under the former tariff was not
TOO high. He supposed that the
importations under the act OF 1883 would
DO still greater. The-reduction by that
act amounts at least to 10 percent. On
the face OF the hguEes It shogs 20 percent.
Greater importations ot wool must be eS-
pected under rthistaritf when the depression
has lifted. There ought to be scarcely a
pound OF clothing or combing wool import
ed into this country. He was free to say
that he did not seq much hope OF better
ing this tariff. He thought the present
Congress, il 1t did anything, would cut
down the tariff in all directions.
Mr.. Charles BuEdett Hart, OF Wheeling,
urged all wool.growerB to organise snt
work for adequate protection for their In
dustry, =,
Col. j. s. Stockdale was unable to say
why it was that farmers did not show
more interest In their own affairs. -Four
circuses in Washington county this year
had drawn more people than all the wool
meetings in ten years. This ought not to
be. He thought the efforts OF politicians
to make capital out OF the wool question
had something to do with the un-
willingness oil farmers to come tor-
ward in this matter. II anything
ia to be done, there should not be
an attempt at general revision, but a sim
pie resolution affecting the one article OF
wool. Eastern people are not informed
on the wool industry. They don't know
what 1t costs to raise q fleece OF wool.
They are accustomed to look on q Wash
iugton county man as an ineipient banker.
II woolgrowers meetings were large for but
one year the selfshness OF Congressman
would lead them to listen to the WOOL
growers and give them what they want.
A letter was read from General James
s. Negley, CongTe6sman.electt from the
Twenty-second district, regretting that be
could not be present. He thought this a
good time TO band together to meet the
freetrade piotters. Congressman Oscar
L. jackson telegfaphed his regrets.
NEW oTHIoERs.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President ]. O. McNary, Washington;
Secretary, W. A. Herriott, Allegheny;
Treasurer, W. W. Nelson, Beaver.
General AfcNary declined the honor,
but it was thrust upon him.
Messrs. Axtell, McNary and Mcdowell
were appointed a committee to formulate
at once plan to raise money to deiray
the expenses Of a delegation to Washing
ton, in caSeit be thought necessary to send
The following delegates to Washington
were appointed: John Stockdale; w. O.
Mcfarland; J. @. McNary; their expenses,
estimated at Sl20, to be raised by q pro
rata tar on tributary county associations.
The following resolutions were unani.
mously adopted: - -
WHEREAS, in the operation Of the tariff
Of 1888 the whole wool-growing interest OF
America has been prostrated and the
flocks are decreased 70 such an extent
that wool.growing will-no longer be re-
garded as Of national importance.
Therefore, Rslolrsd, That 1t 10 only by
legislation that we can have any relief