Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-15
Wool AND THE TARIFF.

Intsrestfpg Debate In the House Yestsr-
day-SoPply and Demand and Not ths
TarfG lseuiate the Price Scott Sets Him.
self RlsAt.
WAsFfrGToS, ID. C., July 1.-THE
House went into Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, in the chair, on
the tariff bill, the pending schedule being
that in rslstive to wool. Mr.. Outhwaite,
of Ohio. r;diculed the assertion that the
effect Of tbs tariff had been to increase the
number sf sheep in this country. He
thought that the natural fscundity of
the focks had something to
do with the increase. There had
been an increase in the number of cows.
Possibly some protectionist would claim
that this was because cheese and butter
had been protected. The number Of horses
had increased, possibly on account of the
tariff on eurled hair. Swine had increased
in numbas The tariff on bristles might
account Ter this. But mules, upon which
there waslio protective tariff, had also in
creased. How did the gentleman account
for that?
Mr.. GysssrSs, af Ohio, sugEsssd thai
the increase was attributable to the de.
maud for mules in Indiana.
Mr.. 0uthwaite, proceeded to argue that
the high tariff had no influence upon the
price Of wool, which was regulated by the
law Of supply and demand. He quoted
satisfies to show that under a high tariff
the price of wool had steadily declined.
He did not claim that the decline was at
tributable to the tariff, bat to the increas-
ed supply of wool.
Mr.. Lsfollete, of Wisconsin, took up
and criticised Mr.. Carlisle's speech upon
the bill, especially that portion in which
the speaker endeavored to show the pros
perity Of the country during the low tariff
from 1850 to 1860.
Mr.. Scott, of Pennsylvania, referred to
the recent speech Of Mr. Kelley, giving an
account of the interview between himself
aud Mr.. Carnegie, in the committee room.
Mr.. Scott pronounced the statement made
by Mr.. Kelley to be tissue OF misrepre-
sentations from beginning to end, and
made out of the whole cloth. He
then proceeded to give his YER
sion of the interview, which be
said touched upon Mr.. Carnegie's citizen
snip, and not upon the tariff, He also re-
peated the substance of q conversation he
had with Mr.. Carnegie, in which the lat.
ter admitted the truth of the statsment
that be had made one and half million
dollars in one year under . protective
tariff.
Mr.. Ford, of Michigan, said that
it was for the country to
choose between cheap whisky
or cheap clothing. The wool tariff was
burdensoms. There was scarcely breeze
when the iron and copper schedule were
passed upon; but now, backed up by
subsidized press, the Republicans tumbled
over one another to get to the front
aud denouncs the wool schedule.
He did not believe that the Of
feet of the bill would be to
decrease the price of American wool. Put
all of the protective tariff You please on
wool and you could not produce all of the
needed varieties of wool. But it taxed
the manufacturer and thereby hurt the
farmers best customers. The msnufsc-
turers of the country asked the farmers to
work and stint and pinch, while they
took their ease. This was the feast that
thefarmers Of the country were invited to
partake Of by the Republican party, but
he predicted that they would reject it on
November 6sh next. Applause on Demo
cratic saisbet ~
Adjourned.