The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-11


own country their products; and whereas the
mere prospect OF the proposed tariff changes
the value OF our property and made alarm
and apprehension OF disaster widespread; and
whereas. It is a fact established by experience
that at the price FOR wool now prevailing in the
foreign markets our farmers cannot continue the
business of wool-growing without absolute yearly
loss, IN proof OF which we state that at the pres
ent time large proportion OF the sheep remain
unshOrn, and the shearers have even declined
to accept the clip compensation for shearing.
During the past year, owing to the impending
threat OF free wool and radical reductions in the
duties wooden goods, the prices of domestic
WOODS of all descriptions have fallen from 80 TO
so per cent below the prices that prevailed year
ago Even at these figures there has been little
demand for wool, and many farmers have on hand
this seasons clip. which al this time last year
was being rapIdIy converted into goods by mills
that now stano idle. 1t the United states the
value of sheep has deprecated over S50,0OOOOO.
or this CaliioInia's share Is S5,000.0uO. There
ResoIued, That We the wool and mutton grow
ers and the wooden manufacturers OF California
IN convention assembled, do protest in the most
positive and solemn spirit against the free adms-
sion into the United States OF wool and dressed
meats ana against the proposed reduction in the
duties wooden goods. ~ That the good faith
OF the Congress OF the United states requires con-
tinuance OF the protective policy as to wool,
dressed meats and manufactured woolens. 90
That the sentiment of the business element Of
this state regardless of partisan affiliations,
heartily faYors retention OF tariff duties on wool
dressed meats anG WOODEN goods and stands with
US in protesting against the enactment OF the
Wilson bill in so far as 1t relates the changes
above named "a That the first duty OF rep
resentatives in Congress IS TO the interests of Ca
tornia; that to do this duty they should subor-
dinate partisan motives; ana we call upon them
in the name OF the people of California to work
ana vote against the proposed changes in what
ever form or whatever relationship they may APP
pear.
we protest against ana denounce as false and
absurd the claim pers istently urged by advocates
OF free trade in wool. that American woods cannot
be manufactured successfully aud proftabIy into
the form OF clothing. except IN combination with
foreign woods; and we deny that the Importation
OF foreign woods is essential or even desirable as
mo tFafr raF1FTR
There being no class OF foreign wool imported in
to this country that cannot be produced by the
wOol-growers of the United States, we sOlemnly
declare it to be our profou nd conviction that the
principle of protection by tariff duties is essential
10 the independence aud the comfort of the Amer
lcan ne pie. to the promot on OF liberal ana
who esome standards OF living and OF education
lie, ana the only barrier that prevents American
children from being reduced to the level OF the
psuper nations or the earth.
Mr.. Mcconnell said that the United
States could produce all the wool neces-
sarv. Without protection our economic
conditions would sink TO those of other
countries. ut is pleasant to see our
Democratic friends following the great
prOtectionist, S. J. Randall | know that
Senator Perkins is witt US on this PROPOSE
ton. and if right influence be brought to
bear on Senator White the pr0ba bIlltleS
are that the bill may be prevented"
Judge Peckham of San Jose said: 81
manufacture goods for the millions of
America, and the San Jose mills have
never used pound OF imported wool. The
only fault of our goods is their durability.
Goods are made not only OF California
wool alone, but from wool grown in the
United States. There is class OF people
who prefer 10 pay SIS for suit of clothes
of foreign cloth 10 S25 for American cloth.
They get no better goods"
Mr. Hebron OF Salinas: 81 was a sheep
grower in California as long as it was
I e. Il ,ol-.
Texas. IL the duty on wool be taken off |
shall give ii up. / would like to say that,
as a mem Der of the Board of Equalization,
1 should like to meet the wool-gTOweTs to
settle the matter of valuation of sheep,
which differs so much in different parts of
the State"
Mr.. MacMahon of Humboldt: 1--WE
meet to petition Congress to except the
wool product Of the country from the
action OF the Wilson bill. The effect of
Democratic government has been to con-
tract the currency, depTess business aid
make our wOrkingmen paupers. We
should ask Congress TO except all Ameri-
can products from the Wilson bill. We
want to remind our representatives. that
we expect them TO perform their duty for
California untrammeled by party. They
are our servants. The only fault with the
Mckinley bill was in not putting 500 head
tax on every immigrant"
Professor Hilgard said: IAN English
expert, before a Congressional commits
sion, said that in examining woOlen goods
at Chicago he could find nothing in which
the English manufacturers eXcelled the
American; in kind they were different
but that the best of either kind was equally
good. The only kind of goods Of which
American manufacturers Will never be
bic to dispOssess the English and French
are those required bv that part Of the pop
ulatlOn, less than 10 per cent, to whOm
nothing is good unless il comes from Paris
or London. Men get their fashions from
London; women theirs from Paris. There
is hopeful feature about this matter, as
the wool manufacturers say they have no
use for free wool If the tariff on wooden
goods is reduced"
Judge Peckham asserted that one could
buy to-day in San Francisco some class of
goods cheaper than IN London.
,. Z. Ii olden said: "As manufacturer,
l say that the woOl-grower is entitled to
the same protection as the manufacturer
Congress proposes to take $4,000, 600 from
the income OF the United States, and the
proposition to supplement the tariff by an
income tax, the most odious of all taxes,
Is pTepoSteT0us, un-AmeTican and unbusi-
DesSllke."
II. +. Ostrander said: "Wool has ever
had on the Democratic party the same
effect as red rag on bull. If the Wilson
bill passes, in place of foreigners coming
to our country. we shall have to hunt for a
new place to live in"
Isaac Harris: "The loss of the sheep
industry would mean to California the loss
of 100000. and the depreciation in the
wool clip S2,0O0,000, in all S6.0O0000. This
money. now disbuTsed among all in the
State. would then be lost 10 it. There are
1000 wool-pullers employed IN this city.
If the Wilson bill should pass their en-
ployment would be gone. 1t would be
cheaper TO locate at Havre, buy the pelts
here and ship them to France, where they
could be pulled, manufactured and sent at
less cost to the New York and Boston
markets"
Mr.. Hebron pointed out the fact that
the shipping of Vermont sheep TO Austria
liza disprOVed the assertion that the United
States could not raise as good wool as other
countries. Professor Hilgard remarked
that. according to the English experts tes-
tlmony, when the high tariff went into
effect the English bought American ma
chineTy to compete.
Mr.. Henley said: whenever you want
TO hnd out your OVID course, first find what
your enemy wants you to do and do the
opposite. | take English papers and
venture to say that they had no fault to
find with the Mills or the Morrison or the