The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-07-26
MCKINLEY AND OHIO wOOLS.
Under an Increased Tariff lmpOr
tatIOn Increases and Prices
go Down.

One of the Ohio Republican papers the other
day said that when Gov, Mckinley takes the
stump he will find an able aid in his campaign
for reelection in the list of current prices of
Ohio wool. The Ohio wool grower who is get
ting lower prices for his wool under Demo-
cratic national administration. this Republican
paper said than he did under Republican ad
ministration. will vote for Mckinley as the en-
bodiment of the policy of protection.
Will hep Itwould puzzle the Ohio wool grow
er to explain why. Mr.. sicKinley's wool tariff
Is in full operation Its avowed objlct was to
decrease the Importation of foreign wool and
SO increase the price of Ohio fieeces. 1t has had
exactly the opposite effect in both particulars
During the fiscal year ending June 80. 1890.
before the adoption of the Mckinley tariff. the
| importations of wool according to the official
statement. were 105 .43I 285 pounds. In 1891,
three quarters of the year being under the Mc
Kinley tariff. the importations increased to I29-
SG3 64S pounds For the fiscal year 1882, when
| the Mckinley duties were in fnll force the i'm :
portations footed up 14s 670 f52 pounds. Instead
of the Mckinley tariff reducing Importation
there was an increase in the full Mckinley year
over the last full year before the Mckinley
tariff of 4S,139. 1867 pounds. or more than 4l pei
cent.
In the meantime the demand for Ohio WOO
has been weak and the prices low. The explain
alton is furnished by a wool manufacturer. He
says that under the provisions of the Mckinley
bill the domestic worsted yarn spinner can i'm.
polt the fine Australian woods, of which nearly
all such high grade yarns are composed. pa
the duty and make the yarns shut out by thu
bill much cheaper than the foreigner. who hat
hitherto held the market. The natural resul
is that Australian wool has beer impor tet
| Ar,
Ohio ,woels. The Ohio farmer has seen tn
price of his wool drop, point by point, like tn
mercury in the thermometer in zero weather
"untiI at the present time he is only offered bu
little more than 2u ceuts for fine washed woo
: which will grade into the above Xxx and above
which is not two thirds of its real value"
"A Democratic tariff means free wool. an
=, that means ruin to the Ohio farmer" chant th
: Ohio Mckinley papers in chorus. What tn
! Mckinley tariff has done for the Ohio wo'
t grower the latter sees as he ruefully regarc
S the proceeds of his last sales. How free wot
is likely to effect him is described by the sam
. woolen manufacturer. With free wool and a
free raw materials, he says. the markets of tt
world will be open to America as we'll as
England. There is no surplus Of wool raise
S in the world. and If all BUYERS have an .equ
chance TO bid upon wool in Australia the TO
t eigner will have to outbid us or lose the woo
= When choice extra combing lots of wool can
landed in this country duty free the price wi
advance ION present prices abroad) fully Il
amount of the present duty. and more. rath
!, than less. or the English buyer will get !" left
n but he is not built that way. Sweep away tn
e protective tariff illusion and with a tar
q for revenue only we can compete with the wor
We can use. in addition to the foreign wool '
buy, all the wool that is raised here in th
= country. unless we are oulbid for it by son
e foreign competitor. and that will surely pro
e to the advantage of the domestic farmer.
e When Mckinley goes into the wool count
;e to talk about the benefits of his tariff to t
Ohio wool grower let him explain why the ii
!. portations of competing fine woods largely i
= creased under that tariff and the price of Oh
woods declined -TPlain Dealer.