The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-26
made. Instead Of adding $1,000 laboreF1
to the pay roll Of the wooden mills. 1t has
taken OF more than that number.
PRICES THEN AND NOW.

20 me pay roll OF the wooden m1HS, IL Gas
taken OF more than that number.
PRICES THEN AND NOW.
THE price Of wool has fallen and with
what effect upon the manufacturers OF
wool, I shall show hereafter. OF the
woods OF Ohio. Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Michigan, New York. New Eng
fand, Indiana and Missouri, tWenty-four
varieties. washed and unwashed, the
average price in April, 1890, was sos
cents per pound; in April, 1886. ia cents
per pound. a decline OF more than u
per cent OF the wool OF Texas, Cali
fornia Oregon. Montana, Wyoming,
Idaho. Colorado, Mexico. Georgia, in the
south, twenty-six varieties secured, the
price in April, 1880, was 49.1 cents per
pound; in April, 1896. "a cents per
pound, a decline OF AZ per cent; other
woods. ten varieties secured, in April,
1880, 45.9 cents per pound; in 1896. 2S.5
cents per pound, decline Of 80 per cent.
| SO great e decline cannot be found in
any other commodity. Ohio xxx wool
has dropped from % cents in 1892, to Is
cents per pound in 1896. This Will give
you some idea Of what free trade has
| done for the wool producers in the Unit
ed States
AND THE MANUFACTURER.
How has IT affected the manufaStur-
er? 1t Is wen known that there is but
one customer for the wool grower Of the
United States and that customer Is the
| MANUFACTURER of the United States. He
cannot compete In any other markets.
| with the woods grown on cheap lands
and by cheaper labor Of other countries.
This is his market and when it is taken
from him. 1t entails loss and ruin to him
In the first year Of free wool 100, 900, 900
pounds Of clothing woods came to our
ports. an increase OF over 800 per cent,
as compared with the largest importa-
ton received when duty was imposed;
and the total imports OF all classes
reached $4,000. 900 pounds. whiAe 1885,
900 900 pounds was the largest inporta-
! ton ever made under dutiable woods.
Have these free imports of wool bene-
fitted the farmer? (Cries of: mo, no.'O
The two years in which the manufact-
ure1s had ENJOYED free wool, have been
the most disastrous in the history OF
American wool manufacture, greater
| than the disaster which followed the
chose of the war in 1872, or the panics OF
1887 and 1857. (Applause)
CAN'T BE MADE HERE.
cit Is a well known fact that since
free wool, it has not been possible to
make wooden goods in the United States
with any confidence that they would
sell in the markets for what 1t costs
30 make them. The imports OF wooden
goods following free wool, were simply
enormous. They averaged 5000. 900 a
month in value, 50 that at the end OF
the first year under the new law the
total value of woolens imported had
exceeded $6o, 200, 900, foreign value. In
1895 rs is estimated that nearly one-half
of the woolens that entered into con-
sumption were Of foreign make.
I'VE must start, If possible, that ma
chinery in the United States. While
there are idle American workin gmen
looking for a job. foreign wool growers
are sending their wool to the United
States. applause and cries OF That's
right.O Bradford, England, sent us in
1895, $27,745,OO worth OF goods, an
increase of q per cent over the value
of their largest export. So great was
the demand for these foreign goods
that the EngliSh manufacturer could
not find enough weaverS to run their
mills. While this was going on, Amer
lean looms were silent and our work
men were idle Not one-haH of the
machinery Of the United States is en-
plyoed. That is the result of free wool
in the United States
DIFFERENCE IN LOOKING.
"My fellow citizens. I want you to
study that word free when it is ap-
piled to goods or money-is is defuSive.
Until the fan of 1892 men were con-
stan,tly employed and at higher rates
of wages than they had ever before
enjoyed. (Applause.) The manufactur
er was hooking for workmen. Now the
w1knlen are looking for work. Then
the manufacturer was hunting the en-
ploye; now the employe is hunting
work. 1t is said that there is enough
VOL machinery In the United States TO
give employment to 100000 men and
women and their wages down to 1893
amounted to So. oOO,O 900 annually. For
ty million dollars have been taken away
from labor's funds and from the home
of labor.
NO MORE PLENTY THANK YOU.
Contemplating these figures and this
condition, whwat do you think of Mr..
Springer's prediction? Great laughter)
Every word of his prophecy was proved
false; every promise has been broken.
applause and cries of That's rightD
If this is scattering plenty DER a smil-
ing land we pray God to spare US any
more of it. Great laughter and ap-
piausA)
Those who promised plenty and pros
perity under free trade are now assur-
ing us that they can only be secured
through free silver How will free silver
stop the importation of foreign wool?
(Cries of 1T won't.D How can free sill
yer check the appalling importa tiOns Of
w-Ol1n goods from the Old Wo ID. How
can free silver preserve the home mar
ket TO the wool producer and the wool
en- manufacturer? My fellow citizens,
it is as delusive as free trade. tCries
Of that's right'D. 1t will only further
cripple every interest in the United
States. How can free silver increase
the demand for American labor and
American products? Answer me that.
(Cries of 1T can't do IT'D.
BUSINESS MAKES MONEY.
''Remember. my fellow citizens. that
money does not make business. 1t
never did and never will Business
makes money. Poor money never
helped legitimate business in the history
of mankind 1t has always hurt it II
Is destructive to every interest but that
Of the speculas or-
What Is true Of wool Is IN measure
true OF other industries. All have been
suffering: IL not to the exten. IT is be-
cause the blow on other industries was
not so severe We want in this coun-
try sound government, sound tar
iii and sound money And We want to
take care Of this goodly inheritance
of ours and keep Ii what 1t has been,
for the most part IN all its glorsou.
history, the most prosperous beneath
the sun, with more happy and content
ed homes than can be found in any
other country beneath the SUI. with
more nanny and contented hons than