San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-23
THE LOGIC OF FACTS.

The voters OF the Eleventh con-
gressional district Of Texas will be
called on two weeks from tomor-
row to say whether they will be
misrepresented in the future as In
the PAST in the halls Of national
Legislation, or whether they elect a
man to represent them, pledged
alike in principle and in party
utilization to care for their inter-
ests. 1t is all very we'll to stand
by party, and swear by party, and
to vote with party, but is is not
we'll when these lead to utter finan-
ciol ruin and the destruction Of
millions OF property. 1t is a bust
ness transaction pure and simple
that is presented to the vot-
ers Of the Eleventh district.
The data upon which the
argument in favor of representa-
ton of their interests, versus mis-
representation, is drawn from the
figures of the state comptroller,
and are as nearly correct as is
necessary for the purpose. Taking
the twenty-nine counties that COM
prise this district (the elventh) and
compare the figures Of production
In the leading staple Of the district
(wooD during period Of years,
under the different policies that
have marked the democratic and
the republican management Of
affairs, and there is no lodging the
conclusion that the democratic
control of the national legislature
has cost this district a million and
a half sheep and deprecated the
price Of those that are left more
than a hundred per cent, not TAX
ing into consideration the loss on
deprecated wool during that time.
In 1880, before the Industries Of the
district were touched by the frosts
Of democratic prescriptions Gin the
way OF free trade) there were nearly
two million sheep on the ranges Of
this district. Fifteen years later,
after two terms Of democratic ad-
ministration, the number is reduced
| to less than third Of million. If
this is not so, then the returns in
the comptroller's office are
incorrect. What the result
will be after another term of demo-
cratic maladministration is beyond
even conjecture, but measuring
1t by the past, there will not be
enough left to make a wool plank
Of for protective convention.
That it is not in the past that these
depreciations and distinctions
have occurred is very plainly per-
ceived by a comparison of the wool
industry Of the country for the
last year Of the Mckinley sched-
ule and the first year Of the Wilson
bill. During the last year OF the
operation OF the Mckinley law the
imports of raw wool into this coun-
try were 5S,67S,3Sl pounds. For
the first year of the Wilson bill, the
imports were 249,496,O56 pounds
the first period ending on the last
OF August, 1894, and the other on
the last Of August, 1895. This diff
ference Of nearly 200, 900, 900 pounds
in the wool supplies OF this conn
try measures the market that was
cut from under the hand of the
American wool grower in one year
by the destructive policies OF the
democratic party. The voters Of
the eleventh district have been
sending men to congress right
along to vote this proscriptive pol
icy. Will they do it this year?
This is question that they must
themselves answer at the polls on
the 7th April. II they desire to
change their policy and vote their
salvation they will vote for
the nominee Of the Rockport con-
vention and the protection of their
home industries.
The democratic party, in taking
naarly 60 O00 0OO dutv off for