New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
FRIENDS OF PROTECTION.
A R11s1NEss MEMS ORGANIZATION.
.rcArEs FROM MANY STATES IN CoNfEhhN0"-

sr,rc.rvs vpoM MANY STATES IN C0NFERENCE-
prp,,c srNTIMENT TO BE EDUCATED.
meeting of friends of protection to American I
industry. called together by CIRCULAR OF the ti ~.
ern Pig Iron Association was held yesterday a' r,o
Astor House and q permanent organizauon .or nres'
formed. There were prominent business ,mcIudino
ent from various parts OF the country i"'""s
the following:
Henry Eckert president OF the Eastern rle o Iahn
sociation; Henry Carey Baird OF alton Of
fitIsbnrS % M AIfred MafsSa wesley Pullman n5 and Wal
lam A. nsha% g a" q GsSree Dandy
can Sheet Iron Company Thomas Beanei gr rom Com
GonR eorso s. brapsr of Milford Conn., Rosr
eon OF the Secaucus On J.) Iron COMPANY Hr Of Wis
e"nsn oi J = Thropp Of Phadelpha Joseph Weeks
of Pitsburg John f. Quares secretary o t0 of Penpsy
vana Thomas Moer Henry Cook xs !! of ffylUi Nead
Prime jr, Of philadelphia; Deb Randolph ken caU q.
washington and H. AmmaSwn ,nlteiw george r Mulford
Miller Knight light. Thomas F%s, + 4uiSS Cock Morris
II BndIone and Chester Griswold all of New York
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Ingham,
and Mr.. Eckert was made temporary cnaiIe'nn, t I.
Mr. Eckert briefly ho said 10 pro-
lection as principle and in doing so to serve the
labor interests of the country We have & no oshep
inee,mg of the Eastern Pig Iren Association IN
November the subject was broached OF getting up
General arf Club combining all ninisS in.eIes'S' al
had i'" correspouded with leading men
throughout the country and had reported 70 l,e ne
next meeting that general meeting shonld ne be
called The committee was directed to prepare the
draft OF constitution, in whIca the new asSocla,
ton to be for.aed wasnamed " Tho American farm
Clubn and It's object was declared to be to pro-
mote the protection of American industry. lie
moved that committee on perinshenn an of
poisted: Messrs ingham, Flower RUSSELL ThrOpp.
Amdoyn PardGs Cannon Dndons m ans DdasG tSs
movement in the right way. IL was not matter
to be worked out in % month or So but permanent
organization needed to educate the people and
Protective Tariff. Said he:
The main object is appoint committee to go to
tho people aud decide what changes in the % taT are re
needed from time to time My @ a sboud sIss 5o %
rected preparing the constitution OF ProteftyS 10
Tariff Club and all should gS nH the bear
ing of protection the peculiar interests OF each par
ach oca cub shoud send delegates to general
Gil. which should hold stated meetings
The committee retired and subsequently, reported
q constitution making tho name OF the organlza,,
tion the American Protective Tariff Association"
and declaring its objects TO be TO promote the
general adoption of the principle of protection 10
American labor, and to develop the industries Vi
the country III all branches"
Joseph d. Weeks moved the following substi-
tute:
The object of this association shall be to secure ana
maintain protection to American labor and American
iDdustres TO the American market shall be
assured to the American producer.
In support of this subtitute he said:
We do not want to the pig iron wool or any
other individual interest We want to make the oDycct
of this association as broad the word American.
Henry Carey Baird said:
trouble to-day out OF the tartf of March 3.
1888 We must get rid OF the idea that the American
market not sufficient to take up the productions OF
this country.
The substitute was finally adopted, with the ex-
cept,on of the last clause. Tie Hid Article makes
every person who the objects OF the association
eligible to membership in 1t. TIE officers provided
for are president, first vice president, and
yice-president for each of the States and Terri
tories secretary, treasurer and 100 directors who
shall as far possible represent the different IN
dustries of the country. The Initiation Zee was
fixed at ST. and the annual dues after the Rrst year
at ST. and provision was made for the admission of
affiliated organizations consisting of twenty men-
bers OF less upon the payment of 80. The Commit,
tee on Permanent Organization presented
tho name of Robert p: Porter for
president Mr. Thropp moved to substitute. the
name of Mr.. Dudley but the latter, who had been
selected by the committee for the Office OF hrst
yIce-presidcnt, declined to permit his name TO be
used Some suggested (DrIyaleyl to the CHAIR
man that there was objection to Mr. Porter ana al
Ter some discussion the question OF officers was re-
ferrcd back to the committee with instructions to
select all the officers provided for by the constltu
tion and report to meeting to be held In 1Onr
weeks from yesterday at the Astor House. Mr.
Sharp moved that the Association express IFS DIS,
approval of the importation into this country OF
foreign pauper labor This was carried by unaD-
imOus vote.