The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-19

Next to tin, the free-trnuers were |
wonderfully concerned about wool,
when the Mckinley tariff was under
consideration, and the dear people"
as with tin, was the subject OF their
hypocritlcally sympathetic pauegyTics.
They were sure that the people would
have to pay more for woollen clothing, |
it would be of very inferior charac-
ter, and the poor workingman could |
not afford to have blankets at all. The
tin-pail and the blanket were the twin
subjects upon which the free-trade
hanges were rung. ..."
Both OF them were to go up so high |
underline Mckinley tariff that no poor
man ever after 1t went into elect,
would be able to have either. No pa
per in thecountry was moro assiduous
In its advocacy Of free.trado, and u.s.
ing these arguments than the Every
Evening. Our neighbor will hardly
deny this. though it might object to be-
ing called an advocate of free-trade.
AlAmerican newspapers that advocate
free-trade want to be called tariff re-
formers, revenue reformers, or some
such name as cloak the real principle
OF the paper.
Now, what arc the facts of the case
in this wool business? The Philadel-
phla Press has ably produced them in
setting its free-trade neighbor, the
Philadelphia Times straight, and here
are u few of them boiled down.
In 1850 under n revenue tariff, near
nelghbor of free-trade, the country
produced 81, 516, 800 pounds of wool at
AZ cents per pound, This made 81
pounds per capita.
In 1850 under the continuance OF this
revenue tariff 6O,26I,9l3 pounds or
only IL pounds per capita were pro-
duced and wool then sold for 20 cents
per pound.
In 1870 the product for 1869 was re-
ported at l61000000 pounds, or AZ
pounds per capita, doubling the pro-
duction per capita, and sold at so cents
per pound, reduction of 10 cents.
This was under the high tariff of the
war. Tho prices went down very rap
idly in 1867.
In the census of 1880 the wool crop
OF the United States was s32 500, 900
pounds, and the price of fine wool had
declined nearly oDe.half or to "a cents.
In 1854. the last year under the high
protective tariff on wool, the yield
had increased to 3Cs, GOO. COO pounds or
5.4 pounds per capita. The free traders,
excuse US, the Democrats, had large
majority in the House the preceding
Congress, and the balance in tho SEN
ate was held by Mugwump, and an
unwise reduction OF the tariff on wool
took place. The consequence was
that reduction in the amount of
wool produced followed every year
until the Mckinley bill was passed.
In ten years under a high tariff the
production increased every year and
prices fell of Is cents pound. Since
lSS4.under the modified tarifl, tho pro-
duct has fallen off every year and
prices have been reduced only cents
pound.
The Mckinley bill was passed with
the promise that it would increase the
production and reduce the price siini.
lar to the result in steel rails and wire
nails. and it has performed every
promise. That part of tho census oil
1850 relating to the wool product oil
lSSa has not.beenlp yet, but 1t /.
well known that the product exceed!
anything ever known in the woe
t.ade. In Philadelphia, tic sales O
wool since January have been 5000 Oo
pounds in excess OF the corresponding
period last year; in Chicago, II, SO, aG;
pounds; Boston, 4,o)O,UOJ pounds unt
In Now York the increase amounts tc
over 5,0o0,00O pounds, and that is tn,
way the wool trade OF the UEttet
States has been ruined under proteu
ton. ...
The working people Of Wilmington
cannot DO unmindrul OF the appeal
made to them by Democratic free trad
speakers last fall also in regard to tn
poor nuns carpet. lie was thereafte
to go without carpetting for his pal
lors and his wife was to wear out lie
knees in scrubbing bare floors. Tn
picture was sympathetic. pitiful on
Had nobody believed the tale OF wo
no harm would have been done, bu
unfortunately there were many VIII,
did believe it ana now they don't lno'
how to account for tho fact that ca
pettings are cheaper than ever. I'll
fact is the whole free tadc bottom ha
been knocked out OF the ..cs.trade tu
aid the Mckinley tariff stands Wind
rated in every point.
Oh, we forgot not in every point
the free-taders say that pearl button
are higher than they were before. W
are not prepared to answer this que,
ton, but we will as soon as we ca
confer with those who sell them. 3D.
If the Delnoerat-lree.trader has notl
Ing else to hang to for argument tina
pearl buttons then indeed Is he drive
TO tho last extremity.
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