The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-15

az entitled To full protection under our
revenue laws Loud applause and
cries OF good. g0od.")
And what the Republican party pro-
misses 1t h In the habit Of performing.
CCries OF That's r!Sht.")
Protection to Farmers.
Protection TO the farmers has been
recognized from the beginning OF the
government until now. AS showing the
Importance OF your Industry 1t Is only
necessary 10 say that in 1892 there were
100000 wool growers in the United
states-7O0.OoO people whose chief occu-
patton was that OF wool growing.
There were probably one-fourth as
many more who were owners OF small
flocks OF sheep In the United States.
This industry employed besides those
who owned the fiOcks, It Is estimated.
at least half million laborcrs. repre-
,senting with rnose who are dependent
upon them nearly $4,000 people.
There were seven hundred thousand
farms averaging one hundred and
SlAly dCEtS GdEu utNOICN " kGlIS All
dustry: and the mountainous regions
and the vast plains OF the great west
which are not adopted to other kinds
OF farming have been utilized in this
great industry and made valuable.
Every one of these farms comprising
one huIdred and sixty acres Of land
IL. 600. 900 acres Ia all-have been SER
iously injured by placing wool upon
the free list.N In one OF the agricultural
papers OF the west l have seen the
statement that in Oregon, Utah, Wash
ington, Idaho and western Montana,
there were 6,7lO.Ti6 sheep. which were
worth in 1892 Sl3.4?l, 900. and which in
1896 were worth only $4,000. In 1892
We had i7,213,55i sheep IN the United
States. valued ut Sl25,000,000. In 1895 we
had 3S.29S 900, valued ut s65,000,00O and
the total imports OF woolen goods In
1892 under the Republican protective
tariff law was little above $3'.OCo,0OO
and In 1895 under the Wilson tariff law
these Imports amounted TO more than
&C. 900, 600. (CrIes OF "Hurrah for Nc
klnley and the Republican party.D
On the second day OF April, 1SsS. in
presenting the minority report-ln oppo-
sitlon u the Mills tariff bill In the
national house Of representatives. l
said: woo! on the free list is deadly
assault upon great agricultural In
tcrest and will fall with terrible Sc
verify upon u million people, their
households and dependencies. Il will
destroy invested capital, unsettle estab-
lissed values. wrest from flock masters
their lifetime earnings, bankrupt
thousands OF our best and most Indus
trI0us farmers and drive them into
other branches OF agriculture already
0ver-crowded." (Crles OF that's what
1t has dOne.0
1T Is vicious and indefenslble blow
at the entire agricultural interests OF
this country" Cries of You are
rIghtD
Il have said that the home market
Is the best market. You know that
from experience; and the home mar
ket Is made better By increasing our
factories ana giving employment to
idle workingmen. (Great 'cheering)
Put every Idle man IN the country
TO. work and your consumers will be
increased. (Applausc and cries OF
chats rightly and when Your con-
sumers are increased then your mar
kct Is improved and the better price
you receive for your product. (Cries OF
good. good."D You remember that In
1892 1t was repeatedly stated that free
wool would increase the price OF wool
to the American wool grower. "a voice
That's the biggest that was ever
tOld."-LauShtcr.l But then you heard
them tell 1t. Renewed laughter and
cries of Yes. we did, There may
isave been some farmers who thought
that was true. "a voIce-"Well, they
know better now." and great laugh
ter.) There are none who think 20 now.
(Renewed laughter and applauso)
Free Silver.
1t was said that II We opened up
this country TO the free use OF the wool
of the world the farmers would be ben
Gifted. 1t was done nnl with what
benefit you know better than I can tell
you. Now, they tell you that free s.l-
yer Is the panacea for all your Ills, and
you hlvG the same money in circula-
ton now that you had four years
ago. but the wool growers have not
got M much of It as they had ,lscn.
(Cries Of that's rIght.") AS free Wool
| degraded your industry. 10 free silver
Will degrade your money. (Applausc
and cries OF That's right, tao.") You
have already been ilecccd by loss on
your tlocks and you don't propose To
he iicecrd further by loss on your mo-
nty. ttTeut CHttTinE.l we nave Olan-
ed up our mills TO the wool of the
world and both the wool and the WOOL
en- mill have suffered.
The American farmer has seen his
wool displaced by the foreign clip. Che
American wOolcn manufacturer has
seen his goods disappear from the
American market 10 give place to the
foreign market. The American far
mer has thus iost directly In the price
of his wool and almost .as severely by
! the blow dealt to the home market for