The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-01
TARIFF CONVENTION.
MINUTES OF YESTERDAYS SESSION.
An Exciting Tine Orsr ths Recitation Lb0lluhInS
Taxes on Spirits Aud TObsseO- -ThOupIOn's
Paper On the Silver Qu'ItIOR-JOha
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: Special Dispatch to the IntellIgenceE
New YoRE, Nov, S0,-0ur neighbor Con
gresham, ,shallenbarger, who represents thu
Washington, Pa, district, made an interest
ing speech in the tariff convention to-day
when the wool-growing interest was callet
on for an expression, He states that WOO
yields a million OF dollars to Washington
county, exclusive OF the sales Of sheep and
lambs for mutton and fine sheep for ex-
port to other parts OF the country;
There was very excited debate on the
resolution to recommend the abolition Of
taxes on spirits and tobacco, and for time
the Convention was in great uproar, 1t
began to be suspected that what had been
intimated by the free trade papers-that
the Convention had been called In the in.
terest of distillers and large holders Of
spirits in bond-was true and 1t was not
until afterall reference to internal revenue
reduction had been eliminated from the
resolutions that harmony was restored,
The resolutions calling for reduction
Of said taxes were overwhelmingly
voted down. The sense OF the convention
was that these taxes were voluntary taxes,
but II would not be In the interest Of our
finances TO abolish them pending the
large necessities OF the Treasury for PEN
sions and interest on the debt and other
disbursements.
One Of the best speeches OF the day was
made by John Jarrett, President Of the
AmalgamNted Association OF Working
men, in which he gave review Of the
reasons why all workingmen should be
torproteCtion. He said he spoke for an
association Of $1,000 men. His speech
was frequently applauded by the conven:
ton and made an excellent impression,
The convention adjourned at II o'clock
tonight
To the Associated Press,
Ngw York, November 30.-The second
days session Of the National Tariff Con.
vention was called to order at 1880 by
Senator Warner Miller. At the opening
the attendance was small, only about two
hundred delegates occupying seats in the
hall, The subject chosen for discussion
was "TariiF Commission" and tho first
speaker was Mr.. John Thompson, Vice
President Of the Chase National Bank.
He said that under the influence Of u pro-
tective tariff the country had prOspered be.
yond parallel and grown beyond precedent
He then pertincntly asked the question:
"wHY THEN EXPERIMENT WITH FREE TRADE2'
Free trade would bankrupt thousands Of
establishments and throw millions OF de-
pendent, deserving operatives out OF EN-.
ployment. This would bring with It q
panic, destruction OF credits; In short, re-
vusion, which, like the revulslon Of 1873,
would carry depression and despair every.
where. The good results Of protection are
measured by Our prosperity. The bad re.
suits Of FREQ trade may possibly be meas,
ured by bringing the product Of European
and Asiatic labor In competition with
American labor. In relation to the details
OF tariff protection, the speaker said he
was not All expert, and ut his re-.
quest the secretary read paper on
THE MoNETlzlNG OF SILVER
he had prepared. After showing by stats.
tics the popularity Of silver coins, Thomp.
son recommended the removal Of all
restrictions on silver coinage and the max.
ing OF silver dollars, not onlyior the United
States but for every silver-using nation.
This would attract the trade and travel oil
all silver.nsing people, and they are seven
cighths ofthe population OF the earth. The
better class OF emigrants would always take
into consideration the currency OF the
country 10 which they propose to 20. Let us
have papercurrency based on precious met.
al for domestic use, and American coin cur.
rency for the outside world. Let England
and Germany take our gold, rs sure they
will, when they hayepower to do 80. The
sooner silver and silver certificates consti.
tute major part Of Our money the farther
of will be the panic and reyulsion, The
writer claimed that although the silver
question may appear 10 be foreign to the
Convention, our industries were inter.
woven with our money. Besides, the sill.
yer interest OF this country claims and de.
serves protection Tile writer also suggest
ed TINT the people have the privilege OF
taking greenbacks from the Treasury In
exchange for interest bearing bonds,
the bonds 10 be given back
on the return OF the grcenbaCks,
the Treasury saving interest while the cur
rency Ii out. This measure would surely
ward of n panic, and IL would also effect.
ually bar the stock and grain gamblers from
locking up money. For this purpose q
three per cent bond would bear Il proper
rate ofinterest, no that the currency would
flow out when II is much needed and re.
turn when not required for legitimate busi.
ness.
The next speaker was Joseph Wharton,
who spoke at great length upon the expe-
diency OF basihg otir tariff legislation upon
the report Of commission appointed for
the purpose OF investigating the needs Of
all industries.
A resolution was adopted that all
lengthy papers and speeches be referred to
the Committee on Resolutions and printed
on the minutes OF the convention, and
that the various industries bo called in
their order and that the representative
from each be granted the privilege OF
speaking five minutes.
john J4RRErr's REMARKS.
John jarrett, President otthe Associa.
ton Of the AihAlgannted Iron and Steel
Workers, as a representative Of the work.
ing man, said lie represented body Of
aboHt B5,0O0 workihgnen, which was
solid plalanx Of protectiUnlsts. Fair
wapes made the workingman Protection.
ist. The workingman didn't get, nor did
lie want, all the benefits oithe tariff. Tie
tariff was for the protection Of capital as
well rs labor Labor was the producer Of
wealth In this country, and as long as
workihgnan Is free the prosperity Of the
country Is assured. Every meahs should
be adopted 10 encourage the worklngman
to educate his children.