Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-21


wool. and as shown by Mr.. Twitohell
enormous importations OF "shoddy and
rags" used by such manufacturers, and
a protective tariff upon the product Of
such manufacturers higher than they
have ever had, considering the advant-
age OF free wool, and yet he makes no
attempt to disprove your statement
that the industry Of wooden manufac-
turing Is as depressed az any other IN
the land. Y
| am not an advocate OF free wool,
and know that the The OPTIc Is not.
| am a protectlonist and shall never be
anything else, but l believe 10 q tariff
that protects not only one, but all in
dustries, not a monopoly breeding,
trust fortering, syndicate thriving
schedules which impose heavy burdens
upon one class for the enrichment OF
another, which according to the Globe
Democrat, OF St. Louis, the Mckinley
tariff law was. At any rate that law,
according to statistics furnished BY
Delegate Catron to Senator Garter, OF
Montana, and used by him 10 q speech
10 the United States senate February
10Th, 1896, afforded little or no pro-
lection TO. the wool growers Ct New
Mexico, while "displaying manifest
Partially for the manufacturer" And
at the first session OF the present con-
gress, with an overwhelming republi-
can msj ,rity in the house OF represent.
atiyes, a tariff bill passed that house
restoring the rates ia the Mckinley bill
on wool, but retaining all the s'condi-
and iimitatinnsn affnnfin0 Terri.
torial woods, which reduced the meas
ure of protection to one fourth OF the
mammal rate fixed in the Mckinley
law. Must those who, though classed
as sspolitical bunco steerers and dema-
gogues' by the immaculate Twitchell,
really believe that relief from existing
conditions will only result from a
change in the financial system OF the
country, surrender their convictions,
be false to every principle upon that
question in order to secure such tariff
legislation affecting wool as the manu-
facturers of the Atlantic coast and the
sheep farmers Of Vermont and Ohio
are willing to permit the enactment of
Mr.. Twitchell says that she was not
educated In that school Of politics or
political economy which teaches that
the ballot is the inalienable right of
every American CITIZEN" Well, 1
thank God that ! have been. Call II
privilege if you will, but il is the foun.
dation of our liberties and can only be
taken away by the ma ,rity OF those
exercising that privilege. and there is
occasion for rejoicing that 1t can pot
be taken away by such political schem-
ers as the gentleman who assails THE
OPTIC, except possibly in a primary
election. 1t is the i%nalienable right of
every man having that great ''privi-
to decide for himself whether or
not be is "usiug it for the benefit of
any particular class or for the benefit
Of the whole people," and there is
occasion for rejoicing that he
Goes not have to account 10 Mr.. Twit-
chell for the Use be makes Of IL.
| have read nothing more offensive
(but it is distiuotively T~witchellian)
than his designation OF The OPTIc and
all who advocate the OF silver as
sspolitical bunko steerers and dema-
gogues." 1t is on a par with the char
acterization of the farmers who, realiz-
ing that the tariff will only add to their
burdens, while the gold standard de-
presses the price of the grain .hey
-aise, advocate the RECOMMENDATION of
as ''lunatics" and anarchists. ="
For the benefit of Mr.. Twitchell and
n defense of those who would use the
nestimable privilege" of the ballot in
different manner from that which is
pleasing In bis sight, ! will quote from
he speech of Senator Carter before re-
erred to. He said "The republican
advocates of the free coinage of silver
,ere are as solicitous for the national
honor and the national credit as the
representatives from any state or Sec
ion of this union. You can not make
my safeguard toe strong to insure the
of the integrity OF our
and currency system as ap-
proved by the republican platform, but
10 safeguards are requested no modi-
of our f~ree-coinage PROPOSE
are suggested stern opposition
o the whole party platform on the
question is counseled; brutal
assaults are made not only upon the
and representatives, but upon
he unoffending people of the states
hey represent as we'll. This is thought
ess; this is dishonest; this is urjust ;
his is reasonable to the principles and
radltions OF the republican party"
II Mr.. Twitchell will attempt to
how how any protective tariff, how
yer high, will add one cent to the
rice of a pound of cotton, or bushel Of
wheat, corn or oats while the gold
is maintained, and failing 10
bat, attempt to defend the imposition
I higher tariff duties upon articles of
manufacture that the producers of these
must buy, as just and s.for the
eneft of the whole people," he may
o~nvince the people that the position of
HE OPTIc is %untenable, but he can not
o it by singing out product of
lew Mexico which is not protected by
he tariff and showing that it has fallen
price, but failing to show that a
agricultural products have fallen
as much as wool has.
In conclusion, l will quote further
ON Senator Carter's speech. He said
No single gold standard party can
ain supremacy under its proper name
this country. The majority Of the
are protectionists, and each day
rings a protectionIst closer to a full
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