The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-27
Wednesday. December -. ls.ti.

The American Wool and Cotton lie
porter wi rir. To tie extent OF It's lnflu
ence. promoted the success Of the Demo
cratir PARTY last year hy c.amor.ng for
free va. an3 Nh4rh has played into the
HANDS !. the enemy while pretending 10
represent the manufacturers now urges
that th t5-au.t made upon the wooden
indus.s > .r~ friends. the trainers Of
the WILSON Bill is really too ferocious.
The reporter Is circulating and asking
the manufacturers 10 sign two petitions
which it has prepared, urging Wilson To
make his attack upon the industry a ut
tie less deadly. One petition asks for .
Der cent on raw wool and % per cent on
goods. This is to satisfy the manufac-
turers who are opposed tofree wool. The
other asks for free wool and % per cent
upon fabrics. That two petition differ
ing so widely in their demands should
have been prepared by the same hand
would indicate that the author is badly
in reed of acquiring something like fix
edness for his alleged principles.
Clearly. if 30 per cent upon fabrics
would give protection enough with free
wool. 30 per cent would be far less than
enough with wool dutiable at % per
cent. In the former case the net pro
lection would be 30 per cent. In the
latter case the net protection would be
only % per cent. But this difference
between the two propositions is not so
Objectionable as the invitation to manu-
facturers to put themselves on record as
admitting that 80 per cent duty would
be sufficient and satisfactory under
either of the two conditions. Any man
u~facturer who is so foolish as to be en-
sured into making such ar admission
may be regarded as in such an intellect
uaI condition as to demand the serious
attention of his friends.
Commenting thereon the New York
Press saws: But the worst thing about
these t~reacherous petitions is that they
. that the WOODEN manufacturers
of the country shall gi.e their assent to
revolutionary changes in the existing
law. The petitions admit that the Dem
ocrats must. IN the fultillment of their
pledges. give to the country tariff re-
form and that such reform is mmeii-
ately before us They demand that.
change being now inevitable. 'as prompt
action as is possible shall be taken. The
wooden manufacturers and their EN-
-. l., -, ,,.pt .,,,,,,t action ar
any action which will promote the pas
sage of the wrecker's bill in any shape.
The single thing desired by them is that
the Wilson bill shall be defeated. They
bring to naught the conspiracy against
their industry. and To stay the hands Of
the assassins who have whetted their
knives for the work of destruction. They
will try To- obtain votes enough for this
purpose: but if votes cannet be had.
their friends and the friends of all
American industries in the Senate will
be urged to obstruct the passage of the
bill. If necessary, until the termsof the
present Congress shall have come to an
end"
The action of the Wool and Cotton
Reporter in circulating for signatures
petitions which propose surrender be
fore the battle begins is. therefore, sim
-plx another manifestation of a purpose
to betray to the enemy the industry
which the Reporter was trying to hurt
while if was protesting tohelp.- Missou-
liam.