Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-10-31
REPUuLIcANIsM oS THE WOOL
INDUSTRY.

The Republican parry. through its
press and from its rostrum, declares
itself the allied friend Of Nevada in every
interest belonging to the State. In the
line OF agricultural pursuits, that party
points its finger to the presnet prices on
our products and strives Ia allure the
farmer, and more especially he stock
raiser into believing III Republican poll
cy for The upholdiug u their interests.
The woolsrower is lei to believe that
were it not for the tariff. wool would
drop out OF sight in SO FAR us command
ing a price is concerned. Today, as for
the past three years and more, the tariff
ON wool is eleven cents per pound in
tie grease. NotwIthsi 1uding that fact.
the woods Of Nevada for the spring clip
1901 sold for prices ranging from . Is
to 10 cents per pound.
In what way did the Republican
tariff benefit the Nevada producers. we
would like to ask? In the spring sales
Of the present year, the average price
per poInd WIS 1919 cents for our home
woods. Here, again, we would like TO
know where the tariff Of eleven cents
materially strengthened the prices for
our home producers; when is IA matter
of fact that tariff acts as q barrier to
foreign comptti ron 10y the w,n!- OF the
world
In the introduction OF the famous
shoddy bill, GroSvcuOr OF Ohio struck
the keynote, which, regardless OF tariff.
would have placed wool upon II footnr
whereby it would commaud Il price far
above those which we have just quoted.
The bill known MS the "Sh0ddy Bill" was
in substance, u 30 Conpei all mnu =
facturers aud s0-callcd wpolicu wills To-
label and stamp all cloth as TO The exact
per centagc of wool III It's texture, This
would have brought about a re- vulu.
ton in cloth ufacturing in the
United States. and would afford to the
consumer "f WOODEN garments IA guurm
tee as To the c.o2h which he purchased.
On the other hand, it would nave
compelled the manufacturer To use WOO.
md not cotton, or shoddy i'll ;%he,cloth
which he labelled "wUol.-
Upon tte introduction ~ the shoad,
bin the WOODEN mills 81 the United
States combined IL g lii :.r-es against
its passage and Il ~I;epuuiic"I Congress
sent the bill to M awful defeur, while
the Democrats of that body stood. al
most t" II MAI in its favor.
Now wool growing il enc of the m.dus.
tries u: Nevada and 10y the passage OF
the shoddy bill that home industry
would have been strengthened aud
hence VIC would like Ia ask now the
present administrator stood 'or our
interests in this respect.
Now. in Nevada we have un ursanizt
ton knO vu us the Ncvtdt Wo,! Crow.
ers Association, composed nlmos; to q
man Of Republican members and
pledged to the best interests OF rLt
woo'growing industry Of our State
When the sh0ddy bill was Introduce,
the National Live S;ock Association, NJ
organization Of national importance AUG
strength, stood aud strOvc for the pnssag,
Of that act. Where WAS the Nsvadi
Wool Growers .Ass)ciIIur? Why zoe.
not that organic ,tion join forces witt
he National Live Stock .Asspcra.ion i
the former stand for tHc bc,i interest.
OF the w~oo!growmg industry of our
State. Hence It must be admitted tlnI
where Republicans policy or principle il
manifest, they either oppose our inter
ests or stand hands o~tT.-Juurnnl