The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-05

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vance covered about two pages, or sew
en- paragraphs. and brought the senate
up to the wood schedule. the first item
of which was considered but not COM
pleted.
The senate met at II n. m, with a
view to eXped.ting the tariff bill Two
speeches were announced for the day.
Mr.. Butler (Pop., n. c., spoke on his
Joint resolution TO amend the consti-
tuition 30 as TO give Congress the power
to impose income taxes.
Dir. MAnIIs's Speech.
Senator Mantle, (sIlver Republican,
Moniana). addressed the senate for two
hours upon the subject Of wool. He
nifty for presenting the wool Erowers'
side of the contention IN the other
branch OF Congress, for the reason that
owing TO the brief time allowed for de-
bate the wool schedule had never been
reached IN thnt body He presented
fully and supported with numerous ta-
bles and statistics the wool growers
side OF the controversy and showed the
enormous losses sustained by the wool
growers In the depreciation in value OF
sheep and wool during the past six
years.
He declared that by the reason OF the
enormous lmportatlons in anticipation
OF the enactment OF the tariff law, the
wool grower would not receive much
benefit from protective tariff for four
years 10 come.
He asserted that whenever a tariff
law iS to be enacted the powerful
manufacturing interests of the coun-
try, with their compact and effective
organization, are always on the ground
and IN the committee rooms pressing
their claims and pushing their inter-
ests while the farmers and wool grow
ers and producers OF raw materials
generally are an isolated and scattered
class, from the nature of their voca-
tions and were thus lacking in etec-
tive organization. Hence in the past
their interests had been neglected and
OF protection.
Want Protection.
The great majority OF wool growers
OF the country are. he said. protection
lists and Republicans; most OF them
aiJ Ss:.c-pES in the -Isse colnage OF
gold and SILVER 1-Nepeadently by this
country. but the question OF protection
and free coinage having been divided
IN the last campaign, the> wool growers
accepting the pledge contained In the
Republican national platform in favor
OF ample protection for WOOL and be-
lleving protection 10 be tn paramount
issue, cast their votes In Ihe doubtful
states for Preslden. MCKINLEY and
elected him. The tariff bill as &: passed
the house, and as now amended by the
senate, he said. utterly fails 10 meet the
expectations OF the wool growers. and
T.. la n n
dIation OF the Republican pledge OF
ample protection for wool" The wool
growers OF the country. he continued,
are Indignant over this treatment OF
their interests and warned the Repub-
licans that they must change the pro-
posed rates or they would lose the sup
port Of this numerous element in ensu-
Ing campaigns. He asserted that the
Mckinley law had not afforded the
necessary protection to the wool grow
ers and quoted statistics to prove the
assertion. He charged that It was full
OF loopholes permitting fraud and eva
siOns and was especially emphatic in
his denunclatlon OF the ad valorem du-
ties proposed on third class wools.
The senator quoted Senator Aldrich's
statement that the proposed senate
rates would give from ten TO twenty
per cent more protection TO the wool
growers than he had ever received un-
der any former tariff and produced sta
tistics TO Show that the proposed rates
were much lower instead OF being high
er.
Referring to the large importation OF
cheap Chinese and other wool produced
by like cheap labor, and which comes
into competition with American grown
wooIs, at rates Of duty which, Mr.. Man
tie said, afford no protection whatever,
he inquired II this policy was not quite
as hurtful to the American wool grow
er as Chinese cheap labor 20 the In
dustrial wage earners OF the country?
In this connection Mr.. Mantle contin-
ued: ITO my mind, the importations OF
cheap goods produced by ill paid and
degraded labor. which come into COM
petition with like products OF our own
country without the payment OF Rde-
uuate protective rates, are. II possible,
more harmful than the importation OF
the cheap laborer himself
While Mr.. Mantle was referring to
the opposition OF the wool manufacture
ers against the wool growers, Mr..
Platt, Comm, interrupted to state that
he did not regard the remarks fair to
the bulk OF the wool manufacturers,
Some wanted free wool: some did not.
But he believed that the general scnti-
ment OF wool manufacturers through
out the country was favorable TO
sufficient duty on wool.
Mr. Mantle answered that he did not
mean that there was an active warfare.
but experience had shown that there
was a hostility by the wool manufac-
turers against the growers.
TIIImAn and IIutIeT.
Senator TIllman from the committee
on Interstate commerce. reported the
bill introduced by himself giving states
the same control OF liquors imported in
to Il state which they exercise over
liquors OF domestic manufactures. The
bill Is Intended to in part meet the OBJ
Icctiuns to the state dispensary law
pointed out IN the recent decision OF
Judge slmonton
Senator Butler, in the course Of his
speech this afternoon, ON the income
tax. referred TO the Indecent haste"
with which the pooling bill was being
urged Immediately after the recent de-
clslun OF the United States supreme
court against the antitrust law. Semi
tor Cullom. chairman OF the Interstate
commerce committee, resumed this
statement, stating that the pooling hill
was not being pressed with indecent
haste. and that such a statement was
4 Misrepresentation OF the facts. Scna-
tor Chiffon, member OF the interstate
commerce committee. In turn, differed
In toto with Chairman Cullom and said
the pooling bill had not been seriously
urged until aftCr the recent decision OF