New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-18
STRONG FACTS FoR L4B0RlNG MEN.

LITTER FROM FX-sTATE ASSESSOR JAMES A. BRIGGS
MAGNITUDE OF NEw-JrRstY's MANUFAC-
TURING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EFFECTs Oh a
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY.
To the EdffOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: Alter reading the letter OF your al
WAYS interesting staff correspondent in THE TRIBUNE Of
Yesterday turned the reports Of the United States
Census 1870 and from them send you The 70 lowing
facts to show how deeply the people OF the State Of
New-Jcrscy Interested IN manufacturing and min
Ing and in agriculture.
The census gives as the number Of persons in New
Jersey engaged IN agriculture in 1870, G312S and the
number in manufacturing and mechanical and
mining Industries IN 1870 103322 This gives
4O194 persons engaged IN manufacturing.
mechanical aud mining industries than IN agriculture.
IN 1870. New-Jersey had 2,9S9,5l1 acres in farms,
yaued AT S257 523 37G; value of farm productions,
GLIDING additions stock. S42125,l9S, value Of
manufactured products, SlG923 7732; value of pro
duets OF manufactures moro Than OF agriculturc,
Sl27 212. 534 II the percentage Of increase in the
value of manufactures has been the same from 1870 "a
1880 rs from $50 10 1870 in New.Jersey he value in
1850 Is $500 92016O With the very large increase
the silk and pottery productions the value of man
ufactured products is probably $3.50, 900 900
f. il not strange thai the question OF protection should
excite the people of NswJersey. especially ~ the DEM
ocrats their state Convention at Trenton first affirmed
the Cincinnati platform. that calls FOR " "a rev
enue tar II only ana then knocked the brains out Of il
by declaring for protective tariff But the Democrats
are consistent only in Inconsistency and unfortunately
TOR the country the Trenton Democratic Convention
thai voted protection" does not legsate for tie
try or give tone aud direction National legislation
This Is gwen by The Southern Democrats. and for forty
years the Democrats the south have governed with
an impcrious viii and with a strong hand the Demo
crats in Congress the North every question that
has come up for legislation.
and PoaII Of fha vlInla
country have great interests ut stake IN the com
ing election To strike down the duties steel
rails is to strike n severe and ruinOu9 blow
at millions OF capital and thousands OF working
men. The increase IN the steel product oil the United
states last few years j. worthy Of the attention OF
an DO feel interest in industries. and VINO would
know the beneficial effect OF y effective tarin. The
number Of tons or Bess 'mer steel "a Manufactured IN
the UNITED states IN 1867 was 1850 The price PER ton
Of STEEL rails at the works ~ the United States IN Janu
ary, 1868 1863 and the gnest price per ton from
1865 20 1850 III January, 1863 40. Al this time
he price about 500 per ton Previous 10 the purchase
by several American gentlemen Of the Bessemer patent
st e rails III England were from $40 to $50 per ton
1ne average price from 1868 10 1850. In our market
s97 per Ton II - bu reasonable to presume # the
been introduced ami been success III the United
states that the price wOuli have been kept a lhe
figure in January, 1868 VIZ. Si65 Per ton The
dirre between this price and the average price per
ton at lch they have been sold IL the United states
up Ia 1850 taxing average yearly product amounts
90 l03 1871 &c. and this sum has thus been saved To
our people Now. IN view or these iacs, ~ there not
the Impression now prevalent that the IRON
ana steel manufacturers ri Great Britain much
Interested the Presidential election, and That they can
aurd TO conribGte literally To the success OF
party declared for 9" revenue tariff only" and
leaders are iOf Tree trader Nhat - million OF
rounds pad by the iron and Steel manufacturers OF
Great Britain. # they can thereby ge reduction Oh
dulles OF IRON and steel imported into this country
The tarf question l. OF vital importance TO the labor
men, aud Is IN their power TO decide whe her Tue
publican party. with "a tarn which WIFI discriminate
in of American labor" shall rue In TINS land
Tsw-Iork, Oct. r. 1880.