The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-29
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PROTECTION.
Meeting Of Merchants and Manufacturers aG
the Board of Trade Rooms.

The call alluded to states that the meeting was ar
announced efforts Of the "Free Trade League Of
New YORK to throw open our American markets 10
% tbe osnn Ht py nroteetiopS tn do
Tne meeting was organized by the calling of the
Hon. Morton McMichael to the chair, and the cleo
ton Of Cyrus Elder, ESQ., as Secretary, on motion OF
The Chairman then stated the object of the meet /
ing TO be the purpose of taking counsel together
relative to American industry, which, at the present
time, more than ever before, is threatened by the
advocates OF free trade
The call for the meeting was then read, after
which the Chairman announced that the introduce
tion Of business was In order.
The Secretary then, on motion, presented and
Hon Morton McMichael, Chairman sir-The Indus
tra League Of Pennsylvana began It's work under pr
depression Of manufacturing industry disheartened
na %seS Hs poca sues he Attention Il en-
press and Of in public station to such extent that it
dnsry and make it prominent before the citizens Of the
Il was determined the outset to give its labors syste
matte and possible to enlist TN in is service
members Of trade and labor unions and f possible to
and influence their fellows connected
with the OF were sought out by
employers, and they then directly addressed from
S Of s po
tn ou pTos s hu nnd araua
rolled and has been eonstany extended into other
gondents nominated by members Of the Pennsylyans
Congress The League has now more than twelve Hundred
workngmen it's books residing in the States Of Penn
ins Iowa, Tennessee Georgia and Louisiana Most Of
doepmens n packaSes for dsbuon the aea e
lows, and ali are believed to be heartily in SYMPATHY with
BY persistent efforts this office succeeded in put
hundred associations Of workingmen and has been
by ss bs Sss ed that
the agitation for revision of the tariff the interest
Aftes the permanent organization of the League was
and secits eeion Of and er
Gd SnSsS %mssse & iSSS Somnit n%a
labor forming public sentiment with
IN favorable action L graRR to sate
that The plan Of operations adopted ia st the outset
siderable work Of circulating petitions for revision Of
formed mainly BY ia6orng men in many instances With
@ s FRs,s hs aPe a
stand ready for further or It b to them that the
hss0s %da AND ecens
9r teR ne @ ase to o he TINS G G
Industrial and financial questions IS affecting
the encroachments Of foreign trade in close alliance
@ the h0 nse and esed he
gaday% % but surely brought 70 t to the sds
s
teach other system Of political economy This state
fss eondenty the opsire
q s
Sa nS Ss L taught Se
depha High schqo! until within year past and other
seSsean ssSt sndossd
educational institution Of the state most and
s
to
tang the tariff question Congress general schedule
which aimed to reunite conflicting interests granting only
surers from rSiSGs fSsIs coinpstltss and
e% cR
members the committee personally active
hanc hS nnd 0SG fSss TO % the
and also secured the helpful support of the press of
The League gratuitops and systematic distrba
sOpies Sae Sc Of the Ha"i@, co" Over page Of this
s S1ss dns
relating 2 the interests of labor and revision Of the
thousand farmers MECHANICS cha and business % men %
SeTs Congress by this Il and pabsSed Far
mers and Mechanics Almanac which gives in plain in and
tariff question and facts and arguments will enable
Tsgas and foreign
Many thousand copies Of this document have been dis
rbuted The work Of this office has been performed with
goyment Of extra labor The and
aniy nv ' the nbeommttee Who have as occasion re-
ird the aid of the most competent statsticans
The League very greatly indebted to the of the
intelligent sympathy very effective support Whoever
s @ IT SSin a fs
operation Of employers and employed and the helpful
The following preamble and resolutions were then
unanimously adopted
Whereas, The Congressional Committee of Ways and
to consider the % PEOpy of of Tfysng y
sSn Be- sSedsn sTSa lie
ent be presented to the said COMMITTEES as embodyns
the views of the productive Industries OF TINS country
First That the development of resources and
the firm possession of markets are much more i'm
people this nation the solvency of the Government
and e the % @ Of as oo Seter S4 SS OF
specie payments be attained than by increasing American
Secondly That maintain such possession of own
markets. and thus to attain financial Independence
be BY c those
which require the facilities of great of
tai and we also be constantly undertaking those
industries which the advances in the arts and the
Thirdly That it impossible for such great establish
the new Industries to take under tickle and some.
times unfriendy policy which holds them constantly in
Fourthly That as of promoting regular growth
in the productive of our country is the duty Of
announce, adhere to- and steadfasty
act upon the policy of defending its citizens in their indus
trial conflict with foreign nations OF assuring to those who
aliens who are our rivals in peace and our
the advantage of the better created by ns
uons toll upon the goods they send here and thus
share the expense of maintaining those institutions
Filthy That policy of firm and steady protection tG
American industry being distinctly announced general
tariff law should be framed embracing the entire range OF
imported goods and supersedng all former tariff laws the
duties being made SPECIFIC SO faF as
able profits to such American w0rkngmen at ,a ana
skill, and intelligence to industries suited to our
Condition and resources The schedule prepared by the
e0n ybs eration nfounaey not concurrent
Of both houses Of Congress- and upon the Report OF the
Increasing the free list and converting numerous aC
but mo