The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-07-13
PERFIDlOuS DEMOCRACY.
What Ohio Democrats Thought of Ere
Wool In the Campaign of 1883.

What Ohio Democrats Thought of Free
Wool In the Campaign of 1883.
From democratic campaign pam.
phlet circulated IN 1888 throughout
Ohio, the Hon. Robert +. Doan, Of that
quoted some funny extracts, to the mer-
riment of the republican side and the
confusion of the democrats. 1t will be
remembered that the duties en- wool
were reduced by the republican con-
gress in the tariff bill of the year in
tions of the succeeding fall it was made
a prominent issue in the wool-growing
states, and the democratic orators could
say nothing too harsh of the repub-
licans for so imperiling the wool indus
try. Said this particular pamphlet
The republican president, tariff commission
and congress, at the bidding of the monopolists
OF New England, wantonly and wiclSedly re-
duced the duty on wool so as to enable foreign
producers to compete advantageously with ma
tive growers
With the reduc ton OF Is per cent the aban
donment, to great extent, of sheep raising
must inevitably follow If the pernicious course
designed by the republican party is allowed to
be carried out.
The pamphlet even figured out the
precise sum of which the reduction in
wool duties would rob the farmer:
To state the consequences in a practical man
ner, the farmer whose flock produced 5O0pounds
Of wool per ye will get 800 less this year, csti
mating upon the maxim UNI price last year, and
estimating upon the mini mum price Of last year
ia wi loss ha
duty not been removed.
These figures are based upon the supposition
that there will be no unusual influences upon
the market; but it Is easy to understand that,
with the general dis couragement felt among
farmers, and what with the corresponding
activity among foreign exporters of wool to this
country the price will be much further reduced
The pa mphleteer clearly saw the
dangers of foreign competition:
That foreign exporters will take every advan.
tage in their power is certain, for, during last
| year. when the tariff of 1857 was still in opera
ton, the value Of Jaw wool imported aggregated
S41,00000O the duty collected being S2s go 900
| Our farmers will, indeed, do well If the Ameri
| can sheep industry csc apes total ruin
| The Abandonment to great extent Of sheep
raising must inevitably follow, il the pernicious
| course designed by the repu blican party is al
| lowed to be carried out.
He wound up with this moving per.
GRAFTON. We give it with the inter
spersed remarks inserted by the steno-
grapher as the selections were read to
the house:
Farmers of Ohio, can you trust the party that
has in our national legislature outraged and
robbed you at the bidding of the capitalists oil
| New England?
| Laughter
Is there any hope for you from such party
who have thus deliberately sacrificed your dear
est and best interests:
| Laughter.
The party that created this great wrong can
| not be trusted to give You relief. The democrat
| in congress were your friends.
| Laughter
| They sought by every moans in their power to
prevent this wrong from being inflicted on you.
| Trust the democratic party in this matter; ii
has promised to and will give you relief.
In 1890 the people did trust the demo.
cratic party SO far as to elect demo
cratic house, but the relief they gave
the wool growers is now on record in
the form of a free-wool bill, which
passed the house by an overwhelming
majority of democratic votes Northern
democrats, SO long as they permit the
dominance of the free trade wing of
their party, must of necessity be dis
honest, contradictory and inconsistent