The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-10-18

months from the ist of March, ls9S to
the LIST VI October, 1894, OF over 81 per
cent, and il IL still declining, notwith-
standing the statements that are some
times made In the Democratic papers.
The duty on woolen goods which are
consumed mainly in the north Il retained
ct 40 to 30 per cent, and
This Duty Il Levied
for the benefit of the manufacturer, not
only on the cost of the manufacture
but on the cost of the wool in the cloth.
Under the Mckinley law more than two
thirds OF the wool consumed In the Amer
loan market was American wool. The
carpet wools. The injury to the
farmers Of Ohio by the repeal of
the duty on wool during 1898 can
be easily estimated. On Feb. 10, 1893, Ohio
had, according to the official returns,
4,s7s, 125 sheep. or more than any other
state In the Union, and nearly 10 per cent
OF the entire number in the United States.
Their value was $4,000, ,263. Ohio had
"a, ia more sheep than the state of Texas,
but their value was more than twice as
great. The reduced value Of these sheep
is fully 100000. The wool clip in Ohio
The fall in the price of wool caused by the
Wilson bill is r cents pound, or 81, ,s40,-
00O an aggregate loss in single year to
the farmers of S7,s40,000.
1t Is for the Farmers Of Ohio
to say whether they will submit to this
loss or seek to correct it by future legisla-
ton.
1 regret to say that the Democratic
members from Ohio shared in and are
more responsible than all Others for this
gross injustice.
They all voted for the Wilson bill with
free wool In it. l cannot find from the
Record that any of them voted against
free wool in any stage, nor do l tnd amy
speech, statement or vote Of either OF
them against it. II they. or part Of them.
had boldly and firmly demanded that the
same projects on should be granted TO wool
growers as to woolen manufacturers, the
eame protection to American wool as TO
American sugar. It would have teeL
granted.
To cali wool a raw material is q mere
pretense not applied ir any previous tariff
law, nor is It applied tc any of the innum-
erable articles named In this law that en-
ter into manufactures. The policy Of pro-
lection II adopted at all should be impair
italy applied IL favor O. al dom, domestic ip;
It Is given to one dom estic industry It
should not be denied se another of equal
merit.
Nc Discrimination Should Be Made
against the farmer In favor OF the manu-.
turer A member who has not the cour
age and ability to represent the just and
rfghtful interest of bis constituents with
his district in congress II tried and found
deficient he should be dropped from the
public service
We are told by our Democratic friends
that the reduction of duties under
this tariff law will be a great relief to the
farmer, the artisan and the w0rkingman.
Nothing can be more deceptive tt an .his
pretense The duty on every article which
the farmer produces has been greatly re-
duced, but the articles the farmer, the
artisan and workingman have to buy are
not reduced In the same degree. The great
reductions made by this bill are
In Articles of Luxury.
Let me ask how any farmer, artisan or
workingman is interested in the reduction
made on these articles by the Wilson bill:
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pIss: sss:ss sss s., si... sasls Is sssss s's i i
$eweiry. ............... osU,b5 ao.NU n
Laces and en.brotf s,ies 4,s7a,sea l.537,s00 70
vets. pushes etc ...... ls.475.2s 2,7eo.6o, %
am not now ana never was an ex.
trems protectionist. ] believe that suffi.
c:ert duties oL imported goods can ts aud
penses of the government in time of peace
No duties should b. levied for protection
that are not needed for revenue These
duties should be levied, so fer as practi-
cable, on articles that come into competi-
tion with home industries. This rule OF
protection
should he Applied Impartiallv
to productions of the farm and the work
shop. Other taxes, excuses, including in
koy oh har,Ih ko ytn1n mil for
traos dinary expenses incurred in war or
other great stringency. Taxes on articles
that we cannot produce, such as tea,
coffee and the spices. should only be i'm
posed when necessary to meet exigencies.
ALI duties and taxes should be SO ar
ranged in schedules as that the revenue
can be raised or lowered by schedules
without revision of the whole tariff
believe that these simple, just and
adequate rules would remove the tariff
from party struggles, and leave the states
counties and municipalities of our coun.
try the broad field OF direct taxes neces-
sary for local self. government.
The tariff law a. it now stands violates
all these rules. II is q medley Of .elfish
and inconsistent provisions strung TO
gether to promote local interests 1t Ii
not only, as declared by the president
party pertidy ano party iishonor, but 1t
Is a National Disgrace
unf1t for place in the statutes OF Oul
great country. pledge you | will do all
can to repeal it at the earliest day pos
sible
Another great question involved IL this
election is the free coinage of silver. The
=, cent Democratic convention of Ohio
accepted this resolutions:
! Ne dissent from the presidents views
construction and treatment of the silver
question, and, therefore, believe that sill
ver should lie restored to the position II
occupied as none, prior t. its demone
t.zation by the Republican party, and tG
that end we favor the unlimited free coin
/, age OF silver at the legal ratio of 16 to
and with equal legal tender power.
This resolution is in direct opposition tC
the national Democratic platform of lS9'
and the known views Of President Cleve
land. The attempt to carry this resolu
tion into effect would
! Rive the Democratic Party
from turret to foundation ste ne The pol
icy it proposes would reduce the purchas
ing power of the dollar more than one
half. The wages Of labor would be prac
tically reduced, for the deprecated dollal
! would buy only what 50 cents will now
The only remedy of the laborer would b
higher wages, but every laboring maj
e. a L IA a. &. n