The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-10-23

How DEMOCRACY STANDS ON THIS IMPORTANT
QUESTION.


QUESTION.
The rush to hear Senator Bayard at the
Academy Of Music on Saturday evening, the
9th inst. was 30 great that thousands were
unable to gain admission. To accommodate
these disappointed ores a stand had been err
ected on the opposite side Of Broal street from
which addresses we're delivered by MIR. Henry
B. Freeman and Edwin T. Freedley. Esq.
In his speech the latter gentleman thus dis
pos, d Of the tariff question:
Have you heard the news8 The tariff ques-
tion is settled. Henceforth, and, hope, for
ever, the tariff will no longet be a subject for
discussion on the hustngs. The Democrats,
who now control both house Of ongress, have
resolved that tho tariff shall no longer be
football for politicians At the last session
of Congress Senator Eaton, Of Connecticut
introduced bill providing for the formation
ofa Tariff Court or Comm ssion, consisting Of
nine experts, whose sole business 1t shall be
10 consider and report what duty shall be
levied upon each Of the vast number Of arti O.
les that are imported into the United States.
The Senate, without a dissenting vote, be-
lieve, passed the bill, and It is now on the
table Of the Speaker OF the House, and Will
be among the first Of the bills acted upon at
the meeting Of Congress In december next,
with nearly every Democrat, las l am informed,
both from the North and the South, pledged
In favor OF the passage. But the important
news to which l refer is contained IN the
atement vi the author Of the bill made in q
public speech II few day s ago, aud quoted in a
card addressed to THE manufacturers aud
workingmen Of Pennsylvania" >" that appeared
In the newspapers Of to day, at least l saw 1t
in the advertising columns Of The lines, RE
ord, Ledger, and The Chronitle Herald. lie
sad:
There is not a member from General Haw.
ley, up or down, no. one from New England,
who won't vOte for that bill when 1t comes up
IN the House; not one. The dare not do any
other way. want to tell you Why they dare
not do it, Because all the manufacturing in.
tercs,s Of Connecticut have decided them
selves in favor Of that bill; that is the reason.
Because Ihoid in my hand, as the author fthe
| biH, The petition Of all the iron interests ofthe
| United SGtes, the tVhoie OFT The petition OF
all The cotton spinnerS ofhe United STATES, The
i'hOIe ofmem, asking for the passage Of the
bill. There came ihto my hands, sir, one PEE
representing a body OF men who consume !, =
500 0o0 bales of cotton; representing men who
employed $500, ,oOJ, 600 ca l.ital; who employed
500, 900 hands, anu gave bread and meat 20 81
oUO OOO people"
| Now is 1t not certain that a bill which has
| passed tie Senate without dissenting vOte
IA bill which all the Democrats IN the IA House,
with Speaker Randall at their head, is pledged
to support, which is petitiOned Tor by all the
| iron manufacturers aud all the colt n spin
ners-will become n law2 Therefore, / say
the tariff question is settled. lear that
| Cessna, who has distributed million Ul trac,t
in Pennsylvania to alarm the manufacturers g.
may commit suicide. fear that some of my
! friends who have obtained great distinction
by their able artlcl,s in favor of protection oI
iu favor of lee trade Will find their Uccupa
tiOn gone. l apprehend that some of the
paper mills may ieel dun times ~ Consequence
Ui II slack,n-de Dand for tuulsrap; tut still
W must rejoice that this perplcxlng question
will soon be taken out Of politics, ana a solu
| tiUn has been discovered which. 1t is sur"Tis
| ing, was not thought ot forty years ago.
Now where does the interest Of the manu-
fieturers of Pennsylvania lie2 Whether
| Hancock or Gan field be elected to the Presi
dency the Tariff for the next four, perhaps
twenty, years, will b. about the same, but /,
| it not the in er, st OF our manufacturers Il
have a Pennsylvania III the executive chan
while it is being adjusted? Executive in
iucnce is always elt 10 some extent even IN
cOur and commissions, and if the President
| he a Pennsy ylvanlan that influence will be fell
fivUrdbly when matters in which our manu-
facturcrs are Interested come up Tor consider
! alton by the THrin Court. Bu. ir the Presi-
dent be an Ohio man OF n representative u
Western farmers. Pennsy lvunia will have nc
special influence whatever in adjusting this
future tariff ! hope manufacturers will s,oI
"buil.dozinS" their workmln long enough tC
look IN o his matter; hope their emiiO! o.
will spurn notation and consider Tor them
selves whether l am tot IighJ. / have a,
deep an interest In this quest on as ny one
l am no aspIrant for utfic but the success VI
all my plans for he iu ure depends upon yhC
prosperity of our manulLc urvrs, a,d im.
plore all who Will hea, me to Vote for Penn
syivGniGn u hey oIsh Pennsylvania interest,
TO be protected"