Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-27

and / don't hesitate 70 denoucce IL as TOD
berry if thet is what 1t means. Tnat is
what il does mean, according 70 tneir
statement. AEDlause
That is the case for the protecton OF
wool as they make it.
Now. take the other side OF the argu-
ment. l deny the facts. l say there isn't
one Of them true. l don't care which one
Of them they take. Let 1t be so. Ii you
had 20 provide that every workingman had
to give five days TO support Montana
ranchmen, say TO make him give 1t IS TO
sustain pauper industry and TO compel
him by force OF law TO serve without MS
consent a man who is 10 that extent
his master and the master OF his
Labor Hence, since the banner
was folded at App0mattox, Involuntary
serVitude, except as punishment Tor
crime, has been overthrown IN these United
Stntes.
To compel the workmen OF Wheeling, II
their case was true, to work to support an
Industry that took five days Of him. is TO
restore involuntary servitude by the aid
of the United States statute, and IS 10 rob
him of his hard earnings TO that extent.
Now as to the issue on the fact. got
judgment, 1 think, Dy demurrer TO the
declaration. l take issue on the facts.
There isn't a word Of truth In their
statement as to the effect Of the wool
tariff.
lido not say that it is a falsehood. Those
terms l do not use. But, it is one OF those
huge campaign lies. Laughter proved
il by the history Of other countries. VIII
give you a specimen in moment OF tue
facts in this country. France put tarlH
ou wool TO raise it. II depressed 1t. Eng
land has given you her story. She tried TO
ha, ,p.ira Of ~
vices. She struck OF the tax on wool, she
struck down her protective tariff on wool,
and wool raised Ia value. ApplauseI
There isn't to-day, except probably some
half-ciVihZed or some rather imperfect CIV
i.ization that taxes wool, and even they
gained from experience that an attempt TO
raise the price of wool by taxation was a
failure. Why is 1t failure! 1t IS fall-
ure because it does this: IL kills the goose
that lays the golden egg. That IS tue
reason 1t is failure. What does that mean
that proverb. Who uses wool! Inc
wooden manufacturer What does ne use
it forl To look at! No, to weave II into
garments and carpets and rugs aud all
forms of things 10 adorn house and BODY.
What must he do to weave American wool'
Go TO your custom house in Baltimore, you
will find 100 odd samples Of wool OF varied
grades under the old tariff and man would
have 10 be born on sheep ranch ana lie
down with the ewes 10 tell the different
samples Of wool that are required.
Laughter and Applause But each OF
them performs its function in the economy
of weaving; each OF them takes its place,
each niece is necessary for the wooden man
ufacturer in order TO make the product
that pleasesthe eye, that warns the 0ody,
that gives luster 70 the house. And, there
fore, If you deprive the manufacturer oil
the privilege OF getting that which is mixed
with American wool, you drive him TO
other articles and you take away the goose
that was laying the golden egg and buying
the wool that you are seeking TO raise IN
price bv taxation. That is the philosophy.
Now for the facts, and / am going to ask
a gentleman to step forward with a sample
or two Here gentlemen on the Stage
stepped forward with samples Of goods
I am afraid 1 am talking a
great deal too long. Cries of go on
Now, you were told that Mr.. Wilson
has destroyed the wooden industry, the
wooden manufacturer and the wool raiser.
Let me give you an article. That is shoddy
Showing piece of shOddy). You have
heard of shOddy. When the wool tariff
was first proposed, the kind hearted PM
lauthropists said they would put heavy
duty on shoddy because they wanted TO
protect the kind good people of America
! from wearing shoddy. They are all phi
! lanthropistS. If there is anybody hate II
| is a philanthropist by law. The philan-
| thropist who goes into his own pocket, /
| think is Gods nobleman, but the philan-
thropist who stands behind me with oOth
hands in my pockets. while protesting love
my words are too tame for him. When
! ever you find prOtectionist, 1t 10 always
under the guise Of patriotism. 50 theY
wanted the duty on shoddy. what has
| been the effect Of their wooden dutyi The
effect was the protection of snoddy clotn,
and hold some ia my hand. The prices
will give YOU in moment Then compare
with wool. l hope my illustrations VII
not worry you, Object lessons are the besl
| kind Of teaching Tor children-don't fee
! sighted, you are grown up boys and girls
Here is piece of shoddy, il retails now
| at 25c a yard. II reialled under the Nc
! Kinley law at 40c. Gone down, you see
! II costs zoe now; it cost before 35c to the
| iobber. Two and one-half yards OF il make
! q pair of pantaloons-S5c for the cloth. ii
is made in this country. Laughter. L
| is made in West Virginia. AppauseI.
I now give you sample OF all wooden
cloth, Showing sample, guaranteed TO be
ali wool. 1t retailed before, under Nc
|
me-for SOC yard. 1t cost the wholesale
| dealer 45c. 1t costs now SOC. 1t did cosl
| 55c And the two and one-half yards thai
! are required TO make u pair Of pantaloons
all wool cost S5c under wisconsin, and
! they cost 8. % under Mchinleyism. What
| is the RESULT That the manufacture
| of shoddy is declining and the demand
| for wool and goods OF that sort !:
so far ahead that the looms in a Yves
! Virginia town that makes IL are engaged fol
six months Isn't that creating demand
for wool! Applause. Isn't that nursing
| the old hen that was laying the golden egg
! instead of killing her by the Mckinley law
Isn't that illustrating by object lesson INT
philosophy l was giving you that you ar
| now giving TO the manufacturer the fre
| raw material of wool and by giving 1t u
him you are increasing the demand TO
wool and you are decreasing the demand
for shoddyl Applause.
Let me refer once more TO the Engllst
| precedent. l think l have the exact Ian
guage here, perhaps. l tookit down iron
an old statute. The English tried proteC
ton all around, you know, and at frs
! they took leather. For example, sadoIer
were protected; they were the only lei
! lows that could make leather. Then tn
! cobblers complained, and then the coooler
| got WndCK II, anu luSu tuO n" " q
| changed and they abolished the monopol.
on leather Why, they say, as they abol
ished this thing Of trying 10 make leathe
bv law .'for such. also, as since the MAKING
| of said statute all kinds OF leather IS NOR,
slender as before. Nevertheless as dear o.
! dearer."
Five hundred yesrs ago the old statute
as here in the tradition Of shoddy, for since
| the making Of said statute OF Mchlnle!
the purported goods are more slender.
made of wool and are as dear, nevertheless
or dearer than before. Laughter and ap
plause
Now. I have another sample OF panta
loon stuff, which If you could see, it is Sun
day-go-to-meeting clothes. Why, undo
McKinleyism that sold at soc a yard to tn
wholesale dealer; it retailed at dollar
Under wisconsin, how is it, 1t sells nov
at COO instead Of SOC to the wholesale deal