Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-17
WILSON TARIFF BILL.
Thc Principle Underlying All Of Its
Provisions.
BENEFIT OF The MASSES.
How THIS Is Brought About BY
Making Raw Materials Free.
THE INTERESTS OF VIRGINIA.
They win ke Touched Considerably BE-
You'd Ques,ion-Possible ChanGes-in-
terssting Washington Small Talk.
BENEFIT OF The MASSES.
THE INTERESTS OF VIRGINIA.

WASHINGTON. December B-~CSDe-
riaI)-whne there has been much pro-
testing against certain provisions in the
HARM bill formulated by the Ways anu
Means Committee. and many muttering
have been heard because this or that
cut affects keenly some Industry IN a
district represented by particular con-
gresham. yet ali indications point 70 the
massage Of the measure through the
HouSe Of Representatives substantially
Rs it will come from the committee with
SIS finishing touches.
Virginia interests have been affected
considerably. II one Is 70 listen to the
protests that have been made. and no
doubt the proposition to put coal and
,ron on the free list will bear heavily
on the mlue-owncrs. ana must lessen for
"A time no least wages OF laborers en-
ploycd in these Industries unless, as Is
claimed hy the trainers OF The bin, the
free raw material Will so stipulate manu-
factut ug that minc-owners VIII nave Il
heavily Increased demand for their pro-
ducts That result, Of course, Is probe
NAUTICAL.
Some years ago. when hides were placed
on the free list. the alarm was heard that
farmers and others having hides To sell
would be ruined. as the foreign compe-
sition would be such as % make the
price so low the seller Of raw hides IN
fhis country would realize little or 10
rront The departure however, accom-
rl.hei one great thing. and that was
she building UP Of the boot ana shoe
manufacturing business Of the United
State until this country leads all others
5n the production OF these goods and we
make tho best and cheapest shoes on
earth. our improved machinery enabling
The operatives to turn out more work
and tho manufacturers 20 sell at prices
20 low that our poorest people, instead
~ going hlrcfootcd three iourths OF the
wear as do most OF the peasant classes
IN Europe and elsewhere. wear very
comfortable shoes the year round. That
tho free raw material put the boot and
shoe industry on firm ana self-sustain-
fng hasis and free hides built up
olso the tanning business Of the United
States cannot he successfully denied
even hy the most pronounced advocate
of a rock ribbed protection tariff. IL Is
fact That the followers Of Governor Me
Kuloy even DO not care 70 discuss.
AS TO WOOL
The same prosperity. It IS claimed. Will
follow 80 FAR az the woolen-faCtoriss
are conc ruel Il free wool IS given under
our tariff laws. There are many grades
~ wool that necessarily have 10 BE- i'm
ported. because they are not produced in
the United States. and under the pre-
Vailing system OF taxing things a heavy
YAK Is imposed which has really never,
in the opinion 81 the ablest wr%rs on
economical subjects helped FLEETWOOD
grower OF the United states For more
than 90 quarter Of "a century the Republi-
cans have pulled the wool' over the
eyes ~ the unsuspecung farmer OF the
United states in making him believe
the tlrl0-taN enabled him to preserve his
rocks Of sheep. and It is a wonder they
u.d not Try 10 induce him to think that