Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-23
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Senator Warren Shows How Sheep and
Wool Are Deprecated.
A Strong Arrangement of the Authors
of the Wilson Bill for Destroying
American Industries.

Senator Warren of Wyoming addressed
the Senate today on his resolution calling
attention to the shrinkage in number and
value Of farm animals, and requesting the
finance committee to report appropriate leg
islation. The speech proved to be mainly
on the tariff. The Senator pointed out the
effects of tariff legislation, particularly the
Wilson bill, on agriculture. He addressed
himself mainly to Senator Vest, in answer
to the latters recent speech upholding the
tariff legislation of the last Congress. After
giving the detailed shrinkage in agricul-
tural values of late, Mr.. Warren said
"Mr. President, over 1904 600, 600 loss in
two years in live stock! Do the American
people comprehend this? That their losses
in live stock alone have been 81, 100000 for
every working day during the past two
years? And this. too. in these times Of
boosted plenty, prosperity and pugnacity--
toward England"
The Senator gave a mass Of figures on
wool prices, and added:
1T is asinine for those who repealed the
Mckinley bill to protest that they did it
in the interest of the wool growers and
wool manufacturers, and to claim credit for
seif-imposed services, patronizing hospi-
tailty and chaperonage.
las to the price of wooden clothing it has
been growing gradually lower for years, but
no consumer can tell the dates or percent
age OF the great shrinkage in wool prices
by MS bllls paid for clothing, because prices
have grown lower, tariff or no tariff, Just
the same
THE assumption that wages are higher
now than before the passage of the Wilson
act is fallacy. Late advances in wages
have simply been to the extent Of restoring
part or all, as the case may be, of the re-
auctions made since 1922
A Strong Conclusion.
Mr. Warren summed up as follows:
FIRST Our live stock interests had al
| ways thriven under republican administra-
ton, the numbers and values together in
creasing, thus showing that it is not a
matter OF inflated inventory
| Second. Under democratic admnistra-
| ton, both numbers and values of farm
| animals decrease, thus showing that it is
| not change of bookkeeping but is con-
| traction such as the state of business and
the markets of the day alone enforce.
| Ihird- This variation in prices applies to
| all classes of farm animals, with the single
| exception of the comparatively unimpor-
tant item of mich cows.
| Fourth. w lille many causes growing out
of a wrong administration of our national
| affairs conduce to this shrinkage, yet in
| taking up the item of sheep and wool-the
only one time permitting me to review to-
| day-it is clearly demonstrated that in the
| free list and the lower revenue tariffs i'm
| posed by the democratic party occurs the
| assassination of the sheep and wooi-grow.
| Ing industry.
Fifth The shrinkage shown in other
| farm animals is surely, if not as di.
rectly, traceable to free trade ideas and
| practices.
Sixth. Corresponding with our own
great national shrinkage is immense
| increase in the business of foreign coun-
| tries, in crowding our markets with pro-
ducts which our own wanton Legislation
| has crowded its citizens out of producing.
| seventh. That while sheep of the United
States are worth but slightly more thar
one-half what they were two years ago
the wool expectation from England to
| America in 1895 was nearly triple that OF
| 1884, the 1mportationS of woolenS nearly
| quadrupled. and shoddy-that in:quitous
adulterant and counterfeit. which defraud.
| the wearer of cheap and medium priced
| clothing-increased by about 1,700 per cent
| Eighth. The sheep growers, merchant.
and WOODEN manufacturers alike protested
| against the changes proposed by the vii
son bill, and they have likewise all ap
/ Feared before Congress since its passag,
with memorials, resolutions and petition.
| asking immediate relief"
AssaiIing the Wilson Bill.
In conclusion, the Senator said
| THE economical law, rule and preceden
of wool tariff-est ablished and continuing
| for nearly eighty years-has been over
| turned by that anomalous absurdity, the
| Wilson bill-that monstrosty of peridl
| and dishonor, SO designated by our car o
| all the cars, when lampooning his rebel
lious but volatile law making compatr;ots
| that crowning infamy that the Senate frs
pitied, then endured and then embraced.
| will the Congress of the United State
duly weigh and consider the deplorabl'
conditions of live stock interests
Shall we not about face and change ou
! un-American unpatriotic policy OF especia
| protection to foreign stock growers an,
manufacturers to that me-honored Amer
lean policy of protecting the interests o
our own citizens and institutions? Shal
we stop this drain of our gold for foreign
woods and Woolens, and turn the tide in on
favor by the collection of gold for import
on such we do not produce? Why, sir
even the beasts of the field, the birds o
the air and the lowliest reptiles beneath
our feet protect their OWL! Is it, then, to,
much to ask the STeat American people
including the democratic party, 10 do like
wise? Shall we do less?"