The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-20

greater profit-from 20 to 25 per cent
and still this gentleman, with the rest
of his Republican friends, is elamor1ng
for governmental aid What WoulO
these gentlemen have? Are tarifs so
dear and bounties so sweet as to De
had at the price of chains and slavery
to the American people? The people
are all powerful to forbid it, and they
certainly viii And yet these are "hon~
orable men, men of such financial in
tegrity as to be unquestioned.
Government Aid.
The people may query how much
persons can ask for governmental aid
while already realizing such splendid
profits I cannot answer for them. ex-
cept to surmise an apology They
must believe their exOrbitant divi-
dends are legislated to them on a
moonbeam, or created out OF the at
mosphere, as were the loaveS and
fishes for the assembled thousands,
and consequently working no injury to
their fellows-in fact, none of their
business. They must believe this or
that other absurd idea. that the for
eigner pays the tax.
In arguing that the farmer was al
ready on a free trade basis. prominent
Republicans have answered: And he
is like the dog in the manger;" that
is, he will neither protect himself nor
let the woolgrowers protect him. AS
though that protection would make no
difference to the farmer Let us see if
1t will not. Under free trade a wooden
suit may cost the farmer $15. With
wheat at so cents, it costs him thirty
bushels. Under the idea that it works
no injury to himself, the farmer votes
a protective tariff for the woOlgrower.
His suit goes up to $50. and with
wheat at 80 cents he now pays forty
bushels-ten bushels tribute to the
sheepman. that he may make % per
cent on his investment Allowing two
bushels per days work, it means five
days of as abject slavery to the wool
grower and manufacturer as ever the
colored man rendered to the white
man.
All sheepmen know the above fig
ures to be true; but in case of any
denial, upon application I will guaran-
tee to secure them rental at % cents
per head, with good security. and
making our own compensation out OF
1t. For am so besieged with applica-
lions that have ceased to answer.
except stamp is enclosed
L am running my own herds in the
face Of these seeming liberal offers.
because, like most other sheep owners.
evidently. 1 think to make even larger
pIci4IS out OIL II mySeH.
Why He is II Democrat.
am frequently asked how a wool
grower can consistently be Demo-
crat. 1t is very easy. if he is proof
against bribery. To offer special 1egis-
lation by which one man is enabled to
make extraordinary profits to the dis
advantage Of his fellows is TO less a.
bride than a direct offer of money.
But as a Democratic woolgrower
do not feel that I am voting against
my own interests. The sheep business
has been overdone. the ranges Killed
out. and 1t is time for a change or the
business would have TO be plastered
with tariffs and bounties given 20 cover
losses from overcrowding. Then I do
not believe the Republican promises
Of protection on wool will ever MATER
ialize The business is too we'll estab-
lished on a free trade basis for any
party to ever do anything more than
promise. The shortest cut for higher
profits is to vote everything on to the
free list that we have to buy and thus
increase the purchasing power Of our
money. HEBER BENNION.