Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-25
A PITTSBURGH PUDDLER ON
GARFIELD.

The Manner in Which He Has stood By
the workingmen" In Congress Shown
Interesting Reading tor Our Iron
WORKERS.
To the Editors oi the Pittsburgh Post;
read in a recent issue OF the Pitts
burgh Ga:,ite a letter from the Republi-
can candidate for President, Jamas A.
Garfield, written December 10, 1879, to
a member of the Ohio Senate, in which
ne saws: II have voted for every Re-
publican Tariff Bill which has passed
the House since | have been u member
OF il.
Now as Mr.. Garfield WAS not men,
Der of Congress when the Tariff was
originally introduced about 1860, he had
no opportunity to vote for any Tariff
bill until 1870 and 1872. Now what
were the Tariff bills OF 1870 and 1872?
The Tariff bill OF 1870 reduced the
tariff on Pig Iron from -
Nine TO Seven Dollars Per Ton,
and made anthracite coal free.
The Tariff act OF June q, 1872, made
the following reductions III the Tariff:
Ii reduced the duty on Pig Iron 20
cents per ton.
Ii reduced the duty on bar iron s.. 20
per ton.
Oa railroad iron Sl.Si per ton.
Tn sheet iron from No. % to %, s3.31
per ton.
On steel valued at IL cents per pound,
reduced Sl030 per ton.
Charcoal was male free OF duty.
On window glass up to 10 by "A inches
the duty was reduced 20 cents per hun
dred pounds.
These were the
Only Republican Tariff Bills Before Con-
Eress
during Mr.. Garfeld's term OF service,
and as he claims he voted for every Re-
publican tariff bill during his time, |
make the point that he himself admits
he voted for a reduction OF the tariff.
Tire workingmen of Pittsburgh and
vicinity can take all the consolation they
wish from the CUbiMsctdi- Gazette when
they claim that Mr. Garfield is Protec-
ZIONIST, but the above is the record, and
Mr.. Garfield admits that he voted for
these bills, which were the only Repub-
lican tariff bills he has had any oppOr-
tunity to vote for, and this was raiuc-
ton Of the tGTiB.
need scarcely refer to Gartield's vote
TO
Tax Tea and Coffee,
in which he sided with the Free Trad
ers against every Pro,ectionist member
oi Congress. We all understand that
pretty well. He was in favor OF heavily
taxing articles OF necessity not pro-
dursd n h8 COUHirg, so that there
would be- u revenue justifying the re-
GuctlOn Of the duties (ior which he vo-
ted) on iron, steel. glass and coal pro-
ducsd ia tbs country. He wanted us
workingmeu to pay a bigger price ior
the
Bit of Tea and Coffee we Use.
but at the same time would let down the
blrs so that the cheap labor OF Great
Britain andthe Continent. could COM
pete with American workingmen, and
thus cut their wages, or as often hap
penel, deprive them OF employment.
All | read or hear on the subject salts
fies me that Garfield has voted Tor every
reduction OF duty on iron, coal and
glass made during the last sixteen years.
\ PUDDLER.
Who wo,,'f march IN he G0rdsld Tariff
Procession.
lOur correspondent states the case
very well. hut on one point he is in er-
TOR. The bill increasing the duty on pig
iron from 81 to the old tariff OF AZ rate
OF - per ton, was introduced in Con.
yresS when Garfield was member OF
the House in 1864. In considering the
bill Garfield, as stated elsewhere in this
issue, voted To cut down The duty on
railroad iron, but on the passage of the
bill, the first substantial measure OF
protection since 1872, Garfield ddigef
lie dill not vote. But few years later
he was active in reducing the duties on
iron. steel, glass and coal established by
the tariff of lS6i.-Eis. POS,.