The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-14
DEMAND A WOOL DUTY.
Several Senators Paint In Very Dis
NAL CClors the Elr.c! OF
Free Wool.
Dubois, OF Idaho. sp okesman for
the SheepRrowers Of the
Northwest.
But Hs Wants the Tariff Biii Disposed OF
to Set At Rest Doubt ans
Uncertainty.

WAsmSdToS. Jane lS.-Whsn the tAhf
debate was resumed, the uending question
being Pefsr's amendment TO restore 90 rsr
cent Of tie duty on Jaw woods. Sherman
made vigorous speech against free wool.
The question OF FREQ wool, sherman said,
vitally affected The people OF Ohio. He re-
itsratod what be said In a previous speech.
ths, free wool was the eliminating atrocity
OF this bill. Mr.. Dnbois. Of Iiaho. pro-
tested against placing wool on the free lis.
as disastrous 20 the great sheep raising in-
dustry OF his section. Although the bill is
not yet Law. hO said that II was not poasi-
bio to-day TO sell pound OF wool In Idaho
except al discoun, from tho nominal
marke, price equal to tho pEss,nt rate Of
duty on raw wool.
Fieeces had been grown under the system
ofproteotion and were now 10 be sacrificed
under the system OF FREQ trad. II the bill
carried out tho logical demand OF the
democratic platform for free raw materials
lie would not ask tho democratic senate 10
make an exception, but in passing partially
protective duties OF coal. iron ore etc..
under the sham excuse OF revenue, he de-
nounced the disc iminstion against the
American farmer. The wool Industry Of
Idaho had pfospered under tho tariff from
1880 to 1898 hocks doubled. Tbs threat Of
'res wool fell on s0o.0)0 sheep worth s2.-
100000. and annual clips OF 100000
pounds. The decline In the value OF sheep
snl clips since FREQ wool was proclaimed
almost eqaailsi the vAlus OF the hooks be-
fors the tnreat was head.
Dubois then drifted into q discussion OF
tho silver lead mining industry OF the
mountain section, which had fallen under
the blight since the passage OF the bill re-
pealinR the pprebssing Clause OF the Sher-
man ACT. anu the threat Of free lead ores In
the new tann bill. He described at ieupth
the industrial condition In tho west. with
mines closed and thousands ont OF employ
ment. anu contfasted these conditions with
those existing under the Mckinley Law. In
the course Of hisremarks he referred TO the
political capital made out OF ths Home
stead strike In the campaign Of 1892 and
presented picture OF strikes, lockouis.
riots and bloodshed sverywhe . to-day.
quoting. As be said, at random from the
newspapers OF tho past two months.
In conclusion he reiterated HE appeal to
the republican side side 10 al ow tho bill TO
be promptly disposed of. Bad ne existinp
conditions vers present uncertainty aud
doubt should be set ut rest.
when Dubois finished Stewart. OF Ne
vsda. made an argument against free voo'.
IIansbroueh. Of North Dakota. then
spoke. While favorable 10 the principle OF
protection. and desiring TO SEQ that pollog
/ o. tpetuated. be was opposed to tho protec-
two tariff bill now befo o tbs senate. He
a II
tions. its In qualities, aud iti false pre-
tenses. IL did criminal act against the
people of the west In placing wool on the
60 list. aud IL favofs tho people OF other
sections Ia giving rice Q duty OF 30 psr cent.
II leyies n duty OF moe than 90 per cent.
upon sugars. and places wheat, hour and
M ANY other pioduets OF the farm on the
free list. While claiming TO be in tie in
tetest sof the extension OF our markets
for agricultural producta 10 strikes
down tho recipi ocity clause Of
tLe Mckinley scI the eby narrowing the
American fsrme q forsiVn maj ket by mil
hons OF dollara He deciaved that wool
raisers west OF tbe Mi sissippi river would
be obliged 20 60 out of business for the
simple reason tnat while tue cost Of pro-
duoinR wool he o was from i've 10 ten cents
per pound. the cost iu Australia was fIom
nvs TO six cents per pound, and that in ad-
ditiou TO this, that while freights from
Rocky Mountain roiuts 10 Boston and
Philadelphia wtrs from p to thres cents
or pouuI. carrying chsrlss from Australia
were less thhn one cent per pouni. Ho was
confident that hereafter. IL this bill p,ssed.
sheep would be raised in the west only fo-
mutton.
Hansbfough was succeeded by Shoup. of
Idaho, who also opposed free wool As dIs-
aatfous 40 one Of the chief nduptfioH Of HIS
state. Sboup contended that the fall in
the pricc OF wool bad been wo Ia wide for
twenty yeara. and that in the United statss
10 iuled higher than elsewhs o by the
amount OF duty levied. The dsmonstiza-
tion OF silvof had much 10 do with the fall
OF wool in tho wold's market. lie con-
tended that hca wool would ruin tho in
dustry in the United States. Mitchell, of
Oregon. also opposed fee wool. He argued
that the Pacific coast would ba mois in-
ju iously affected by free wool than ans
other Iart OF tho county. Froe wool
meant hbsoluto destruction 10 tho WOOL
growing industry OF Oregon. sn industry
nj had uIauu lo La NJ vunA "A nj "a