Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-01
fhe Tariff Convention.

New YoRx. December latter recess
on Tuesday the Committee on Psrman.
emit Organization reported for Chairman
United States Senator Miller Of New
York, and . list OF Vice Presidents.
Chairman Miller. in his address, said
the convention would attract public at.
tsntion, invite public discussion. and
bring homo to every Aresids . thorough
knowledge Of the industries OF the our
try. he hoped the convention would do.
clare uu~equivocally for the protection Of
home industries. According to the cen.
sus, New York is the greatest manufao-
turing city In the country; $l65. 600. 900
are invested In manufacturing interests
IN this city; 273,7s2 persons are en-.
uloysd 10 its factories. and nearly half
The population Of the city are living on
wages earned In these manufacturing
embellishments. The speaker advocated
protection In the widest sense, and
higher wages for all.
The Secretary read Q letter from Blaine
on the tariff question.
Addresses were made by ]. Il. Rioket-
son of P~ittsburg. VIM. Mckinley. 8.
Batter. w. A. G. Allathy and other lead.
ING business men, and W. D. Kelley Of
Philadslphia read . paper on the rsduc-
ton Of internal taxes.
William Warren OF Pennsylvania ad-
yocatsd the extension OF foreign com
mercs, and hoped the government would
give ell aid and encouragement to the
sbip-building interest In this country.
In time, be said. W might be able to
send ships Of our own manufacture to
Great Britain, al We are o sending
cutlery to Sheffield.
Yesterday there were 400 delegates
present. John Thompson Chase. Of the
National Bank, spoke on ''Ths Tariff
Commission" Hs argued u was I'M.
necessary to experiment with free trade
since the country prospered 50 greatly
under the influence Of q protective tarih.
He spoke Of tho popularity OF silver
coin, and recommended the removal OF
all restrictions ON silver coinage and
making the silver dollar net only for the
United States but for every silver.usipg
nation.
Joseph Wharton spoke Of great length
upon the sIpediency Of basing our tariff
legislation upon the report OF the com.
mission appointed for the purpose Of
investigating the needs Of all industries.
John Garrett, President OF the Asso.
citation Of Amslgamatsd Iron and Steel
Workers, and representative OF the
werkingmen. said he represented 20, ooo
workinRmen and solid protectionists.
Fair wages are made by them. Pro.
tectionist w~orkingmen did not get or
want ell Of the benefits Of the tariff; cap
ital was protected a. well as LABOR.
Labor produced wealth, while the work.
ers are free. The prosperity OF tho
country 10 assured.
In The evening John Roach, ship.
builder, made aspeech, and was received
With much applause BY the delegates
and 200 workmen from the Roach Iron
Works.
The resolutions, as adopted, declare in
favor OF the policy Of protection to home
industry; such an intelligent revision Of
existing tariff laws as will give full and
harmonious effect 10 the protective pol.
lev by q civil commission appointed BY
| Congress, and pending the dsliberation
Of the commission, disturbing destruo-
tive assaults upon protective duties or
special industries shall not be permitted.
The resolutions also demand immedi-
ate action by Congress upon the recent
practice OF ovsrturning protective duties,
and ask for the prompt addition OF an
amendment to the laws which will fur
nish q rule for the decision Of cases Of
disputed classification. In harmony With
the spirit and purpose OF our carsfnlly
devised protection systsm OF tarin isgis'
lation.
Il was declared that the lack Of Amer.
loan shipping i. not attributable to any
lack Of materials or skill In the building
|ef ships. The blame rests with the
government, which treats this great In.
tsrsst Of the country not merely with
neglect, but even discriminates against 1t.
The Convention urges upon Congress
the importance OF taking such wise
legislative action - this great national
interest demands. to bring 1t again into
that position which 10 due to our nation
on the Sea. It was also resolved to ask
for tho abolition OF the tax on bank
checks, proprietary articles and Watches
and the Chairman appointed Q commit
tee to lay the proceedings OF the SON.
vsntion before Congress.
Adjourned sine die.