New-York tribune., 1880-10-29
NEW-JERStY INDUSTRIES.

-NIpOLTANCG or rEOItCiIoN TO i''fi" IN
,er.-uow RrviyUE TABiFs would AFFECT
1prN-rrLATIoN- or THE ChMftl"N - I'M
Ivr,Rfsls or AMERICAN LABOR.
N.,yJ rsov IL n little state but 1t has Dig Ihuu''
fries II rs full of busy shops and idc'ore' WIN"
rive employment 10 thousand ol Industrious "'"'
The fact that these men are at W"r" lo-
ducing mutltudcs of articles requilh. III tue"
manufacture. SIKH, taste and Judgment SHOWS V'"'
they are men Of intelligence capable OF clearly u
derstanding the issues of the present poliIc"l c'-
vass and of approaching the relation OF tn''e is
sues 70 their individual interests. 10 such men
tis article is addressed 1t not designed 10 as
en-. polite, in any mere partisan spirit Dnt 10
show how the of one party or the o'ne' '"y
affect the industries which give them ana 'HeT
families food, clothing and shelter
Nearly all the manufacturing enterprises ot New
Jersey have sprung up under the influence ol Il
protective tariff. Few of them could 1--we mohth
without such tariff. What would become OF the
silk mills of Paterson, the potteres and non worAS
of rrenton fine steel works of jersey Clty. the no.
siery mills and rubber factories Of New BrnnswlcK
and the thread mills aud jewelry and hardware i'c-
tories of Newark, il the protective system were ~
b. aboshcd2 Everybody knows that their ma
chincry would be idle and their doors locked lhei
pr.oucts yould be driven out Of the market by the
H
many. What would become Of the people who gam
an honest living by working IN these establishments
they would soon consume their savings ana be re-
dnred 10 poverty
U.w d1cs the protective system enable these
manufacturing enterprises to live and prosperf By
taxing foreign goods at the custom houses IN our
eelDort towns when they are brought INTO this
countrv. 80 That they cannot be sold for less thah
the same kinds Of goods made by our own people
What i, the need of this system TO enable
American wOrklngmen to earn WAGES that
Will support their families decently ana
educate their children. The whole system
- designed to givo employment and fair
wages to the mechanics and operatives ot the
United States and to save them from the necessity
Of working for the starvation wages paid in the
Old World.
Bnt what has all this to do with politics IN
Presidential campagni A great deal One OF the
two great political parties gives notice in It's plat
form tina. it will abolish the protective system
winch partyl IRE Democratic party In the
platform adopted by the National Democratic Con-
vention held at Cincinnati there is Il plank relating
to the tariff question. 1t demands " a tariff for
revenue only"
WHAT Is A TARIFF FOR REVENUE oNLYf
An effort IS being made to deceive the working
men on this point. Thei- own good sense
will make the matter plain, if they Will
think for themselves the subject, with
out the help of the politicians. Evidently
tariff for only is tariff got up with view
of yIelding az mnch money as possible, without any
regard to the effect on American industry. The
more foreign goods imported the more revenue col
ected-that is plain. So there must be a low sched-
ue of duties to encourage foreigners TO send us
their goods and pay the rates at our custom houses
The more foreign goods imported, the fewer Amerl-
can goods will be made and sold-that Is plain, too.
The fewer goods made in this country. the less de-
maud for labor-another selfeyIdeut proposition.
The los, tire demand for labor the lower will wages
Dc, and tine harder will it be 10 get work Take the
case of silks. for instance. THe Government would
Get moro revenue If there were no silks
made IN Paterson and all used in this
country were imported and paid
duty at the custom houses. 50 tanh
for revenue only VIII D. Tow enough 10 break down
the American silk industry winch employs over
l2.OOO people. So Of pottery. There would be
more staff rl3hirc ware imported if none were
made m Trenton, ami the greater the importaton~
the greater tine revenue to The Treasury. There
fore a revenue tariff would pay no regard q this
great and growing New-Jcrsey industry. The same
tlnc is trIe of ron, steel. leather goods. thread.
iewclry. hardware, cutlery and hundred other
articles which are made in the STATE. ihe for
eigners, working for hlf the wages our worlmen
get. can make al these articles chelper tnan we
can and uudersell Us IN our own markets
WuAr Is THE HISTORY OF TARIFF LFGlsLAuoNf
II proves that she Democratic party has always
opposed protective policy. After the War of 1912
closed here came a series of hard years in this coun-
trv. Business was Frustrated, wages were low, and
employment was hard TO get. protective tartt
was adopted in 1924, and strengt hened in 1928
which revived our industries and brought good
times. Town and country prospered alike, and the
mechanic and farmer were equally benefited. The
South hated this tariff, which made it pay tribute
It's statesmen SAID, to the Yankees Of New-Engiand
South Carolina tired to nulllIy 1t and prevent the
customs officers from collecting the duties 40 her
ports.
In 1882 The d ,mocrats struck down this tariff by
n law reducing duties on q sliding scale fer ten
years. Prosperity was Immediately checked. Times
grew harder and harder, until the great crash Of
1887 came. No one whose memory does not 20 back
TO that timc can imagine the misery which came
upon the country -Four sold as low as - 80 per
barrel. and IN many localities laborug mon worked
for 80 cents a CAV.
IulSIO the people put into power cucw Whg
party, pledged TO rccuact protective tariff. The
result Wa. tbc tauf of 1872, which gave fresh life
To- the manufacturing and agricultural interests
and put husncs, upon IT'S feet again.
IN 1S4l the Democrats carried the Presidential
election ly cheating the PENNSYLVANIA voters INTO
the belief that they would not disturb the protective
tariff TAeir campaign cry In that State Was Polk,
Dallas and the Tariff OF 1ol2.' As soon as they got
possession of the Government thcv proceeded 90 pass
% low tariff bh al the dictauon OF the south The
vote on it was tie in the Senate, and Nice-presl-
de,t DALLAS a PeuuhVlyauian plpdppd to urntectiop
gave the casting vote TO destroy tne protective sys-
tcm The bill established what was known rs the
tariff Of 1916 Ii seriously crippled the manufac-
turing Interests of the country. The growing indus
tries of New-Eugand. Now jersey and P.unsy-
yauia received q heavy blow. The worst effects Il
this Democratic revenue tariff were not media ely
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