The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-29
NOT ANY THANK YOU.

5 NOT ANY, THANK YOU.
No one who is acquainted with til,
steady going old Pioneer Press can wei
doubt its republicanism as measured b,
liberal lines, nor can they REASONABLE,
question its influence in shaping tn
policy OF its party upon matters of vita
importance. But this cautious, conser
vative Journal is not so welded to it
party as to sncezc when Mr.. McKinlc,
taps his snuff box or to take off its liner
when President Harrison fans himself
Therefore, it is always prepared to sa,
plain, blunt things which do not please
its party and to suggest lines of actor
not parallel with the course of those
who assume its leadership.
Not long since the American Protec.
zionist ventured to assert that "the
northwest is ripe for sheep raising
This sage remark was supplemented by
the following very choice bit of the Pro
tectionist's logic:
The Mckinney bill has done something
to remedy the suicidal policy of excessive
importation of foreign wool, but the ey-
pcrlence of this year has shown that
even present rates of duty do not guar
antee our wool growers from inju.
rious competition of foreign wool.
when, as is the case this
year, the price of wool in the worlds
markets has been abnormally depressed.
Our wool growers must have an absolute
guarantee in u protective legislation
that no foreigner will be allowed to de
press his prices. Then will the wild
lands of Dakota be quickly occupied by
prosperous flock masters,
To which the Pioneer Press under the
caption. Not Any, Thank You," re-
spends in language so emphatically dem
ocratic that the reader involuntarily
Chances at the top of the page to assure
himself that he is reading the comments
of an old-time republican journal. The
TRIBUNE takes pleasure in reproducing
the comments and would direct the
prayerful attention of the Leader to
them. Here they are:
1--WE are strongly of the impression
that Dakota and the remainder of the
northwest will decline the generous
proposition with thanks. They have
splendid capabilities in the direction of
wool growing, which they will develop
and are developing. But they are una
bic to see how this progress can be as
sisted by a still higher tariff on wool.
1t was supposed that the limit of this
had been reached in the Mckinley bill, a
prominent feature of which was that the
duties on raw wool were raised to the
highest point demanded by the wool
growing interest. But, Notwithstanding
this, the imports of wool for the year
1881 were over S~lS,OOO.OOO. an increase
over the year preceding of 100000,
and a higher figure than at any time
previous with a single exception. Con
currently with this we have had stead
lower prices for our wool product.
1T may be that the market is "abnor-
mally depressed" as the Protcctionist
has it; but it does not state the cause of
the depression, nor why it should have
and grown more serious in the
race OF tariff increase. In view of the
circumstances. the absolute guarantee
that no foreigner can depress prices
could mean nothing short of a clear pro-
Of imports, and a destruction of
those branches OF our manufacturing in
dustry which require for their prosecu-
ton a mixture of foreign and domestic
wools."