The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-08
pRorEcTlcNlsT THREATS.
How They Would Deprive Our Wooien
Manufacturers OF Cheap Moot and Work.
err. 81 Good Wages.

Manufacturer OF Cheap Moot and Work. ,
err. ~ Good Wages.
The republican programme as de-
firea a, the convention ia Springfield,
o.. clearly indicates IA purpose 20 re-
store the duties on wool should the
party bc brought into power IN i,9j'
10 s0o:hc the woolcn manufacturers
while thus threatening them IN the
M.dst OF revival of prosperity they
are promised u restoration OF the Nc
Kinley duties IN wooden fabrics AZ
the same time they are told IN face OF
the official returns OF trade that the
new tariff is flooding the American
market with foreign woolcns-
How false is this assertion - seen uy
n comparison of yearly imports. In
ls9e the first full fiscal year under the
Mckinley tariff, the visible imports OF
wooden fabrics amounted in value 10
sss. sg5. $50: in 1898, TO S3s. oi-,5l3; ~
1874. 10 SO. 400. 3-e, and in l>95, to $50
s4a seG. II is thus seen that in the nrst
year Of the new tariff the imports OF
voolens are not as great a. an the nrst
wear of McKinleyism. Under the Me-
Einley tariff American consumers PAID
average III l4thtis w. - >>''-- -
at the custom house on their WOODEN
/ clothing. aud corresponding TAX ."
the consumption Of domestic proaucts'
Under the new tariff the average duty
on wooden imports is 80 per cent ~
i the mere fanaticism OF protection 70
imariue that the American people VIII
ever consent to restoration OF the
harharous Mckinley duties on their
wooden clothing.
Willis, the visible imports OF wooiens
under the Mckinley tariff were nearly
ms great as they are now large quan'i-
lies of these goods were introduced py
the smucglers tempted by large proh's
from evasion of the exorbitant rates Oh
duty. SO great was the demorallzation
caused by this contraband traffic that
the WOODEN manufacturers employed
AGENTS 10 assist the custom house ON
c;a,s "a detect the frauds in their
trade. Under the new tariff the temp.
alton and opportunity for these iranu'
on the wooden manufacturers are greau
Is reduced.
For the first time in the industria
history Of the United states the Amer
lean wooden manufacturers are o'
eoual footing with their Europeai
rivals. As proof OF the promp'nes
With which they have seized the occa
sion offered them the total imports Q
raw wool last year amounted 10 w
lss. 500 pounds. of which lel' -
\ ropnds were free. These figures aion
afford an eloquent REPUTATION OF .n
: calamity bowling pretenses that IN
y American wooden manufactures al
le suffering under the new tariff
IS m. in order TO estimate the full ST
- nificance OF the above returnso or trao
81 further analysis of them is necessar
a Under the Mckinley tariff the bulk
81 the imports Of raw wool consisted
= the low grades for making carpe'
-. Under the policy Of free wool y
'ul tab,es are already completely turne
ie- The imports Of free wool OF the nj
ro- ana second class for clothing exceed
,u, in quantity the imports Of carpet VIC
In last year While the value OF impo'
red ~ clothing wool was Sl5.s,7..1'
oy value OF imports of free carpet W.
-, 80 amounted to ss..is.447 in value
II These figures tell the story OF y
me wool in the first year OF its oPera.i
APP The importations IF foreign wool
~ much the greatest ever made. both
hat ouantity and quality. When give
v free choice. the enterprising Amerit
AXE manufacturers have promptly met
re- ropean competitors on their o
!, "a ground. Instead Of combining th'
md selves as formerly to the com"
grades of wool, they are importing
ned using in their looms the finest nee
~. Of Australia and Argentina. But
But the republican threat Of distur bing
see industrial peace by restoration Oh
ate; wool duties be carried out, and y
$50 be followed by disastrous reac'
nes- against the wooden manufactures
VIE. portations Of wool will be arres
she wages will be reduced. strikes VIII
TING sue. factories will be closed. large
light ves,mcnts of capital will be iost'
kept the end will be widespread distress
decentralization in the trade IN
~ gent manufacturers and WORKING
ewes in the wooden industries can ha
ours fail to recognize that their inter
men are closely bound up with the m
tenance of the policy OF free wo
n