Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-06-25
FACTS AND FIGURES ON THE
WOOL SITUATION In AMERICA

last administration, eliminating in tn
Free Wool Wilson Act, which during
its short life caused the destruction
of one-fifth of the sheep in the Unit
ed States and if that destruction had
not been arrested by hteelection of
Mckinley, eliminating in the passag
of the Dingley Act, the United States
would soon have been without sheep.
This means that the consumer would
have been without mutton as meat
food, and without wool for clothing
and would have been entirely depend
ent upon foreign supply, which the
world over is decreasing. (See Sen
ate Document No. 400
We know from our experience dur
ing the free wool period that the
United States, like Germany with fire
wool, would soon see her sheep dlsap-
pear in strong contrast with the per-
iod since the passage OF the Ding
ley Tariff Act. when the number of
sheep in the United States has in
creased more than half, while those
of Germany with free wool have de-
creased more than half.
Wool growers may well ask who
to blame for the loss of $4O,O00,OO0 to
the wool industry in six months? and
who is to blame for the drop in the
price of wool to the free wool level,
while the Payne-Ald rich Act is still
in force?'
congressman known as Progress
ives" or Insurgents who have
fought the policies of Aldrich and
Cannon are wholly to blame. These
destructives by their action, are fav-
oring special interests that are sordid
interests, and not American.
The harm already resulting from tn
agitation has thrown business into
confusion and disorder. The Congress-
men who are responsible for all this
damage to the farmers who grow
wool, all elected from the so-called
manufacturing sections, but were all
EJECT d from agricultural sections The
were pledged to protect the farmers
interests. The wool growers will de
mand an accounting; they will ask
these Congressman why they have bee
faithless to their trust, and why they
are not now advocating the principles
of Mckinley for protection to wool
Oh which they were elected, and why,
on the contrary, they are forcing in
to practice the principles of William J
Bryan that have been thrice repudl-
ated by the American people at
Presidential elections.
The farmers who grow wool will not
forget that these Senators and Re-
pres natives while marching under tn
banner of protection, have suddenly
turned and fired into their own com
rades, doing more damage ~than open
enemies.
Senators Beverage of Indiana, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Cummins and
Dolhver of Iowa, and BristoW of Kan
sas. and many Representatives from
these and other States, not manu-
featuring but agricultural States, ar
protesting that they are protection
ISIS" Will the wool growers of the
United States accept their protesta
lions of innocence as sufficient eW
dence for acquittal of the crime OF
having Frustrated this great wool in
dustw, or will they measure them
by their acts, which has caused all
this harm costing the farmers who
grow wool $40, 10000 ON the 1910 clip
Some stand pat Congressman who
were valiant in their defense OF the
wool Industry, are having difficulty
to obtain denomination, although thes
men stood out against any cut in the
protection on wool
Are the wool growers loyal to their
friends, and are they SiTn= them
earnest support? Do the wool growers
realize that failure to give them sup
port will end in sending representa-
tives to Congress who are enemies
of the wool schedule, and who are
not likely to stand up for the wool
industry when they see their pre- |
decessors left at home, because of
loyalty to the wool growers.
When wool was put on the free
list, the trade had ample warning
and had time to prepare for the de-
struction In values, for as soon as it
was known that Cleveland was electe
with a Congress In sympathy with
his ideas of free wool, the industry
began to get ready for the cyclone
that followed but now, without warn
ing, like clap of thunder out of a
clear sky this attack upon the Payne
Aldrich Act. being led by Republi |
cans. elected as Protectionists, has
caused decentralization Nobody nov
knows what to expect, and as a con-
sequence. an unreasoning fright has
takan hold of the Community who |