The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-07
ANGRF WO0L GKOWEKs.
Th,y Issue an appeal to tho People mt
Large.

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Sept. G.-Thc Thrift
| eth annual convention Of the Ohio Wool
Growers Association was held yesterday
afternoon In Grange Hall. on the State
| fair grounds There were about ono hum
dred members present. Judge William
Lawrence, oil BeuelOutaine. president Of
the association. made the presidents an
nual address. After referring % the
alarming tariff conditions, which, he said,
threatened the destruction Of the sheep
business In the United states. he pro-
ceeded 10 denounce the United states SEN
ate, referring - tne DemOctdtc members
of 1t as the silent cOnspirat0rs.'
Anarchists" he said seek the de
structiOu OF the Government, but here ls
the Government itself, processing respect
Tor vested rights, enactnB laws Tor the
destruction or property, NAicA IS worse IN
principle than cOnilscdtiOu, ds the latter
only changes ownership, while the former
annihiiates."
After President Lawrences annual adj
dress, an address OF appeal TO WOOl-srOW-
ers, farmers and people 10 general, was
read ana adopted -. r. Williams,
Licking county wool grower, opposed tnc
address. saying IL would be useless tO try
70 get the people 10 20 back 10 pro-
tected wool after having taste of free
wool, and suggested that the wool grow
ers would better prepare to get along
under the new tarin bill. he predicted
that the price OF wool would 90 up. lie
was opposed by many members. and the
discussion grew personal David Harps-
ter, the wool king OF WyandOtte county,
hnaly denominating Mr.. Williams, who
Is young wool grower. ana Demo-
crat. a smart Aleck." The address was
adopted with but one dissenting vote-that
OF Mr. Williams. The address says,
among other things:
The threat OF free wool has reduced
the value of our 10000 sheep nearly
100000 and reduced the price OF the
wool clip OF 1894 more than S30.e0.ODO be-
low the normal under adequate protection.
The German Law attack on agricultural
interests is aggravated by the fact that
the odlous Whisky Trust and the Sugar
Trust and others are amply provided for,
and protection prOfessedly, II not actual
~ adequate, Is given 20 coal. iron ore
and other raw materials. Free WOO. IS
an Infamous and odious discrimination
and conspiracy against all our agrlcul-
tura industries.
why is free wool thrust upon the coun-
try Not one OF all the senators who
voted for the German bill yentured -
give any reason In support OF free wool
Their silence Is confession or Its inJus-
tice. and that II means ruin. IL Is
conspiracy with four purpOses:
Il. TO add TO existing OverprOductiOn or
cereals. cotton and other farm products
and still further reduce prices already
runOusiy low.
80. To ALLEVIATE wOol-grOwers from the /
protective policy and thus enlarge the /
policy Of free trade.
. - Nitn cheap ioreign wool aud protec-
tive duties on manufactures % limit man |
ufacturing 10 eastern cities and New /
ENGLAND states,
~ It's political purpose Is to win to, the
DemOcratic-G German party a few New |
England States and punish the wool
growing States
What. then. shall wool-growers do2
The free-woo policy cannot be reversed
until after 1896. In the meantime sheep
cannot be made TO pay for capital invest
ed and labor in producing Wool. The true
,,-tt.,, n this. k,atfpn the Werhcrs and old /
ewes sell them for mutton. keep the
breeding ewes, and be ready to rapidly
Increase the nocks after 1890; Let az
people who desire prosperity Tor Ameri- i