Telegram-herald., 1890-09-20

VIII the Grand Rapids TELEGRAM
HERALD or the Lansing Republican
please tell Us wherein the tariff on WOOL
differs from the tariff on sugar, Why
IS the former a blessing as h0tn OF our
c0ntempOTar es c on record as describ-
ing the wool dutiesl and tie latter an
injustice? We have had over thirty
years of top-nOtch protection OF wool,
and vet the ilOck-masters of this cOun-
try are able to supply only little over
one-third OF the tOtSl amount required
for home consumption, According to
the reasoning of our contemporaries
isn't tins an interest that has proved It.
self 20 he unworthy of protection ?'-
Lansing Journal.
When the TELEGRAM-HERALD sees q
contemporary in need of enllghten-
ment, it is always willing to afford re-
lief. 1t has heretofore contributed
sundry items to the journals stock of
information. Nor has the Republican
been at all backward in giving the
Journal wholesome instruction. Be
tween US both we shall make this q
campaign OF education" to the
Journal.
What is the difference between wool
and sugar? In the first place, We pro-
duce about one-tenth of the sugar we
consume, while the Journal says that
we produce one-third of the wool we
need. There IS quite a difference 10
begin with. After years of steady pro-
lection, we DO not produce as much
sugar as we did thirty-fiye years ago
and only one-tenth of what we require.
Louisiana is the only real sugar raising
area we possess. On the other hand.
wool with all the disadvantages of in
sufficient protection during much Of
the time, has proven itself worthy of
attention. Our wool area comprises
nearly all the States in the Union. 1t IS
more than probable that this country
can produce every particle of wool we
need and our agriculturalists should
have the chance to do 1t. There are
thousands of acres IN this country un-
tried as yet, but which would be
covered with fiocks Of sheep under pro-
per encouragement. Texas, Colorado
and the Territories can furnish us with
the cosrser kinds of wool, just as soon
as we ask them 10 do il, instead of send
ing away for that commodity. But no
means known TO the ingenuity OF man
At present can extend our sugar-cane
area.
Again we repeat, for the pleasure of
the Journal. that It IS the opinion of the
TELEGRAM-HERAL that the tariff on
cane sugar IS a tar, and always VIII be
50 long as we depend upon our present
area for the only source of competition
with the foreign product. And the
present tariff on tin platesis 8 tax also,
because we do not produce any our
selves. But the Republican party pro-
poses TO put a restrictive tariff on that
article. Why Because this country
has abundant supplies of iron, tn, skill
and labor, waiting the opportunity to
develop a tn plate industry that Viii
soon teach the manufacturers Of Wales
themselves how 20 do 10. This country
has many more glorious possibilities
than ever entered into Democratic con
ceptou. The Republican party alone
has faith in American possibilities.
The Democratic party is a dead weight,
and sll she other little rsg-tsg-and-hob-
tan parties. whose only hope les IN the
defeat Of the Republican party, follow
often in a sckly imitation Of the
Bourbon do-nothing policy. Let them
drag along. When Che Republican
party defeated. it vii % down strlv-
ing. and not sink 70 the bottom ike a
drH. insuimste stone, submerged hy
fts own weight.
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