Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-09-12
ISN'T He ADAISY9
How William ]. Bryan Got Into
the Farmers Wool.
WHAT HE SAID IN CONGRESS

man Tariff Bill-Ridiouled tho Farm
ers-would Buy Wool In Cheap wor-
eign Markets = Not Concerned About
the Farmsrs' welfare--Tabie Showing
Prices Under Two Tariff Laws.
Mr.. Bryan-I, therefore, Mr.. Chair
man, denounce as fallacious, as un-
worthy Of consideration, the only rea.
son that can be given in support Of the
tariff on wool, as protective tariff and
for protective purposes. Congressional
Record, vol. 2S. page 1928.
He Pokes Fun ut the Farmers.
Mr.. Bryan-Out in Nebraska there
was time when we had almost one
sheep for each man, woman and child.
We look back to it as the mutton age"
of Nebraska. [Laughter.] But, alas,
that happy day has passed. The num-
ber of sheep has continually decreased,
until now. if every woman in the state
named Mary insisted upon having pet
lamb at the same time we would have
to 20 out of the state to get lambs
enough to 60 around. daughter and
applause.l
No; it is not because of the import
ance Of the industry, nor is it because
it is an infant industry. You may go
back into history. sacred or profane, as
far as tradition runs, and you will find
the record of the sheep. Homer tells
how Ulysses escaped from the cave OF
the Cyclops by means of sheep. We
read in the Bible that when Isaac was
about to be offered up, away back III the
Nak twin vrI n I'M n n
caught by the horns in thicket and Of
fered in his stead; and further back
than that, in the fourth chapter of Gen
esis, I think in the second verse-my
Republican friends, of course, will re-
member laughter lit is recorded that
the second son of the first earthly pair,
"Abel was keeper of sheep" And
from that day to this -
Mr.. Simpson, want to ask the gen.
tleman if we are to understand that this
is sacrifice you are Offering up on the
altar of protection?
Mr.. Bryan-No, sir; we are only be-
ginning an attack which will be con-
tinued just as long as there is anything
to remedy. [Applause.l
But l was going to say, Mr.. Chair
man, that from that day to this the
sheep has been the constant companion
of man in all his travels, and it has
differed from its modern owner, per-
haps, the most in that it is recognized
| as the symbol of meekness. Laughter. ]
Congressional Record, Vol. 23, page
! 1925.
He Would Buy Wool In Cheap Foreign
Markets.
Mr.. Bryant have often thought how
~. vy>vn hn Ch
after the passage Of the last bill (the
Mckinley bilD When they got together
| and consulted among themselves as to
| how they were going to increase the
amount of their wool now that the tariff
| had made it necessary. Laughter
| But nobody. Mr.. Chairman, has said to
| this house that protection would reduce
| the price of pasturage in this country,
nor has anybody claimed that it would
| so moderate the climate as to do away
| with the necessity for winter feeding.
| The theory, Mr.. Chairman, upon which
| this is justified, might as well be met
here as anywhere and want to state,
as emphatically as words can state it,
| that consider it as false in economy,
and vicious in policy, to attempt to raise
| at high price in this country that
| which we can purchase abroad at low
price.-Congressional Record. vol 23,
page 2l26.
| He Wanted Free Wool at Once.
Mr.. Bryan-The people Throughout,
the country declared in favor of free
wool and a reduction of the tariff, anG
the farmers want free wool because they
can not be hoodwinked nd deceived
any longer, as these gen len seem tt
think
Mr.. johnson of Ohio-Then why keeI
it from them?
Mr.. Bryant would like to have il
now.
Mr.. Johnson of Ohio-Well, let u.
have it now.
Mr.. Bryan-The gentleman can no
bring free wool too soon to suit me-
Congressional Record, vol. 26, page 1903
He Is Not Concerned About the "woo
Grower" and the "Egg Producer"
Mr.. PickleZ-I will help you this far
], am in favor of protecting all industries
alike to reasonable extent / am no
in favor of making the farmer bear al
the brunt, as you make him to do il
this bill, and yet give protection to th
manufacturers in the east. Applause.
That is what you do by this bill.
Mr. Bryan-The gentleman from
South Dakota (Mr. Pickler) was com
planning today because we would no
allow the egg producers of this countr,
to tax the egg consumers, and as lonI
as he asks q tariff on eggs he must sub
NIT to it on manufactures.
Mr.. Pickler-Would not the gentle
man do well to take more care of tn
woolgrowers and egg producers, and lie
the representatives of the consumers o
these products take care of them? Tn
gentleman had better take care of tn
farmers of the northwest, whom he il
part represents. on os,} !.
| Mr.. Bryan---If the gentleman VIII
represents the farmers Of Soutl, Dakot
would help to take care of the farmer
instead OF standing up for 81 per cen
duty on the woolen goods which hi
people wear, and for an average of 8
per cent on the tariff schedules, b
would do them better service.
Mr.. Pickler-Our people do not pay
cent OF that. We do not wear broad
cloth out there. daughter. l-Congrei
sional Record, vol. 26, page 227 (apper
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