The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-16
rAnMERs AND moSopoLisrs.

Twenty five years ago when the tariff
on wool was changed from a revenue to q
I protective tariff there were In Ohio 7. .67z,
4o5 sheep; now after quarter OF cen
, tury of protection. there are In Ohio 3,6oo,.
900 sheep, or less than half what there
were IN 1867. Sheep can be bred rs well
In Ohio how as they could then; but the
Mckinley things have been more de-
sirnetive 10 that industry than oil III.
sheep killing dogs In The slate. The de-
crease In sheep in Indiana. In Illinois and
Iowa u just rs pronounced a. II Is III Ohio.
This country does not produce half the
wool II consumes, and with heavy tariff
tax on fnreisn wool the wool manufacturer
pays out 80 much for wha: he imports that
he has less 10 pay for the domestic pro-
duct. That Is wha, has ruined the sheep
business In Ohio.
The Mckinley bill saddles on The treas
uty bonntirs 10 the sugar grower amount
Ing al the way frem $4,000, 900, 10 SIS,
ooo,ooo annually; Il repealed $6i,3s3,ooo
tariff taxes on sugar and molasses. The
excuse for this sort OF Idivtlc economy
was that We do not produce sugar enough
to supply the domestic demand; neiti CT
do VIC produce enough wool to supply the
domestic demand. Why does our Napo-
leon treat wool as ilesh and sugar as fowl,
The sugar tax filed the treasury, but Il
wss for revenue, and that Il why Nc
kinley put sugar on the free list. lie
believes In tariff for protection only, and
would wipe OH, every revenue feature Of
our tariff system II he could. The CON
gress Of which he was Reeds LIeutenan,
spent a round billion. The treasury IL
empty and nexi July there will be deficit |
oi at least Sss. COG. 900 on the pension fund |
alone. That sugar tax will be mlssrd, but |
lis repeal hss done one good thing; Il has
convinced thousands OF fools that the tariff |
Ii taS,and having got state OF ftee.trade |
cheap sugar. the people are not going to
be satisfied I'll they wrap up In some warm
ifee-trade cheap clothing. and sleep under
some warm ifec-,rade cheap blankets.
Mr. DaTid A Wells ls one Of the mos.
thinkers on the subject OF
political economy IN the CO unlty. Years
aud years ago he was proteetionist. but
having been selected TO a chair In the
treasury department that required him 10
study the tariff In all lie bearings lac soon
developed iato Tree trader, and his writ
Ings on that subject wlll compare isvofab!y
with those Of any man In thr country. Mf
~elis computes that for the ten years be-
ginning with 1878 and ending With 1887
Inc cost OF Iron and stcri 10 American con
sumers was ssoo, zoo ooo In excess Of what
/ would have been hae not the iron aud
l;eel been .proterted This ia 10000
BOO each that the people have paid In order
o breed = litter of mililonsires In Pennsyi.
fania. IL is the same In the g.ass industry
n The pottery Indns,ry. In the wool spin.
sing industry, In the cotton splnning In
lussry, and hundreds OF 9th ers.
The wealth of the country Is estimated
L So. 100000 900 In round numbers, or
81 900 head. By means OF class iegis-
alton, and the tar,a l. the bellwether OF all
lass legislation, one hall this wealth Is IN
he hands of comparatively small number
4 lndlvlfhais. The vaadefbil;A have
! o.ooo.o 900 G ,uld has perhaps, half a.
much, while fellow with sss. 100000 ID
mall potatoes Ia the set. There has been
! constant aow CT taxes from the pockets
II the people Into the Golfers OF these peo.
'le, and the new tariff IL calculated to in
;rease that now. The people mus, awaken
. these dangers and smash the system Of
he past thirty years, and the tariff Is the
beat thing 10 begin. with.