The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-27
FOR FREE WOOL.
A Dsssinetive Feature % Tsrsn REFORM
That IL Worth All Others.


A p,s,inet.ve Feature % Tarin Reform
That IL Worth All Others.
In the confusion that prevails among
the republican leaders in regard 10
tariff tinkering in congress there
has been until recently apparent
unanimity among them in favor Of re-
storing the duties on wool. along with
the Compensatory" duties on wooden
fabrics. This with increased duties on
crockerv and a few other articles. was
considered to be as much as 1t would
he ,rudent TO undertake.. in the way
OF tariff revision under . pretext OF
providing needed revenue. in presence
81 a democratic president and an I'M
reliable senate
Eut the Chicago Tribune, the lead
ing republican organ IN the west-vigor-
ousiv opposes a restoration OF the wool
dutie.: and there is no doubt that in
this the Tribune has the hearty sup
nor. Of large part OF the party. All
The other schedules IN the Mckinley
tariff com ined did not contribute ~
much to republican defeat in 1879 ana
,sgs as did the exorbi.ant duties on
wool and wooiens There Is no Tea
.urc of the new tariff tha. has been SO
savcrabiy received by the country .
the transfer OF wool to the Tree hs'
with other raw materials OF manuiac
tures. This is the one distinctive
mexsure Of tariff reform that is worth
MI the rest. and that cannot be DIS
turbed under any pretense OF needed
raxenue so long as democratic al
ministrat zion shall have power 70 de
feud il The revenue from wool would
not pe Of sufficient Importance 10 Juss'
~ the change on fiscal grounds La
revenue is shabby pretext only ioi
the attack on free wool II the repuo
licau leaders in congress sincerely De
s;ra ~ cover the treasury deficit by
taxing the raw materials OF manufac
turcrs. duties on hides and skins wcuie
Weld far more revenue than could o.
obsaircd by restoring wool TO I'M
dutiable list. What reasonable grount
e there for protective duties on WOO
ana free trade in hides and skins?
The republicans who sre opposed 7
n restorat ton of the duties on WOOL
and to these belong large and 10
creasing body of the wooden manuiae
turers. well understand how false ar
the calamity howls over the decline Q
sheen growing in this country. Snee
growing has long been declinMg
Pennsylvania. New York and moss
.he old states under the operation
natural laws that no tariff legislauc
could overcome This operation Wes
On under the Mckinley tariff as we
ms under its predecessors sheep ca'
not be raised for wool with profit 9
fertile and high-priced lands thst a.
TT for the production OF wheat cor
vece.ables and fruits. The only cou
ties IN Pennsylvania that have an ]
,erest I'm raising sheep for wool
Washin gton and Greene. while We
vrowinr would he a very costly w
ness 70 the farmers of Lancaster. Ber
and Chester But the farmers OF the
counties have great interest In ~
curing pure. good and cheap wool
q clothing FOR themselves and thcar 10
III flies.
THIS e. az far more Importance To
,naxxez AZ American farmers than
WOO, OF average focks OF sheep y
ARE raised for mutton and Tor ferth'
ZION. ON the other hand. sheep can
: .aised both for mntson and for wool
protitably on the great Rocky mo
tain ranges as anywhere else on
globe. But the wool cannot'be raj
me there in sufficient quantity. or
III requisite varieties, to meet the dema
IN. ~ American manufacturers
In this situation the free i'npo
ton Of the finest fe-ces that Austria
Argentina and other foreign "a
=, produce Is absolutely necessary
- merely for the growth. but Tor