St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-22
INDUSTRIOUS TARIFF BOOMERS.
Organize What They Call an Indus
trial Congress.
And Resolve That Industry Won't Pay With
out Protection.

CHICAGO, May 21.-Representatives in at
tendance upon the national industrial con-
gress began their session here this morning.
The attendance is light, only ~ delegates
being present. D. Curtis, Syracuse, n. Y,
was elected temporary chairman. In taking
the chair he delivered an address in strong
advocacy of protection as opposed to free
trade, and declared the salvation of Ameri-
can industries rested on their making a
common fight against the advocates Of free
trade, irrespective of political lines. The
majority of the delegates present represent
the best sugar, sorghum, jute, fax and salt
industries, and will urge upon the national
Republican and Democratic conventions the
necessity of protective laws to prevent their
destruction.
l.. Bush, Louisiana, was elected perma-
nent chairman. A committee on resolu-
tons was appointed, and they adjourned
till 2 p. m.
Mr. Bush made a protection speech. He
said, the sugar interests of Louisiana wanted
incidental protection. At conclusion of his
remarks, Judge Atwater, of Minnesota said,
he had come to the convention under mis-
apprehension. 1t was called for the purpose
OF discussing the needs of the industrial
interests OF the country. From the
tenor OF the presidents speech, he found the
convention had cut and dried its proceed
ings in the interest of protection The -four
and grain interests of Minnesota were op-
posed to more protection and he therefore
asked to be permitted to withdraw from the
convention. President Bush replied, that
Judge Atwater's assumptions were errone
GUS, the majority of those present favored
protection, but this would not prevent debate.
At the evening session the committee re-
ported long preamble and resolution which
was adopted. They declare that the ma
tion should foster and develop its natural
resources by a protective tariff, that our
greatest prosperity is shown during the oper-
atl@n, of protection and financial
epressions, in the time of the trade
That protection, and not free
trade, is the proper national policy, except
with nations whose labor is on basis equal
to ours. They urge upon the attention of
congress that tariff should be levied on
foreign competition with all our products
and manufactures, the result of American
labor. That no commodity, the result of
American labor, can properly be put upon
the free list. They ask for the repeal of
the internal revenue tax and that the impor-
tation of pauper or contract labor be
prohibited by law. That the water ways, and
railways, particularly the chain of lakes and
the Mississippi river and the connection be-
tween them be developed, protected and i'm
proved. That the producer of raw material
be protected as well as the manufacturer and
specifically to ask congress to protect by
tariff the following: Wool, hemp, flax, jute
ramie, sugar, beet sugar, rice, cotton ties,
cut hoops, old rails, scrap iron and tin plate
They call for the abrogation of treaties with
the Sandwich Islands and Mexico as compe-
titors with semi-slaye labor for our sugar
trade, and conclude with the request for the
revision of the patent laws.