The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-15

facturers for the Increased price they are
required to pay for wool by reason of the
tax thereon. This would reduce at least
one-half the tax on wooden goods, and
cause a substantial reduction of such
goods to th' great mass of the people of the
country. AT the same time our manufac-
turers would be enabled to produce the I'm
ished product and sell the same at a price
which would allow them to
COMPETE IN THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD
with their European rivals. The result
would be an increase in the number of
wooden mills and spindles, greater demand
for the raw material and consequently bet
ter wages ana better prices for wool. There
are other measures OF Importance which
could be embraced in separate bills, nota-
bly, Irvine, which is an article of absolute
necessity to the wheat growers Of the west
and of which several millions dollars
worth ID annually consumed by the farmers
OF the country. Lumber, with some excep-
lions, should be placed upon the free list;
iron ore and coal; in short, the great need
OF our industries at the present time is
free raw material, and as our manufac-
turers would be benefited by cheaper ma
terial the consumers of the country would
receive a corresponding benefit in cheaper
necessaries of life"
What would be the prospect of the pas
sage OF the separate measure you suggest9D
II cannot say; but it seems to me that
the Republican Senators il the northwest
would be very much embarrassed if they
should smother
BILL SECURING FREE BINDING TwINE
TO the wheat growers. and our Republi-
can Senators in New England would find
it difficult to explain to their constituents
there fight against free wool. On each
of these bills there would be a united vote
rNf fhe TOaT1 a.
Representatives, and l have reason to be-
bieve that many Republicans would unite
with US in their passage. What Republi-
cans from the west would dare to vote
against free salt and free lumber and free
binding Irvine. Even the force bill at last
the session was defeated by the Republican
vote in the Senate at the demand of Re-
publican constituents, and if that measure
could be beaten there is little doubt that
some of the bills [ have indicated could bs
speedily passed. If any should reach the
President, he would be
SWIFT TO ATTACH HIS SIGNATURE.
However, assuming that the Senate will
defeat these measures or smother them in
its committees, and that nothing will re-
suit, we can appeal to the people upon them
in our national platform, and no better
issue upon which to go before the country
In the presidential campaign could be pre-
sented. may be permitted to say that, so
far as [ am concerned, 1 believe that the
measures which will be brought forward
by the present House of Representatives
during this session will be of a oonserva-
tive character and conducive to the best
interests of the country. Some have ex-
! pressed apprehension on account of the
! large majority Of Democrats in the House,
but this brings no concern to me.
| 1 WISH THEY WERE ALL DEMOCRATS;
the country would be all the better OIL that
account. After the last election had but
one regret as to the results, and that was
! that SO many good Democrats were de-
| clined."