New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-17
Iron and Csal IntePests.

Alta meeting of iron manufacturers and coa'
,o,o,or, held in Cleveland on Tuesday June 90 Capt
p. D. Ward President of the American Iron ana o'ess
Assocatiop. was invited to make speech conhecseo
with the interests Of the important class represented IL
tho meeting Whereupon no made the following fo'
markable statement:
GENTLEMEN; appear before you for the purpose o.
;,y,ino vour coperaon and assist ince In the pupsn
inc and distribution Of information tmong 'ne Peope -
the North West the subject OF iree trace sno
Manv You undo btedy suppose that the tarn On
imports is now ample for protection NO e., ~. IN
revenue, and that any enoIt Oh WV Won NAV appre.
ciate vonr mistake when you learn that nne NJ
all the blast furnaces are de that most a. 'n hat tb
mills are working balftime or are "'e e that
machine shops getting destitute o. end st"ei
there was nearly sOO90OO worth OF iron anu NJ
nu"ov valne imported from Europe last year tnss
the coin in the banks Of the United coz o oo vail.
abIe for resumption of specie pa! n, Ssrs
that that the banks onsds Of Boston, Msss i 1sss
sl3OOQOO0 Of circulation, c WIN 80 oxnorted
500 C01 Of con that the United States nave S
over 5000 900 900 Of during the past TWO anu 1
wears: that our imports largely exceed our ,,ed
value and that the balance are pad ~ enn 0o coo "A
state. hands. that Europe now holds seoVooooOv "a
NotionaI state and railroad securities, requiring oo
than all The California products 70 pay .n rrane IN
that a strong organization is now forming ~ nnwna
destroy the tariff we have, ana ina. INC
five xes on home manufactures IS so great as ~
zoo small margin between the price OF labor anu cap
tal in Europe 10 enable the American manuiac.ue. "
compee successfully with the foreign manuac'.e or,
These and other reasons render It essential " ~! -
interests that prompt and efficient action DC taae
meet impending financial evils, and save y Jour No
nent as well as Yourselves from future bankruptcy
remedy can be at all eectual but high import s;
thereby checking the purchase of foreign comnouiues
10 the value Of our exports, exclusive Of specie.
pojcy short of this will end in disaster ana II Is
Ant That Congress should be brought to unders.anu
Ills subject at the earliest practical moment IN otr
10 stimulate the views Of Congress on THIS queson !.
proosed 10 publish and distribute among the voters
his country COO papers on the Importance 1t %
fcent tariff over the home taxation, 10 ehap'e tno
,oannfacturer Of America to supply TINS country
with the greater proportion OF It's merenano.sei 'u,
stead of buying il in Europe. Our Canadian lraoe :.
particularly injurious to American interests unueI
the Reciprocity Treaty. Our trade with France -
lhampered with restrictions discriminating aeaihss
American ships and interests which no nation possess
ling any self respect or power should submit TO an Lour
without retaiatory restrlctIohs. ,.,y
These are few of the why Americans snouieI
organize and act IN defense Of their own interests.
However hnmia.ing il may be 10 you, TO be oobged 20
appeal to an American Congress to protect Alerleat'
interests az anst the merceneres who advocate rec
trade in the United States and practice hig protee
in Europe it must be done See no other nope iof
lour National Debt OF the nation prosperity.