Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-27
TO THE MANUFACTURERS
AND WORKING MEN OF
PENNSYL VANlA.
THE TARIFF QUESTION SETTLED.

The following card appeared in the
Philadelphia Sunday Mercury OF last
Sunday:
The Democrats now control both
Houses OF Congress, have resolved
that the tariff question shall no longer
he foot ball in politics. In Decem.
bcr last, Eaton, Of Connecticut, intro.
duced a bill in the Senate providing
for the formation of a commission Of
nine experts, by whom oil matters
relating to the tariff on all articles
shall be decided, and every Member of
the United States Senate voted in its
favor. The bill is now on the table OF
the Speaker of the House and will be
the first one to be taken up in Decem-
ber next. The Speaker Samuel j,
Randall, of Pennsylvania and all the
Democratic members are in favor Of
its passage. Read the remarks Of the
author of the bill, made few days
ago, IN a public speech:
"There IS not member, from Gen.
Hawley up or down, not one from
New England. that won't vote for that
bin when il comes up in the House.
not one, They dare not do any other
way. / want to tell you why you
dare not do 1t. Because the manufac-
turing interests of Connecticut have
decided themselves in favor of that
bill; that is the reason. Because /
hold m mn hand as the author of the bill,
the peition of all the iron interests of the
United States, the tohole of il; the peti.
tion of all the cotton spinners of the Uni
ted States. the vhole of them asking for
the pdssaqe of this bill. There came
into nv hands, sir, one petition signed
by men all over New England, repre-.
senting a body of men who consumed
| 800 600 bales of cotton representing
men who employ $500 900 600 capital /;
who employ 100000 hands and gave
bread and meat to 100000 people.
IL is simply knavish TO say that the
Democratic party is against the inter.
ests of New England and the country.
When a man makes charge of that
character AGAINST the party TO which
/ am attached, when all the industrial
interests have begged me TO assist me
in the MASSAGE of this bill. | say il is
knayisb TO charge that the Democratic
marty il opposed to the manufacturing
interests of the country"
Now manufacturers of Pennsylya.
MIA The tariff for the next four years
win be nearly the same whether Gar.
field or Hancocl, be President except
90 far as the Executive influence eth.
or directly or indirectly exercised
NAV be felt in the commission which
will certainly he appointed. II the
President be n ,epresentative of the
farmers Pennsvlyania will have no
snecial influenced whatever in regnlat.
inc tho future tariff but If the Presl.
deot heo pennevjvonion thai fact alone
will exorc,so a certain influence when
matters afIectIng the interests of Penn.
svlvania manufacturers are under con.
sidorotion Tho sbornest and sbrewd.
os, of onr mannGac,nrers SEQ his and
are acting accordingly Read the let.
Tor Of Georgo RnlIock nronrietor ol
Tho Conshoboclkcn woolen mills Read
Tho on;nion of the Griswold Brothers
in Fornov's Proores, of this week
which contains mnch other matter ot
great interest 10 business men who
wish IN act intelligen,lv and for Won,
own interest and those of our work.
men. be wise while there il vet tim,
10 exercise your own wisdom
Merchants of Philadelphial You
also have deep interest in the ap
preaching election. When tho exten
sion of slavery was the question at is
sue many of Won did nobly in sacrifio
inc YOUR commercial interests TO on
pose It's extension but now. wher
slavery has been abolished and pdcif
cation or the restoration of good feel
ing in all sections, is the great cues
ton TO be decided, how do Won propos,
to actY Do YOU propose 10 allow IN,
CITY of New York TO roll up a Demo
cratic majority, as John Kelly prom
ises, of &c, 900, and its merchants L
reap the benefit oft, while you ar,
placed in the position of being regard
cd in the eyes of the world as narrow
minded, sectional, illiberal and mon
strously ungrateful to tho Union gen
orally who did more than any othei
man to save your homes and property
from spoliation 7 Read Freedleyi
letter re published in the Progress o