The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-07-18
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The ilockmasters are feeling bet>
ter than for some time on account
OF the advance in the price of wool.
These good cid democratic times
have borne extremely hard upon
the sheep industry. any relief,
or semblance of relief, is hailed
with Joy. 1t would be hard to fig
ure out what Montana has lost by
the sleight of hand performances
of the democratic party.
The man who drives the quill is
not one of those who delights in
seeing the sheep men "get their
combs cut" He realizes the fact
that the comb cutting process does
not stop with the sheep man, but
injuriously affects the prosperity
of the entire state and of the
country at large. One million dol
lars paid for wool in Montana will
do US considerable more good than
the same amount sent to Australia
or South America. It seems very
strange that any one should fail to
see the force of this proposition.
There is some talk of starting a
woolen factory in Teton County.
It is not evident just what good
would be accomplished by having
one in our midst if we are to send
to foreign countries for our goods.
| A wooden mill in Teton County
would be of very little use if we are
to buy our blankets and clothing
in England. Our merchants are
very much incensed when we send
to Chicago for our clothing and to
St. Paul for our groceries, and yet
this is precisely the same thing we
are doing, on la ger scale, with
the nation. If the United States
sends to foreign countries for its
wool, clothing, hardware, ETC., etc,
where does the prosperity of our
own industries cone in? If we
keep on sending our money to en-
rich foreign labor and foreign man.
ufacturers, it is easy to see that
our supply will ultimately become
exhausted.
The Cleveland - Wilson Cor
man Brice monstrosity has thrown
wide open the gates to the broad
road which leads to the destruction
of our home industries, home en-
terprise and home prosperity.
1t is probably safe to say thai
very few, if any, OF the sheep mer
made their income meet their ex
penses last year. We have an OBJ
iect lesson on the evils of free trade
that should be absolutely convin
cling. It is no wonder that we are
having hard times. Our democrat
ic friends will tell you that th'
hard times are caused by republi
can theivery, republican extrava
gance, goldbugism, demonetizatior
of silver, financial depression il
other countries, spirit of specuIa
tion among the people, undue ex
pansion of the credit system, ant
thousand and one other things
. They will give you any and ever.
reason but the right one. Like al
old COW that is being chased in th'
brush, they will dodge every con
cievable direction but the pro
, per one.
Does any one suppose that if tn
sheep men were getting 18 to q
cents. pound for their wool thai
we would be having hard times il
) Montana? All the causes on tn
earth might combine to produce
stringency and yet, if we recieve'
} a high price for our wool, none.
would be plenty and every indus
try in the state would be prosper
ous-except that of the sheriff
This is so plain that wayfarinl
man need not be long in maxim;
up his mind about it.
The democratic party, and tina
party alone, is responsible for tn
' fact that the sheep men are no
| receiving living price for thei
product, Therefore, the democrat
. ic free traders are the authors O
S our financial misery. 1t is due t.
their efforts that money is SO scare
e in this country. 1t is from thei