New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-20

change among our men. Many who had been strong
Democrats are now staunch Republicans and are
working hard for .he party IL does not take the
workingmen long to find out where their interests
lie in case like this There are families TO be fcd
aud clothed and children TO be sent 10 schooi. anu
the worklnemen are not gong 10 Vote away ~. I'll
prospects Hheu such questions are lnNoNeu.s .oA
Won fins protective issue-eSpecally as affecting
the wages auesiion--will carry New-Jersey ior the
Republicans. and | am greatly mistaken II zoe
NOT also sweep New-l0Tk in along WIN new
JERSEY
ness men much affect Your business y
Yes considerably; though scarcely as much
now as It did before the announcement OF the VIC
tone, in OHIO aud Indiana. However, we can't do
any Large amount OF business untIl this siran oi
anxiety is over. Nobody will buv much ahead ana
manufacturers will not fill their ware1ouses Win
goods they are not sure that they may
running nearly at our full capacity lately,
but things are setlied
agan we will resume with full lorce. O course we
do not consider the possibility ot hancock 5
election. In that event plans for the future
would be changed very materially" -
The reporter next called upon William RyIe'
dealer III thrown silks. at his office, No. % HoWaru-
st. Mr.. Ryle rs President OF the Board OF ifaue Oh
the City Of Paterson and is interested III several
extensive manufacturers there. After general eA'
PRECISION of the danger to the silk industry To Dc ap
pretended should there be possibility OF inter
Ter nee with he tariff al this time. Mir. Rve slid
4 great many persons take objection To the taliI
because hey think u enables American mauutac-
tnrers 10 make enormous profits on their goods by
shutting out foreign competition, ba that Is great
mistake. There Is domestic connection amohe
the silk men that Is OF the heroes.
kind, and IL is fact, that you
can buy American silks for less money than you
have 10 pay for foreign silks with The duty addeu'
The EnglIshman asks: WHY 30 You TAX your con-
sumcr 90 per cent on his go0dsT answer that we
do not First OF all. il mus b. admitted pI0tect9n
mus be given 10 induce manufacturers 10 bulld
mills IN TINS country. After httle while, when
they begin to make some money, other people ilhu
that onl aud then they begin to build mills. As
result. there soon bscOmes such domestic cpnpe-
rtipn that the price TO the consumer is put below
the protective point, aud thus, putting European
competition almost out OF the question: the Aherl-
can manui; cturer is enabled BY selling vast ldnI
ties OF good, get along with prom that Is really
"A small percentage upon ms Investment. lheie
are no such profits III silk manufacturing III
America as some persons may lmaelhe :
our domestic competition keeps profits as low ns
our manufacturers can stand, and were the TAR ID
lowered 10 allow of foreign competition that coma
cut under our own competition, You can easily in-
agIne the result. The American manufactures
would have to produce his goods for less money,
and the only way he cOnId do that would be Oy
lowering the wages of has employees 10 starvation
point. We now make orr silk for as h,tle. auu
sometimes for less money than Their manuiaciuIe
costs IN Europe, II we leave wol lmeD'S wages on
of the question. That is the whole Il Heience, ana
tnr question of tariff SIMPLY decides whether ON
workingmen are TO be paid American or European
wages
"As an instance of what ! have told you
regarding our domestic competition, 1 may
refer to our silk yarns. 1t mas oeen IN
possible to import silk warn $ slncc 1850,
to make anything IN them, and forelg yarns ar
now almost unknown in tnIs market. Yet, there !.
only "A duty of 80 per cent 90 Tx yarns. Take on
that 80 per cent of prOtecuoD. however, aud YOU
crush that extensive American industry To tht
ground. The American labOrer cannot 1--we ON the
wages paid in Europe, and do not THINK we want
him TO try To do So"