The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-07-02
THE PRICE OF WOOL AND DEMO-
CRATIC CONSISTENCY.

The democratic party, according to
Messrs. Wilson and Bryan and the
democratic editors Is bound to be right
no matter how its policies work out
In other words they have their trap
set to catch success both coming and
going The democrats started out to
reduce the cost of living In the last
campaign regardless of results to home
producers. Wool was one of the spe-
cal objects of their hatred and assault
While 1t was shown clearly and demon
strated to nicely that there was but
1888 cents worth of wool used In the
manufacture of a $35 suit of clothes
and that the remaining $32. IL went to
the manufacturer OF the cloth and the
tailor who made the suit up for the Gus.
mer that didn't cut any ice Messrs.
Wilson 4 CO.. pledged their honor be-
fore the nation and the world that
they would reduce the profit of the
flockmasters in that $2S9 or disrupt a
tendon. They did their best to break
down the home sheep and wool indus
try. they turned our markets over to
the foreigner for exploitation. But ow-
Ing to shortage of 240. 000, 900 pounds
In the worlds supply of wool. 80, 000, 900
of which shortage is found to be among
the sheep growers Of the United States,
the price instead of falling as they
prophesied and wished 1t to do, has
gone up several cents. Now what do
you suppose the democrats are doing ?
With their usual consistency they are
claiming the credit for the raise in
| the price of wool and are saying to
the sheepman: This shows who your
friends are. and how much the repub
licans know about the tariff question.
We always contended that to reduce
the tariff and let In the competition
of the world would result In great
benefit to the home producer, giving
him a better market and higher
price for his products. Now you be-
iieve us. don't your" Failing to ire
duce the high cost of living" as they
pledged themselves to do. they simply
shift their sail to catch the opposite
breeze. which tears their former theory
into smithereens, and complacently sit
back and hug themselves over their
marvellous success In raising the price
OF wool to the grower. They have no
qualms of conscience about this any
more than they and Mr.. Wilson have
about securing the presidency on a
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the canal and then turning around and
repudiating the whole thing: or than
Mr.. Wilson has about breaking down
the civil service walls and letting in
the hungry hordes after serving as
vice president of the nation league along
side President Elliott for years and
pledging his honor to maintain II; or
than they have In adopting "Cannonism''
to stifle the minority and accomplish
their purposes after lambasting old
i Uncle Joe for years and sentencing him
to the eternal burning for his arbitrary
rulings and corrupt practices" or than
the president has for endorsing the
| secret caucus. which he condemned dur
ing his campaign for the presidency; or
than the president has for his ''slave
driving practice with the democratic
congress, which he and all the demo-
Gratis so fiercely condemned in Theo-
dore of the big stick; or-but why look
for consistency in the democratic party ,
II y the priceless jewel with which
| the democratic diadem Is not adorned.
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