The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21

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Chants and ctss-s AGAINST psscsag woo1 On
the free asss K-s2 rs-xy1Es foz the ressnssos
Of tAe present sarsea Asserting 20 sHis
,%E2ssc2 re vSos growers % the United
sEases ara mere thRa rsiziSos IN u1ls<r.
cwnsaS 81. on. 90 sheep sc the wAi4e. IN
Ger rscrrsAl csn3issons, Of slsa %, ssa. and
Iness4tag this. iko3s sn1 ErsSres fer
sheep h=xoan3ry, wEfS sosa. csclsal in
ress<2 of ST.. SO so. gsviag 70 laszar. ia
sa14@sg services - SOCK masters. SIS. osa.-
81 aazaasly. ans wlsa al a1zaA rsro3ze.
IL wool. nEssca aa1 pssfs. ~ FAIR prices.
Of r-scre taAn sita, SOC 90. which exceeds
BY raore than g. so se the sosal r-odrcs
Of o.. car A2e-seaa Eairse. 81 gc.4 and ST.
vsr IN The year iss2
Without adequate rro.ees.we 1rfies
Americas vooi growers cssnos szcesss-
fully cosnYese with taose % A1s:rAI4a,
sSasa Afrsca. Scash America aa9 either
couatrses having cheaper isco-, cheaper
passursee, csesa ocean ;resvhis and
climate rss2sr4ng no win:er feeding. Thls
petition Points o1s free sosi VII. net
ultimately and pernaneaily ssca-e
cheaper clothing; taaf one-haif Of al the
sc. fssa 600 rsouads Of wool Annually eoa-
snnea by TIE people CT tsis eoaaI-y hare
been imported IN the form Of scol AID
vooien goods: tia. forsaga woois come
cneape. from countries wasch take
nosninv from Is bit god: TIA; with
adequate protection. 81 I've years Ane-s-
can wooi growers can aud will vita iia.-
oye 600 sheep produce al needed woods Of
every kind: hence TIE exclsssca then Of
al WOOL imports woaid iajure none eut
foreigners. and give many benefits 10 al
oar reopse.
Tnis petitioa further argues that with
this adequate protection the resaI; would
be 20 Eaorr than d0asle the sheep hus-
handry income Of orr farmers. more than
donble The sheep has5sDdry vealih OF the
country. increase the demand tor pas
needed wool and mutton. and thus add 20
tbs valus of farms and TO national re-
sources and render the republic ir.depeni-
sns IN peace and in xae for supplies OF
food and clothing.
The sheep industry i, adapted 20 every
state and territory. the only absolutely
national industry. and The petition sab
rni.s that in view of these aud ether con-
alterations sheep husbaniry and its allied
industry OF wool manufacturing have bet
ter and stronger claims 10 protection than
! aay other industry IN The conntry.
The petitioners fairly ask Why rice
should be protected and not wool: Why
sugar production shoaid be aided rather
than wool: why iron ore. lead ore and
coal should re protected rather than 700.
or mutton: Why peanuts should &c pro-
seesed with a duty and WOOL 80 unpro-
tec'sd; why the deable discrimination
against wool BY deaying il tie h<asat Of
! either protective or revenue duties,
Way place wool on tie free lat. anx-
iously desired By foreign wool growers for
their benefit. no; ours, 90; without
ore peiislon OF our citizens 10 congress
asking IL. aud with protests agzans; it
from vast numbers Of people OF ali pcli,i-
/ esl parties. OF a. occupations and from al
/ portions o; tie Jnite3 siat<sf
The Cleveland FT1ia Drsle-. a Demo
| cratic journal, rrpses;s against tie plsc-
/ ing of wooa on the free list: il holds with
/ the late sAnas! ]. Randall. Sainus. J.
| Tildea and their iIviag Democrats Voice.
| David h. Hi, for 8 revenue tariff with
| incidental protection We qao.s:
/ Under that doctrine sverv industry
I would se treated AXE. TIE EEafs psa1e~
| is IN favor Of tariff On wo@l josi a. il $
| IN favor CT atarI1 on coal, iron and sesi crss
1 eT on sseel rails ard veci manufactures
/ Ii considers that IL asilce 20 ere industry
] Is INJUSTICE 10 a.. and that Is Is great
| mistake Tor TIRE Democratic psrIy 10 TrsAke
/ an exception Of wco. IA the fars1 bib.
| The farmers 81 this e9zu.ry are . Pretty
! Intelligent set % gasn. tAry rrSd the pa
| fers they tasnE ttr thszG selves and tae
| Democrats are making great mistake Il
! they thsnk that the farmers are gosng TO
| vote against what tAey b<.iere 70 he Ter
/ ihelr oSn interest. Il Is for these -ea-
! sens that ws hope shs Democrat. ia con
1 rrsss Sil pat sooi o0to the EsrsE lisi and
. treat 10 fairy side by SIDE With otAer great
[ foundation industries