Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-17

Mr.. JACOB On THE WOOL Dl1A'
Hon. JOHN :. JACoB returns to the
charge this morning and takes the REG
IsrER to task for regleCting to answer Ger
tain inquiries that he ~proPounded. In 50
far as those irqr..its referred 10 Senator
KESSA AID TIE alleged variance Of bis
u~,tsrancea with some Of the provisions Fl
the MILIS hIIL 1t is net incumbent upon
the EgGrSrEE 10 attempt an answer. sen
atcr EENNA is doubles able TO explain 20
Mr.. JACOBS satisfaction, his exact position
on the question ii tsrId reform.
tn not thg work Of the REGTSTEE TO
reconcile the U~t,ersuess or explain away
the honest differences Of opinion tia; may
exist between the members Of its party
Il invite a free discussion Of those dlfsr-
suoes and tsjls to accord to all a fair and
impartial hearing.
hRains. Mr.. JApOE's attack on its posi-
tion on the Mills bill, and the wool duty.
the REGIsrzR feels fully capable Of de-
Tending itself Il was hardly necessary for
Mr.. JACOB b make an extended quotation
from the Presidents message TO show that
the nte Of the wool duty il about thirty
per cent. No ore has denied this. TIE
exact dsgse Of protection derived from
this duty. IS an entirely different matter
The painful picture Mr.. JACuE draws
Of sheep bsi-s bought At oEs dollar EsT
had and Killed ior the PeIl and oil and
the carcass ed to the hog, under TIE low
auT cf 1859, shows that the
pzlt was the most vs'uahle product Of he
sheep; and Tit ia = tamil argument At o.!
il i an argunent Tor the increase Of ia'y
on imported mutton and no; wool. The
gsntlsmaa's dsnUnCiatiOn OF the rulings Of
the treasury department: rs equally vide
ofthe marx. he admits that under thee
Enlings the present tariff does not protect
the wool irlu-try. While not attempting
10 enter into q controversy on the merits
Of these ruling, We would suggest that
the removal OF a duty that does rot pro
tect will not he an insufsrable hardship 70
the dock masters.
Mr. JACuH P'essats sn array OF dgurs
TO show that the tariff reduction Of ISIS
aEz@G Z decided decrease in the number
Of American sheep. Granting that these
figures are correct, they entirely fail 70
prove that The reduction Of the duty aud
the decrease in the number Of sheep were
connected As cluse and effect. With equal
Justice the fa'hag ely in the HOcks might
be attributed to the change Of the moon or
the S1uisnsse war.
So much for the arguments advanced by
Mr.. JACOB. His inference that the free
WOOL rlsu-c uf the MILLS hill will prove
disastrous % Tie wool industry "a not JUS
titled. Foyty yslrs experience has shown
that the pr,cs Of American roOIs has been
uniformly higher when wool was on the
Tree list thsa when a high tariff tar Was
imposed The explanation Is at hand
American wools mus, be sold in American
markets Toe development Of the bone
market l. the only safe and sure way OF
Creating d legitimate demand for home pro
duct TG- interests OF our wool growers
then are ~i1seplrably connected with the
interests cr orr wool manufactures: what
encourage one builds up the other. Has
The high duty stimulated or depressed
-l8aGacturss2
We quote from the report Of the U. :. e
Commissioner to the Paris Exposition: q
The 6rss impression made upon an Q
American manufacturer by an observation y
{ the wooden manufacturers OF Europe. as 9
90 the Exposition, i the i'm .,
leasurahl- afvsntage which the wooden
an1factuger Of Europe hss in the CON u
and Of an unlimited supply Of wool, and n
her raw materials Of every variety, free W
duty" %
Il il asserted by experts that the best b,
fabrics cannot he made without a b,
Of foreign woods A tar that .
the American manufacturer to pay :
! exOFbitant price for these mixing ma
rails or do without them criPplss his in ar
and lessons his consumption Of
msTiesn wool With The oppressive duty e.
moved The American manufacturer Is q
aAbled to buy ehsaply aud sell eheapiy. :
can compete with he Earopeaa manu-
.eturer m tbs markets o. the world, he Z
an sen largely, ard under the increased )
consumption The demand Cor home wool - I
nereNsed. h prices are mere ~remunerat (
and the wool grower more prosperous
The chiesgo Tribsae. the leading Re-
publican paper OF ,he West says
I'VE now import $4,000. O0O worth Of
yoo2en zoois annually, and this must IN
elode lOosOO0OO0 pounds Of ano and