The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-23
Tuesday. january -. 1894.
Orr BOY CHARLIE.

The press dispatches have given "a
very poor %sonopsis 81 the short speech
made by Hon. { :. Hartman Of Nout
ana in the house on Tuesday last when
the wool schedule Of the Wilson bill was
under consideration. Speaking 10 the
amendment offered 10y Mr.. Burrows T.,
postpone the action Of the bill. SO far az
wool was concerned until Oct. /. lSgS
Mr.. Hartman devoted about five mn
utes TO the delivery of the following uea,
concise and forcible treatment Of the
subject:
Mr.. Chairman. | am in favor Of the
amendment proposed 70 extend the tim
until the lst of October. l-9S for two
reasons. First. it will permit the Peep.
OF this country 10 reverse the verde
which they have entered. that reversr
to take place in two elections. one in 1894
and the other in 1896. Laughter
Second. it will permit the sheep growers
III this country. in the event it is deter.
mined that free wool shall obtain. 10 dis
pose of their focks and herds within a
reasonable period and not force them all
into the market , once. hut reducing
prices.
1t has been as srted that under a free
wool policy. the rice of wool will be
raised. and tina under a tariff the price
al wool has no been increased. IN this
country. | de ire to state a fey facts
that are wort more to our people than
all the Theories that can emanate from
all the free trade brains in the House.
Take my own state. We are Immediately
south and adjacent TO Canada. An i'm
aginary line separates the two countries.
the one from the other. We have exact.
Nv the same kind of soil on the one side
of that line as on the other. We pro
duce the same kind of nutritious grasses
IN Montana that are produced IN Cana
da. The sheep in Montana drink at thc
same streams as the sheep IN Canada:
h same sun shines on the sheep in the
one country as in the other.
Now. In 1892 the wool-growers of Mon
TAM received for their wool. Of exactly
the same quality as that which was
raised by their Canadian brethren on
the other side of the line. from - to -
cents a pound, while Just across the line
the Canadian wool grower received from
10 TO - cents a pound. Applause on
the republican side. What was the
reason for that: Exactly the same con
Niitions Of climate. Of food. Of quality. of
market, entered into the problem. Vet
h wool grower On the one side Of the
hne received from II To % cents a pound
Tor his product. and on the other side
h farmer received from 10 To L. cents.
What was the reason Of it? The rea.
son was simply this. that the protective
tariff compelled the Canadian farmer
when he came 10 our line to put down
his goods IL cents a pound for the privi-
tege OF coming into our market and sell.
ing his wool To our people. That and
nothing else was the cause.
Let me 90 to another point. | recol-
distinctly that on the 9th dav of
last August the distinguished chairman
iMr. Wilson Of West Virginia. rose in his
place upon this floor. and told the House
and the country that if we would Only
pass he Wilson bill. repeating the in
Famous purchasing clause of the Sher.
law, prosperity would again knock
at every mans door, the spindles would
vhirl again in every factory in the land.
mines would be unsealed. industry would
stalk forth In all its manhood and labor
would receive employment in every part
Of the land.
| wonder If that prophecy ever comes ;
To disturb the dreams Of the distinguish
gentleman from West Virginia:
sonder. if today. when he predicts such !
results from the pending bill
this second ~iniquity of which he is the
father wonder. ] say, if he recollects
prophetic pictures that were so
beautifully portrayed by him when he 4
vas urging upon this House that very !
measure? | wonder. after all. whether !
is a prophet or the son Of a prophet. i
" only the mouth piece of the stuffed I
prophet of Buzzard's Bay? GGreat !
aughter and %applausel. /
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