The Delta independent., 1894-09-05
PoPULisr5 ARE TO BLAME.
They Vote with the FREE wool Party
aad Arssnst the wool ueo~ere


They vo,. with ID. FREE wool Part,
asd AG.inst the wool 0to&sra
In the event of tariff bill becoming
law with free wool, II Is but right that
the aheep farmers of this country
should know exactly VINO Is to blame
for the cheapening or destruction OF
this branch Of their interests Some
western wool men have accused the
eastern manu- ufacturers of desiring free
wool This is an entirely mistaken
idea.
The records OF the senate showed q
solid republican vote in favor of put.
ting . duty on WOOL and = solid demo-
cratic vote in favor of putting wool on
the free list While the populist scna.
tors voted for = duty on wool, they
arc really TO blame for wool being put
on the free list because they tied
themselves up with the democratic
tax Had the populists stuck by the
rcpu blican senators there would have
been no free wool, no tariff bill passed,
and no income tax.
The policy of the free trade party is
to throw our American market-worth
Sll, 6o+. p75, 737 in ls90-open TO the
competition of the farmers and manu-
facturcrs Of all other nationA while
we strive to secure their markets all
OF which put together arc worth
81. o3s. 973, 7J7 less than our own home
market
Is It not best to retain the good home
market that we already possess, also
striving TO cease buying the s773, 67+,-
sic worth Of foreign goods that we
consume and 10 produce these goods
for ourselves, II we can. rather than to
throw away what We arc sure Of and
take chances in securing = portion OF
the smaller markets of tho rest of the
world In open competition with the
cheap labor of Europe, of Asia Of
Africa, of Canada, Of Cen trail and South
America, and OF the savage labor OF
the Islands of the SeAp
Such Is the policy of protection.
But the free trade policy Is to give our
markets TO the cheap labor countries
and to compete with tho cheap labor
In their smaller markets We already
consume over four billion dollars
worth Of goods more than they can
buy from us Let us keep our own
trade first Always vote for protec.
ton
The western wool growers should
understand clearly that the only party
to blame for FREQ wool Is tho populist
party of the house and senate, and the
populists represent tho wool-growinE
sections of the country. Perhaps the
populists think they will acquit them
selves from any blame in their actions
by voting against free wool, but II tho
farmers can eco hole through Eve.
foot door they will readily see that
tho Populists tied Themselves up TO
tho democrats and II would have
been utterly aud absolutely impossi.
BILE for the democrats 70 pass tariff
bill without their vote. That would
have left wool with II ccnts per
pound duty us Il had becn heretofore.
That the democratic platform went
all to splinters wc know foil we'll
They have acted very viciously to-
ward the wool men, especially when
they put duty Of IS per cent ON old
rags and shoddy, and placed secured
wool ON the FREQ list Out Of ninety
nine woolen manufacturers In tho
state Of Rhode Island there arc only
three that can be counted as free wool
men, and there Is not ono In MasaH.
ohusetta II 10 mot the eastern manu-
facturcr who Ia to blame for free wool,
but the populist senators.