Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-25
WOOL MEMS WORK.
What They Ask in the Way Of
Tariff Legislation.
THEY OPPOSE THE DISGLEY BILL.
ma No Ask Increase OF Duty, but 10
Make Nominal Rates Real
address of the President.

font of the National WOOL tfoWefh'
,,soojA,ion OF the United States, and
has Issued an address, formulated by
n COMMITTEES, to the wool growers.
Jesse M. Smith, OF Layton, Davis
coup,y, is the president OF the Utah
vsoI growers' association, and st his
request we give space to the address,
which lie rs follows:
The Farmers National Congress at
ils session at Indianapolis, Inu., Nov.
1913, 1896, adopted memorial to be
pres.nied to Congress on the subject OF
. tariff on iarm products, including OF
coufbt, wteh
bllpi as a temporary measure, and t2)
states the general wool tariff asked for
to be enacted at an extra session OF Con.
Rress to BIZ called on March next.
II an extra session be called, as 1t
should he, a general tariff bill can he
passed In three m0nthr. 1t lie believed
that wool manufacturers generally
will not object to tho tariff asked for
by the wool growers. Some facte not
known TO the public can now DO
given.
DANGEROUS SCHEME.
But q few Eastern wool manuiso.
turers, who do not themselves yet
come to the front, are operating through
gentlemen who are well known to
wool growers. to induce them to
consent: ~ That tue Dingley
bill be passed at the coming session Of
Congress without amendment; (2)
That no extra session Of Congress shall
be called; (3) That two years time
shall be taken TO pass new general
tariff bill, and (4) that when passed 1t
shall retain the mere nominal decep.
tive Dlngley bill rates OF duty, TO be
Increased by 10 per cent for Ave years.
This ia the scheme now being worked
up by private f. fiuences. 1t will
bring no relief until In the next CEN
fury, and then inadequate. 1t means
continued ruin to wool growers. Some
wool growers, moi comprehenuing the
real purpose, have been led into an
scquie'cence in the policy OF this trap.
IL IL only right that they should
know that this scheme 10 but little
better than free wool. Wool growers
having suffered more from hostile
legislation than any other class OF peo-
pie are now entitled to speedy and "the
most ample relief" much more even
than the ample wool farm they ask.
M'KINLEY OWES HIS ELECTION TO
WOOL GROWERS.
The New YORK Times Of November
Sth, calls attention to some iacts:
'Tn six close states carried by Nc
kinley by slender msiority, the
change OF only about $4,000 votes
would have secured Mr.. Bryan's cleo.
iion. These states are OREGON, Cali.
fornia, the two Dakotas, Kentucky
and West Virginia. There were free
silver wool growers enough in these
states 10 have turned the scale In
favor OF Bryan, but they voted for
Mckinley under the hope of securing
"the most ample protection" for wool;
therefore Mcki nley was elected by thu
wool growers. The bold fact remains
that Mckinley made narrow escape.
This shows that the Republican policy
OH protection, anu (2) sound mensy
binetsllism by International agree.
ment 10 not safe without the aid OF
wool growers.
A Republican President and Con-
gTsss cannot either eaIeIy or juLtly tx.
more the wool grower. An emiL ent
eastern Republican wool dealer has
said OF the free silver wool growers who
voted Tor Mckinley:
"They were tempted by the PROPOSE.
ton that Bryan's election meant q
premium OF 81 per cent or more upon
gold, which would ,be equivalent 10 |
mat much tariff protection as the
duties as well as the cost Of wool would
DO payable in gold but they never for
get that Bryan voted for the Wilson
bill which destroyed one-third Of this
great Industry and closed one half OF
Inc "A InAftrQn wnnlan mi h.,a
destroyed 10 this extent, the only mar.
ket the American wool grower ever
had Tor his WOOL"
EASTERN WOOL DEALERS.
A few, very few, OF the eastern |
WOOL dealers are giving their influence |
IN hid OF the passage OF the Dingley
Oil Without amendment. They very |
naturally, and perhaps properly, seek |
tue favor OF wool manufacturer, even
Hee wool manufacturer. II they have |
much wool on hand, an ADVANCE OF |
Two cents per pound by the aid OF tho |
Dlngley bill would be useful to them. |
But II this should be fastened on wool |
growers until in the next century, as |
proposed, this Insignificant ami made.
qusts tsrih would bring ruin. The |
wool growers would "gain great |
ioss." These wool dealers may very |
honestly be mistaken, and with the |
iunuenees surrounding them, may
honestly mitjudge. Wool growers |
Know what they need better than the |
eastern wool dsalers. The Farmers,
National Congress can better Judge |
than the dealers.
The memorial OF the Farmers,
National Congress follows:
MEMORIAL,
To the Congress Of the United States.
The Fsrmere' National Congress Ia |
mol political party organ zation, but
IL has POLITICAL objects, among which
are to secure legislation, state and
national, in the intereot OF agriculture
on non-partisan lines, by the co.opera.
ZION OF men Of all political parties,
Besides this, like the Patrons OF Hus.
DApury, or Grange Organization, this
congress demands that II the general
policy OF a protective tariff shall be
adopted by the government of the
United States, that the products OF
agriculture shall shsre its benefits
equally with the noet iavorpd OF ether
Industries.
inc recent election OF President and
representatives. In Congress has for
Time settled the question that "the
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