Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-01
FREE WOOL.
Roundabout Republican
Methad OF Getting 10.

The Roundabout Republican
Method OF Getting Ht.
Philadelphia Times.
1t would be useless TO attempt to dis
guise the meaning Of the recent decision
OF the United States customs appraisers,
at their meeting in New York last week,
chasing "all waste naturally made in the
process OF manufacture of WOODEN and
worsted fabrics, is the waste intended to
ba covered by the tariff act of 1883"
II is bold step toward free wool and it
means free wool as the future policy OF
tho government. 1t ia not called by that
name; but both wool growers and wool
manufacturers understand that it means
practically free wool.
BY this strained decision, that overruleg
the plain text OF the tariff laws and also
overiules the recent decision of Secretary
Window given on the 22i OF March last,
a large amount OF the best imported wool
is reduced from 60 per cent to 10 per
cent tariff duties. The amount of wool
likely TO ho imported OF tho reducsd rate
by giving it the Remblance OF waste, will
be- inst the amount of tine heat GLASS OF
wool that our manufacturers want, and
we ARE now about to reach, by violent
overriding of the Law, Just what the
Mills tariff bill declared to be necessary
policy to quicken onr industry and sup-
ply cur homo market with American
woOleus.
The people are not deceived nv any OF
theae awkward and violent tariff modifi-
cations in de tienee OF law. Tley are
simply contract obligations made under
the pressure Of political necessity, and
those who paid the price OF party victory
in cash, now demand, and ere obtaining,
their rewards. The first demand was for
a constructive increase Of tariff tsxeu on
woreted goods in violation of tho plain
letter OF the law, and 1t was given be-
cause it had been paid for In advance and
the party obligation had TO be INST Next,
the same wooden manu- 'acturers who had
mnde common cause with the wool
growers for high taxes on both wool and
woolens, demand that their raw material
| Bhall be made as nearly free az possible;
| and by the balaest trick in trade-that
OF putting up hne wool 10 resemble waste
they have now thrown the wool-grow-
| eHs overheard and forced another violent
| constructive revision OF the tariff in their
| favor By CHASING tine wool az waste aud
getting it at 10 per cent instead of GU per
cent duty.
This method of coming to free wool,
| which all the wooden manufacturers want,
| is treble fraud. Fiat il is a fragrant
fraud upon the government, by which
rillions of pounds OF free wool will ne
admitted ct iiya.sizthl reduction Of
duty; second, ii IL & Migrant fraud upon
the wool grnwerB who were promised IN
oreaaed tRr'H taxes upon wool by the
senate tariff that was made the party
platform for tho campaign; and, third. II
IS fragrant friend upop eoranuets, US il
furnishas q large portion OF the raw
materials CT Woolen Manufacturers free,
and yet taxes the people, all OF whoa
GoIHune wnolsHs, on the high tAais
adopted 70 justify high duties on wool.
It is pracsic ally mating near y ff0s raw
materials for nanh 'apturorB and giving
them I'll this bench. at the high protee.
ton needed by wool growers. The
Mills bill maaa wGcl srea for mannflct
usays and Iaduce1 the Isz on wuo,ant
ever 20 psr GEN. FOR the benefit OF con
sunavs; hua the frRuauent constructive
tariff revision Piqas capital everything
and consumers netting.
10 it not qDita tiGe tnat President Har
riH9n shpull cali u peremptpfy hal
along the whole linz on tho violent mod
ic1tinn of E4craa lave by nero ofiici4
cls.gtrnctiCi II the consecutive iacrt as
Of taTiI taxes on w2rFttas nnd tho con
structive reduction OF tRt;E taxes 90 Voc
arc 60 stand as prec ailut3 orr tN-iG l2E
will na accepted rs tins mere p!lything O
Temporary political Gcaidenrs 0as al
ninia,ration MAY, by constructions, re
duce duli3s, and EuHtusr lacrosse ;iutia
indefinitely, and Thus fling une rtaint
into every channel o. ministry and trade
and how cnud auy bnsinesa prosper ur
der such reckless yariHtioaH " politio7
: poweI? In ike manner, il pensiln Com
! missioner raunnr eau 're fatep pension
ers from G per month up 10 $50 at wit
: what can hinder Il futaro commissions
from "re.rstinq" psnsi3nerB frouI 30
: down to 81 per moatbi The PrpsideI
should see that his Rab1rdlnateJ az
atcadlIy drifting his administration OF
into tempes uoug sea OF laWlessnes
ana he shoud at once call halt and n
mand Ill needed reyisions Of the nation
c laws TO OoogreGs.
: Tho action OF the United States GU
toms appraisers Is notable as Confsssio
Z that free wool ia o Necessity to give pro
4 petity 10 our iniuatries; but there is
y right way aud wrong way to do eve
. sne right thing, and increased duties o
r worstsds legseue1 duties on wool az
4 increased pensions are questions whiC
l. baicns soluly 10 the law making pow
r and not to irresponsible political acc
dents who happsn to be appraisers
pension officials. Let US have free woo
Z, but lot US get it by lawful methods, n
4 by revolutionary docrees of petty plac
y men, who amply execute campaign CO.
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