The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05

III Bill The advance covered two pages. or
seven paragraphs. ard drought fh. aetsase
an 10 The wool schedule, the first item OF
which war considered.
Mantle of Montana spoke for two hours
on the wool schedule urging Increased
rates for the wool grower and Butler OF
Eortn Carolina made A plea in behalf OF
the income tax
Mantle said that no opportunity had
been given for the presentation OF the
wool growers side Of the contention In
the other branen Of congress. for the
reason that owing 10 the brief time al
lowed for debate the wool schedule had
not been reached In that body. lie pre-
sented fully. and supported with numer,
ous tables and statistics. the wool grow
ers side OF the controversy. and showed
the enormous losses sustained by the
woo; growers In the depreciation Of the
value Of sheep and wool during the past
six years. He declared that by reason
OF enormous importations In anticipation
OF the enactment Of a tariff law. the
wool growers would not receive much
benefit from the protective tariff for four
years to come. He asserted that when
ever tariff law is To be enacted the
powerful manufacturing interests OF the
country are always on the ground push
Ing their interests. while the farmers
and wooi growers are an isolated ard
scattered class from the nature of their
vocation. Thus lacking an effective or
ganization. they had not received their
Just share OF protection. A great major
ity of the wool growers of the country
are protectionists and Republicans. Most
OF them are believers in the free coinage
OF gold and silver, but the question Of
protection ard the question Of free coin
age having been divided in the las, CAM
paign. the WOO! growers. accepting the
pledge contained In the Republican ma
tionai platform in favor Of ample pre-
lection for wool" and believing protec-
fson TO be the paramount issue. cast their
votes in the doubtful states for McKin-
ley and elected him.
The tariff bill as II passed the house
and as now amended by the senate ut
terry falls TO meet the expectations of the
wool growers. and Is regarded by them
as largely repudiatior of the Repub-
lican pledge. The wool growers OF the
country. he continued, are indignant \yer
this treatment. and he warned the Re-
pubiicans that they mus, change the pro-
posed rates. or they would lose the sup
port Of this numerous element IN the
ensuing campaign. He asserted that the
Mckinley law had rot Afforded the neces-
sary protection To wool growers. and he
quoted statistics to prove the assertion.
He quoted Aidrich's statement that the
ftoifssru SSifttt idsSS "DNsI give from
IN to - per cent. moro protection to the
wool growers than they had ever received
under any former tariff and then pro-
duced statistics 10 show that the prom
ised rates were much lower. Instead OF
being higher.
Referring 70 the large Importation OF
woois produced by cheap labor which
comes into competition with American
grown WOODS az rates OF duty which. Man
~ ~ y1s.z @tz. f.ass
he inquired II this policy was rot quite as
hurtful 70 the American wool growers as
Chinese cheap labor 20 the Industrial wA~e
earners OF the country In this connection
Mantle continued:
ITO my mind, the importations of cheap
Fhods produced by iil-paid and degraded
labor which comes into competition with
like products Of our country without the
payment of adequate protective rates. are
II possible more harmful than the I'm
rertation of the cheap iahorer himself
II the l1eorer comes he must q least live
and must help to consume tho surplus
products or orr farms and factories. Not
only that. but he becomes arieuahie 10
our laws. IL he acquires property he must
pay taxes uTon II. ard thus contribute 10
the support az our government II he en-
cages in business among us. ha must pas
Ter the ptly!lece Of doing SO. and under
these conditions there is at least sorla
slight hope that by contact with an en-
iiEhteBed and progressive people living In
an atmosphere uf liberty and enjoying
the blessings OF free government. he
may possibly gather Inspiration from his
surroundings and in tig1e become a useful
citizen But when this creap labor comes
Isl Tire form Of n box cf nerc hanSise or a
bale OF wool without payment Of an al
eQuate protective duty il nouopol;zes
every market injuries our producers de-
grades our labor and takes employment
from our citizens without any just com
pensatfon.
II the aborer himself comes he mani
testify wonid be induced 20 cooperate
with our own iahorers for the protection
Of iahser interests We csn - talked 70 ard
reasoned wish hut the American wage
Garner cannot argue with a box Of cheap
foreign wergh audtse Neither can tho
american farmer argue with a bale Of
cheap Chinese wool"
IN ccnclmainx. Mantle cnotef from q
speech delivered by Mckinley "a .An Ohio
wool rrewe~ in 1852, and corsmeuda4
those ntternncss ~ the s;inguished sen-
ssor from ohio fHanna). whose re-eiec-
ton h~ Sati would depend unon next
falls eampasEn.
Mantle declared that no protective tavir
can ever again endure IN thiS nation
which does not fai}y guard the interests
~ the great masses of producers OF what
arc known as raw materials. and among <
these he declared the protection - wool
Is ths most important II IS the keystone
70 The great arch Of rrcs ectiaa and an
ieSs u - we'll guarded ard preserved she
whole structure must fail to the ground.
Nantes speech was interrupted hv a
demand fer a quorum. u took half an
hour 10 secure ths euc-uru md then a
bin was passed spnrhpY3sftnr s2@S 80 FOR
s puh2fc huilasGE at w}ikesbar~e Pa. and
the house amendments 10 the relief vesolu-
tsan for the sufferers hy the Rio tsracSs,
overflow were agreed 70
Nanste Their resumes his speech. Whtle
he was referring 70 fhe opposition cf the
vas9en manufacturers against sa7e v-o7l
growers f'tatf ~ Connecticut snterrestets.sl
- state that he sl3 rot regard TIE -
marks fssr ~ she nuik of the weeian nan
ufartuvsrs Some wanted free vvoy,i Sorne
eia nas. bat re believed that the general
sentiment ~ ranafs rtsrers throughout
tNe ceDnt~v vas favorable 20 q snfticfe a Z
dnfy or wool Mantle Answered thzt ae
6t8 @Ut rseza te8i f3lere aas ar active
vk.la~g, hgt experience had shown that
There WAS q hostility by n" wooasn nan.
ufars aTers against fhe growers
Asasie reserved cisSs sfs&nisnss from .he
Republican side E@ vas foi est bv SAT
aer II North Csr1sfnA IN tae s4b8Ars * ~,
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