The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-30
THE INDUSTRIAL CONGREsS.


Producers, Manufacturers and Inventors
Synopsis of the Resolutions Adopted
An Executive Committee Appointed
The Next Session to Be Held in New Or
leans Next December.
CHICAGO, May 29. The National Indus
trial Congress held its first session yeSter-
day at the Grand Pacific.
The industries represented in the con-
gress were cane-sugar, beet-sugar, sorghum,
rice, cotton, linseed oil, wool, salt, jute,
ramie and other fibers, dairy and farm pro-
ducts. Delegates were present also repre-
senting commercial interests, manufacture
ers, the Inventors Association, several
Boards of Trade, Railroads, and The New
Orleans Exposition.
S. S. Boyce, of this city, called the con-
vention to order, and at his suggestion L.
ID. Curtis, of Syracuse, was made Temporal
ry chairman Mr.. Curtis delivered an adj
dress upon the demands of the hour, in
which he advocated protection for all the
various industries against fuin0us foreign
competition, and declared that there were
but three reasons why any American was
free trader. These were lack of energy to
investigate the subject, selfish desire to
avail himself of the product of other mems
labor without paying fair equivalent and
the influence of British gold.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Curtis address,
Colonel Louis Bush, of Louisiana, was
made permanent Chairman, with S. s.
Boyce, of Chicago, as Secretary. On
taking the chair Mr. Bush said
they met as representatives of no individ-
- II s,,Nor A,,k ARNo.ys,
citizens, as men interested in the industries
of the entire continent, who were prepared
to set forth the interests of these industries
in such form that the appeal set up might
be made to reach the ears of the Congress
of the United States, and that in such
manner as to bring forth the energies of
this country and to develop them. Their
object was not the advancement of tho
prosperous and fich so much as ele-
waiting the standard of tie employer
and the laborer. Labor was the
foundation stone upon which the
prosperity of the country must be built.
They desired to represent every interest
that belonged to their common country, an
idea which sprang naturally from Ameri-
can soil. They met for the benefit of all,
and to act in concert. If necessary they
must make mutual concessions and exercise
toward each other forbearance, so that
they might urge forward the entire interest
of the country as one man.
A Commute on Resolutions representing
each OF the industries represented at the
Convention was then appointed, as follows:
Judge +. ID. Goode and John Hymend, cane
and sugar; E. H. Dyer, beet sugar; Prof. A.
S. Scovlle and G. H. Swetser, sorghum
sugar; John Foos, linseed oil; G. Delano,
j. {. Blue, coal; l.. +. Parker and S. A.
Jennings, commercial interests: D. j.
Fred Knapp and L. A. l.. B. Smith,
fibers; Hon. c. NJ. Hawley and I. ID. Cur
It's, salt; Edward Hine and Alexander
Hearsh, general manufactures; NJ. f. Big
ney, general industries and New Orleans
Exposition; S. Soniat, rice; II. B. Faeke
and II. S. Hetherington, railroads; u. L.
Hawley and d. Med. Richards, dairy prod
ucts; Emory Cummings, stoves ETC.; 6. I.
Brown and j. w. Powers, Inventors In
Stitute. Hon. G. DelanO was appointed
Chairman of the committee.
Judge Atwater, representing the Mime
apoliS Board of Trade, declined serving on
the committee, and declared that if as he
inferred from the remarks of the chairman,
the sole purpose of the congress was to boom
a high protective tariff, he and his col
league, Mr.. F. c. GrisWold, might as well
withdraw, as they and those they came to
represent were in favor of tariff simply
for revenue and such incidental protection
as such tariff might involve. The Judge
was asked to await the report of the Com
1nttee on Resolutions before he formed his
opinion of the character of the congress.
An adjournment was taken until two o clock
to enable the Committee on Resolutions to
prepare its report. That proved to be a
more difficult task than was expected, for
successive adjournments to three o'clock,
four o'clock, and finally to 1880 o'clock were
found necessary.
The report of the committee, when pre-
sented in the evening, proved to be of
formidable dimensions. Each industry
represented in the congress was mentioned
in the resolutions, which, taken as a whole,
were strongly of the protection stamp. They
were adopted with virtually no opposition
except from Judge Atwater, of Mnneapo-
lis, who gave his support only to one advO-
eating the improvement of the Mississippi
and other inland transportation ways.
Below will be found q condensed state
ment of what was included in the pream-
Bile and resolutions which were adopted:
The principles applicable to monarches
and aristocracies are not applicable to this
Nation, which is one "of the people, by the
people, and for the people, The marvellous
progress in the material prosperity of the
United States curing the first century of its
existence has been brought about very large
ly BY protecting Its home industries. Our
most prosperous eras have been those under
q pro; ectiyg policy and tho most disastrous
ones under a policy approximating free
trade Free trade Is a doctrine not applicable
among nations except on basis of equality
OF wages paid 20 labor by the several nations
DrNfncfinn
the true policy of this Nation until such time
as other nations shall secure TO their workers
aiecompensc for their labor equal to that Sc
cured to our workers.
Congress should maintain a fairly protective
tariff upon all American productions and
manufactures. No commodity produced by
American labor can safely De placed on the
free list. The internal revenue or war taxes
do not promote economy or justice and their
collection is inquisitoria and irritating being
direct tax on science, art, medicine and
other interests and should be repealed
The importation OF panpcr and contract la
Dor should be prohibited by law. The deFel-
opment and protection of our national system
OF inland, water and rail transportation, es-
pecially the improvement of the Mississippi,
are essential to the prosperity OF our various
industries, and should be advanced The pro-
Queer of raw material should receive the same
benefits that the tariff gives the manufactures,
and there should be no reduction of the duties
now on raw hemp, lax, jute, ramie, or their
substitutes. The mining interests should be
IOcltTCQ by IUG OONcEUfDCHb. OOugGC5S
should carefully guard our sugar interests,
and protect them by adequate duties on for
eign sugars produced by slave, semi-slave
and other low-gradc labor. Such spec ffic
duty should be restored on cut-hoop and cot
ton-ties as would enable manufacturers here
to compete with those abroad.
There should be such duty on old rails and
scrap iron as would prevent their importation.
The reciprocity treaties with Mexico AMI the
Sandwich Islands shoGld be abrogated because
under an abuse Of them the semi-save-grown
sugar of those countries are introduced into
this country. thus bringing American free
laborerS in direct competition with semi-slave
laborers. The wool-&yrowers of this country
represent casital ct $500, 900, 600, and their
interests Should be amply protected. The
patent laws should be carefully revised.
1t was decl1ed TO hold the next session OF
the congress at New Orleans during the I'm.
dustrjai and Centennial Cotton Exposition to
be held there next December. Messrs. John
Foos. of Ohio; G. II. Brown. of Illinois: e. d.
Curtis, OF New York; J. ID. Bushnell, of iowa;
John Diamond, of Louisiana; j. A. Smith,
of Colorado; j. A. Smith of Missouri;
Thomas Williams, OF Pennsylvania, and
Columbus Deiano were Selected to act with
| Chairman Bush and Secretary Boyce as an
executive committee to direct and care for
the interests of the organization. After a pa
per on protection by Mr.. Hawley. of SYRIA
cuse, and one in the interest of the New
Orleans Exposition by Mr. Bigney, of New
Orleans, the congress adjourned to meet al
the call of the chairman.