The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-19

1t h therefore, tho duty OF every one, 70 mo,
who understands this subject % resist thls amendment A
single be only recipient of the bounty which
proposes whilst all oihr classes 10 DC taxed tor is
benefit II no other class TO be injured by the conem-
plated legislation should not be at all envous or jealous
Of The privileges that be conferred upon ~ bat when
the Of labor, The prices OF agricultural products arr
TO be reiuefd and The Interests Of large portion OF the
clIizens Of my State prostraed. feel bound TO
| lt with all the energy which possess.
Mr. President, Is not only the manufacturer, and
hose engaged IN that branch Of industry who 70 suffer
The grea agricultural commonly spnesd all my
State and all the agricultural States Of the West and
Northwest to suffer Likewise. could show you. too il
had te that ils mschevous ec extend the cotton
planter and sugargrower of the South, well the
aclnrers and aborers of The No III and West
bat Will moi 20 into that this period of the
For the purpose of showing how this kind OF legislation
affects the which have just referred
facts In lo4O by The returns made by the marshas
that there four hundred aud furnaces
and orges operation the State of Penns During
the pendency the bill afterwards known the tariff
OF 1912, pans taken the number Of fur
which had gone of blast 1870 and 1912
and found that there were bat two hundred and
eny of the four hundred and ten then IN blast hundred
and forty IN the time having ceased eperatons and
admitted by all who acquainted with the subjec
that If something had been done 10 relieve that b1ach
Of industry large proportion OF the remaining two hun
dred aud seventy would have been compelled TO
operations. Ii ascertansd by the returns thar
those employed Immediately dependent upon these
fur hundred and furnaces, foges &C., consumed
wards Of four moos Of bushels of gram annum, and
than corresponding amount in value of beef pork
hay potatoes, and other vegetables so that IT will be seen
that there less than eight millions of dollars worth
of agricultural products consumed the engaged
the furnaces and FORCES operation in Pennsylvania
| 1870.
Now what would be the ssary Of he oeasing
ope the part of oneha Of that number land
take this proper for the sake of easy illustration. Why
market which millions of bushels of grain had
formerly been sold would be destroyed; and IN addition
this, market in which 80 900 900 IN of beef pork and
vegetab found sale would likewise be destroyed. Bur
that does tell the whole tale The people engaged io
meriy IN the of iron ceasng pursue thai
i q mn a livelihood
i What would hey doa To what would they beake them
seyssi 10 The manufacture OF woolens and coons! No,
sr The pocy which prostratrd the iron manufac-
ha str ken down these other branches of IN usrs
along with ii. They could not then, # they u'der-
stood h- business of weaving aud falling or oher industrial
pus suits, get employment m them They must then turn
winch absence Of ;hancal Industry, the
common employment If all the children of Adam; they
m s net, k. themselves 10 the cultivation of the soil Then
what il the of unssi Ia aid on 10 having market
diminished to the Of 81 OIOOOO per annu you have
The converted no PRODUCERS; perhaps pruc ne
equal that which they prevlo ,sy consume
What Effect repeat would that have upoa the agrcutriS5
Would not be disastrous them and to those who look
10 them for employ ment an good wages!
But have tol OCCASIONALLY and have heard 1t re-
marked here the S nate, that while may be that the
farmer in the vicinity OF these AMI to'ees GIN be
ben het the great grinsrowng regions OF the West and
Northwest would derive any advantage from the pros
per OF this anch Of IniGs ry Sir this l. a
very great mistake. Every boshe grain that Is consumed
d ninshes the solj and leaves better narhe
for what for SALE II the tanners OF Prnnsylvan
longer lind ket their doors, they will re-
OFT New York, Philadelphia Boston, and othe
great seap to sell their produce, and there they
wall into cDmpeton with the grain grower OF the
West and Of gut of the market, which will
thus be produced, dlmnishes the price Inat is always
the case
Now Mr. Presden' al these interests be stricken
by amendment Are these moderate establishments
which uGd The present prices would revive make money
and Their la jsasers 10 be prevented ron dong
so' Are the arme and mechanics Of Peaosylva Ia, a
a. the o,her IN which this branch of industry i,
carried be tel rom enjoying the market which
| thu :. rzes aft n TO hem?
While was a member If the other branch of Congress
had occasion to advert to the nsequence OF domes-
tic competition In 1912, when asking for duty
OF thirty dollars per ton upon rolled iron, and twenty
dollars per upon ham uered IRON, veniuIel 10
predict-and ! do not often refer to my predictions
that toy giving the advantage of the duties which we
asked the price of iron, instead of being increased would
be very nnshed Sir if you back to tina, period
and inquire what the price Of railroad 1870 you
will hnj that then something Uhe eighty dollars per
ton duiy OF twenty-five dollns per ton was imposed
by the act OF 1872 yet IN 1875 rail Dad IRON had fallen 10
sixty dollas per 10 ls49 to iory-hve liars per
ton and contracts made at the reduced price OF
| forty dollars pee ton.
i am that many made lower than
that for foreign iron but referring to rates al home
be sure but which, II the act of 1912 had
not been repealed would have soon the influence OF do
competition and increased SKILL become not only es-
tabshed but But by the act of 40 home
competition destroyed and now when low prices have
done their work by breaking down most of the naces
orges, and rolling lis fine country foreign nations send
their demand III, price and compel US 10 pay
1t. Yes, Mr.. President, repeat that proper degree
Of protection had been afforded establishments,
home competition would have done for those who the
of this article all that foreign competition did
and this day they would have pay the high prices
which they seeking 10 reduce by partial legislation sr
# had gone under the influence Of the act of 1919,
should now, all probability, have been manufacturing
| iron at hirty-h or forty dollars per ton.
Gentlemen may Talk about the duty imposed on ar
cles Increasing the price pro iano They say must be
Ii may seem So but has been Perhaps i
going far when say never, but say generally IL
not ! remember, and you sir, remember, that there
| n IN mi n "A pound imposed
upon nails ond yet during the existence Of that duty nails
fell TO three and half per pound. Under such state
of facts Of this doctrnel The duty
in 1923, 1929 and 1880 &c, $50 per ioJ railroad
and bar but built up furnaces and orges and
duced domestic compeinn, which increased the skill and
brought about reduction price. And the whole history
of the manufacture Of in this country will show that
the reduction Of prizes took place when the duties high
enough produce ,mesc competition and dot when they
\ gagged IN It's manufacture
In conclusion will only ask the Senate to pause before
confcs this bounty upon corporations the OF m
dvduas who have been struggling through many years
Of adversely the hope that brighter day would dawn upon
them We hear the CIV, DO disturb this qncs
ZION; leave il settled in 1916 lett Alone Th't
was the cry on the other side Of The chamber We were
told the Of l-46 the settlement Of vexed ques-
ton and that ought disturb IT, but wait until IN.
skill and change abroad should enable vs. TO com
pete with the fore On manufacturer But now prices hnv-
ing from accidentally beneficial to gu
ufscrers and laborers, disregard your own
advice and propose the by legs
iaiiop Sir false perncous systen OF legi-la
on under which the prosperity ~ the country can never b.
skill IN the fh@re be MT OF stability and wisdom
thc If Ia