Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-08


| A.-Didn't you ever hear of the let
ter the Englishman wrote Sir Robert
Peel when he was trying to destroy the
protective system In Great Britain
back I'm 1912, asking him not to repeal
the tariff on herrings?
| Ono. Won't you please tell me
labout 1t?
A.-Well, Sir Robert Peel was the
leader in the house of commons in
1912, in the fight to reduce tariff taxes
in Great Britain, and while delivering
a speech in the house Of commons he
read this letter from one Of his con-
lstituents which Is quite similar to
letters which are being received by
Representatives and senators in con-
gress now. Here is the letter: II am
a free trader in every other respect,
but with respect to herrings I caution
you against applying the general rule
to them"
| Q.-Why are the sentiments con-
tained in that letter similar to the
views held by representatives and SEN
ators who want little tariff on every
thing?
A.-Because, while they are free
traders in the products raised in other
members districts, they know they
can not get the protection they desire
on the products produced in their own
districts, unless they concede a little
protection to articles produced in the
districts and states of other represen-
tatives and senator's.
| Ooh, l see. But, back to WOOL
Did you say wool is raw material?
| Ayes.
| Q.-The woolen manufacturer is in
favor OF free or untaXed wool, Is he
not, since he would then get his raw
material cheaper?
| A.-The woolen manufacturer Is not
in favor of free wool; for the reason
that If there Is a duty on raw wool,
then the manufacturer Is invariably
compensated by having the duty on
his finished products increased to the
extent Of covering all Of the tax or
duty he has to pay on his wool. Hence,
the duty on the wool does not cost
him anything, as he just charges 1t to
the consumer who has to pay all Of
the duty on the raw wool and also
the duty on the finished product Of
the manufacturer, together with in
| terest and profits added
| Q.-Is there any reason why the
manufacturer Of woolen clothing does
not want free wool?
| Ayes.
| Q.-They want the cooperation and
help and influence Of the wool-grow-
ers Of the country to assist them in
passing the kind Of tariff legislation
| they want.
| Q.vYou don't mean to say that the
woolen manufacturers and the WOOL
growers together have so much infiu-
ence over the peoples representatives
and senators at Washington that they
can write the kind Of wool and woolen
bill in congress they want, do you?
| A.-President Taft stated, after the
Payne Aldrich bill became a law, that
the influence Of the WOOL l-growers and
the woolen manufacturers prevented
the Republican party from revising
the wool schedule downward, as should
have been done.
| Dwell, now would free wool help
in the matter Of tariff reform?
| Off wool were placed on the list
free Of duty, then the producer Of
wool would demand that the duty on
manufactured woolen goods be re-
duced to a revenue basis, and event.
ually, the finished wooden goods would
also go on the free list.
| Q.-I see. You would divorce the
interests Of the woolen manufacturers
and the wool growers.
| A.-Exactly. When protectionists
fall out, honest people get their dues.
Q.-Can you illustrate this more
fully?
Ayes. AS SOON as the Canadian
reciprocity bill becomes a law, the
farmers who have had the duty re-
moved from their hogs, cattle, corn,
wheat, oats, and so forth, are going to
help take the tariff off the manu-
factured articles.
taiff 3i'"''' you e@p'a'" 'n'S more !" oe-
A.-Yes. When the tariff Is taken
off Of wheat, then, the wheat grower
will be ready to help the Democratic
party take the tariff off Of flour. When
the tariff is removed from the farm
er's hogs and cattle he will be ready
to help remove the tariff from pork
land beef. When the tariff Is taken off
Iof wool, then the wool grower will be
ready and anxious to take the tariff
off of woolen cloth and woolen blank
cts and woolen fabrics.
| Dwell, now l see that a tax on
wool helps the wool grower and also
helps the wooden manufacturer, but,
whom do these duties hurt?
A.-Every man, woman and child In
the United States who buys woolen
clothing wooden blankets, and woolen
fabrics for protection from the win
ter's cold.
| Q.-How much did the wool grow
ers and the woolen manufacturers get
lof the peoples money last year, owing
to the high tariff on wool and WOOL
lens?
| A.-About $4OO, 100000.
Q.--How much did the wooden man
ufacturers get of this amount?
A.-They got about $37O,OOO,OO0, and
wool growers got the balance.
| O.-Do you believe that all raw, ma
terials of manufacturers should be
placed on the free list?
| Ayes.
| Q.-Why?
| A.-Because the people would get
the finished product cheaper.
| Q.-Is it true, as l have heard some
lpeople state, that the consumers would
not get the finished article any cheaper
if the raw material were placed on the
free list?
A.-Well, l believe l can prove by
such Republicans as Serene E. Payne,
Thomas B. Reed and John Dalzell. that
the consumers would get the finished
products cheaper If raw materials were
placed on the free list.
| Dwell, l would like to have the
Iproof.
| A.-When the Wilson bill, Demo-
lcratic tariff bill, was under considera-
ton in congress, Serene E. Payne, John
lDalZell, julius c. Burrows, Thomas b.
Reed, Albert j. Hopkins and John II.
Gear signed minority report on the
bill. In this report they used this Ian
guage: IF he (the manufacturer)
can make his goods any cheaper be-
cause of free WOOL he must sell them
just as much cheaper"
| Dwell, WELL these big Republicans
ADMITTED that free wool was right from
the consumers standpoint, didn't
they?
| A.-They did.
| Q.-How many woolen manufactur-
ing establishments are there in this
country?
Ain 1905 there were only 1918
such establishments.
| Q.-How many sheep raisers are
there in the country?
| A.-That Is a difficult question to
|answer. There are probably only few
thousand who are exclusively in the
wool growing business.
| Q.-Then, this tariff on wool Is
lplaced on a necessity of life to help
a comparatively few sheep owners?
| Ayes.
| Q.-Is it a Democratic doctrine to
place all raw materials of manufac-
lures on the free list?