The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-07
DENIED A HEARING.
Wcoe Growers Appeal to Senator
Voorhees, Without Success

NCOt GrOWers Appeal to senator
Voorhees, Without Success.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The meeting of
the National Wool Growers Association
called to attempt to defeat the free wool
provision of the Wilson tariff began this
morning. Immediately after the opening of
the meeting a committee was appointed to
draw up petition addressed to the finance
committee of the Senate asking for hear
ing on the wool schedules of the Wilson
tariff bill. A recess was then taken pend
ing the report of the committee. Hon. VIM.
Lawrence, of Ohio. president of the asso-
citation, presided.
Among the members of the association
already here are ex-senator Francis E.
Warren, Of Wyoming; David Harpster and
Dwight Fowler, of Harpster, o.; j. w.
Howell, of Indianapolis, editor of the Ma
tional Sheepman; VIM. A Herriott of
Federal, Pa, president of the Pennsylvania
Wool Growers Association; Capt. A E.
Shepherd, of Austin, Tex; Hon. Joseph Nc
Connell of Elk Grove, Cal; w. A. Baker,
OF Portland, Ore, editor of Rural Spirit; A.
u. Beal, of San Francisco, and +. j. He
gart, Of Idaho, secretary Of the associa-
ton.
The following preamble and resolution
was presented to Chairman voorhees,. of
the Senate committee on finance, by a dele
cation of wool growers:
Association, representing an industry in
which are directly interested and engaged
100000 people Of the United States. owning
and caring for 100000 sheep with a di-
rectly invested capital of over 5000 900 900
and an indirect investment of $SOOOOOOOO
more, are desirous of being heard in the in
terest of the sheep and wool industry,
which, it is believed, is seriously threatened
even to complete annihilation, by proposed
legislation. e. the Wilson bill, so-called
now in the Senate finance committee,
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the association respect
date soon given in which we may appear
through committee duly appointed. to
present our cause for the consideration of
the honorable committee on finance of the
Senate
In reply to the petition Senator VOORHEES,
said that the committee had determined to
give no verbal hearings, and it would NOT
be possible TO make an exception in the
case OF the wool growers. He suggested
that the association submit a written state
ment. The members of the association will
remain in this city for a week or more and
probably endeavor to influence Senator'S
personally, being denied formal hearing
waite's Views Ignored.
DENVER, Col, Feb. Ex-Governor Waite
delivered a free trade speech before the
wool growers convention this morning. He
declared all tariff laws to be vicious but if
the country cannot exist without a. law of
this kind, he thought all articles should be
taxed alike He declared the only feature
of the Wilson bill worthy of serious consid-
GRAFTON to be the income tax clause which
he feared would be killed before the bill be-
came law.
At the conclusion of the Governors re-
marks, resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing the theory of free trade, and ali repre-
Sentations made for II that its passage will
benefit the masses as untrue and unjust, as
under such a law over one million wool
growers of this country will be ruined
while only one thousand wOolen manufac-
tories can be benefited. The resolutions
further represent that free wool will not
cheaper clothing. but will deprive Ameri-
can iaDorerS or an opportunity 10 earn their
daily bread; declare for free coinage of
silver, and ask the retrener:. of all MEM
bers OF Congress opposed to protection Of