San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-06

law was modified and the tariff was re-
duced. The effect was Immediately per-
ceptible, and the production diminished.
The Mckinley bill again increased the
duty. 1t is historic fact that whenever
the tariff on wool was increased produc-
ton increased, and when the tariff was
reduced production decreased. The
number of sheep in the United States Is
now about $4,000, 900. The total wool
clip is now $50, 900, 900 pounds, and is
valued at sos, 900, 900. There are one
million owners of sheep, and it is esti-
mated that each owner employs at least
one other person, so that it may be said
that there are two million persons in the
United States directly engaged in sheep
husbaudry.
These people depend upon this in
dustry. What shall they do when it is
destroyed? Shall they too go to wheat
growing and make that article cheaper
than it is now? We use today in this
country more wool per capita than any
other nation. We COZ sumo of wool man
ufactured aud manufactured 600, ooo,-
600 pounds, By increasing our focks
from so, ooo, 900 to 100 600, 900 we are
capable of producing all the wool needed
in our own country. See what we have
done: 1860, 6o,764,9I5 pounds; 1870
| I62, 900. 900 pounds; 1880, 2S2, goo
| pounds, 1890, 276, 900 pounds; 1891,
ass, 900, 900 pounds. And yet they say
wool growing has not advanced! We
should soon produce all we require under
| favorable conditions, and with full and
! adequate protection for the wool indus
try this can be done This is the Ian
guage aud this the opinion of the Ohio
| Woolgrowers' Association With such
legislation, however, as the Wilson bill
| proposes il cannot be done, but on the
contrary will suffer entire and complete
| destruction.
This is what is intended to be done,
and this is what will be done. With all
| pre- lection & me and our American wool
to compete in our own markets with the
| 600, 900, COO pounds from Australia. from
the River Platte, from the Cape of Good
| Hope, and other like cheap labor coun-
tries, the end is at hand. In those coun-
! tries land rental is I cent an acre, heIders'
wages are s. per month. and their wool
is transported to this country by water
From Australia to Boston freight on wool
is about I cent pound, while from the
far West it is cents pound by rail.
The elements of labor and subsistence
present the greatest difficulties. Our
Woodworking people cannot compete
with the unequal and degrading condi.
tons which will confront them with
wool on the free list They are Ameri-
can citizens, and as such they live and
perform the duties incumbent upon
them by their citizenship and by our
American civilization. They are not
| ryots, coolies or serfs, who receive the
wages of slaves and live upon the course
| pr vender of animals. The lowest class
| of beings are to be the competitors OF
American sheep herders and flock mas,
tiers. Hon. Binger Herm aun, of Ore
gon, Record, March I6, 1894.
The adjournment of Congress
brought breathing spell of relief
to the people of the country. Our
people could not stand still and
permit inaction to complete the
ruin already inaugurated by the
democratic Congress, and there has
been an attempt to revive business,
but the threat of continuation of
the free trade war will keep pros
perity, such as the American peo-
pie are used to, down until the re
publican party-the party of pro,
lection is again installed in power.
Restoration of protection to Ameri-
can products is the slogan of the
American people today. Let the
18th Congressional district respond
by electing GEO. H NooNAN to
Congress. We may yet be saved,
and our wild lands made to yield
their fairness and Our western towns
to bloom with health, vigor and
civilization, and not relapse to the
habitation of the cayote and prairie