New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-20
4 TEST or DEuOCRICE

he gJO,ibD nInuS tlHlhoA'i III N''''" ''
ture are in sore straits because OF the Dem
attic party aud It's policy. II any Democrats
= ,stlou II. they need only consider what hap
u ned when the amendment postpoNlhS me
anre Of duties was pending. 1t had been
D. lown for some days that this poStpoh'il'ht
az 70 be- proposed by the committee, AMI 1t
vas inferred that II would unquestionably pre-
all Hardly anybody imagined that Demo
,rats would deliberately refuse, when their own
committee recommended IL. 10 give growers
and manufacturers chance for Il few months
LONGER 10 work of stocks Of wool anu S"ouS'
for il was reasoned that men seeking rr"l'cti0h
next fall would be glad 10 have The Dement'S
of the Mckinley act continued In part. so 'llil'
the prostration Of business would be- less severe
Hence growers at once began 10 hope for bet
ter demand many manufacturing works start
ed wholly or in part. prices of wool were Il
lifil. strengthened and dealers were cncour-
aged 10 send to manufacturers many orders FOR
Goods which could bc flied before the bill would
take effect
The amendment was defeated 10y an over
whclmlng majority OF Democrats voting, great
Is 10 th. disgust Of the committee. Al once re-
ncNcd depression in the markets appeared.
ouotnfions of wool nearly cent lower.
though the actual decline Is not quite So great,
~ ,he salcs were n fraction below quotations
ten days ago The manufacture Is again dls-
hcnrtcnc,l and while orders that can be quick
Is executed, probably before the new tariff could
take effect In any ease, are still accepted by
works IN operation. n number of Wooll'n CON
Germs have given notice that they VIII close
upon the completion II orders In hand. frl'eS
of some goods are lower Quotations of BruS-
sells carpets from Lowell works are 9,l2 cents
instead Of 81 OIL: dress goods are in less de-
mand and the tone Of the market Is weaker.
All this means that the Democratic votes III III"
House have taken away occupation ana wages
from several thousand hands already Sales OF
wool are scarcely over half the sales year ago
Thl, biz Of experience shows how little the
ma iority IN Congress cares for the w"ll'Delhg
Of the gc-carncrs. II was clear enough mat
with depression prevailing In all Industries, the
voollcn manufacture would find II hard To re-
vivc even II some months of assured respite
from destructive changes were granted. Bnt
the plea that thousands Of men and women
would be- forced out Of employment and the
mills rendered idle during hard winter. had
no influence. In vain Chairman wilson urge"
that the growers should have chance 10 mar
kct the much reduced yield Of wool in th"
suring The Free Traders were bent on hay
ing a great reduction Of duties on cloth ana
clothing 10 show TO their Wrctchcdy misln-
formed constituents, who had been taught 10
believe that their woollcns are more than
doubled In cost by Protcctionj No doubt many
Democratic members were themselves ignorant
enough 10 believe this. They vote! 10 have the
wool and woocnS changes take effect As soon
as the bill could be put into operation.
The political results of such decision are
easy 10 forcsec The number OF working people
who will be- thrown ont Of employment by for
eicn competition when the bill takes effect,
however great 1t may be-. will be small com.
parcd with the number driven out of employ
mcnt before that time by withdrawal of orders
! to manufacturers and consequent closing of
works Many mills which forcsce that they
will not be able To stand against competition
under Wilson duties will limit their losses by
closing before the competition comes. The
army Of the unemployed. numbering many thou
sand in every Northern State. has one oppor
mnity at least TO make itself felt at the polls
| I'm November next.