Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-24

RepublIean Paper Tells How the WOOL
Growers Are Demanding tho Pound of
The opponents of our present tariff
protected industries of the country hold
mortgage upon the Republican party,
and that, in its present effort to put on
new and enormously increased duties.
the party is simply paying OF that
mortgage. The high tariff leaders i'm
dignantly deny this and denounce it as
a wicked free-trade slander.
Now is it not positively refreshing to
see one of the most prominent of those
protected industries frankly take the
same view of the matter; and is it not
still more refreshing to see leading
protectionist paper publish the fact to
the world?
A staff correspondent of that sturdy
protectionist organ, the Philadelphia
Press, writes to that paper from Wash
ingtOn to say:
1.-THE proposition in Secretary Biaine's
letter to the President on the subject of
reciprocity with south America. which in
wolves the free admission of south American
woods, has cause som ething like senSa-
ton among the Western wool-Growers.
Chairman Mckinley. ofthe House Committee
| on Ways and Means. and Senator Sherman
l
received q large number of kilograms yes
| terday and to-day from wool growers, who
| are alarmed at the propos ition, and who de-
| clare that any such legislation would be
| breach of good faith toward them for thu
| part they took in the National election
| against the free wool policy of the Demo
| Gratis
It is perfectly delicious to see the
wool-growers pleasing for the pound of
flesh just as is was nominated in the
! bond" and when the stan correspondent
of one OF the foremost Republican pa
pers o the land tells US all about it, ve
may look upon the matter IS settled.
But even without this pspef's evowal
Of the party's obligse:ons to the wool
growers. does nobevery intelligenS man
know that che Republican patty de-
eends for its majorities upon the peeu-
mary profits which it votes out of the
peoples pockets TO the ehfiehment OF
protected industries? Candid Republic
ssa6 thehsefve4 must edmit that their
patty could hot holE together q single
Sess but Sor tao fAsncisl support of
the men vho afs benefited by its policy.
70 it not o shameful end coFfaptine
thins that greet political pastF should
prostitute the lav-makins power OF tho
Nation in such o way e to bPihs Gag
class of cisisens to support il?
But is it nos . melancholy spectac1se
4 Here is Mr.. Blaine recommending o
policy which would greatly enlarge tho
foreign market for our farm products
a1ad thereby go far in relieving our agfi-
cultural depression and recommending
that we sdmit South American sugar
and wool free OF duty in return; but at
this point-and here is the melancholy
spectacle-a little knot Of noisy wool-
growers '.jump from out the bush" and
shake their mortgage in Blaine's face
saying: mo rou don't! We helped to
carry the last election-we voted down
free wool-that was the issue; and you
would break faith With us. so soon? You
are pledged to pay Us for our support;
j if you turn your back upon us the wool
States Will go Democratic ut the next
election. We demand the pound of
sleshv'
And it has come TO this party that
used to boast Of being the party Of great
moral ideas bullied and threatened By
the very men whose allegiance it has
purchased With the peoples mOaey! q
great party, that has had and still has
it's statesmen. dictated to By those gho
have dollars at stake! great party be-
come a slave to the protected interests
that bought it and now seek by threats
TO shape its policy!
The throne Of Rome sold as auction!
There was where great empire touched
the lou water mark-touched mud! Hes
not the Republican party touched mud
also?