New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-22
TALKS ABOUT PROTECTION.
THE EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE ON LABOR.
Low DUTIES MAKE LOW wAGEs-ENGLsH COME
TrIoN-HIGH PRICES.

| Low DUTIES MAKE LOW wAGEs-ENGLIsH COME
! TIrION-HIGH PRICES.
| Marshall Lefferts, galvanized iron manufac-
tIrer, of the firm Of Marshall LeIerts ~ Co.. Nos. 30
Beekmanst, and 495 Cherryst, said yesterday in re.
sponse to the inquiries Of TRIBUNE reporter :" I
am a strong protectionist in my sentiments be-
evc decidedly in helping the industries Of this country
IN every proper way and not in aiding build up those
OF England and other foreign countries III the Morrison
b which the Democrats endcavorcd 10 pass last winter
had become law. it would have caused great depression
in business in this country Tie lower the tariff the
our industries would suffer As / said to a reporter
| Of The Times who called upon me, r reduction
OF the tari would lower the Of certain lboring
mcn and because said that the paper gave me quite
blast the next day To lower the tariff would ruin the in
tercsts Of the galvanized iron manufacturers of this
/ try, and 1t would be ruinous to the laboring
men employed in orr branch Of industry
Tho disaster would really upon the
aborers moro than upon the manufacturers.
"Thc whole question is one Of labor If the wages OF
labor reduced they must be when the tariff on
foreign manufactures is reduced the aborng and
their families would havc to live ON less and find
cheaper quarters, and 7 don't know how they
would do that, for the landlords would not
lower their rents. n to inn -ble for
aborr- to live on less than they rcceivnga at present
and pay what they have TO pay for the necessares Of
lite and or rent shelter The prices for clothing, shoes
with arcdrccd tariff articles Of that kind,
world be hjsher n orr home manufactures
were ruined. the foreign manufactures would have
comp etionn the United states and foreign manufactur
could charge what they please for their wares In
my line of business paying employees at least
loo per cent more wages than IS paid for the same
work i'm England where the boys and girls en-
plotcd in the manufacture NJ galvanized iron
eot - week The few boys that employ get 80 and
RIO week. aud uur mon on AN average rocpivc 9l2"
baths and attend to the work. of mNani1ine iron We
employ no our hn'ines+ about eighty ham7 thnk many
ol our aborne mon n this country ore BEGINNING
to lpo At hia subject n tho right liant Fulv onchat
of our mon win vote the Republican tichct ot ths coe-
nn. which 7uohuE that thn, have never dome before.
1ho urrr a4tinn oi ti7 tat1 question mahoa husinesa
dul % hn Ucmorat' mean t'ce uade AMI " they get
uw powor usno.t VNl lr iuhod lh,ie d, no
ur nlH thW ra,pnur u'lN which "a tho equivalents uf
r'ca und. NrrwrIo,,s oto h,h >mr,iten7 amt ure
h,tius ct thia question uh thrt ntuip welfare
now HISTORY Ntlttr REPEAT ITSELF
tuN tAWlt Wuttn WtE oti ans ROLLING
Nuts tNp FURNACE, A. IN isi2 ANp ie4l,
thdp II, iaufmann, at the Volta Iron toms
r.Ur fIi-hua Penn, 70 -.uticmtn Well advanced in
years, Was 900 toNu "a few DAYS ago and gave q lHnrNE
lrrollor boo, views 90 rud to thr disastrous effects Ut
irrc Trade n thc past history COT tbe country which "a, AN
uou manufacturer tor many years, ho had personally
observed auj lrlt Ilc -.id:
have been studyue This thing for the past httytwo
years. and know what have been aul what will DE, II
Democratic doctrines prevail the result, of changes in
he tlin m tic direction of reduction O. duties
on foreign manufactures. Whom the tariff reduced
by the Democrats iu 1~2 tc effect Va, disastrous. and
this was what BROUGHT The financial crisis of 1857
The depression IN business continued until the
high tart bin of 1872 was enacted. and then
l.r country aenn became pro,l orous In 1874
tIr Democrats stole the political thunder
of their opponent. u regard TO , question, and the re-
t.,ff,.f cot i .,. Polk President