The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-29
Ten Million Sheep for Oklahoma.
o the Editor OF the Eagle.


In the debate on the new tariff bill in the
Den of Texas representing the San An
tonic districO, a sound Democrat and
whose constituency is overwhelmingly
Democratic, declared in his speech that he
ard his people wanted a protective tariff.
/ quote verba; tim what he said: The peo-
pie Of my district were greatly outraged
by the free raw material policy OF the Gle
veland administration; its bl;ghting was
felt throughout the district In 1894 the
assessors in Texas collected taxes upon
1861 900 sheep; in 1895 upon 21f.sse II
this ratio of decrease is continued we viii
apparently soon be compelled to buy all
our wooden clothes abroad, and In the
event Of war and blockaded ports our con-
dition might become really depforabIe -
Here we have a common sense statement OF
facts, and II is refreshing TO see our south
eTn brethren fall into line with protection
of home industries" soon. very soon, not
only Texas. but the south" the old cotton
states, will be as earnest advocates of pro-
lection as the so-called New England
states. Verify 1.-The World DO Move
Twenty-Five years ago. the writer in con-
versation with Colonel John Holmes OF Mis-
sissippi Cat that time the largest cotton
ra:ser in the United States. and othe-
southern planters: the writer declared that
he believed he would see the day when
the south would be for protection" which.
Of course. these old Bourbon planters de-
med, but It has come 10 pass. A southern
senator stated a few weeks ago that ore
hundred and ffty-six cotton factories had
hull 10
them doing a profitable business: in fact.
underseIlng the eastern factories. Now
comes 10 the surface a wonderful. almost
an incredible expose representative bod
Of eastern manufacturers, representing hun
6reds o. million of capital. appeared before
the tariff committee last week. and de-
clarei in plain language. and showed the
figures, that they could not compete with
southern cotton factories. Mr.. DinEiey. TIRE
chairman OF the committee. could hardly
credit tbs. when the following statement
was made: We have 10 buy our cotton
south, and ship 10 our factories. which r.
wolves freight. Al provisions are higher
with Us than in TIE south. which means
higher wages for our employees, next cur
taxes are four times n high as they are II
the south they. the southern nanafac.ur-
srs. have made money, and ve have LOST
re past season over S.oo.eoa" What con-
c;us.oa 90 ne Sedgc; from these ana ether
Eata. which n brse, srficie ve can not
even glance al We here have tie raw ma
tersai NE have cheap living and Ne mus
have law taxation
This territory OF .3cf5 square miles Is
vsr.sabie paradise to- sheep. far. Far 81
pe-io- 10 my GA state Of ONO: Ne want
teen Is.ur 0a sheep 20 "a: the ab1ndzut
heritage and fat producing grasses vhseh
TOW largely 20 10 waste: f3ocx % SHEEP
even a small fock On any claim Of tse
acres = a ver.izose gold rezs- We want al
The oos< the mAzsy ours. tie lsn< ard
sAort-legxe5 s5onlastiSrs. Saica iaf@x,
cur streets AID country sozss abolished
We prefer q TAI. nice mutton any Day. -
the nasty. fsey. smelly eG-- Away sta
them We Do raise cotton: car heat ard
70 bat Mississippi: Al TIE essentials of
aTs1e everything 10 ssstas1 re. = Far
cheaper here than :, ,he e2sre-r sis:ez
4 new era Is cA~1=,g. horz1s.zs p-ospe-s-
~ SHAH we share IN fs.s prosperity,
WILLIAM z. WOLFE