New-York tribune., 1884-10-04
INCREASE or MANUFACTURES NEEDED.
An oLD-tIME pRMOCRAI ptCLAilNG foR bLANL-
INTERPRETATIONS Of IMrORIs.

William w. Jones, of the firm of John NJ.
stenrns a. Co., silk manufacturers. No 49, Broomosi
In response to the inquiries of ThlnuNE reporter ne
clared that he WIS decidedly In favor OF the protection ~
home industry "Thcre Ia ono thing sure,' he snld VI
we are going have prosperous country We must pro
tcrt our Industries We cannot all he farmers If tho
manufacturing interests of the country were not kept
going the farmer would soon have M ono to whom he
could sc hla products for he cant ael them w hnHc or
To ncighboring who like hineelf, nfc fodncetH
II h important 10 increase our manufactures ~ rapidly
aa po,sibc IN order to mako market for tho farmers
anppor Australia nnd India arc largely auppyihg tho
European markets that wc nHcd TO enpply Win wheat
and other agricultural products have iuHt como fro
Europe aud know what Mn talking about
Tho theory aud great desire of The Engsh AMI ohor
European manufacturers aud produocra generally IL o
hcl much m possible 10 America aud To buy rs lllc
possible from II manufacturing interests are fos
tered ana encouraged seems To o wa should be- abba
to produce all the goods OF al kinds that va need aud
IL is desirable that should do so Tho wages thal
American manufacturers pay To their workmen nre IN
turn paid in tins country They are distributed to
our merchants aud ors ana grocers aud butchers aud
shocmnkers and the money. circulating among own
people, helps them along IN every branch Of trade
Take pay roll In SILK factories IN Forty second
ST. for instance which amounts To etween $1,000 and
1000 per week. This money l. all .ent hiouhi tl7
cy and helps ana the butcher ana tue baker
and the dressnakcr aud the shoe maker. II We were
not employing the people who earn these wages. II
low compelled to discharge them and the Work
they 30 done by European workers on tie DINER
siuc a. Atlantic, these people WOud be 'de, ANA
tlat money wuuld be paid 10 aD0rerS in Europe. whp
would spend II there, and our tladrSmrh anu heCu"S
wonld .cl OF The Immediate elect o. ar"ucuon
of the tar would he to reduce wages Inc raw material
il IA lOw he and II Is the American ldDOlcfs
who would feel the reduction
The importers enter their goods ~ Snch lo@ Naua-
ton tLni they don't pay anything Ike the real duly
They enter good, y francs yard tha really cr-i
from 3 To francs yard. UnAetNdudilOn il tAe grca
trouble to-day and there seems To be no way 10 escape H.
The appraiser simply instrument ana does not under
stand value Of goods 10 J. imno>,Dc Tor h 10
know their true value. The importer il- III the teSt
Iuouy OF other merchants who Interested ana tnS
the valuation fixed that the importers are not really
Vlu eunugh DUTY The Government ou2t 10 PM mo
the Tarin law clause directing tiat where goods are
entered at "A rdiculOIsy lOw price the npO Ter shall ne
comprcd to forfeit goods the invoice price with
per added That would put stop To TINS thlhs
" the DcmOrrltc measure known hs the MoIrlsoh VIZ
bv which duties he reduced 20 per cent, hdi
PASSED last WINTER N would have been fcaiiuiy dl-aS
irons the interests OF the country. Even the aglti"
of the question of reduction N the taril is had bad
wc don't want L. bay just yet. wait and see whether tle
taTia reduced. Business was sttSnaiti py Tue uv
pressing OF the talk Of reduction II an increase
OF the iarh had been talked OF wonderfully different
state of trade would have cnsued By the reduced aH
Oh silks from 90 30 the mportaons nave p'eh
increased and Of this has zen injurious 10 at
can man nniacturcs. has been greatly over
stocked and principally y Imported goods We are nlH
of six goods in this country i,-diL ~
are made anywhere In the world. We employ hunu'
/ 100 hand, in factory They understand thl-
question of protection pretty we'll and the great noiy
always been Democrats have always been Democrat
myself bui shall vric for Mr. Blaine aud nud eif'l
many among the business uen meet VINO TAX inc SdIo