The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-10-01

To the Editor of The Republican.
On the above question many wool
producers may be able to give an
accurate answer; many more, per-
haps, unable. For the benefit of
those who are not informed upon this
theme, and in refutation of a negative
assertion and fallacy coming from the
ranks of the political party, among
whose adherents was that eccentric
statesmen who used the phrase 'Of
Roanoke as a part of his name, and
who is recorded having had such an
aversion to sheep as to express his
hatred in the memorable words, Il
would go out of my way to kick a
sheep" we answer emphatically, yes,
to the interrogatory headingpf this
article.
We will not merely assert, but prove,
by evidence drawn from historical,
statistical and nOn-partisan sources,
what we assert. We have heard the
argument frequently advanced from
the ranks of the tariff for revenue
school" in support of the theory that
a high tariff on fine grades of impOr-
ted wool would be injurious 10 the
WOODEN manufacturing interests OF
this country, because fine grades of
cloth could not be made without for
eign fine wool, it being asserted we
could produce none fine enough. In
rebuttal of such an assertion we quote
from the special report on the history
ana present condition of the sheep
industry of the United States, issued
in 1892 by the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry, L. S. Department ofAgricult-
ure page 135, the following: In an
account of the sale of Merino sheep iii
1914, the writer continues, land on
November 27th following Edward
Lloyd was inaugurated governor of
Maryland, dressed in q full suit of
hOmespun, fine green cloth, manufac-
tured from Merino wool of the Don
Pedro sheep from his own farm on
the eastern shore, equal in texture
and fineness to any Of the European
cloths"
On page 1914 we read that James
Madison was inaugurated President
of the United States on the 4th of
March, 1909, in a full suit of cloth of
American manufacture, of the wool
of MerinOs raised in this country, his
coat from the mandatory of Col.
Humphreys, and his waistcoat and
small clothes from that of Chancellor
Livingstone presents, respectively,
from those gentlemen whose zeal in
the production of domestic woolens
had received fresh impulse and has
found several imitatOrs since the late
restrictions on the importation of
British cloths" We consider COM
ment on the above unnecessary. He
who can read should be able to under
stand it as quoted, and he who cannot
could no more read further eluci-
dation. Does anyone of intelligence
and common sense suppose that
enterprise and energy has not kept at
least abreast with foreign countries
i'll Improvement of the stock of sheep
which produced the fibre from which
were made the apparel worn at the
inauguration of the supreme eXecu-
tive of nation and state? Is what
President Madison and Governor
Lloyd wore upon their entrances in
to their high official capacity, fine
enough for us?
England and Germany were also
deluded many years ago, according to
the above quoted government report,
in the belief that they would have to
depend upon Spain, the original
home OF the Merino sheep, for their
supplies of fine wool, until MerinO
sheep were taken to SaXony, were
they produced a finer wool than at
their original home. The report calls
attention to the fact that the coats Of
the same kind of animals become more
dense and the fibre finer III texture in
cool than in hot climates and the
same is true of wool.
1t has also been asserted that for
eign wool, that is the finest grades,
are quoted higher in price than any
American wool. Indulgent reader,
look up your Boston market quoted
in the great weeklies. Last week the
maximum price quoted for American
wool was 30 cents per pound, and for
foreign wool 90 cents per pound.
A BELIEVER IN JUDICIOUS PROTEC-
TION.
Grantsville, Nd.
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