Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1892 — THE FARMERS THE TARIFF. [ARTICLE]

THE FARMERS THE TARIFF.

"ismJr '”"’ f A- i •' N d try HTO,H> toT been ore ?4 per* lemit, 1 emit, In PSB*4 the new tarif •Ciof ’S3 took effect and between that creased 17 per cent In the period lust the Treasury, Mr. Manning, wrote his free wool report to Congress. That was in 1888. This was followed by President Cleveland’s famous free trade message to Congress in 1887, Jn which he strongly advocated the placing of wool on the tope list, and then again in 1888 the Mills blfi passed the House, putting wool oh "the free list. As already stated these influences sent the sheep to the shambles by the thousands, as the farmers became alarmed, and there was a decrease of 17 per cent. In the number of ■ aheap, in the. latter part of 1888 the Mills bill was defeated In the Senate. And in 1890 the McKinley bill was passed increasing the tar iff oh'’Wool; And from 1888 to 1898 sheep have increased in number 7 -pet cent In the United States.' The wool growing associa-

tions of.nearly every State during’9l and '93 passed strong resolutions against tampering withihatarlff on wool, because this fluctuating legislation was so hurtful to the industry. But in spiteof this united action of the farmers of the United States, the Springer Bill Was passed this year putting foreign wool on the free list. The aggravating feature of this measure to the farming interests was, that ft puts a high duly on manufactured woolon goods, and yet put this product of the farm on the free list, giving the manufacturers protection, but compelling the farmers to compete with foreign production. Wool is now lower In London bn account of the greatly liy creased production of Australia and other countries, Thorofore if the Senate had passod the Springer Bill, fine clothing wobl in this couatryconld not be soli) Tor more than 7 cents a pound, anfl medium wool at 13 cents a pound, ais thesearotheprlc.es, freight added, in London. -■ .V-'JI ;