Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-28
|rst This Way and Then That,
to Prove a Point.
|tING ALREADY TUB-wAsHED,
|6sgsf squeezes Out All he Republican
Fat that IS Left


ne crowd greeted VIM. Altgeld. can
sste for governor, and II. M. Springer.
Be latter made a strong speech on the
ia,
springer said: I have recently had
iced IN my hands several so called
Nae circulars, issued by firm of
bol merchants in philadelphia. known
e Justice, Bateman & Co. These cir
lars were evidently inspired and per-
-, is sent out by the national Republic
committee Us campaign documents.
lay have very innocent appear
Lee. ! desire to call attention to
an. Circulars Of August 20 and OF
IL 20, 1892, give a table showing the
mparatiye prices OF the same grade
K 81 wool in London and the United States
#ce '6S, high tariff on wool having
en- enacted in '67. This table shows
Sal upon average American wool dur
~ the past twenty-five years sold 81
cent higher than the same grade OF
sstralian wool in London. This state
ht Is without foundation in fact and
E been prepared as Il partisan docu-
nt for the purpose OF aiding the
publican party in their efforts
retain high protective duty on
ol and WOODEN goods, To show the
er unreliability OF this table / only
ID refer 10 the fact that American
ices betw '6s and rs before specie
yment5 We're resumed in this country
n given in American currency then
appreciated 30 per cent. This fact 10
4elf utterly discredits this firm and
0ws their statements are purely Of u
rtisan character, circulated for par
an purposes. But this is not all,
Fir statement is utterly untrue and
st haye been known to them as un-
"a when IL was published.
During the last session of congress, as
4airman OF the ways and means. /
led on the chief Of the bureau OF sta
hcs OF the treasury department who
#erred me to the superintendent OF
census bureau for information on
Is subject. | had asked for state
PIT showing the prices Of the same
1|ality of wool in the United States
din Europe since 1867. | was in
%med by the special agent
n the census that the grade OF
7fstralian wool known US Port Phillip
Fee when washed most nearly CORE
nnded with Ohio medium-washed
tol and that the quotations upon these
ols should be studied to ascertain the
atiye London and Boston prices OF
POI at any given time. This special
Vent furnished me in his official CD
Hclty as agent Of the census office, with
Hable showing the quotations Of the
Ierage prices in Boston of Ohio me
1um wool and the average prices in
f indou OF Port Phillip fleece from 1866
a 1880 both being washed woods.
Bnsed an average TO be made of these
y Ices by an expert in the treasury de-
rtment and the result shows that tor
"a whole twenty-five years the aver
~ OF Ohio wool was 4l.4S cents per
4und, and the average OF Port Phillip
pee was 4l.04, showing a difference
favor OF American wool OF only A Of
d cent. But during two Of these
.1ars, 1871 and 1872, there was
~ wild speculation in wool
this country and In Europe,
- market having been cornered as 1t
#re by spectators, that quotations
these years were worthless so far as
fnparison was concerned, and so far
a showing the course of legitimate
#siness transactions. caused another
Herage to be prepared leaving out
Iese two years, and the result showed
Pt during the past twenty-five
tars since IA high protective tariff on
20 was enacted the average annual
Fee OF Port Phillip fleece was 40.52
3pts per pound, was only 40.26
n pound, showing Il difference
favor Of foreign wool .26 Of ons cent
II over quarter OF q cent a pound less
fan foreign wool Of like quality. This
pc Is printed on page Al Of report No.
Y OF the ways and means committee
the house OF representatives. and Is
NJ only official statement Of this kind
existence. IL has the sanction
4 the government OF the United
pies and was Furnished by gov
hment officers who are pro
etionists and interested In main
fning high duties upon wool and
pollen goods. They did not and could
\ afford to furnish me in my official
,pacity with false reports. Their
Elements and figures were absolutely
'le and were and are uncontradicted
lar as know except by the state
'ant Of Justice Bateman and company
which have referred In view OF
Csc facts / denOunce this statement
JaSsice Bateman and company as ut
Fly false and partisan and unworthy
belief.
Thus IT appears from official reports
'at protection does not prote CT Amer
. Va wool growers. In the statement |
September. LIST, 1892, this firm re-
n TO the bill had the honor TO intro
Pee in the house Of representatives
ID which passed that body during the
= session and states that II passed |
10 law it would largely in
ease tho imports Of shoddy |
~ this country, even fixing the /
Inount Of such increases at 80 million I
lands annually. This statement is
|so without foundation in fact, The
~ 1 introduced placed wool OF all
lnds on the free list, hut fixed a tariff
shoddy OF p per cent ad valorem.
oW Il Is preposterous TO assert that
y American manufacturers would im-
.Ft shoddy and pay duty Of p per cent
l'on i when they could import wool
ese Of duty.
/, Much more to the same import was
We BY the speaker.
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