Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-28
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JOB N'D0NALD SOUNDS THE KEY NOTE
IN INDIANA.
A Ringing Democratic Speseh-Ths Wool Question
Discussed - Erglani's POhcy-AmsricaDs
Swapping Jackets Among
Themselves.

SeUator Joseph f. Mcdonald delivered an
address here tonight in the Criminal Court.
The meeting was under the auspices Of the
Hendricks Club, and was generally attend
ed by citizens Of both parties. The speech
is regarded as the KEY note Of the tariff re-
form campaign in this State.
Senator Mcdonald began by quoting
from President Cleyelsnd's tariff reform
message to Congress; touched upon the sur
plus in the Federal Treasury and quoted
from the Federal Constitution to show that
the only power of the government to levy
tax is for its legitimate expenses, incurred
for the general z rod. He then took up and
considered the Mills bill at length, prom
ising that he would speak to some exteA =
Eom the Indian standpoint.
In reply to the charges made by the
Republicans that the wool clause Of the
bill was framed in the interest Of the
South, the speaker said: 80 far from
this being true with reference to the wool
and woolen tariffs and the changes pro-
posed, if they discriminate against any
section of the country IL Is against
the Southwest and Pacific States.
There have been. changes going on
from the very foundation OF our govern
ment in regard to what may be termed the
wool centers, that are irrespective of tariff
provisions In the early history of our
country. New England was the center of
| wool production; then it shifted to the
Middle States, then to the West, and final
| ly il passed the Mississippi river and is
located in the southwestern States and
territories and in the States Of the Pacific
J slope.
Senator Mcdonald quoted from statistics
to sustain this point in view of the interest
| # Indiana he declared was in cheap wool
| in order to have cheap clothing Hereafter,
Indiana would raise sheep for mutton,
rather than for wool. The speaker
declared that free wool would
iniure either the sheep raiser or the
laborers engaged in woolen mills; that
on the contrary, they would be benefited.
lie dwelt npOn this point at length and
illu st,ated it by citing the boot and shoe
and leather trade, which is doing large
EXPORT business, but still has spare manu-
featuring capacity, being able to fill its
orders, with only eight months work per
year, and he declared that with small
reduction in the cost Of raw ma
terisl would enable our manufacturers to
/ build up foreign trade sufficient to keep
their shops busy tine year through. The
Senator continued by saying that the
costly plants for the manufacture OF cotton
fabrics in New England, and those for the
manufacture of iron in Pennsylvania
were far removed from the source of the
raw material, depend upon the tariff for
their existence, and kept up the
price of their respective pro-
duets. 1T may be safely asserted
that the future success of the manuiac-
turing enterprises in the United States
will turn very greatly upon the questions
of the cheap raw material, cheap plants
and chesp machinery. Oar natural ad-
vantages in the production of cotton and
our mineral resources ought to furnish us
with cheap raw material in at least the
leading articles of manufacture; but cheap
plant and cheap machinery can only
be secured by relieving the articles
necessary to be used in their construction
of the burdensome taxation which they at
paesent are subject TO-"
He denounced the charges that the Mills
hill was drawn under the influences of the
Golden Club in British interests "a dema-
gogy, and proceeded to show what com
mercial results Great Britain has achieved
under her tree trade policy, and add
ed: From these facts, l know very
we'll that rs long as Great Britain can be
permitted to monopolize the csrryipg
trade of the world aod the markets of the
world outside of the United States, she Is
perfectly willing tnst we shall amuse our
selves by trading jackets with each other
inside of our lines; but that If some day,
as we undoubtedly shall, we break
through this crust of protection and enter
into competition with her in the markets
of the world, then we may expect that she
will throw every impsdimeut possible in
our way. The opportunity is presented
for our doing it now; if it be allowed tn
pass by it may be years before it is pre-
sented again in any form 80 favorable"