Daily Republican., 1888-02-02
Wool and the TArlh.


l have been y wool grower for 40
years, $50 years in EnRlsnd, and durinR
that time l grew on an average two tons
Of wool per year. The last Is yearB |
have grown wool In America At an
average OF $50 tbI. per year; therefore |
have had the opportunity TO know she
1ihsrerce OF growing wool In bo b
countries. l went to England 10 1850
and brought home with me 13 sheep OF
the best wool and mutton producing
sheep there WAS In England. Experi
eDce has convinced me that the EnR!ish
| farmer can and does produce three
pounds OF wool and three pIunds Of
mutton for lees labor than the Ameri
can farmer can produce two pounds OF
wool or mutton. Australia and New
lealand have sill Q greater advantage
over the American farmer In the prc-
lducli1n Of wool and mutton, cuusider.
Ing ths quality OF the wool grown In
these four counties.
The American wool Is much inferior
TO the wool grown 10 these countries
Toe tariff On ~Col has been the only
char oe for the American farmer tC
oompets with then. | seems ver5
pTebRble our Legislators will take tht
tariff of wool and let 10 come In free.
the obi ct Is TO plAcs wooden mauutlo
tured goods at tho lowest price 80 thAl
Iev,Ty American citizen can have thu
Iopporiunity ~ ell jJy tue comforts OF 4
Woolen shit over q cotton Que, then
athLugh 3 wool grower with all ,b,
disAdvsntaGts 10 compete with the for
leisner, say by al means tske OIL thi
arm Of wool aud woolen manufAc-
1aN
Icitizeu hav. the comfurta Of woulet
lclothinR and b ankesE over the cottor
IRoodG. BstO-e cane to this country
"cre woolen clothing all the wute
months and know the Comforts O
WOODEN goods over Gotten goods.
L would have a wColsn shirt TO. mor
row II cou : purehLse IL At tbs piice
got 1t for IN EaglRnd Now II the dat,
On wool aud manufactured wooleI
EotCs las been tho cause that tht
AmsIloAn people As body are dtprlveC
Of woolen dlShirg TO protect the farm
srs ana Uooien EeBuiGcturerF, Ehe.
there Is such eurplus 10 the tieasury
IL is Aross Injustice TO mihiors OF IL,
merican pt0i 10. But to take tG6 dut,
OF oi wool and keep 1t on the WOO eI
msBu'ActI.td goods would Protect th
N Anntsctuter At the expetse Of tn
farmer in America whsu tJsy grg
thousand to one Of the manufacturer
OF Woolen oih 10 thie couotry. Beside
It1ts Rross injustice II would ouly love
> the price Of woJlen goods, The am M
RIOT tbs tariff now On wool In it's "a,
state, thus protecting ths nAnufsc M,
against foreign competition, gud lei
10 tha favored capitalist hAVe T. o npport-
" nifty to purchase their woolen eordl
N redue ID rate and still keep the pri,
OF Woolsn gOods up - price that
,Ip-r cent. u the Americsn cltzsl
II would not be able to purchase the
goods and enjoy the comforts OF the
) own production.
'oI If this IL the free trade policy th
IS ouI Legislators wlBh to impose on q
70 Anetioan Pc p e, It Is liIh time tn
{. ths Labor aud Industry OF this count
as protest against such urjlI aud .
r Iprincipled Discrimination Of the Ind,
IS Tles OF this country, or we mby il
u iew years lind the laboripR class in /
r. anne position Rs they size TO day
q England and down.trodden IrplAI
= 'ue class Of men eJioying . Il the luz
ties this world eau afford, while I
N multitude Of the people are depriv
OF the tcrssaIisB Of lfs II Ia We
i. plhin tn me thet tie American matt
y Goiug s.ep by step in tue same dir
ion' WIN. HOMsNooD