Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-09-03
CARR ANSWERS STOVER.
4 FOrcible Campaign Letter-The Pro-
tective Tariff and Its Effect OH New
Mexico Wool Growers.

Ex-Gov. Z. s. Stover's declaration that
"the protective tariff is the main issue of
the campaign" and his plaintive plea for
everybody to "tell the truth, has brought
forth forcible reply from Hon. d. p.
Carr, of Grant County. In the course of
his letter Mr.. Carr says:
Gov. Stover is very solicitous about
the tariff on wool. Doubtless because
the vote of the wool-growers and sheep
herders of New Mexico is considered an
important factor in the next election.
Will he "tell the truth" and state the effect
of the Mckinley tariff on the wool-grow-
ing interest of New Mexico? If he does
not know where to find it, would re-
spectfully refer him to the speech of
Hon. Thomas H. Carter, of Montana, late
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee, delivered in the United States sem
ate on the 26th day of February, 1896, in
which it was shown from a tabulated
statement prepared by the present dele
gate in congress from this territory-Mr.
Catron-that the provisions of that act
afforded little or no protection to the
wool growers of New Mexico. Let him
"tell tho truth" and admit that the house
Of representatives of the present con-
gress, with an overwhelming Republican
ma jority, at the first session passed the
"Dingley tariff bill," which restored the
Mckinley rates on wool, with very
slight "horizontal" increase in the meas
ure of protection on the wool product of
New Mexico, while the bounty to the
manufacturers of woolens was dispropor-
tionately increased.
Let him "tell the truth" and admit that
the worst enemies of the wool-growing
industry of New Mexico are the gold
standard, the sheep farmers of Vermont
and Ohio and the wooden manufacturers
of the Atlantic coast.
believe that Governor Stover is at
heart a bimetallist, and that, as he is 30
very desirous that the truth should be
told, he will admit that the first step or
act in the restoration of bmetallism is an
executive one-not legislative-that the
next president of the United States will
appoint secretary of the treasury who
will either continue to pay out only gold
coin as money of redemption upon de-
mand of the holder of the nations paper,
or will, at the option of the government
(the debtor), and not the holder, pay out
silver coin also as money of redemption;
recognizing the force and validity of the
Stanley Matthews resolution passed by
more than a two-thirds vote of both
houses of congress, January 25, 1878, de-
claring that the payment of the bonds Of
the United States, which by the terms o
their issue are payable in coin, might be
made, at the option of the government
"in silver dollars of the coinage of the
United States containing 41212 graint
each of standard silver" This resolution
also declared 'that to restore to its coin
age such silver coins as legal tender il
payment of said bonds, principal and in
terest, is not in violation of the public
faith nor in derogation of the rights Of
the public creditor" For this resolution
the "mortgaged candidate" of the gold
standard yndicate-William Mckinley
who now SO loftily declaims about the
''maintenance of the honor and plightet
faith of the nation, as unsullied as itt
flag" then member of congress, voted
Will Governor Slower "tell the truth
and acknowledge that if Mckinley shal
be elected president there will be nc
change in the present policy of the gov
ernment in the use of only gold as money
of redemptionY Will he further "tell the
truth" and admit that Mr.. Bryan, if elect
ed, will establish the cornerstone of bi
metallism by enforcing the law which re-
serves to the government, instead of sur
rendering to the holder, the option OF
what money shall be used in the redemp
tion of its obligations?
In short, will Governor Stover "tell the
truth" and admit that, from his own
statements, oral and written, his friends
have been led to believe it to be his opin-
ion that no relief from the present dis
tress of the people can be hoped for ex-
cept through legislation changing the ex-
listing financial system, regardless of all
tariff or other legislation?
When the gentleman has told the truth
to this extent will take pleasure in ask
ing him to make further contributions
thereto. d. p. CARR.