The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-10
Wool md Politics.

Wool will be factor in the campaign,
says the Columbus State Journal.
1t is not the fault OF the wool-growers,
but their misfortune, that the finished
product OF their industry has been made
the football of partisan politics. One
party favors a reasonable protection to
this important American industry, by
taxing tho foreign product brought here
for sale; the other has not only declared
in favor OF free wool, but has made "free
wool" the password, the "shibboleth" OF
party fealty and the test Of Democracy.
The Journal continues:
II the voter can frame his mouth to
say "iree wool" he is recognized rs n
modern Democrat in good standing by
tho leader OF that party. If he cannot
frame his mouth to say "free wool, or
hesitates or suffers, he is adjudged n
political enemy to be drummed out OF
the Democratic camp. Strange, isn't it,
that under this test Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew
Jackson and James Buchanan-tive
Democratic Presidents OF the United
States, who together administered the
government for more than thirty years
would be adjudged disloyal and
drummed out OF the Democratic camp!
The successful existence Of this great
American industry is political ques-
ton to be decided by the result Of the
election next November. The price Of
wool, whether it shall 60 up or go down,
turns on partisan politics instead OF
business principles. Wool is high poll
tics! Business recoils from the sugges-
ton OF such uncertainty, and however
much producers, merchants and manu-
iacturers of this staple may deplore the
present outlook, they cannot correct it
and deal with it us matter OF business.
Wool is politics. The conflict RACES the
ficrcest about the golden fleece" and
the innocent sheep. Mills says that eff
free wool is stricken from his bill there
is nothing left in it worth fighting fol"
Wool is the outpost that guards the
citadel OF protection to American indus
tiles. That surrendered to British
free trade, and the other industries, one
after another, must yield to British
gold.
What say the flockmasters? Will they
stand idle and see their hocks destroyed
by such wolves, when they can so easily
protect them with the ballot? They can
and will elect the next President and the
next Congress.
Justice Bateman 4 Co., wool commits
sion merchants OF Philadelphia, July 8,
issued a circular showing the average
price current for the last four months at
Philadelphia; also price under the Mills
iree-wool bill, based on the average price
OF secured wool in the London market.
1t shows Ohio and Pennsylvania washed
clothing woods, NX and above, 2S cents
per pound; same under Mills bill, III
cents per pound; fine delaine, washed,
wool, X, XX and above, 81
cepts per pound; under Mills bill, 90!
per pound.
The above arc average Philadelphia
prices on last years clip. The highest
offering for those qualities net to the
farmer for their years clip is % cents;
and II wool is placed on the free list by
the passage Of the Mills bill will fall at
once to IL cents per pound net to the
farmer. Citizen wool-growers, please
study these figures and take your choice.