The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-03

ter and packing; third, iron and steel manu-
factories; fourth, sawmills; fifth, foundres
and machine shops; sixth, cotton manufac-
tor!es; seventh. wooden factories. In ten
years. 1850, wooien factories mad passed cot
ten factories, foundries and machine shops,
and sawnilis, and stood fourth in I'M
pertance From 10000 sheep IN lsO
yielding $1,000, go pounds of wool. TO 5O,6O,-
10 sheep IN 1884. yielding 3oo,UOO.UOO pounds
OF wool, marks an era OF growth TO sheep
hrsbanGry in this country that could on4y
be @ttf~ei under protection.
so long as one article remains on the
protected list, that article should be me
farmers wool. Industries claim protection
that they may be able TO compete with the
underpaid labor Of the old world. The WOOL
rot only has to compete with the lowest
pald wages. put with wool growers fostered
and aided as no other interest or industry
is encouraged in the world.
who opposes protection to American
wool? Not the manufacturers rs a class.
II was a joint of national manu-
facturers and wool growers that submitted
70 the Revenue Commission in 1856 a report
declaring with the utmost emphasis That
ton. the prosperity of the manufacturer,
and that II was necessary TO give suifi-
cient protection 20 the wool grower. This
joint mmi formulated the wool sched-
ule OF the high protection Of 1861. y joint
committee from the same national organi-
cations, sixteen years later. before the
Tariff Commission or 1852, reiterated the
same doctrine.
William Whitenan, representing the
national wooden manufacturers, was asked
by this commission why the wooden
ALdllAdCIUISES upon n whole COUSCllt4
to the wool tariff OF 1861. and became recon-
cled 10 it, He answered: For the reason
that they believed the duty imposed would
increase the growth OF wool here, and
establish a national industry, and in time
furnish wool enough for our factories The
president of the Tennessee manufacturers
repeated IN substance the same sound logic.
The above statements are a consensus OF
the Of the leading wool manu-
facturers of this country.
"Some INSCRIPTIONS demagag1les. pre-
Stunning upon the credulity OF the wool
growers, have represented to them that
foreign woods were necessary TO mix with
home grown, in order to produce a line OF
goods in large demand; therefore, free
wool would augment the mixing process
and increase the demand and price of the
domestic. The stupidity of the argument
is only equaled by the dishonest purpose
that prompted ii. The late Secretary OF
Agriculture, General Rusk, than whom
no truer friend or ADLER advo-
cate of the farmers interests
ever > held position in our govern
ment, salu in one OF his reports: Possess
ing. as we do, q varied climate and condi-
tons of the soil, we can successfully grow
any of the breeds of sheep. or quality OF
wool. grown in any other land or climate
He who argues for the mix is either ig-
norant OF the geography Of his country.
deems the American farmer less skilled
and intelligent than the Australian. This
argument is akin to that made a few
years ago by a gatherer of crop and stock
statistics. He sent TO his correspondents a
petition to sign, praying Congress TO de-
feat the pure lard bill He argued because
the compound lard manufacturers con-
sumed 175. O00,0 600 pounds of the farmers
lard annually in the mix with cotton
seed oil, therefore, they being large pur-
chasers, were the farmers friends. Many
farmers were duped into signing his petit
ton, which prayed Congress not TO dis
turb the cotton seed oil trust, but to allow
them to continue TO supplant the farmers
lard in the market, hence lower the prices
by excessive supply and augment the prof.
its of the trust The mix of foreign wool
will supplant the home grower to his hurt
and damage, and TO the gain of the for
eigner. 1t may be philanthropic, IL may be-
neighborly, for the American lamb to mix
with the British lion. but ii is not bust
ness. as the mix will only add greed to
the lion and the loss of the lamb.
NJ Whiteman. president of the Nation
al Wooden Manufacturers said: There
are no woods in the world that can
compare with the great bulk of American
wools.' The American consul at Sidney.
New South Wales, G. W.. Griffin, In his
report to the Department of State. March
woods sent to the international exposition
at Melbourne were admitted, by experts, to
grown in the colonies. Charles Fletcher.
of the Providence worsted mills, in a let
ter to the Boston Home Market Club.
dated Feb. Is. 1891, said: The talk OF mix
ing Australian woods TO make a line OF
goods REQUIRED by this Mod market rke oL Is all non,
used because they are cheaper
FREE RAW MATERIAL.
why place the farmers wool in the
| same class as ore in the mountains. coal
in the mines, or timber in the forest? Wool
is a finished product of the farm, manu-
featured from crops costing labor in their
production; and requiring skill, intelligence
and attention in the manufacturing.
The present policy Is not akin to that
which prompted General Jackson when he
wrote, under date of April 26. 1924. to DIR.
Coleman, of North Carolina, in. which he
used these memorable words: Providence
H4a hlo--aI sc ~rs~I H. -
independence and national defense. If we
omit or refuse TO use the gifts
which have been extended to US
His blessing. He has filled our
mountains and plains with minerals, with
and soil for the growing OF hemp and wool.
These being the greatest materials in our
national defense. they ought. TO have ex-
tion.'
Following the passage Of the law Of
March 3, 1883, the Democratic party Of the
State OF Ohio. through the State executive
committee arTaigning the Republican Con-
gress and Republican President for amend
ing the law of 1857. and reducing the duty
on wool. said: The wool producing inter-
est of the United States government has a
perfect right to demand first. that IL shall
receive as much consideration and encour-
agement as Is shown to any other interests
whatever; second, that as protection by
means Of taxing impOrtations of raw wool
has thus far proven highly beneficial to the
farmers of Ohio, as evinced by the contin-
nous increase In number ana value OF their
fiocks, this protection shall not be pursued
by the United States; third. hat If any
discrimination be made in favor Of partic-
ular industries as against others. this dis
elimination shall not be made against the
wool industry. What will be the results?
Plainly, it cannot fail to be DISASTROUS
Upon these solemn promises To the 100000
wool growers of Ohio, the Democrats elect
ed the Governor and Legislature. This Leg
islature passed resolutions instructing their
Congressman to vote TO restore the wool
tariff of 1867. The same party in their State
convention. June y, 1884, passed as the
third resolution Of their platform the
following: That the just demands
of the wool growers of Ohio and the coun-
try for an equal readjustment OF the duties
on wool (unjustly reduced by a Republican
Congress) so that this industry shall be
fully and equally favored with other in
dustries, ought TO be complied with
How changed in ten years. What a sig
nifcant lesson has been taught The party
leading In the championship Of the wool in
terest then was victorious. The same par
~ in 1893 having abandoned the wool-grow-
ers' interest, and threatened it's destruc-
ton, merited and received the rebuke OF the
100000 wool growers of that State I'm the
last election. The policy that Is threat
ened. and by its impending danger is now
sending sheep to the slaughter. and has re-
duced the price of wool, merits and viii re-
ceive the condemnation of the 100000 flock
masters in this country.
81 have dealt at length with the economic
side of this subject. / have endeaveored TO
present the environments at home and the
conditions abroad that have 10 do with the
wool interests OF our country. II is not
necessary TO acQuaint the fntellgent sheep