The daily gazette., 1880-10-20

The TARlFF.-At the meeting at
the Black Horse Hotel, on Monday
night, Walter Cunmins, Esq, alluded
very appropriately to the tariff, and
showed very conclusively that it bad
been seized upon at the last moment by
the Radical party, which had already
been badly defeated in its most reliable
state, and like drowning man vas
catching at straw, or anything that gave
hope for rescue. Mr.. Cummlns re-
ferred to the fact that the Democrats
had been in a majority in the Lower
House of Congress since 1878 and held
majority in the Senate also during the
the past year and yet had not altered
the tariff laws. That they were deeply
interested In ali the manufacturing
business, and desired to perfect the
tariff laws, and to do it without regard
TO politics, This is fact which cannot
be denied, and was also referred TO by
Senator Bayard in his speech in the
Opera House. Bat there is another
fact which is not so generally known,
I'd that IS that the manufacturers them
selves pelilioned for the change in
the'Ganh; and were urging the passage
of the bill of Mr.. Eaton, even more
strongly than the Democrats were.
Yesterdays Philadelphia Times con-
tains the names of one hundred and
sixty-one of the most importa t and ex-
teusiye manufacturers Of Pennsylvania
to petition to Congress to alter, amend
and change the present tariff laws.
Aud yet the Radical press and orators
are clamnring about it aud would make
the intelligent workingmen believe the
existing laws were necessary TO the con
tinuance of their Industrial pursuits.
1t IS only six months since the very
manufacturers, of the Radical political
stripe that are now making the most
pitious cries, themselves urged the
change, as their names to the petition AS
published show. We publish elsew here
the views OF an iron manufacturer on
the tariff that will be interesting just
now. This gentleman does not ask all
the trades and all the farmers to suffer
themselves to be highly taxed foI his
especial benefit.
viii these office seekers who are So
deeply interested IN the workingmer
just now never remember lhat tie skill.
ed mechanic Of this country has II,
superiors anywhere? VIII they I,
member that in the Manufacture O
cutlery we have run much OF uh
famous Sheffield work out oi the mar
kets Of the world; that we are selli4
thousands Of reaPing aud moving ma
cllnes III France and other counlrIes
our sewing machines are preferred, an
drive all others on Of msuy countrte,
IN locomotives we Surpass and unde
sell all the od countries. The NJ, ssh
Baldwin, in Philadelphia, in their shol
alone average about ten locomotives
week and send them to all parts of Il
world. These gentlemen have becou
milhonares, and ask no protection, b
cause they excel competitors. Iii a
the ordinary muslins AMI cotton fabri
and chntSes we excel the world. Al
in carptts cannot be beaten for chea
ness. In many Of the wooden fabri
we are able to produce the cheape
goods and sell them at profit whe
British goods are sold at higher price
1t is fact that no class OF citizens ha
mads so much money as the manufs
urers. Wno compose the moaed m
of to-day in every State but the mau
ia tureTs and those who deal in man
factured goods at high profits 1t m;
tiers not whether it is in iron or WOO
cotton or wool or rags or paper, t
manufacturers are the millionaires.
The Democrats are for tariff IL
will benefit all and not stimulate n
n)poies tina men may make fortunes
nine months of the year and shut
their mills and leave theil woIkmen
whistle for work until they are reduc
SO low that they are compelled TO ia
y wages.
Only few months ago the RepuJ
can of this city, and all the Radi,
papers we're bowling for the reducti
Of lie tariff Gu psper, that the man