The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-11

ana tho moro demand there VIII De IN - *
United States for domestic woods, q 2 y
After tho wool raiscr gets his duty On y
raw wool. ho will favor the hiEhest pos
stblo duty Gu woolen goods. 70 MS 70 make
sure that tho FUN amount Of the duty o.
raw wool will be added to the price. s Il
The wool isiiscr claims that on account ~, a a
cheap lands and cheap labor IA Austraai9
and elsewhere he can not produce Wuol ~ x
a profit unless foreign wool is kept uQt =
by a high tariff. Now. In turn, the nsnu-s
lecturer claims that on account Of cheap
labor and cheap capital OF Europe he can
not manufacture WOODEN goods at q profit
unless foreign WOODEN goods are kept OUT
by high tariff. So hc Ia givcu b5 per K
cent tariff In this bill to make up tor the
difference between American and EUROPEAN
labor In all this scratching and Tight
Ing for high duties between the two In
forests. and favors obtained for them thore-
by. where is tho man who has to pay AL \
this burden, amounting to millions and tens
OF millions OF dollarsy And yet they are
| not satisfied. Judge Lawrence, who 10 Ae y
the head OF the wool growing interest In
this country, and the lobbyist Tor q duty
on Wool, recently IN a published ietters
stated that tho present law hid given but
| about 4 cents a pound additional price.
But he said: Much OF the present Price
grows out OF other causes. The nlTht
months OF droath In Australian DESTROYED
so 900 900 sheep, and the free wool In this
country reduced cur flocks sonsc f2u0ou GOO, a
aud ais a consequence tho wool supply was
reduced and thus Increased the price, HHPatS
tho docks OF Australia Will soon be in-
creased. and then woai will BIO reduced tn
| price" Here Is an admission that he tnain3
cause OF the Increased price or wool ,s'
| not due 10 the present tarlM Of II cents.
but IL other causes And vet the asnfeVvo
people OF Texas are to pay continually not
only 40 per cent revcnua duty, but 10 centa
per pound on washed wool moro for thatr
wooien goods, while The 6t,0b0 sheep grow =
ers do not ret the benefit OF the II or ~ 2
cents dniy on their WOOL But he goes
on 10 show Why additional protection VIII
BIO needed for wncl.
, Senator Chiffon, IN tho same speech from
which 4 have quoted above, discussing the
question IN n thoroughly fair manner, goes
on to say. What nin interested In 70
right resuitss results 10 Texas results 70
consumers results 20 men who at lest pay
these tariff duties. nreterinittlng ths
Whole question aa TO whe c1er tarin on
raw materials Us democratic, Wool reitre-
sents he labor OF thu man whp raises
sheep just as much rs eassi,nere represents
tina labor of the man who wsavcs Soo'eai
yarna. and lust asiinnch MS the coat repre-
seaia tho labor OF the man who makes
tho garment, ono az the aborecs IN Tho
line OF production is just as much entitled
TO government favor as the ether,
The true theory is that all arc bike en-
ltitled tn a fair chance bstore the law.
lbut IL Illtl UVL Ut t3pNtNii wv
who raiaess cotton OF corn or wheat or pv-
tat0es or the man who worries w the black
smith sknp or the store Is equally cntitinu
10 the Same ccDyidcration.
Now. II It were possible To lay tarin
that wcpidsyaise the price OF wool and not
rniss tho price al wopien goods, OF course
all would favor ~, because @tyid hslp
the inan Who grows wool witliout hurting
tho nlnn who grows enttsn, Wheat ans
lcorn o. course ~ ~ l lQffl Y W =
that the wonl ralssrs esn get ats cxtrs
price fortbfir wool Is hy enabling the WOOL
irlanufafiurefs To get an extra price ivr
their cl9ih- JM"refcre the Wool fa,setA ana &
the Wool manufacturers irlit togetnsr, , @i,u
me result Is mn tne WOOL .ssets n, posn,nis
gel bettcr price ior their Mopl. me Mao,.
on insn'tiafthrtis g nthif,iy ket = ICY. ,.s
nfscn for their GOODS. a'n puth extra tr prlves
ohafgeu BACK on ne epas,st'ors % mvniea
VINO VIZ ,,ssn f',''c ~ NOV.
corn IaseIs' naa W oan,s,
chants sna o1ncr co o,'a,r',r =
goods ~ Texas Ahu elsewhere,
WOOL growing Is q Eisat inoustay ~
TnAaa, " in 50 powerful tfat IeNas
representative on TINS iloor W ous; ~
pfonlpied hol only ny stare 'n,o'rs. a,'
sinss prias naa W ,ns sniallsr ~
~ devsippnsis siini thsre ilro many o NV.
Industries ~ Iekasss nnse %dle ,lss, lona
aiip N'rfiuli,, enp lvaon,u wv a.u
suhci.sion tnh, the. p. ..,,a o.. A.
not Is ns,pu ny . amy sa ,,, stata .,n ~
nol psi,rVo ,nps eus 80. $50. s,h,ia
~ bslned ~ = nr,toctiys. system ia detail, 4
y ns ~, ps ~, ~ hsirsd III nro.
III IN as,,c, ~, ~ ~, haif dsszes,
r,,,., "a LIN, ~ .ansrateiy ar ia ,.a,nb,na-
tio,, !, .,hia ~ ~, nina ,s Tho .r,le demo.
cratic idoa ' ana runs right across Toe ideas
william Bryan the great leader OF our
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