The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-07
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.

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THE WOOL SCHEDULE
The gentlemen who are making
fight against their party and using the
tariff as club make the wool sched-
uIes the burden of their song in the
east. Even President Taft was fooled
10 some extent on this very schedule
How about wool?
Utah depends TO some extent upon
its mines and its fiocks of sheep and
herds of cattle. Whenever the carload
of sheep or cattle or ore has gone east
the money for the same has been
planked down right here in Salt Lake
When wool and copper and cattle are
high the whole mountain country is
prosperous: when prices of these sta
pies are off trade languishes and there
is nothing stirring for the average bus
mess man.
of course, we do not produce
enough wool for home consumption
Even under the most favorable cir
cumstances we shall always have to
jmport wool. This is the great cry of
the Democrats-free raw material and
the devil take the hindmost.
The argument is often made that
we would be wearing suits Of clothes,
all wool and a yard wide, if it were not
for the tariff. For fifty years. save and
except short time when Grover
Cleveland was extant, we have had
tariff on wool and the industry has
always kept pace with the amount of
protection extended. When the Re
publican policy of protection has been
observed. the whole country has been
prosperous, not the wool grower. or the
wool manufacturers in particular, but
the whole country. the merchant, the
mechanic. the laborer. the farm hand
and each individual who depends upon
his daily toll for his living.
The wool market has been sort of
barometer by which the prosperity of
the country can be gagged During the
debate on the Payne-Aldrich bill Sen
ator Warren of Wyoming gave some
facts regarding the depression of the
wool market following the reign of
Grover. The decrease in the number
of sheep. running into millions is an
Impressive warning. There should not
be any desire on the part of the fell
lows who passed through the crucible
to return to these days. Yet we hear
cries of free wool even in Utah.
Speaking of the effect of the last
Democratic tariff. Senator Warren
said:
Now, following up this subject a lit
tie further. we had in this coun-
try in 1894. 45.04S.017 sheep, val
ued at Ss9.1S6.119; in 1897, &c.
S1S64S sheep, valued at S64,O20,-
q4e showing a still further de-
crease Of over S,250,0OO. or nearly
20 per cent, in the number OF
sheep. and decrease of over
S22 600 600, or 20 per cent in
value in the three short years in
terveni,g between the tariff law
of 1894 and that of 1897
And this much for the Wllson-Gor-
man tariff act of 1894.
In fact, Mr.. President, the NUMBERS
and values of sheep have moved
up and down with favorable or
unfavorabIe tariff legislation
much the same as the mercury in
The thermometer moves with
the change of weather, the one
being about as sensitive as the
other.
The Democratic brethren insist upon
making the tariff the paramount issue.
That is strong and sure ground for the
Republicans Holding up the policy
of protection, backed with the success
full administration of affairs for fifty
years, there is no reason why the par
" of Lincoln should make any apollo
gies.
Coming to a showdown, the PROPOSE
ton resolves itself into a declaration
between protection and free trade.
Utah citizens probably know how they
are going to vote.
SALT LAKES NEW GYMNASIUM.
Within a few weeks another insti-
tuition of merit will be added TO Salt
Lakes opportunities for young peo-
pie especially. This is the Deseret