The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
THE TAKIFE CONVENTION,
The Kind OF Talk the Protect
iOnists are Inducing In.

| LlOu, dIt6r T6coeo3 Lu6 cOmmltt6e on per
msnent organization reported for chair
man U. 5. Senator Warner Miller, o
New York, and list Of vice presidents
Chairman Miller, in his address, sale
the convention would attract public at
tention, invite public discussion anC
bring home to every Preside thorough
knowledge Of all the Industries Of the
country. He hoped the convention
would declare unequivocally for the pro.
lection of home industries. According
to the census, New York is the greatest
manufacturing city in the country: 165,
| 600, OOO dollars are invested In manufac-
turing Interests in this city and 273, 49,
persons are employed in factories.
Nearly half the entire population of the
city are living on wages earned in these
manufacturing establishments. The
speaker advocated protection in the
widest sense and higher wages for all.
The secretary read the following from
Secretary Blaine: "My official duties
prevent my leaving Washington at this
time. | am hence deprived of saying
some things which [ would be glad
10 say IN your convention, if L
had an opportunity to speak. In brief
note of excuse cannot discuss the tariff
on the shipping question and yet 1 will
not omit an expression of my belief that
at 40 previous time in the history Of our
country has the principle OF protection to
American industries been go strong with
the masses of the people as to-day. 1t
was formerly on issue somewhat deter
mined by latitude and longitude, but
these limitations have passed away and
enthusiastic protectionists can now be
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chusetts; In Illinois IS we'll SIS n Penn
sylvania, and the west and south are join
ing the north and east in the common
belief that some manufactures should be
encouraged and developed in every state
in the Union. I wish could speak with
the same confidence in regard to the
confess to some Encouragement when /
see the American minister to Brazil, at
this moment, en- route to Rio Janeiro,
to England or France, in order
to avail himself of line of
steamers. We are paying to Brazil
annually more than $40, 900, 600 in gold
coin, to settle the balance oftrsde against
US. Brazil, ia turn sends this money to
Europe to pay for commodities which
we might import, at least furnish here.
II is easy for merchants OF Brazil to
reach England and France. We have
never seen the wisdom of providing an
easy mode for the same merchants to
come to the United States. So long as
we fail to do so, the balance of trade will
annually increase against US. 1t is idle
to think OF selling goods to man. unless
you first induce him to enter your store.
Yours, very truly,
JAMES G. BLAINE"
J.H. Ricketson, of Pittsburg, delivered
a stirring address. He said America was
sfording an asylum for tue surplus popu-
lation of Europe. and providing for their
maintenance. We must legislste, he
said, "for our own country, and not for
the lands from which the vast numbers
| now seeking our shores have been com
PEELED to emigrate."
VIM. Mckinley, ir., advocated pro-
tective tariff. In the words of the lstc
President he would ask legislatures to
vote for laws in the interest of the people
OF the United States, and not for the
whole world
Stockton Bates, treasurer of Brides 'rg
Manufacturing Company. Philadelphia,
the next speake., said he felt the
necessity of the passage of such laws
as would insure to the country a
remedy for the injuries done by de-
cisions of the treasury departments and
courts, and hoped the convention would
take action in the matter.
At the evening session VIM. D. Kelly,
Of Philadelphia, read his paper on the
reduction Of internal revenue taxes. Mr..
Kelly's paper contains only his well
known views, backed up by cogent facts
and figures. It was chiefly noticeabl lie for
its opposition to the manner Of refund
Ting in operation.
w. E. Gallatly spoke on the subject of
the abolition of taxes, especially on
drugs. The law Of the taxation of drugs,
perfumery and alcohol, he said, was very
intricate, and many honest dealers had
often to pay heavy penalties for unknown
violation of the law. He recon-
mended the abolition Of taxes on per-
fumery, and hoped some relief would be
given to dealers in drugs.
VIM Warren, Of Pennsylvania, sdYo-
cat the extension Of foreign commerce,
and hoped government would give all
possible aid to the encouragement OF the
ship building interests 10 this country.
In time, he said, we might be able to
send ships of our own manufacture to
Great Britain, IS We are nuW sending
cutlery 30 Sheffield.
To morrow the subject OF tariff com
| mission will be taken up.
New York, 30.-The tariff convention
opened with 200 delegates present. John
| Thompson of the Chase n ationsl Bank,
spoke on "tariff commission" he
argued that it was an unnecessary ex-
pertinent with free trsde since the ceun-
try prospered so greatly under the infu-
.ence of protective tariff. Thompson
spoke of the popularity OF silver coin,
| and recommended the removal Of all re-
strictions on silver coinage, and the max
ing Of the silver dollar not only tor us,
but for every silver using nstion: IhI;
would attract the trade anftravel of al
silver using people, and they are seven
eighth Of the population of the earth
The b tier class of emigrants would al
ways take into consideration the car
rency Of the country to which they pro-
pesed to go. Let US then have paper
currency based on precious metsls FOL
domestic use, and an American coin cur:
rency for the outside world. Let England
and Germany take our gold, IS surely
they will when they have power to do so
The sooner silver and silver certificate;
cous titute the major part Of our money
the farther off will be panic and revolu'
49, nba o0ooIyar also eIlpgosted that