Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-28
Senator Brice Directly and Alto
gether Responsible
FOR FREE wcuL CLAUSE OF PRESENT LAW.

said:
81 have said that free wool is the most
important feature of the new measure.
1t is worth more to tariff reform than
all other provisions of the law put
together. The organization to defeat
this part of the bill was strong and COM
pact. 1t came principally from Ohio,
where the Ohio Woolgrowers' associa-
ton has been long established. AS Ohio
was the greatest woolgrowing state, the
arguments were especially dictated to
the Ohio members of congress. To their
credit, be it said, the Democratic MEM
bers in the house stood firm, every one
voting for free wool. For the final
passage of the wool clause, when by one
word he could have defeated it, more
credit is due to the junior senator from
Ohio, Calvin S. Brice, than to any other
influence, or to all other influences COM
bined. His independence and courage
saved tariff reform the most important
feature, of the bill us it passed the
house."
With one word from Senator Brice
free wool could have been prevented!
And he did not speak the word. Con-
slider the consequences to the farmers of
Ohio.
Sheep husbandry is one of our most
| important Industries; almost every
| farmer in Ohio raises sheep and grows
wool. The statistics show that we had
in Ohio in 1894 3,555, 403 sheep and
that in 1895 we had but 3,O05, 1872. These
figures tell startling story They show
that the sheep of Ohio are being slaugh-
tered at the rate of more than 100000
per annum, or about !, 800 per day This
is due to the fact that the shrinkage in
their values, and i'll the value of their
WOOL is so great that sheep raising and
woolgrowing have become Improbable.
1t means the loss of millions of dollal
to the farmers of this state without any
compensating benefits whatever.
No Excuse Possible.
What excuse has Senator Brice given
us for not speaking that lone word?'
In published interviews he has said that
he was one of the parties TO the agree
ment whereby the Democratic caucus
had left to the three senators from Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Texas the whole
subject of tariff bill to do with as III
their judgement might be best, and that
agreement bound him to accept free
wool because they so decided. The case
as he puts it shows that he surrendered
his commission to represent Ohio to the
senators named, and allowed them &c
vote for Ohio instead of voting for Ohio
: himself.
IT Is NOT TOO HARSH To SAY THAI
, SUCH ACTION WAS UTTERLY INDEFENSI
, BILE. IT WAS INDEFENsIBLE UPON THE
FACTS OF THE CASE MEASURED BY PRAC
TICAL. RESULTS. IT WAS INDEFENSIBLF
UPON THEORY. IT WAS PLAIN, UNQUALI
FLED BETRAYAL OF A SACRED TRUST THAT
NO PARTY EXIGENCY COULD JUSTIFY.
, 1T AGGRAvATEs THE case TO RECALL
p THAT WHEN SENATOR BRICE VOTED
9 WITHOUT A WORD OF PROTEST, AGAINST
, THE OHIO FARMER. FOR FREE WOOL, AZ
, THE DICTATIoN OF THESE SOUTHERN SEN
!, AToRS, HE ALSO AT THEIR DICTATIoN
4 WITHOUT COMPLAINT OR OBJECTION OIL
y ANY KIND, VOTED TO IMPOSE A DUTY
4 EQUAL TO AN AID vALOREM DUTY OF A
4 PER CENT ON SUGAR, SO. 80 PER CENT OF
RICE, 80 TO 40 PER CENT ON CoTTo,
MANUFACTURES, AND ALSO SUBSTANTIAL
DUTIES ON EVERY SOUTHERN PRODUCT oI
SOUTHERN INTEREST THAT soUTHER,
SENATOR'S WANTED PROTECTED.
That is Mr.. Brice's record only il
very small part, but it is sufficient t,
show he should not be reelected.
Is 1t is urged, however that he is bette
than his party and that the tariff bill
SO passed was beuter than il would hav
been but for his labors and influence "A
Democrat with his fellow Democrats
=, However that may be, it is certain
beyond all question that had Il Repuh
lican occupied his seat no tariff bill G
e any kind would have been passed. an
l. the Mckinley law would have RENAME
n undisturbed Had Mr.. Brice refused t
a be bound hand and foot by caucu
lie agreement, if he had refused to /
to bucked and gagged by the three senf
tors from the great manufacturing G
-. states of Texas, Arkansas and Missoul
- if he had only stood up for his righ
- to represent Ohio according to his ow
VI Judgment, and had demanded prote'
is tion for wool, he would have defeate
-. vote it would have been impossible I
~ have repealed the Mckinley law, or
y have substituted any measure of an
u kind for it. In that event he migl
I'd have had some claim for important SER
ices rendered to his country, but as II
case stands he has no ella m wbateve
~ j. b. Foraker at Springfield, sept. Il
g. Foraker 10 the Governor.
er Come, friend McKinler, You and
so Will stand for peace and unity;
- Our cause Is great and we are just
- The agents of "A common trust;
70 So, here's to mutual good WI
!. And Ill be doe, as you are Bill
ne Our friends, the enemy, disclose
r. The greatest joy when we are foes
No But here's handcla,p, good and strong,
-, Which says their hopes are wholly wrol
VI And that ambition can not ill
ISt The heart Of Joe with hate Of Bill.
- tl.,. IA tul.,