Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-13

Chicago Herald: In all the territor.
east of the Mississippi after twenty-five
years of protection there are no NOR
sheep than there we're IN 1861 1h'
wealth of the country has been tripied
but in sheep there is not dollar OF ms
gain. In view of the palpable fact tina
men are crowding sheep off the land the!
can make a better use of, Messrs. Blaine
and Foraker, urging the continuance OF
the duty "to encourage the sheep culture
among farmers throughout tne Unlon,'
are but wasting their sponaceous paia7ei
on all intelligent men. Fools there are
always willing to give Sir Oracle credenee
but every man who can read census re
pert can inform himself better. Mr.
Blaine should know something of Yer
mont. From 1860 to 1880, by steady de
crease her sheep dwindled from $4,000
to 40 900; loss Of 40 per cent. He
farms have increased in number IA PEI
cent, in value 1G per cent, and the ap
parent loss is bat her gain. Yet Vernon
will always rear sheep, for she has lane
that nothing but sheep can draw a Proh'
from, But the bonus Of 80 per cent. on
wooli ig not enough for her shrewd
wool growing citizeus. They have NIL
grated with their hocks "here larger
gam is possible.
Mr.. Blaine's faith in the credulity OF
men has been gained by his 50 long pos
ing as an oracle. The pagen priests had
the same unlimited faith, and they too
muttered words of omen when the offer
ings grew scant.
In the southern states, including Ar
kansas, the 5,3J3,oC0 of 1860 are less by
III 900. The importance of tho tariff to
promote wool growing ev.n
where, in great portion OF
the land, the conditions are
favorable, is menifest in this decrease.
For the hereditary habits OF the south the
shepherds life il too monotonoua, soil
tary and panstaking; one class must ret
rograde and the other progress there
before the business can be popular.
But besides these states, in which this
long experience should prove that WOO
culture cannot be stimI lated by the pres
ent duty, we have vast area on which
wool ia grown IA cheaply as IN New Zeal.
aud. There the sheep range is bought of
tho Maoris in the open market Here IN
the wide west il il had for tho taking. Al
Ieged Mexican or Spanish grants cover
ing leagues, few, confirmed by the
efforts Of lobbyists or the facility of the
bureau, are expanded with the elasticity
of tho claimants conscience to cover
more than tho space of states. When
these arc not discovered or invented the
fraudulent pre-emptor assigns by hun
drods TO plaster with patents the sections
coveted by those our tariff on wool does
"protect," and wealth that is germiuGted
by fraud and bribery thriyes upon its viii
lainy.
When in 1860 but 1000 sheep were
found, IN Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, Nevada, Nebraska, and Wyoming,
were in 1850 already $4,000, ninefold
their number in 1870. Kansas and Ore
Ron show / ,5s3, 900, whore in 1870 were
but 427 900 and in 1860 100000; and
Utah shows Mt the same dates 233 600
$4,000 $1,000. California and Texas,
5Ga, 900, against 3 100000 in 1870 and
100000 in 1860. In 1880, of over So,
100000 sheep l5,O00,0OO were already be
yond the Mssissippi pasturing ON lands
TINT cost their owners not one-tenth the
price OF New Zealand and We were pay
ing their grasping owners SloOO0,00O
annually to encourage wool growing
there. 1t ia perfectly safe to say that we
nro paying in 1883 full $20,000,00o, for
there ia unbounded room. and profits
guaranteed 10y tho votes of our farmers
unequaled since tho late Captain Kidd
Invested in his banting of "doath's head
aud cross homes"
Every sheep now there would have
been thore all tho same had there been no
protection. Both tho promise of profit
and OF security was as fair as Australia
could offer, and the wool Is nearer its
market, expense of transport and speed
of returns taken into account. Let the
farmers consider it. BY paying these
$50, 900, 600 we have donated these "pro-
teots" $3.50, 100000, for that is n greater
profit than they draw from their land,
and on such protects" only can fall the
''untold distress" Mr.. Blaine predicts by
the repeal of their wool duty. If this tic
titious capital should vanish, when they
find how much their patriotism has been
imposed upon, the sheep will still
be there; with tho natural profit
on them, their increase will be
as rapid aE in New Zealand.
Then, by repeating the duties on all
wooden goods, our manufacturers will be
compelled to introduce modern ma
chinery, and two bushels of their wheat
or corn will bring home as much from
the shop "a five bushels now do.
1t may seem invidious to state it, but
the truth must be told i'll the Herald.
Among these protects ere MIR. Blaine's
warmest friends, most ardent supporters
Dorsey, Elkins ct al, who inhahit these
ranches, whose fabulous values this in
iquitous law taxes every mans pocket TO
create His claim that the tariff cen
oourages sheep culture throughout ths
Union" is not well made. Tn, "nany in
forests its repeal would work ipiustca to-
are the mill in the dollar invested in the
conscienoes Of unscrupuious men to OBJ
tain those ranches and what is bad for
them is good for all other men.
SENATOR SrKwARr of Nevada. lrvpub-
licanl says: Unless a very different case
oan be presented against MIR. Lamar from
snything which has come under my OBJ
servation, shall deem it my duty to vote
for his confirmation and advise other re