Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-05
SPRINGER APPEARS IN THE HOUSE
He Receives Warm Welcome and has
Speech Read.

He Receives a Warm Welcome and has a
Speech Read.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The feature oi
the house yesterday was the appearance
upon the floor of Springer, who has been
so i'll during the past six weeks that at times
his recovery was doubtful. He received a
hearty welcome from both friend and foe and
was given unanimous consent to speak on the
wool bill. He could not deliver his own speech
as his physician had forbidden him TO it risk in
his yet weakened condition, but nobody FOB
Jected to Bryan OF Nebraska reading the
speech and he did so.
Takes Issue with an Expert.
Springer refers to the statistics prepared by
s. ID. n. North the special agent of the census
office in charge OF the statistics of wool manu-:
facture and the secretary of the National As
sociation of Wool Manufacturers, and said he
had not properly represented the true state of
the wool industry. North said that there was
nothing TO discourage the American wool
growers at the present time He must learn
TO be satisfied with a small profit on his work.
Springer took issue with North on this Ques.
tlon, and says this may be consoling to the
American wool grower. He must under
high protective tariff expect smaller profits
on his wool If however he would only real
lze that protection does not protect him; that
he does not get as much for his wool undet
high protection as he would get without 1t, he
need not be content with smaller profits on his
wool
Will Benefit the Wool Grower.
Foreign wool North states will not dis
place an especial number Of pounds of domes
tic wool but viii increase the market therefor.
An increased demand will produce an increased
price. The pending bill is in the interest of the
wool growers a well as the wool manufact-
urer, but it is especially in the interest Of
American consumer. If the report of your
committee is carefully considered it will be
seen that the experience Of the last quarter Of
a century OF high protective tariffs on wool
has proved to be disastrous to the wool grower;
disastrous TO the wool manufacturers and TO
the American consumer.
Springer Ventures on Prediction.
Take off the tax on foreign wool, permit
healthy competition, and prices of wooden
goods must fall Consumers will get the benefit
of all that is paid on foreign woods and of all
that is charged for protection on cotton, shod.
dy, and other adulterants. The passage Of the
bill would in all probability cause an increased
consumption of wooden goods to an equal
amount. Such an increase in the consumption
of woolen goods will, during the first year after
its passage, cause a demand for 597 more wool
en- establishments, and will cause the 27l estab-
lishments which were idle during the censu.
year of 1880 TO be started up again.
Prices and Wages to Increase.
With increased demand for wool prices Of
wool will increase and with increased demand
for labor. wages will also increase. Pass this
bill and thousands of feet heretofore bare and
thousands of limbs heretofore naked or cover.
ed with rags, will be clothed in suitable gar.
ments and the condition of all the people will
be improved. Those who favor its passage
may be assured that they have done some
thing to scatter plenty DER a smiling land"
lApplause.l