New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-09
THE TARIFF ON SILK.
A PROTECTION MASS MEETING IN pATTR.
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very large meeting was held In the Wig
Wam' at Paterson hast evening, TO consider measures
against the proposed reduction OF 10 per
tarn on silk Many ladies present. and the meet
ing was orderly ana enthusiastic Mayor Tuttle was
unanimously chosen chairman and said that he presumed
no man could doubt the policy Of giving employment,
to the people by diversified a. stem of industry In
order TO maintain proper balance in country
branch giving support every other n we would pro-
ect importers by Free Trade why not protect
by PrOecton He spoke at length against Free Trade
and argued that Protection does not build up trade
against the farmer. He quoted Jefferson saying
Plant trade and agriculture side by side" M Ames
was chosen secretary
Britton Richardson sad this question concerns not 40
much the capitalist the who labors with his
hands He did not want To the American sborer re-
duced to the condition OF the European hireliRg. Work
ought not to have 10 send their children to the mills
but should get enough money to send them 70 school
The Erening Post has man who figures 20 show how
much more iron and diamonds workman can buy In
Europe than in America. But the truth is one can
get more food and comforts here The Free Traders
have theory Of political economy. We have the prac
tce and the art OF political economy The political
omsts mystical Ike the Asiatics. They
dreamy fgurers fancy and child problems tricks
The speaker read extracts from essays on political econ
Omy and said nobody could understand them. II win
be sorry day when labor here Is brought down 20 s
condition In Europe He quoted from English opinions
the degradation Of the lower and younger classes In
Manchester. saying 1t was the effect OF the
English manufacturing system In America there no
monopoly; nothing but competition. Everybody can
into any trade. We protection of our manufac-
lures Sixty cent ON silk is not excessive Though
say co per cent duty the manpulatons OF the Gus
tOu-hOuse make it about 3d. Brides and tricks are TO
sorted to to get imported goods In. We don't want mo
popoy. Paterson and the silk trade have grown-so
have wages and people. Your bread and but
Tor cd
prior TO the passage Of the tariff Of ls24.
Lowell was place OF few fishermen, land was
worth nothing-there arc now 80 mills there, 1906
looms and 1890 aborers anu 100000 pounds OF cotton
md millions Of capital Paterson Is tho same In degree
So 4. Cohoes Falls All have grown In population and
wealth and the ability to pay wages.
Protection has made the country what 10 s to-day The
II nag pG IN AZ ns nd ins n t Tn "sIg
passed, and NewfOrk rulned as you see. There
wood and brick palaces Henry Clay dwelIs eloqaeny
on ruin before that Tariff and the prosperity after its
Reduction Of the National debt. know thai
we make many goods ,od a. good : az FOR in
s TyOr SO as foreign goods lazy bought American
made goods at Stewards They sald they badnt any
America You must protect yourselves Free Trade in
England means life or death We are different che IL
established; she had Protection. and she giant.
Americans must use American goods; use self-deniL.
You want per cent you can get 1t from Washington.
The speaker was loudly appiauted
man He said The question had been called poltt
cal one but il was political It the question
can party Tue Democratic party is in favor Of the oppo
site praeple and always was r favor OF esr;s.ion
the country He spoke Of the Of trade under high
and low Tariffs, showing that.when the Tariff has been
the great reelection IN the price ~, Of Besseine,
steel since 1854 i and showed that Mnsn sk Which sSd
sold in 2s sold in 1871 for 81 rs He said many
silk operatives Germans, and ne spoke In
German he wished insist that the tar.n rate
should not be reduced 10 per cent.
the future Of the world was Free Trade because the
boundaries OF opposing nations would be wiped out He
must be fo.tered and protected until develop noe
SS ro oS the worn fherefor we must have ' Proes
lion without 1t tho sifweavers must go back to
Europe He interesting sketch OF the history OF
Free Trade and Protection, dating the scenee of Political
Economy from the breaking up or the feudsi system.
He drew contrast between the pauper labor Of Europe
and the labor OF America, and said could c0mpta
with Europe In all manufactures, but that must Doi
stop until we that continent. There Of
having raw six in Europe when It Japan
China and can get 1t sooner AID cheaper ourseyes
and there no need OF buying il of Japan China when
we can raise the mulberry and worm ourselves. The
Senate resolution has trick In 1t Of allowing threads
half manufactured to get IN ON the reduction. This
must stop.
one the matter OF the Senate b in the public press,
and from that he and other silk weavers became inter
ested and alarmed, and called meeting They have dis
rbuted printed sheets rs petition, 10 be sent to the
Hon John l for presentation Ia Congress The redue
ton Of the 1ar woud reduce vases he had converted
OF the Tariff, wages must be reduced or the mills he
stopped En"TGIs Tes 70 fp peo S"%n sS1
u the present rate of wages aud even more We musi
maintain the mills and the capital and SO maintain our
MI Ames introduced resolutions to the effect that silk
labor gives work the weak that legsa' ion had or
pressed elk labor and that that oppression had bee 70
moved; that America can supply America win iik
that the reductions in the Tariff are ought 10 he mad
nv foreign capitalists; that the present Tariff
rate Is wise and just and should remain in,
W te foreign capitalist that our Representative
Ia Congress instructed TO maintain the Tariff f'
held the Tariff that the Asse1bymen o. the state nom
Passac ought to urge the pa,.a OF ont o.
lions 10 Congress and that the meohnc was sensible OF
the aid rendered the silk trade by toe Hon John Hill
Gen Thomas d. Hasey then seld thnt larh legisai!on
was extending ito innenfe nto e & we sn
ous He traced The history OF the TsrG which had Made
mson ~ tp Sso6S ~ 200 & FTeTy nacn nog
possess all It's own resources" The ThTln OF III vas
forced upon New England, a commercial community.
Henry clay was the father Of Protection In isi2 tn
Tariff sliding scale had ruined Patsrsgn Ever poiy ~
the hands OF the importers In four years Palerson was
built up after 1872 In 1916 IhAddens Stevens enjoyed
that goods were lower under the Tariff than nDder Free
Trade Goods now sold cheaper than they would he
pete Five millions Of coin in walst. must not govern
The country fTSoc On 'sSds pp 70 1Io s e
peace as IN war, sustain ourselves make everythns
The south was In fav9r Of Free TRACE s beeanss
when she was shut OF from tine North. sae
had 20 plate the merffindc WIN Nofthtrb irOh.
She had TO steal Northern cannon. She had nothing,
because she was young Free Trade Conicderacy.
Except for Protection couldn't compete with Europe
in NO. 10 cotton yarn. Now We can compete with the
world No. 80 We want TO compete with all England
and France. We want tue heGers OF wood and drawers
OF water. Protection hrs made the silk trade. The
argument that could let In some silk goods
free IS false, because Que part OF the made
should not he subject TO another branch IN Europe
We not send oushel OF corn to Europe for pound
OF cotton coming back. We can't stand tine expense
More OF the railroad wealth ought TO he gwen TO oca
manufactures. We are not TIE head yet. bur We are
getting there. Ask Congress why IL viii XII b'e
Village when Protection viii make II a great cIy.