, 1908-02-01

believed to be in prior to and during
the consideration of the Wilson-Gor-
man tariff bill. At that time our reso.
%lutions of denunciation, pursued along
o line of acrid contentious instead of
reasonable compromise, had put us out
of touch with all auxiliary interests
with which we should have been work.
ing. 1t is barely possible that n one
interest fighting along and antagoniz
ing others, car secure desired favor
o bic Legislation in congress.
Contentious Caused Losses.
For instance, contentious between
cattlemen and sheepmen do not helT
to retain the tariff on wool or on hides
Nor do impossible demands for oil
against legislation-which must Away:
be the result of compromise-advance
the interests of any class. l found thai
the extreme views represented by GU
then president of the National Woo
Growers associatio during the Wilson
German tariff struggle were so often
sive to congress, especially 10 senator!
and also to manufacturers, that in con
sequence we were left naked withou
d jot of protection, where we coult
just as easily have had one-third Of
two-thirds, it is safe to say one-half, o
the former tariff on wool retained hat
we been in proper harmony with thu
auxiliary interests, and properly re
spectful to legislative power. Abou
every other interest was protected
while wool alone stood the grand sacri
flee.
Two Ways of Doing a Thing.
If | have had any personal success.
in life, politically, financially or other
wise, it has been by proceeding alons
the harmonies rather than the antag
onisms as long as possible, and onl,
getting on the fight, rampage or prod
when other means failed, and the ne
cessity of resistance was great.
grant that you are absolutely right il
your theory that the most eficaciou;
way to raise money in volunteer or as
ISOLATION matters, is to arrange a pro
paganda of danger and strife, and so
licit cash on the strength of the scare;
but the congress and executive officer:
of the government and friends outside
our industry, whom we wish to hell
us, are not best handled that way.
In Mr.. Gooding, who l understand
was unanimously elected, you have q
man whom the association may well
support, if my short acquaintance WITH
him has given me correct impressions
Could Have Held His Place.
You speak of DR.. Wilson. He has my
full support in his vigorous and com
mendable efforts for Wyoming and its
various interests and people. l have
never made a draft of friendship upon
him which he has not promptly honor
ed, and | believe he will credit me with
being always ready to honor any drafts
upon me that he might make. l think
he knows that he could have had my
resignation and my place with the Ma
tional Wool Growers, association at
any time, SO far as | was concerned,
by the simple asking, and if Eat Salt
Lake City a year ago 1900 voices
(which must have been about the en-,
tire ~convention) were yelling madly
for DR.. Wilson for president" DIS you
report, then / have been done a great
injustice in not being so informed, AMI
| in turn have done injustice unwilling.
ly in not resigning long ago. l note,
however, that the Salt Lake meeting
occurred prior to any consideration OF
q grazing bill.
Truth Should Prevail,
Your challenge for frankness has
brought about this frank letter, already
too long. My reaso for responding
so fully to your invitation is to sug-
gest that the reasons for my silence
heretofore and the practical submits.
sion to your encouraging of misunder.
standings and misrepresentation
through the press of Wyoming and
elsewhere, especially with sheepmen,
no longer exist. Therefore, after dis
missing the past in all good nature, I
submit that in future truth ought to
prevail. Very sincerely,
lCionalN I, nDD