The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-03

the world. Let me inquire somewhat in
the language of a distinguished senator
what care they for the sweat and tears Of
toll !" What care they as long as they car
rear their palaces of marble fit for dukes
and kings and exploit their massive mill
ions in the great word of show and parad-
upon both sides of the ocean, arraying
themselves more gorgeously thar the birds
of the tropics, radiant and flashing with
diamonds and with jewels more costly than
those of
CROWNED HEADS,
strutting up and down the stage of life In
imperial velvet and purple, fareing every
day upon the choicest delicacies afforded
by the earth and sea, served by gilded Inv.
cries in plates of solid silver and
gold? What care they for the sweat and
tears of toll not their own? No, gentle.
man, the tariff is impotent to prevent this
inequality. The real competition with tile
American wage worker comes from the
stimulated and induced pauper labor of Eu-
rope, shipped here under contract with the
same American manufacturers who would
now make you believe they are laboring
for the elevation and dignity of American
labor. Labor is on the list. Labor must
protect itself.
THE PURLIC LAND VENT.
Our republican friends must commence
to reason int talk sense. This Is a cam
palgn of intelligence and every voter has
got his eyes cooked n his ears opened.
Why don't they tell you that as long as
this country possesses a vast domain of
public lands, preserved by vigilant and
faithful officers for settlement by its citi-
zens, so long as the population is scanty
and labor is in demand, so long will the
price OF labor remain high in this country,
and in exact proportions as these public
comes dense the rate of daily wages will
decline. The democratic party can
SAY II PRIDE
n satisfaction that Cleveland's admins
tration has prolonged the time when our
public lands shall be Open to settlement by
the homeless, by the restoration of $685.
1874 80 acres of lands of the public domain
unlawfully Int fraudulently held by the
railroads, and, what is of more Importance,
this administration announces its deter.
mined purpose to continue the good work
of forfeiture until every foot of govern
ment land unlawfully withheld by them
shall be restored to the public domain.
But whenever these lands shall have been
absorbed, whenever the same conditions
exist here that exist in Europe, then, int
not until then. will the wages in this cOun-
try sink to a European level.
THE WOOL QUESTION.
Having considered the tariff in its appli-
cation to labor, let US see briefly how it af-
fects the price of wool ant lead, the two
articles about which our republican friends
are COuSbhuliy ubEplUR. L nave llSitUtu LU
a great many discussions of the tariff on
wool, and l want to say that 1t is my delib-
crate Judgment that putting wool on the
free list will not only rebound to the con-
sumner at large, but will benefit the wool
grower of Montana. l endorse the views
of MIR. Springer, of Illinois. He says, in a
speech delivered in congress-: There has
been a constant increase of sheep IN the
ranches in the territories and in the states
west of te Missouri and Mississippi rivers,
while in the states east thereof there has
been a falling off, since 1857, when high
tariffs were enacted to protect w%oOlgrOw-
ers. The states east of those rivers pro-
cured the tariff legislation to protect them
not only from foreign woods, but also from
the woods grown on the ranches and plains
west of those rivers. The Western sheep
interests were not taken into the protected
circle and have received no practical ben
eft from the tariff. The tariff was intend
ed to keep out the fine woods of Australia
which comes IN come in competition with
the woods grown in Ohio n the states
east of the Missouri river. 1t would vastly
improve the condition of sheep husbandry
In the territories n extreme Western
states If the fine woods of
AUSTRALIA COME IN FREE.
This would increase largely the demand
for our coarse territorial and western woods
to mix with the finer grades in making de-
sirable qualities of cloth. An increased de-
ht-tAN 49, hAo Va ia
and thus the conditions would be greatly
improved by admitting 1t free of duty. But
there would also be an increased demand
for all grades of wool, as the manufacture
of wooden fabrics would be greatly stimu-
lated and increased by lowering the price
of wooden goods and bringing more Of them
and better qualities within the reach of
consumers, who constitute the great mass
of our people,
If there is anything in the argument of
our republican friends in the east that put
ting wool on the free list is going to destroy
the sheep business In the east where lands
are worth 500 per acre, and which can be
more profitably employed for other pur-
poses, then surely territorial woOlgrOwers
with free range and free lum Der for sheds
ought to profit by their loss. Ii the theory
of the republican party be correct, then the
territories are destined to become the great
sheep ranges Of the United States.
THE WOODEN MANUFACTURES
has no cause of complaint, but like a few
of the wool growers in Montana, who have
free range and free timber ior sheds n
who could raise sheep proftably Just for
the increase il they did not get a pound of
wool, they want the earth, and fall in line
demanding more protection, at the expense
of every man, woman and child in the
United States. OF course the wooden manu-
facturers had to stulify themselves, but
what matters that. In 1855 they addressed
a letter to the commiss oner of internal
revenue, by him to be submitted to CON-
gress, and mere is what they said: "The
committee does not hesitate to affirm that
independently of considerations OF general
public policy
DEMANDING DUTY ON WOOL
the wooden manufacturers of this country
would prefer the total abolition of the
specific duties, provided they could have
all their raw material duty free and an
actual, not protection of % per cent" The
Mills bill leave them 50. SO per cent, 1889
per cent. more han they asked in 1855.
This was signed by the national ass0cia-
ton of '.yool manufacturers and by John
l.. Hayes, their secretary.
1t may be that a reduction of three
fourths of a cent on lead ores will tend to
reduce the price of lead in our silver bullion
wien 1t reaches the market of the east.
Under q law enacted by the republican ad-
ministration, and still in force, we have
seen the lead ores of Mexico poured
into the United States without the pay
ment of duty. Came in
ABSOLUTELY FREE OF DUTY.
1t occurred in this way, under the present
tariff laws, silver and gold ores are on the
free list, and lead ores pay X cent tariff,
or $50 per ton, but under the construction
long prevailing in the treasury department,
it is held that If upon a sample of the ore it
contains an assay value of more silver or
gold than lead, the shipment is classified
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