The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-02-20


of all wOol-groyvers." In his speech
Delano reiterated this threat Hs
wanted to inform the manufacturers
that when the wOol-grovvers go down
the manufacturers monopoly viii go
with them. $"
SO much for the political shepherds
of Ohio In striking contrast with this
action are the resolutions passed about
the same time by the Sheep Breeders
and Wool Growers Association of On
tariO and Livingston Counties, in New
York State Their twenty-fourth an
nual meeting was held at Honeoye, in
tina State was largely attended, and
was marked by an interesting discus
sion on the subject OF free wool As
the result OF this discussion the follow
ing remarkable resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. 1t has been the policy in the pact
for this association to annually pass stereo-
typed resolutions praying Congress 90 re-
store the wool duty OF 1851 or its eQuivalents
and
whereas, This association huaIIy recoa-
niZes the unsOununess Of its past position
on this question. and ever ready to correct
any error into which IL may have fallen, EEs
beg leave 90 submit the following:
First-Wc recOgn re that she wool duty IS
a delusion and snare 40 the wool growers.
and that IL has largely been Instrumental ia
driving TO the wall an industry Is was calcu-
lated TO benefit
second-F'rIor TO 1867 under the various
changes of the wool duties. the price OF wool
huctuated, not in sympathy with tho tariff.
but by reason OF the ever controlling law OF
demand and supply, the grower having re-
ceiyed h Eh prices and Low prices under high
tariffs, and, conversely. low prices and high
prices under low tariffs
Third-The success of the wool grower de-
ponds on the success OF the wooden manu-
Is seriously handicapped by reason OF being
compelled TO pay eNorbitant tariff taxes ON
every pound of clothing wool imported for
necessary admlXture, while ala foreign eo1ln-
tries of amy consequence have the benefit OF
free wool. and are thus enabled to uHctersell
our manufacturers
Fourth-The great wool tariff OF 1857 re
suited in driving from the eight chief wool
producing States-fOr whose sp ciaI benefit
said tariff was conceived and passed-uIOrs
than 50 per cent. OF their sheep in single
decade. while the price OF wool declined in q
nearly corresponding ratio.
Ftfth-The Importation of foreign wool in
creased from about 100000 pounds in 1857
to more than l26. OOO,O 90 pounds IN ISL, Just
four years succeeding the highest duty ever
imposed on wool and wOolens.
SiNth-During eight OF the past eighteen
years the foreign price OF imported clothing
woods at the last port of export actually OE
markets OF BOSTON Ne" York or fhllauel-
phia, while in no single year did the domrs-
tic WOODS bring the foreign price, plus the
duty.
stventh-EngIand, France and Germany
the only three countries in the world
that export wooden manufactures in excess
of the imports of raw wool. in other words,
these countries, by admitting wool free, have
created a demand for their home wool in e1-
pie and after giving employment to labor,
export more wool than thcv have imported
The United states, ON the other hand, by i'm
posing "a nigh duty ON raw wool has not only
destroyed our export trade. but throttIed
our manufacturers as to ruin she market for
domestic neece ana give TO the English
French and German manufacturers the
cream of our market for cloths.
Eighth-The free importation of raw wool
into the United States would knock out the
imports OF wooden goods and would revive
the present depressed state OF our own man
FHfH
here and create an Increased demand for oar
strong woods Tor N eces-arv adm ixture
NInth-Rccognizin the truth of the above
facts, therefore. we the members of the On
tario and Livingston SHEEP Breeders and
Wool Growers Association, in convention
assembled, most respectfully petition Con
gress to imm edtstely place wool and wooden
manufactures on the free list, in order that
these industries may again thrive ana AS
sumo that magnitude commensurate with
nation OF O., 100000 OF people
At this meeting Mr.. John NJ. Norton
read a paper in which he denounced the
wool duty in the strongest possible
language. One effect of free wool Mr.
Norton explained in the following
words: There is just one of our now
fat and thriving infant industries that
would gracefully turn up its toes at the
advent OF free wool refer, OF course,
to that beautiful cherub, the shoddy
manufacture"
This association is the oldest one Of
the kind in the country and it has here
tOfore been worked for all it was worth
in the interest of a high protective duty
on wool. The meetings of the assOcia-
ton were in the habit Of passing the
usual resolutions favOring high duties,
and petitions were circulated only last
year asking for the immediate passage
of the Mckinley bill
Mr.. Norton IN letter 10 the editor OF
the New York Standard, says: Many
of US have for years been disguised
with this course, but if any one offered
the slightest remembrance he was
promptly jumped upon by the whole
gang and effectGally squelched. had
resolved that if the opportunity ever Of
fered would stir them up little, any
how So, when invited 70 read a paper
at the meeting L mixed them a mild
dose just to see how it would work
One year ago they would have jumped
upon me by the dozen and tried to choke
me OF, but now they took their nedi-
cine as meeIzIy As lambs In tine dis