, 1880-01-26
THE HIGH TARIFF ON STEEL,
Railroad Completely in the I'm.
position Of the Tax.
u. Evil and Oppressive Effect on
BUSINESS.
Promises Of the Steel Mem When the
High Tax Was Levied.

a,,f, NJ t}t,firG nm ,,,,tta x,s =.
tniu tiler ut my particular level, certaln i'm
rw,as,t ar,d powerful intercsts dortvins protlta
sTnu, tho restrictions imposed upon foreign
.su. ,',.o 1,rrn wcIl orunnzch nntt con.,,nt,,.
tsno ~ ",,st NJ Wnan,nvtnn n nrcvort ons, ,n.;
"s with si sesn sss uea 9f sGr ears s+ns n
pose o., 'uu .nstron ~ any n"rt",sr ,ra.a W '
tsres. ~ " svstcn Tin axorthrn u,',,en ~ OF
.h,tIcs IN uunlno Inst snlnlncr WIS due mainly
IN thc r,yugcs Of yelIow-fover III tho South: and
The 81 s,r,rn and sweeping SUCCESS Of tho measure @
shows TINT, Whenever public opinion Ia cunsld-
csably aroused respecting tho duties levied by
way o1 t,,n ,r,ao.o1 ciassns W svnesa' use
and necessity. 'ne Psoeesco c'ssSes afe power
less TO resist It.
aa,,,, ans.S md snccn rcctni oonInst DS.n
,,r.s esn., NJ tho nroteetvc sratcn, ,natto ~
fca'ntPso' t1tu p,".sso ns. - esn - l'ohoh Ill
abolish .ho duties on salt resulted In tic vote,
sh,r, "a something a,rptIsinR spelnp tbot n ,rn
h1ognt beforu tho House on tho resnons,tt1sv n1
Of ns!nEse mc1hocr "ltnout tho previous ct,1-
tie.utlon Of n committee. Tho ycllow.fnctnl
manufacturers Of tho United states have aent q
@ rnncni ~ Tho ,intjns ~, rnunnr I i1,ty KIN
S ,"rii of t'ieir nl,,stry ~ ns "Mo IN ,ne Gnel
T as,n r"positnn f fhn 1tica abant ~ Ier h,,ss
Sn>t1,S ~.
ic. n I ~ ,i,o NJ ~ is-s ~,
IT.. nr i,n,t ~" navc,t ~ ,tw Thn ifN HUN
gou a t,E snpnrr 3n,nnr h.s h9cp an0y aa.g9S
aniy nrr inn,n nna hns ~ c i'm ~ hnos, III II
XIV to,,s,,pinn ~ hun fnr css thn., 1Sa nns,
mh ~, III Ike %ma of tlc ,1coTM' te nrG1 @ eel
s' MnI ,,ts NOR mimi ~ nl,n,,t w. ~ WIFI .s =
H. s,., ,r,,,,.sr rnt,I,l h"ec ion,, ns. Mtiea
,,n s rmva,,, Vii, to .1,tte. nic1 1, nack
i i13ss mHa @ tn W' an9 o9 vcny Ihsy llEe
Ti,sMt inr mt nr ,,rt"riinn' tut n 9IaR nR9
VIII 81. III te bnsis of fr"tf, INIT Il !rnea
the irItish nrtIcjc int OUT Of our w ,anrHn,S nss
aMd @ % ,,; I'M Win, H., ~ ooM,H msricn
snper iarlil aud the et Of iss naiish shc1, nr te
inr1nctnl has returned and driven o1,r ,nnm,i-
Minin, ceIl 5ilts,r,tn o H., .,t,h fernaps
n%s ns M & Sug isst ~ .nrn nri,.s!.
nfs e,, y, NV eAs''ns 'ar'n moro tofe'bly than
@s ,, s1s,,ng'e " ..,,,,t, ,~.co+,r ,,,,,,,,,s.
az En,,a =. iaa .,, tro,ist ,,S 1tn inter-
t,,nn ~ 3S."" % H,i Wn.ns e.. . tns LGlt,
a sopaniHs which w.t.. IRE laying y rciayins
@ ia,s ,aGhs WITH, WIZ ,hat sG"i ,n s u we snot,-
, than x,'s ini ISy ~ HIVE .,ts 70 congress
,osl was It M recent aie s?ai . 10 per cent I'D ID
ah ,.a m' ta,,,i tsIu III. Vii, vl c hn
on % /" ho inais.rur IN IN u this ~ ep,'Iry punaas.
DrSx nnt 'nT h,s u ,nar rue oI pGSton Up to ~
ibe ,Go ,tn of sv n,ac @ anc t,nn a,,a G.nriy
arss ii stce wes is 1ed Si II ,'tadtr tho t,fiE
a ~ y. ~ s,uI .Gt ~ Mn'en WIS also tho
,,aEt ahe seo.t.al 4.1 peiiuon at tho steel-ratl
~ IT. t,r ~ iotv, rinylng an Increase
y. & W. tnei H., eAlst.u9 uiy ~ per cent?! ls mp
rtu, u ~ lV IT,. pFgAet ~ n'eoranaain' This Is m
Emporium, nitt ~ no means novel, document.
1oMv u Is s.Rnea ~ TX PERSONS, representing as
5ssisrs \ it,; y Is I'D fsr!5 tSs =
sttonni T. w., }usa H. HOW fecelSe eS
Mpn' ststt,'a n.sueton tnat 1he capacity or tho
sn's!!'S s3ns! ,,s wosas G1nni 70 inc aenand; that
Ea. fct .!',s nFe ussa oh!y " 1llwnya IN tho
W.sm WI.,l ni'i MHiaie stntes, nt,u hehce tAat TUG
Mtsetn aau Soitneril btates afe not Interested
~ t ses,st ~. ~ licrcAso 9i tho 4Mty; that by tho
@ unS me tne western aru SOUTHERN roatis require
steei ~ THUS Nome c0H,pct!tion Wl! have secured
tneN l1o Dest u1inesfiu rail- ~ price lower
nas nnA.s tne foreign rni! eau be o1tnlned. Dtc.
4ne prayer ol INC petitioners WIS for duty Of
@aegnts @ PCT pohltl, Or *44.hu per toll. They Ind,
pc1!ails, ieATned by expefience In forer c,taca
LIN mat ile Aonshlltteo or Ways unl Nouns
~ Ssse III tEG iihbit at that tne or cutting down
nat "" ueMllnus ot nppl!ctnts Nbout Is per cunt,
h u..ua!liiR'y falsctl tholr nWn figure to meet
v.rea ni, unty , OF ono an1 one-fourth Ccnts per
pOlnt!. 9r rs per ton: Tho cnpaclty Of tho sIx
.epnpanes WIS statc1 to bc 1UtuO0 tons per Mr,.
..Eil. MIiil. u proved to DO somewhat lnrgtr thln
thls; out 10 fur wns It from supplying tho 1lc-
nland tllnt ~ tho threo following years moro
ihan 4gluO tons OF steel rnils wero Imported
NslnK Il corresponding charge upon tho tI1l,1s-
Tnt t1TRk1H