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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1896
Page
7
Congressional item lists Hon. Thomas C Power of Helena as U S Senator and Hon. Hartman of Bozeman as Representative, with state designation. The note identifies the two Montana lawmakers and their cities.
The piece argues against President Cleveland on protective tariffs and cites wool and woolens to claim need for revenue through tariffs. It argues for specific duties on wool, textiles, and other goods to boost revenue and support U S farmers, contrasting rhetoric with statistics on wool imports and urging protection for wool growers.
A mixed 1894 wheat import picture shows England increasing overall imports by 9.8 million bushels while cutting U S purchases by 17 million and expanding from Russia Argentina Australia and the Argentine and Australasia markets. France Germany and others adjust their imports with shifting sources as U S policy and protection debates roil markets. The pieces discuss protection as policy and US fiscal outlook amid Congress and press commentary.
Marcus W. McKennip of Holland New York laments Gorman-Wilson tariff effects on local business. He notes sagging sales, Canadian competition, a major tannery to close within weeks displacing 125 workers, and blames Democratic free trade policies while urging Republican protection to revive the economy.
A Cleveland reform daily quotes Meriden Britannia Co. layoffs and factory slowdowns in November. The piece argues Democratic free trade policies ruined American industries, leaving workers idle and forging a grim outlook for wages and staples like flatware.
The report shows a strong rise in woolen goods exports to most countries, with £105,009 of the £189,017 monthly gain going to the United States. Worsted fabrics also expand, with US shipments up from £471,029 in October 1844 to £405,089 in the latest month. Nearly half of this year’s worsted exports have gone to the United States. The piece cites the London Economist and notes tariff reform debates and foreign influence in American protectionist circles.
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