, 1880-01-24
BEssEMER STEEL,
II th4 Editor oj Tns Chicago Tftbtsn<.


JOLIET, H., Jan. ga,-Tho iron and steel in
dustry Is still in Its infancy In this country,
and It's present development Is only an ear
nest Of what 1t mny nttatn to. 1t Is quite tho
thing 10 Succr at this very vigorous infhnt
and wonder how much longer 1t requires
pap, but the best evidence Of Its being iii its
infancy Is afforded by the opposition, or free
tCade, newspapers, from which ! can quote
such paragraphs as follow:
"Only tivc-sixtecntl,s Of the railroads In
tho United Suites are hid with steel rails"
"Tl,e use OF steel rails In place OF iron will
still further reduce the cost OF trunsporta-
tIou."
"I'ho quantity Of rails annually required is
at least ]. .500,0 600 tons, o quantity twico great
or than our domestic mills can produce"
IA diversity Of industry Is required II our
country progresses iii the right dircct1on.''
IA country that Is purely agricultural each
ycnr grows poorer and poorer"
THE TRIBUNE calls upon the Democratic
| party, like Zone crying in the Wilderness"
and asks 1t to play Moses long enough
to lead the country out of the
derstand that the agriculturist, tho rnEl-
roads, and the Republican party require that
the thrift on Bessemer steel bc abolished?
| As steel workingman aIld Republican, I
have looked upon the action Of THO Repih-
| lican party when they devised the tariff,
| which succeeded tho Democratic disunion,
Of ,asla da'ss % bsslnans 81 in Eus Eissa sn,i"s!
Ing in tho still further reduction Of 1857, with
loss OF revenue, lack of employment, no
wages. Then, as Q fitting, climaX, III q time
borrowing money to meet lis ordinary
70 q Democratic TabellIoas BY 4
Democratic party almost In entirety, md now
IN hi ti,o United States Is calling uvnn the SANS
pnrty to Bavo It by the same methods as then.
AS nm forced to look upon tho Delnocratlc
rarty's tariff legislation as unpatrlottc, Of
piece wltl. lts, other, attempts upon tlle NJ.
tion's life and integrity, SO I am proud Of tho
war measures Of the Republican ,pnrty upon
tariff matters, and think 1t consistent witt!
Its other acts Of patriotism, NAtonailsln, a'ld
the North llave been brought into The lsepnb-
lican pnrty, taught the yaluo OF Nationality
rs opposed 70 all secttonallsms, taught ratElot-
bMeea esesa Nations St II wpay on ssss SesoWs
dlslaterested favors upon another,--,an lnl,
possible alld unnatural tlil,g,-and above oil
we look proudly upon the era OF protoctioil
Is tho most prosperous, III oMTr history. MT
wlthstantllne the prevalence or 9 most dlsr
astrous, long-coniinncd, intcrnecine war, ON,
Of tip most expensive y men nI and 'natorl4l
| EVCI NllON(t AlA ICASJit PpAA&ktHa NpMNAo
yct nnhealetl; conlmerclal panic unique,
precedent Notwithstanding III thls, ani
moro, no such material progress was ever
lilo ill.o,nel,et croaks It u. progressing In Il
still greater ratio. mud, unlike anything else
In great soclal md industrial epocl1s Of fprog-
resss 1t is the laborlnE people, the nlass, tho
bounty Of the protectiyo policy AtMo time
III our Or n,y other nations history have tbs
people been SO we'll fod, so well clothed, III
wei! housed. SO we'll supplied with books,
ad tS GeF 915n Snd ~ css
localities MI inposstbiltty, and t!Ie prasant's
Too ~ longer can gall THO cnHrtier's glbe,"
for Ii ilns abolished both, Is tAis nothing for
tho woIkl4sne,, f. tank ,dsy H. ffep$bsaR
nothing for. u paper like THE TRlnltNE 70
feel gratilicI fur i. IL 1t not U component part
| Of tho party and the ,paperY Is not the glory
Of one mleas!,rab!y 6oan.! up In md part Of
S eests e ssa en @ III 2sTHS 2RsstS % Gs eses xS Wiz
out SELF destruction?
II. there attaohGs any credit to the Demo-
or present, !et tholn enjoy 1t and mako the
| for the nations Of the earth, let them come
hern and share with us nll, and welcome;
but submit that we arc too busy with
weighty matters of our OWL, too deeply con-
ceraing NIL human kind, To turn To sentiment
aIishs regarding. things we are practically.
!aboriousIy, ald ,.ln honestly wor;king out M M
mankind. Does tile Republican party wish
the protective system abandoned? I think
TIE TninJsE will not make much heMt-
way In SUCH MI attempt The catl upon the
faSo[aS pi's pasosto Tor fof tbs Ia Ys% 81 ss
@ tse naa'o Il deal. Ghief Aaxlstrsts oi that