Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-13


in itself as to seem to call for no other
reference. But it appears the para
graph alluded to has made the InteIH-
gencer mad, and we know that "those
whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad" SO, instead Of being warn
ed in time against monkeying with the
buzz saw the thoughtless IotelIigencer
ambles to its death as follows:
Why haven't YOU the honesty to quote
the InteUigsncer's criticism Of Mr.. Wilson's
! statistics in order that your readers may
! investigate and see which is right.
Bless you, dear, as we have already
said, we did not think it worth while,
but since you will have it, here goes.
The InteIJtgencer says:
! Mr. Wilson stated in his speech al
| Charles Town that the American tax on
woods forced the people of Argentina 10
| give up their sheep raising and go into
competition with US in the production of
wheat. The IntelligeRcer called attention to
the falsity Of this assertion by quoting the
! wool statistics of Argentina, which may be
found In the government reports issued by
our present Democratic administration,
and which shows that the wool production
of Argentina increased from 244,000.000
pounds in 1882 to 304, 600 900 poundsin 1891,
and that it continues to increase. These
same Democratic reports show that Argen-
tina is the third wool producer in the
world.
Thus our nsighbor. Now. in the first
place how on earth can the IRteUigencer
''call attention to the falsity" of COM
parison regarding wool and wheat grow
ing by quoting wool statistics
alone? Could not the InteIugencer
find out anything about wheat? If it
could not it should have remained
quiet, in which event it would have es-
capped making itself ridiculous More
over, the IntelHggncer's wool statistics
are of themselves almost sufficient to
prove the truth OF Mr.. WILSON'S state
ment, though they are four years old
and cover years from 1882 to 1891, for
they show that in all that time the wool
production Of the great natural wool
growing country OF Argentina increased
but sixty million pounds-a mere trife
for the length of time
and in reality a retrogression OF that
country's wool industry, when consid-
cred beside the fact that while wool
production increased but 25 per cent. in
years, the wheat shipments of the |
same country for the first six months !
of the present year were greater than
the entire shipments for any preceding |
year and are still heavy, while the esti-
mates Of the area In wheat this year
show an increase over last years acre.
age estimated all the way from 400, 900 |
acres to 3, 200, 600 acres, or from 10 to
so per cent. of an increase in one year.
Strike the happy medium OF 30 per !
cent. Increase in the wheat acreage Of
in one year and compare it
with the fact that in the same time the
wool industry has either stood still
or refrigerated and we find condition
Of things that proves the entire correct
ness of Mr.. WILSON'S statement that
our dog-in-the-mange wool policy not
only brought ruin to WOODEN manufac-
turing, aud hence wool growing in the
United .Statasa bGgh has nr4FtiHa rH dGi-JU
wheat and made that country most
competitor OF the United
States in the wheat market, and wheat
is the American farmers main staple.
The enormous wheat shipments from
Argentina have, as everybody knows,
with the apparent exception OF the IHtet-
liqencer, played 8 prominent part in low
erlng the price of wheat TO its present
remarkably low level. 1t is but ono
more instance Of the general and all
around bighting effect of Mckinley
ism.
The following Associated Press dis
patch is of interest on this point:
WASHINGTON, D. c., October II United
States Consul Baker at Buenos Ayres mas
been irving 10 COlltCG SOiuO LOIloOAO Nt~N~
touching the wheat crop OF the Argentine
Republic, one Of this great competitors OF
the United States in the worlds markets,
INT as he reports 10 the State Department,
in the absence of any governmental bureau
of statistics, he has met with great DIM
entity. The estimates of the area Ia wheat |
This year vary from 7,436,23O acres, which |
is an increase Of 30 per cent. over last |
wears acreage, TO ., 453, go acres, which |
is but q 10 per cent. increase. The wheat |
looks well. The shipments for the hrst SIX
months of this year were: Wheat, l,O29,-
548 tons, aud -four 90 CPS tons, greater than
the entire shipments of any preceding year,
and heavy shipments are still being made
No one can tell how much wheat remains
in the country.
The Inteiugencer had this infOrma-
ton. Why did it not use IT, or, at
least, study itP Which might have
saved it from butting its small brains
ont against Mr.. WILSON.
TIE REPUBLICAN HtGa TAX POLICY.