The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-10-01

| ported one of those tn plate machines
| to Wales and were very greatly pleased
| with 1t. Applause.
! We put wool on the Gutianle list higher
| than 1t was before. CnCer the reduction OF
| duty III 1888. the wOOI-CrOWInE industry Oh
| the United States began 10 decay, and IN
| tive Years ii 600. oUc sheep disappeared. In
| 1855 one-tourth OF the wooden mills OF the
| UnteG states were idle and Their opera
| tves thrown out OF employment. The Nc
| kinley law increased The duty on wool.
made it adequately productive, and IN a
single year the sheep in the tnited States
increased l.50a000 and the wool product
| increased 5000, 0JU pounds; not only that
| but the importation of WOODEN goods that
year decreased Sl4,00 600, with no de-
| crease in the domestic production of wooden
goods. We simply made them at nome In
| stead of sending money abroad to buy
| them from there applausel and to-day,
ladies and gentlemen. there is not wooden
mil IN the United States that is not run
ming, and large number have been added.
Why the Democratic party, as | recOl-
lect, ii succeeded in 1890, IL eiectIng con-
gress. They elected that congress on a
| platform that they would repeal the Nc
klnley law, and how many majority did
they have2 One hundred and seventy
| five. A tremendous majority IN session,
month after month, month after month,
| month after month-and what were they
doing? Simply firing paper-wadS at the
Mckinley law. Laughter and applause. !
Why didn't they repeal II If II was such Il
robbery: They passed oil putting wool
on the free list They say III their ma ority
report that the duty on wool has not been
of any benefit to the farmer: that it has
not increased the price OF wool tthat is a
| faisehooG. but they say it, and the taking
OF duty OF of wool would not decrease the
price of wool to the farmer. In the next
| lime they IN. flp Al nj al wool
| because II Is raw material and they want
| to cheaper the cost OF wOOlenS. IL taking
| the duty of of wool would not diminish
the price OF wool now would ltdlmInlSh
the price of woOlenS? Two million men
In the United States engaged III sheep
raising this last yea- that produced 49,
UoO.o0J pounds of wool. The value OF the
farmers sheep in the United States to-day
Is Sill. 000,0o and his income from wool
last year was s29,Oud.0 10, and yet this
| Democratic house repealed>so much OF the
Mckinley law as to put WOO on the free
hSt-let II come IN here without restriction
the wool of Australia and South America.
Ii had the time | could show you that in
Australia they have good grass all the year
around except when they have an occa-
sional drought. They get their lands from
the CROWN and they pay only cents an
acre by the year and three acres TO the
sheep: SO that IT only cost them cents for
the sheep the whole year round. They
have multiplied that industry and increased
1t so that II is as plain as anything can be
that If the duty is taken oft of wool. the
sheep husbandry of the ulted States must
| be killed: but these men-thlnk OF 1t a
| minute these men take the duty of wool
| and yet they leave duty by their bill OF
| so per cent Oh wooden cloths. They talk
| to us about class leg Slatiou-what is that
| but class legislation :: - discriminating
| against 2O00.0ub men engaged III sheep
| huSbandry and DISCRIMINATING" III favor OF
| go. 900 men engaged IL the manufacture of
| wooden cloth.
That is not all. We pu; a prohibitory
| duty on Shoddy OF - cents Il pound and
| kept a high duty on rags ana waste 10
| keep that peSt-laien STUFF out OF the nlted
| States. and to improve the quality OF the
clothing which our people wore. Great
applause. The bill which they reported
| from the committee and which passed the
house, putting wool on the free list and
| leaving woolens SO per cent. dutiable,
made rags free and put Sh0ddN at cents a
pound. This great patriotic Democratic
congress. dominated by the South largely,
| Disseminated against the American farmer
and in favor of the Paris rag picker. ask
the farmer of Wisconsin TO stand by them
and vote for free wool and tree trade all
along the line , VIII you do il?
| a yolCe-"NO. never Applause.
| BISMARCKs TESTIMONIAL.
| They nave had a great deal to say about
| the farmer having no protection under the
| Mckinley law. | cannot take the time to
| 60 into Ii tonight. but on tobacco the
| farmer market last year was 81 900. 900
! more than IT was the year before. and we
| saved to the farmers OF tins country by the
duties levied by the Mckinley law upon
| their products III gross Slt,0Ct,O 900 as
against the year preceding the enactment
of the tariff law. Now when the free
| trader talks about the tarltt as robbery
| and undertakes 10 satisfy the people that
| II IS class legislation and ought TO he
| wiped away. he takes upon himself an
awful blg contract, 1t was Prince Bis
| marck. the great statesman OF Germany,
| whom our people remember as standing
| III his white uniform beside The old emperor
| when the ensign OF united Germany was
| planted to stand fOreVer-It was Prince
Bismarck who said that he had watched
the course of America. He had seen her
wonderful progress and he aScrlbed 1t 10
her protective tariff system. | want 10
| read it.
The success of the United States III ma
terlal development Is the most lIluStrlOuS
| OF modern times. The American nation
has not only successfully borne and sup
pressed the most gigantic and expensive
| war of all history, Tut immediately after
ward dlSbanGeG ITS army. found work for
ali its soldiers and heTeaEed. pad for
almost all OF IFS debIS gave labor and
| homes TO all of the unemployed of Europe
as fast as they could arrive within It's leIrl-
tory: and has done all tins ty system OF
! taxation 50 indirect as not 10 he perceived,
much less to pe felt: because 1t IS my de-
IineraIe judgment that the prosperity OF
| America is manly due to It's system of
protective laws.l. urge that Germany has
now reached that point where II is neces
| Sary to initiate the tariff system OF the
United States. And Germany thereupon
adopted protective tariff under which the
| industries OF Germany have trebled and
the wages of German labor Lave increased
$50 per cent. Great applause. And
that Is The utterance OF a statesman who
| stood away from US unbiased by our poll
| ties without prejudice o: section: but look
ing upon Us from distance VITA the eyes
of a keen statesman and a philosopher:
| and that judgment Of our prosperity and
| of our policy put III vogue among his own
| people. Ard when tie tree trader ar
raignS protection as a system OF robbery
he lmpeacheS the judgment and the in
tegTlty and the common sense Of every
| people unGer the sun. except Great Britain
| France has her protective tariff. Germany
her protective tariff. Italy her protective
| tariff, Canada ner protective taTlr. Aus
| tria. Russia. al! OF them protective tariff.
! and what awfu! tOoiS they must al be if
the free trader is right. Applause.
| WHAT DEMOCRATIC Success MEANS.
Now. gentlemen, what is to become af-
| ter the Mckinley Jaw IS repealed? II you