The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-15

by some that the duty demanded by wool
growers made a percentage on the present
low prices Of wool so great that the people
TO be clothed would not stand IL. and hence
protection would be shortlved. and this
was the only objection made by any one
of the manufacturers committee. The
answer is. first. that. the increased cost OF
clothing. If admitted. individually consid-
cred would be so infnitesimal as 10
amount 10 nothing. and especially would
that be the case when compared with the
increased opportunities for employment to
the difference. Secondly. the only
tariff that was ever had that gave adequate
Or b MnP wa You b peas Of ss anS tha
remained i'm force more than twice as long
as any other tariff on wool.
WHAT IS WANTED.
sheep husbandry was the seventh larg-
est agricultural industry of the United
States in 1892. 1t was selected from ali
other industries for complete sacrifice. and
received the severest Now of any. While
the holdings or individual investments are
generally small. the investors. numerically
considered are large. The aggregate in
vestment exceeded sl2O 600 600 and their an
nual income equaled from $6o.eOGO 600 10 SI0.-
C0O.O00 II is not reasonable to suppose that
the 100000 farmers engaged in such an
industry after such a pledge was made in
the Republican platform. and. listening TO
such language as the following. Ghat
makes that act more indefensible Is: First,
IL was wholly unnecessary. and second,
that in singing out one of the greatest in
dustries of the country for immediate sac
rihce, leaving other industries having no
greater claim upon the consideration OF the
government practically unframed. No
class of our citizens have suffered so much
from that tariff law as the woolgrowers
of the United States. and none were de-
serving more generous treatment than
they Maj. Mckinley's Apeech to the wool
satisfied with tariff that will not protect
them In re-establishing their industry.
AyNNvf fl
rates. with the .skirting clause omitted.
additional duty on account of it, and
specific duty on third bird as wool high
tons, Will not be satisfactory TO that
large class of voters that, ] repeat.
secured McKinley's election. Dsappont
promises made TO them. the fulfillment of
which they relied on, and leave their indus
publican party will be broken up and de-
stroyed as rapidly and completely as was
the Democratic party when the people dis
| covered that free trade was fallacy and a
fraud and that they had been misled by
such advice as the following: Pass the bill.
| and thousands of feet heretofore bare and
| thousands of limbs heretofore naked or COW
| cred with rags will be clothed i'm suitable
| garments. and the condition of the people
| will be improved; il will give emplo. ment
| to nifty thousand more operators in WOODEN
| mills; it will increase the demand for wool
and prices will increase. and, with increased
demand for labor wages will increase.
| Those who favor it's passage may be as
sured that they have done something to
promote the general wealth, to scatter plen-
| ~ DER a smiling land speech of William
Nj. Springer. in advocating free wool, made
| in the House of Representatives April 4.
1922
THE foregoing and similar arguments re-
| suited in displacing the Republican party in
| 1892 and placing the Democracy in power.
! When the people came TO realize the fallacy
of such doctrine and that they had been
| msled and deceived by following il they
| hurled them from power. Should the Re
| publicans now fail to keep their pledges
| the same result will follow as to them.
| Give manufacturers all the protection nee
| eSsary. 1t will help the wOogrowers as
| well as them; but do not permit them.
| through sheer selfshness, TO dictate pol
| icy that will ruin not only the woolgrowers.
| but all engaged in the manufacture of wool
| in the West, which must result from mad
| equate protection 10 wool"