Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-08-28
Wool and tho Tariff.

II. &. LIBBY In Belfast Journal
We see In prlnt. and hear argued by
some Of oar Democratic free traders, ths,
TIE wool imported into thls country does
no, come In competition with the home
product q. 10 l. of dlfcr~nt grade and
no, produced here. wish 10 explain thA,
there are three grades OF wool known 20
tre trade and 10 manufacturers Clothing
wool, which ls OF short, nno nbre, and ls
prepared FOR manufacture by esrding,
rather than oomblng. which forms q felt
log surface on the cloth. saeh wool IL
prOiueed frOm Merino sheep and their
grades, and these sheep have been bred 10
their greatest perfection In Vermont and
from this state have been exported for
breeding purposes To Australia, South
America, the Western plains and the
island. OF the ocean. The second class IL
comblng wool. Years ago no wool woald
90 10 cont with nbrs lee. than four Inches
long. while bow with new Inventions and
improved msehlnsry nore one and . half
lpch ln length will DO, 90 that clothing and
combing wool are much nearer alike and
In price than formerly. Much OF The nne
Msrlno wool from well bred sheep, With
good length OF fofe, ls span into wor.,ed
yarn. Comblng wool 10 produced from all
The English breeds OF shesp-Coiswolis,
Leleestsrs. and the various families OF the
Downs, which srs better known - mutton
breeds.
Ss.rly all the wool grown In Ksn,ueky,
Tennessee and Pennsylvsnia IL q high
grade OF comblng wool. These sections
fnoyn a. the Biae Grass belt, produce The
linest mutton and lamb. on the continent
In many sections OF the New Englsnd
States where farmers cater 10 the prodae'
ton OF lambs this class OF wool II grown.
Tho thlrd class. known s carpet wool,
4. OF very coarse fbre, AL lengths, and OF
low price This wool is produced largely
Ia the Gulf States, Texas being the largest
producing State OF carpet wool. The
breeds OF sheep from which this wool 10
produced are OF Mexican origin and are
iound largely In the Soa,hsrn territories
and ln the mountainous sections where IL
has been found impossible 10 cross with
other breeds.
Now We can state as q fact that there 10
no nbre or quality OF wool produced on
the globe that cannot be dupliestsd In the
United States and II the protective duty
could be placed a. nity cents per pound, In
di.,Ine, Effects In less than I've years
the United States would produce Us own
wool. This woald also check the aeeamu.
lallou OF money In The National Treasury
a. IL would naturally shut out foreign
wool. No DOUBT the clergyman, doctor,
lawyer, merchant and mechsnic would
have 10 pay more for their coat bat the
farmer. who would be stimulated 10 great.
er activity by remunersuve prices, could
contribute more libefslly ~ the above
classes, whose avocs,ions are wholly de-
penden, on the prosperity OF the agrieul'
,ure OF the section 10 which they afe
placed. The entire business OF this eoun-
try Is eomprehended by three general terms
Agriculture, Manufactures and Com.
m.rce-and the two latter would become
extinct without the farm. We hear IL As.
serted that only one In every twenty-five
Of the Inhabitants OF the Uaiied States are
Interested In the production OF wool, and
that our protective tarif taxes the twenty.
four for the benefit OF the one. We sug'
ge., that our rulers should take thought A.
10 who hi. twenty nfth fellow IL. lie ls
the sun-burned. horney-hsnied, broad.
shouldered farmer on whom the other
twenty. -four merchants, mechanics aud
professional men mus, depend for their
support. We warn them 10 take care OF
aud protect that twenty.nnh fellow, and
We hope In the coming elections 10 see
these twenty .nflh fellows rally and break
AWAY from old names and Affiliations aud
vote for their own Interests.
There are but two distinct Issues on
which 10 vote at the coming election.
The Republican party Is distinctly In favor
of protecting American homes, American
Industries ard American labor. while 10
cannot be denied that the Democratic par
~. N not wholly composed OF free traders,
h cle.rly la favor OF 9 reduction OF the
,.rir. which history shows has always been
q curse 10 the American people.