The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-23

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sheep, hogs. horses. -FOUR lard, butter
and cheese, and reduced the value Of all
oftheseproductsinl our home markets,
n Wool. 3t4
Tho highest value OF the sheep flock In
the United States was in 1892. The low
est known IN our history since the war
was In 1896. In 1893 the average value
OF n sheep was 81 i6S. In January 1895 1t
was 81 70. In 1893 We had 47.O00,0O of
sheep. worth Sl25, 00o 900. In 1906 we had
only IS, 2sS,000 worth only about ss5,o00,-
900, n decline In the number OF nearly
twenty per cent and In the value OF
nearly. nifty per cent.
i In 1895 we imported 26,000.0o0 Tbs OF
wool from China, paying freight 5000
miles across the Pacific ocean. What
did the Democratic party have against
the American farmer, and why did II
prefer the Chinese and Australian far
mers In the matter OF wool intercsts7
| The imports OF wool from England 10
the United States In 1895 was nearly
three times as much M In 1894. and the
Imports OF wooden goods nearly 1--WE
times as much, and tho imports OF shod-
| dy, a fraudulent, cheap, wooden manu-
| facture Increased 100 per cent. In 1895
we imported s60,00O,000 OF wooden goods
manufactured abroad, as against about
Si6,0o0,000 In 1894, From 1892 to 1895 our
exports OF agricultural products fell Off
$3.50 1000, 900 In value,
i 1, During the first year Of the Wilson bill
the Imports OF wool Increased 122, 900, 900
lbs. NJ \ Y. ), y, a
From 1892 to 1895 our foreign trade de-
clned more than three hundred millions,
and our exports OF breadstuffs fell OF
S11f 100000.
Effect on Orr Public Credit.
In 1892 England had a deficit In the.
treasury and the United States a surplus
of S124,000,0oo. In 1896 England has a
surplus and the United States nearly
sl4s,boo,0O0 deficit, This has affected not
only our credit but lessened the value OF
our securities held at home and abroad
amounting to thousands OF millions.
In the campaign of 1892 Cleveland and
the Democratic party Insisted that IL
successful the Democratic purity would
lessen the burden of taxation resting
upon the masses. Instead OF doing this,
however the Wilson bill did not mater
ially reduce the duties on imported artl-
cles used by the masses, but on the con-
trary 1t reduced the duties upon luxuries
used and consumed by the rich, such aa
goods manufactured Of wool, flax and
cotton, glass and china, wines liquors,
tobacco and cigars, laces, kid-gloves.
!ewelry6 artificial flowers, clocks, per-,
tumerles and musical Instruments.
Every one OF these articles, when I'M
ported, Is luxury used by the rich ex-
clustrely, those who are able, and should
pay the taxes to support the govern
ment Some will say that OF the articles
named wooden goods should be, made
cheaper by. lowering the taxes. Every
one knows that only the rich buy i'm
ported foreign wooden goods, exceut
shoddy, which no one should use.
Under the Wilson bill we imported
S5o,oOoO0o more In 1895 from England
than we imported In 1894; and sold Eng
land sl2,OoOOoO less of our food pro-
duets. No wonder that Bradford, Shelf
held. and other manufacturing towns OF
England became prosperous after the
passage Of the Wilson bill, and speak
in undisguiscd terms Of It's being a
great measure IN the interest OF English
prosperity. - :
In January, 1895, 227 OF our manufac-
turing establishments failed, the lIa-
bllitles amounting TO s3.30S, 900. In,
January, 1896, there were 3lS failures.
agEresating $S,iS0,00O liabilities. And
every day brings the sad Intelligence;
OF more failures. more factories and
mills closing. q ..'-I' b
Results to Iron and Coal IndnatryI
Last year the imports of foreign ores
Increased $4,000 tons over those of
1884: we paid last year for foreIgn-made
pig iron nearly 100000 more than we
paid in 1894. We imported from Cana
da 100000 tons of coal last year. which
went to the markets OF New England,
displacing that much coal from our own
mines. ;s s
In 1895 we imported 23,30S, 900 pounds
OF bar iron; In 1896 4l.346.0OO pounds,
and we imported ingots, blooms and
billets. q 100000 pounds, and in 1896
56000,000 pounds. This shows how we
are. losing our Iron trade under the op-
Grafton of the Wilson bill.
Since the last election of Mr.. Cleye-
land seventy-four railroads have gone
into the hands Of receivers the bonds
ana STOCK on the same amounting to
Sl.7S1 100000. -..fs Is = 1850
1t Is estimated that our imports of
cheap goods manufactured In Europe in
1895 would have given one-half a mill
ION or American wage-earners employ
ment for a year. equal to s150, 900 900
In wages. The Wilson bill took this en-
ployment from American wage-earncrs
and paid this vast sum to the wage
earners OF other countries.
Added to all the other results OF
Democratic tariff, or tariff for revenue
only, one Of the wickedest evils It has
inflicted on the country is that because
OF insufficient revenue and business de-
/ "a md II nysJ = 1.
1t laid the foundation In part for the
/ present silver agitation. II times had
been as good under Cleveland after 1892
us theyWere under Harrison before, we
| would not have had business depress-
Ion and hard times and there would
have been little or no silver agitation
The agitation OF the silver question had
its birth in the business troubles and
hard times that the country is now ex-
| periencing. ~ ~ s
I know some free trade advocates are
making much of an increase In our ex-
| ports OF manufactured goods; but this
Is largely due to the fact that many Of
our establishments. in order to run, are
selling their products at cost, waiting
for good times. As soon as times and
our home markets revive then. pro-
/ ducts Will be sold at home for living
prices and not go abroad at starvation
| prices.
Results OF n Democratic Tariff to West
| tSa s5s Virginia. fiF1-
But OF all people in the United States
the people OF West Virginia have the
greatest reason to be dissatisfied with
the harmful effects of Democratic tar-
IN. II
The platform of the Democratic party
In 1852 declared In favor OF free raw
material, No dcadlier blow could have