The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-10-18

cheap foreign wool and protective
duties on manufactures, to limit
manufacturing to the eastern cities
and New England states. az Its
political purpose is to win to the
Democratic-Gorman party few
New England states, and punish
the wool growing states. The pre-
tense Of cheaper clothing is false
and fraudulent. With the destruc-
ton of American flocks and with
manufactures limited to a narrow
/ section, combinations and trusts
would extort upon the people with
= monopoly of wool and WOODEN
goods. The government must
have revenue. If not derived from
duties the people will pay in some
other form. The wool tariff yielded
in 1898 IS, 147,219. The German
bill surrenders the wool tariff rev.
enue, but imposes five times greater
burdens by a tariff tax on sugar of
| $40, 900, 900 annually.
"'We indorse the doctrine an
nounced by the national grange
that while protection is accorded to
any industry, 1t should also be to
wool. Full and adequate protection
for the wool industry would soon
increase our As, 100000 sheep to a
required 100000, 900, furnishing
$50, 100000 pounds of wool annu-
ally-all needed, and we would
import none. This would save an
annual export OF gold of 100000,
, 900 or more to buy foreign wool
from countries which take substan-
, italy nothing from us in return but
r gold. 1t would keep our finances
on solid basis. 1t would make
such an increased demand for past
| urage, hay, oats and corn as to
! increase these products and thus
secure fair prices. 1t would en-
! large the resources of more than
3O,OO0,0OO of the agricultural
classes, and thus by their patronage
! to other classes give prosperity tc
all.
at has been proved that no for
eigh wool is needed to mix with
: ours for successful manufacture.
, What, then, shall small wool grow.
t ers do? The free wool policy can.
= not be reversed until after 1896
, In the meantime sheep cannot be
made to pay for the amount Of
+ capital which Is invested and labor
e in producing wool. The true pol
icy is: Fatten the weathers and ole
e ewes; sell them for mutton; keeI
the breeding ewes and be ready tc
= rapidly increase the focks after
y 1896. Let all the people who de
$ dire prosperity for Americans rather
e than for foreigners vote for ne
r candidate for Congress who does
not favor protection equally to al
f American industries, which by it,
q aid can be made to furnish al
= needed supplies at fair American
d prices. The free wool infamy vii
s soon be wiped out neyermore t.
= return, and the people, PAINFUL,
r admonished by the ruin Of the las
two years, will not soon demand
d again change to the policy which
3 brought 1t on"
i IL protection Is SOOU lOr Uu
interests of a given industry,
l. given section Or given party, it i
e good for the interests of all people
y In singing out the agriculture
p lntereets for special attack, Will
> their own cotton growers and suga
e planters come in for careful consid
/. Grafton, the Democratic tari1
a members displayed the real animu
a Of their bogus tariff reform cam
paign, and offered to histor,
another proof Of their unftness t
y govern.
j. Sv-rr7--7-.1a1
,a In REPLY to the Democrat s artI