The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-08

million Of wool growers from sheep hus-
bandry into increased production Of hay,
wheat, corn, oats, cotton and other pro-
ducts, destroy our sheep, and reduce the
demand they would make for food and
thus add to our existing over-production
and low prices, the ruin Of still further
over-production. This would take from
all farmers q large measure OF their just
income and render them unable to patron
ize merchants, grocers, mechanics. schools,
and churches. All industrial and other
classes would be involved in common dis-
aster. Free wool is blow to civilization
ard progress. Immense imports Of low
priced woods would supplant to large ex-
tent tho use Of cotton aud thus bring dis
aster to the planters of the south. In 1893
the imports for consumption of the third
class woods were 133, 1881 pounds at a
valuation Of 7.75 cents per pound.
Why is free wool thrust upon the coun-
try2 Not one of all the senator's who voted
for the German bill ventured TO give any
reason in support OF free wool. Their
silence is confession Of its injustice, and
that it means ruin. 1t is conspiracy with
four purpose: (D To add to existing over
production Of cereals, cotton and other
farm products, and still further reduce
prices already ruinously low. ~ To
ALLEVIATE wool growers from the pro-
tective policy, and thus enlarge the
policy of free trade. (3 With
cheap foreign wool and protective du-
ties on manufactures, to limit manufac-
turing to the Eastern cities and New
England states. (4) Its political purpose
Is to win to the Democratic German party
few New England states, and punish
the wool.growing states The pretence Of
cheaper clothing is false and fraudulent.
With the destruction Of American tlocks
and with manufactures limited to mar
row section, combinations and trusts
would extort upon the people with mo-
nopoly OF wool and woOlen goods. The
government must have revenue. II not
derived from duties, the people will pay
in some other form. The wool tariff
yielded, in 1898, IS, l47,2l9 The German
bill surrsnders the wool tariff revenue,
but imposes five times greater burdens by
tariff tax on sugar Of $40, 000, 900 annu-
ally.
We indorse the doctrine announced by
the National grange that while protection
is accorded to any industry, it should also
be to WOOL Full and adequate protection
for the wool industry would soon increase
our Al, 5,000,000 sheep to required 10000,
600, furnishing $50, 600, 900 pounds of wool
annually-all needed, and we would i'm.
port none. This would save an annual ex-
port OF gold of $50, 000 900. or more to buy
foreign wool from countries which take
substantially nothing from us in return
but gold. 1t would keep our finances on
a solid basis. 1t would make such an in.
creased demand for pasturage, hay. oats
and corn as to increase these products and
thus secure fair prices. 1t would enlarge
the resources OF more than 10000, 900 OF
the agricultural classes and thus by their
patronage to other classes, give prosperity
to all.
1t has been proved that no foreign wool
is needed to mix with ours for successful
manufacture. What. then, shall small
wool growers dor The free wool policy
cannot be reversed until after 1895. In
the meantime sheep cannot be made To
pay for capital invested and labor in pro-
ducing wool. The true policy is: Fatten
the wethers and old ewes; sell them fol
rtHtton; keep the breeding ewes and be
ready to rapidly increase the hocks after
1896. Let all people who desire prosperity
for Americans rather than for foreigners
vote for no candidate for congress who
does not favor protection equally to all
Au'OiiCuu iuuuoUIioe, WulCu ny lIS dlu, Cdu
be made to furnish all needed supplies al
fair American prices. The free wool in
fanny will soon be wiped out, never more
to return and the people, painfully ad.
monished by the ruin OF the last two years,
will not soon demand again a change tC
the policy which brought 1t on.
Ifprotection is good for the interests
of a given industry, given section ol
a given party, it is good for the inter
ests of all the people. In singing out
the agricultural interests for special
attack, while their owncotton growers
and sugar planters came in for careful
consideration, the Democratic tariff
members displayed the real animus Of
their bogus tariff reform campaign
and offered to history another proof Of
their utter unfitness to govern.