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Show SAYS DEMOCRATS FOR FREE WOOL WASHINGTON. Mar 17. 'Should the DtaMrati ultimately decide to r due the wool tariff only one half in tead of remoTina the duty altogether, the people of the west ahould clearly uoderitand each a move would ant be because Democracy hae any retard for the wool growers," said a prominent western Bepublican in discussing the question. "Democracy ia unquestion a"hly in favor of free wool today, at it always haa been, and ahould the Democratic Demo-cratic caucus' decide npon a fifty per cent redaction for the present, west-era west-era wool men need not aacrihe it to any consideration for thenr held by Democracy. It will be due entirely to expediency not regard for the wool crowar. "It is a notable fact and fact western Bepublican ahould not lose siifht of that there are just two kinds of Democrats opposing free wool. One. in which class I am told Woodruff and Clark are, opposes free wool on the grounds taat it would b bad polities, berauae it would lose the west to Democracy beyond question. The other class opposes free wool because the country cannot afford to lose tbe $20.-000,000 $20.-000,000 or more revenue J-taooght in by this product. "There is absolutely no Democratic Demo-cratic inquiry as to whet "reduction. If any, tBe wool frrower can atand and still live; there ia no Democratio call for Dgnrea to show what the indnsttry has done the last few years. The chairman chair-man of th war and means committee of tb honse has annonnced that the aheepmen would not be given a hearing hear-ing bafor his committee if anything mors were needed to convinea the sheepman that hi welfare is not even beinif considered. "In the campaign last fall soma of us from the west, in warning the people peo-ple of Democracy's free wool attitude, were met witli th statement that the party of Jefferson had abandoned the free wool idea, and would nver attempt at-tempt such legislation. The present Democratic attitude more than proves our contentions. That party would vote, almost to a man, for free wool were it not ior in two reaaona a aav cited neither nf which evidence the slightest sympathy or consideration for the woolgrower. And marie my word, whatever attitude it assumes during the present session, just as soon a it leaders feel it can be don with safety to th Democratic party and not to th sheepmen Democracy, if it has th power, will place wool on th free list. "It is high tint th people of the west realited th true position of Democracy on this subject, and the next time that party' friendliness to th wool interest is cited by a Democratic Demo-cratic orator, be prepared to cite the present unmistakable declaration of the party on wool. " |