Fergus County argus., 1890-10-16

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nothing less than free trade. A tariff
that will not protect is equivalent to
free trade, and such policy would
bring disaster to America. Mr.. Nc.
Adow goes on record as opposed to
J fostering American manufacturing and
, protecting American industries from
foreign competition. In the above he
assumes that II protective tariff is a
burdensome tax on the people. This
is an exploded theory. 1t taxes the
importer, as has been demonstrated
time and time again. Why is it that
England and France are in rage over
the Mckinley bill? A Sheffield manu-
facturer recently said at public meet
ing, IL remember the time when the
American supplied work for the entire
city Of Sheffield, but the Mckinley bill
was bill to raise American taxes out
Of the pockets Of the Sheffield import
ers. Sheffield was not going to pay
British taxes and American taxes, tool"
| Mr.. Meadow gets right down to bust
ness on the wool question. Every wool
grower ought to read his letter. II he
has not registered he would be sorry
for the negligence. He at first appeals
to the sympathy or prejudice Of the
grower then further on pitches into him
with u malice that could only be
equallcd by Herr Most: He says: "In
the first place, the woolgrowcr is cats
paw for the money power While he
gets mere "sop" the manufactures is
making thousands. Take the wool
schedule in the Mckinley bill. II takes
two pounds Of our best washed wool 10
make one pound Of cloth. The in
creased duty by the new tariff on two
pounds Of our wool is > cents "a pound,
or four cents a pound all told
Mr. Meadows assertion that at
takes two pounds of our best washed
wool to make one pound Of cloth," is
u monstrosity on the face of il. Mon
iana wool shrinks from .JS to 10 per
/
in the grease secured by manufacturers
process and ready for spinning. IL Mr..
Meadow means washed wool to he such
AS is washed ON the sleeps back, a Gus
tom in vogue in the east, then such
woods to he entirely cleansed by manu-
facturcrs process will shrink from 10 to
~ per cent. Now let every school boy
in the county figure out the rest and
they will have fair idea Of Mr.. Nc
AdOw's assertion.
Mr.. Nc Adow continues in the same
line of absurd reasoning to show how
the manufacturer is getting u tariff Of
- cents pound on cloth to four cents
Il pound on the wool required to make
it. Having tried to arouse the wool
growers prejudice, he now shows his
sympathy for them in the following:
The wool-growers hocks are subject to
hard winters, destruction by wild animals. |
his care is constant and unceasing, gets !
the small pittance of four cents "a pound |
on two pounds OF the best wool while the |
wealthy manufacturer lives in "A palace,
has his buildings and machinery well in |
sured, and when il suits his convenience |
locks out his labor until they submit To-
starvation wasos, sots 4 oonto "a pound on |
the cloth. Just six times as much.
Now, every woolgrowcr knows, and |
in fact every intelligent man knows,
that wooden manufacturing throughout
the east has been almost at u stand
still for the past eighteen months, and
a great many firms have failed. Mr..
McMcdow should read up the sanity
utterances of Mills and Carlisle, so he
can catch the key note. He is making
discord - singing out Of tune. They
attribute the manufacturing paralysis
to the duty on wool. But the Mckinley
bill gives the manufacturer the protec-
ton necessary to compete with foreign
and a revival of the wooden
industry can be looked for.
Now Mr.. Meadow comes at the wool
grower with true Democratic venom.
He says:
But why should the farmers and miners
pay taxes to support the sheep industry
as you are pleased to- call il. With few
exceptions, IN this country, sheep men
have accumulated large fortunes. Men
who n few years since took small focks on
shares, can now count their sheep on a
Thousand hills, and have big bank ac-
rounts. They have free access to the ,
ranges aud travel through the country
Mt will, while the farmer is required to
pay one dolor and twenty-fiv cents per
acre for his land, office fees extra, and {
hen he il compelled at "a heavy expense ,
To fence his ground to prevent the sheep
rom destroying his crops. ! fail to see
any Justice in such legislation.
Can it he possible that the people Of
Ibis county desire a man to represent
hem who thus tries to arouse antayo- ,
nism between men engaged in different |
Industries. Our ranchmen should ask
Meadow how much he is taxed to
maintain county and state government.
The smallest woolgrower in the county
'ays more than he. Mr.. Meadow is
ndiscreet when he mentions taxation.
more than any other class
whether right or wrong-havc pro- r
ested against the exemption Of mines a
rom taxation. Farmer, your rustic n
odge is far different than the Rustic D
.odge" Mr.. Meadow has built down =
'ear Jackson, Michigan. But few wool u
rowers in this county have large bank
ccounts, and Mr.. Meadow has but
title regard for the truth in his asser-
ion. The prosperity and welfare Of
ny country is greater where the in n
ustries move along in harmony. n
here is an inter-dependance that I
ven the demagogue must recognize, q
ven though he may thirst for office n
nd glory. h