Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-03

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| consider adequate protection2
The witness-Enough to raise the price OF
| carpet wool to the price of fine wool.
MIR. Carlisle-1tis your idea that the govern.
ment should impose duty that would enable
you to have as much profit OH carpet wool az
| on fine wool?
The witness--I would like the same duty on
every pound of wool.
Mr.. Carlisle-What do you mean by the same
duty?
The witness-I mean that one class of wool
should pay the same duty as another class.
| Mr.. Carlisle-You have not told us the rate
| OF duty you require.
The witness-I leave that to the better judg-
| ment OF the committee.
| Mr.. Carllse-What is your own opinion?
The witness-I would have the same duty on
all wool-say 10 cents a pound
MIR. Carlisie-You think that it ought to be
10 cents pound on all wool?
/ The witness-I do.
WHAT EFFECT THE MILLS BILL WOULD HAVE
Mr.. Gear-What would have been the effect
on the wool growing business in Texas if the
Mills bill had gone into effect2
The witness-We would all have gone out Of
business, reckon.
MIR. Mills put series Of questions designed
to make the witness admit that the 10 cents a
! pound duty on wool was for the protection of
| capital, not Of labor-which was being robbed
lne salu) 10 that extent.
DEMOCRAT IN ALL BUT FREE TRADE.
| The witness replied with much warmth)
| that he would like to rob, not the poor man
but the rich man, such as Congressman and
Senators who were robbing the sheep raisers
! by not giving them their dues. He declared
| that he was a democrat-all but free trade, He
could not stand that He had voted for Presi-
| dent Cleveland the first time and would have
| voted for him the second time if he had not
sought to slaughter sheep raisers for the sake
| OF free trade.
! Mr.. Breckinridge-You are q revenue demo-
! crat?
| The witness-I do not know what you may
call ME. l have not the language TO express it..
MIR. Bayne-Are the farmers and woOl-grow-
ers OF Texas generally In favor Of protection
The wltness-I cannot speak for the farmers.
] know that the wool growers are.
Mr.. Bayne-Wlthout regard to party?
The witness-We are going to drop the ques-
ton of party.
The chairman-You must be very dscrimi-
mating IN regard to members. There are some
| members from Texas whom we want left with
us. [Laughter.l
PROHIBITION OR FREE WHISKY.
Mr.. Mills-Did not you try little Of that
philosophy last campaign?
The witness-Not as much as wish We had
done. There was another feature in that cam
n-prohibition-which elected some gen.
tlemen.
Mr.. Breckinridge-Is the democracy of Texas
strongly in favor of prohibition2
The witncss-No, sir. l am sorry TO say that
the democracy of Texas is in favor Of free
whisky. [Laughter.l l am a prohibitionist
myself. We did not try to centralize the wool
| interest in the last campaign, but the next time
we will try
Legislation WOOL GROWERS NEED.
After some remarks by Mr. Walsh of Mis-
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| statement.
He said that he was one Of committee ap-
pointed by the National wool growers associa-
ton at its recent convention in Washington to
make some remarks rs to the legislation " hich
wool growers generally believed was required
by sound public policy and justice. 1t was his
duty Che said) to address the committee on two
subjects-the first being the proper duty
on carpet wool and the second being
tho provisions Of law necessary to secure
an honest administration OF the tariff
laws. 1t was safe to say that wool growers
generally believed that a sound policy required
the imposition OF such duty on sOcalled carpet
| wool as would, in due time, enable American
wool growers to produce all the carpet wool
required for consumption in the United States
shutting out foreign impOrtations and giving
to the American wool growers the privilege Of
supplying all the carpet wool required for con-
sumption here. Either the protective policy
should be abandoned and the policy Of tree
trade adopted or else the protective policy
should be made effectual so as to give
THE WHOLE AMERICAN MARKET TO HOME PRO-
DUCERs.
Mr. McMillin-What would we then do for
revenue? Would you levy additional taxes?
The witness-I would give to the American
producer the privilege of supplying everything
that can be supplied in sufficient quantities to
meet all demands, at reasonable prices II we
cannot derive sufficient revenue from customs
we have the whisky tax, the tobacco tax and
other internal revenue taxes to the amount of
$50, 900, 900 year.
Mr.. Carlisle-Are you not in favor of taking
the tax of tobacco?
The witness-Yes.
MIR. CarIsle-And of alcohol used in the arts?
The witness-Yes.
Mr.. Carlisle-Then would you put duty on
tea and coffee?
The witness-No, sir. I am in favor Of ad-
hitting without duty such articles as cannot be
produced in the United States.
SUGAR.
Mr.. Carlisle-Are you in favor Of taking the
duty off sugar.
The witness-Sugar does not fall within the
policy OF protective tariff for the reason that
for more than twenty years, with protection,
the sugar industry has not been developed to
supply more than 10 per cent Of the consumption
OF the country. We can develop the wool in
dustry SO as to supply all the wool we want
MIR. Carlisle-We have not done so in one
hundred years. Would you take the duty off
sugar because We cannot produce enough to
supply the wants of the country?
The witness-I would take the duty of sugar
so far as it is imposed for merely protective
purposes But would have a reserve duty on
every foreign commodity that we cannot pro-
| duce sufficiently to supply the wants Of the
United States.
TEA AND COFFEE.
Mr.. Carlisle-Then you would put duty on
tea and coffee because We do not produce
either of them?
Tho witness-As to what would be q wise
revenue system submit that that IL q subject
which has not been assigned to me to discuss.
II were driven to the necessity OF putting
duty on tea and coffee would, of course, re-
sort to it
Mr.. Carlisle-Would not that be inevitably
the result of your policy?
The witness-f necessary to save the pro-
tective system would tax whisky not merely
10 cents gallon but Sl.50 a gallon, the full
extent to which the law could be enforced
The chairman--Is it not one of the COM
plants against the protective system that We
.re raising too much revenue?
The witness-Yes; and all the efforts of the
last administration and Of the present one have
not yet been able to get rid of the surplus
The committee here took q recess for half an
lour.
AFTER THE RECESS
Mr.. Lawrence resumed his statement The