The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-06
"PROGRESSIsT' WANTS ALL
STORY TOLD BY WILSON

10 Inc Greeley lTlDuEe.
The Hon. James Wilson. secretary
OF agriculture, has been making po-
litical speeches in the east and he
may come west. II he does we, who
believe in progressive politics and
honest government, hope that he
will not try to cram down our
throats the high protective tariff
nonsense that he recently gave the
electorate in Ohio.
While there he said. among other
things:
When wool was put on the free
list by the Wilson-Gorman tariff
during Cleveland's last administra-
tion we had over 100000 head of
sheep. Their total value was about
126,O0O,0OO. This was in 1892. In
1896 the number Of sheep had de-
creased to 36,OOO.OO0 in round num-
bers and the total value was about
$67 900. 900. or about one-half the
value in 1892"
The above statement was correct
in every particular but Mr. Wilson
did not tell the whole story.
why stop AZ 1880!
Under the Dingley highly protect
ed wool tariff there were $1,000. 900
sheep in 1903 but in 1906 there were
As, 100000 only. a greater decrease
than under the Wi1son-Gorman, so
called, free trade" ac,; and there
was still greater decrease in all
values around 1896 than from 1902
to 1905, all under stand pat" gov
ernment; and yet a greater decrease
in 1907.
What is 1t that clouds the stand
pat" vision and keeps IT'S orators and
newspapers at variance with progress
sive ideas? Have their defeats in
Maine, the Eleventh Massachusetts,
congressional district, and the Mon
roe county. New York. congressional
district no significance for these
dunder heads? Is there no lesson
to the befogged ones through their
defeats at the Michigan, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, California, Minnesota,
etc. primaries and conventions?
Can such intentional half statements
made by Secretary Wilson stem the
tide of progress. or insurgency. call
1t what you will?
The truth is the recent tariff bill
is fraud and we, the plain people,
know 1t. The truth is the people Of
all political parties are tired OF hav-
ing our state and national Iegisla-
lures at the beck and nod Of great
industrial combinations and they
are going to try and bust" both
the republican and democratic ma
chimes all over the country this fall.
l predict that Senator Beveridge
will defeat his democratic opponent.
Kerns, In Indiana, and that too by
democratic votes. predict a pro-
gressive republican victory in Wis
consin, notwithstanding the stand
pat" enmity u LaFoilette. that glori-
GUS result will be by the aid OF in
dependent. or non-partisan. demo-
cratic votes ! predict that Calf
fornia will elect its progressive re-
publican ticket through the aid OF
democratic votes, despite the antag-
onism OF the railroads and other
corporate combinations.
! l predict the election of the demo-
cratic state and legislative tickets In
Colorado and that will be due to the
votes OF honest republicans who are
thoroughly disgusted with the con-
troll OF their party by the railroads
and other great financial interests.
| And predict such results in Weld
county as will make our petty lead
ers take heed and realize that they
are but small potatoes and few in
a hil1'
A POLITICAL PROGRESsIST.
| For More Than Three Tlecnfles