Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-03
The LEAGUE SPEAKS.
Protection and Reciprocity Principles
that Directly Affect the People
OF New Mexico.
Vital Points for the Careful Consadsra-
ton of Wool Growers and
Miners.

ton of Wool Growers and
| Miners.
To the Members OF the Rspuhl can League OF
| New Mexico
Gentlemen: have the honor toinform
you that the 4th annual convention OF the
above league will be held in the city Of
Albuquerque ON the 18th day OF Septem-
Der, 1892, at II q. m. In making this
announcement take the liberty Of di
recting your attention to the importance
OF the coming election on November 9th
next. Questions OF great moment to the
country at large and to New Mexico IN
particular will be discussed and passed
upon by the people and it behooves US to
carefully scrutinize the antecedents OF the
parties and the men who seek our support.
The leading interests of New Mexico are
| sheep culture and lead, silver and coal
mining. When these industries are pros
porous the entire territory feels the heneht
thereof and when they are depressed
corresponding depression Is felt by our
people. Any man who values the pros
perity Of his own family higher than his
fealty to party will readily conclude that
the party whose policy produces the highest
prices for his wares is the party he ought
to support. 1t can not be successfully
disputed that during periods OF high tariff
on wool, prices were high and sheep in
creased In number and the very opposite
was true when low tariff prevailed. A few
figures taken from official sources will
prove the truth Of this assertion. In 1860
under the Democratic low ftarif of 1857
the average duties on our total imports-
tons were carried down to 10 56 per cent,
the lowest which prevailed since the tariff
of 1897 with very tritling exceptions. This
was Immediately followed by panic
which shook the country to it's very center.
In 1860 the entire number OF sheep in
America was 22,47l ,275 and the increase
Of sheep In twelve years was 81 per cent.
In 1861 the first Republican tariff was
passed during the presidency of the great
and lamented Lincoln, then the duties
on wool were raised to 10 and IL
cents per pound and 10 and ii per cent.
ad valorem. Instantly sheep growers felt
the benefit of the measure. Iu seven
years sheep had increased to 80 1856 1856,
producing l60, 900. GOO pounds of wool. In
1884 our sheep numbered 30, 625 1925. That
was the highest point We ever reached.
In 1888 the above duties were reduced 10
three and six cents per pound. Now mark
the effect in New Mexico. In 1885 our
sheep had increased from less than 10 900
in 1850 to the splendid aggregate OF 5,4ll,
600. But under the low tariff of 1888 the
number fell in fvs years to 1902, 900, a
clear loss to the Territory Of 2,3l9, 900 |
oh rrh ~
shows on actual loss Of $4,o3S, 900. Every
man among US from the man who owned
dozen sheep to the owner Of thousands
lost In proportion to his flock. In the
presence of this wholesale ruin Of wool
growing in America, the Morrison bill
proposed to reduce the duties on all i'm
ports twenty per cent. This destructive
measure was supported BY the Democratic
party, and came within four votes Of pass
Ing the lower house, every Republican vot
ing against 1t. Note this: The Telegraph,
leading English paper, said that the !
passage OF said bill would be worth $780,
0O0, 900 per annum to the manufacturers
OF Great Britain, and Of course that would
mean q loss to our manufacturers OF that
exact amount. Suppose this un-American
and pro-British bill had become law and
had continued to this year, We would have
taken from our own pockets and put into
England's Golfers the enormous sum Of
"a ,000, 900 900, or enough money to cover
the entire expense Of the civil war. This
would be more than enough to ruin every |
industry in the Union, and to spread
poverty and restitution all over the land.
The Republican party saved the country
from the horrible effects OF this Demo-
cratic measure. But to return to the wool
question. President Harrison and Re-
publican congress were elected in 1888,
and at once such was the confidence OF
the wool growers in their patriotism that
sheep and prices began to increase, the
Mckinley bill became law and in two
years sheep had increased over 5000. 900
In the country.
Another beneficial result produced is
that the average weight OF fleeces in
creased from little over one pound under
Democratic low tariff to over five pounds
under Republican protection, 30 that the
average clip of one sheep now 10 as great
as that Of five sheep in lS40.
1t Is needless to tell our own sheep
raisers the effects that great law has pro-
duced here, but may say that am in
formed by several citizens engaged in said
business that before the enactment OF the
Mckinley bill wool sold here for IL TO IL
cents per pound, and Immediately after
it's passage prices advanced to II to 10
cents per pound. These are living prices
and our people are satisfied with them.
But the Democracy are not satisfied and
never will be until prices are brought 30
low as to destroy our wool growers alto
gether. invite your earnest attention
to the following bill which WAS sent to
one OF our fellow citizens by our present
delegate, Hon. Antonio Joseph:
SD Congress,
LIST Session. Fl. r. 6007.
Report No. SOL
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
February Is, 1892.
Referred to the committee on ways and
means and ordered to be printed.
March l, 1892.
Reported With amendments, committed
to the committee Of the whole house on
the state OF the Union, and ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Springer introduced tie following
bill:
A BILL
10 place wool on the free list and 10 re-
duce the dnties on sooen goods.
BE il enacted by Tie house OF represen-
tatives Of The United States Of America in
congress assembled: That on and after
Tie first day of January, 1893, the follow
ing articles, when imported, shall be
exempt from duty. namely: All wools,
hair Of the camel, goat. alpaca, and other