Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-18

The Hon. WIN. L Scott, democratic
Representative from the Erie Pa
district, was reelected Tuesday, Nov.
,, by over 1900 majority, although
the district is naturally republican by
at least 5000 majority. Mr.. Scott
took bold stand for tariff reform in
Congress, and made his canvass prin-
cipally on that issue. In speech in
Erie the Saturday evening before the
election Mr.. Scott said, among other
things:
We hear a great deal about the pro-
lection of the wage-worker, and | am
IN favor of protecting tho WACO work-
er. But may it not be that We are
protecting the manufacturer more than
the wage worker? | cannot give bet
ter illustration of this than by referring
to an incident IN connection with Mr..
Jarrett That gentleman said he was
a Welshman and that he had come
over to this country and immediately
became an American citizen as soon
ms the laws of the country would per-
nit. About the same time that Mr..
JerIett came over there was another
subject of the Queen of Great Britain
arrived in this country and in this
State. He finally located in Pitts
burg, out he never gave up his allegi-
ance to the Queen, and one of his
proudest boasts to-day is that he is
not an American citizen, but a sub.
ject of the Queen of England But
he went into the manufacture Of iron
and steel in Pittsburg, and | know
positively, from statements made by
reputable gentlemen, that, although
he did not own the entire works,
he drew out OF that establishment
during period of 500 days profits
amounting to 5000 per day, OF
/ 81 100000 in one year. He is now
building n castle abroad, and he ex-
+ poets to return to his native country
after he has feathered his nest under
the protection of the government and
die, | suppose, British subject. Now
/ let us take, for instance, this article
of steel rails, OF which you have heard
so much Eighteen months ago | had
occasion to buy 10000 tons of steel
rails. / went to a rolling mill in
Pennsylvania and bought them for
S25 30 per ton. The parties who sold
them to me were perfectly satisfied
with the price. At that time there
was no combination between the steel
mills OF this country.
About six months afterward the
seven OF eight steel rall mills of the
country combined and agreed to divide
among themselves the amount OF rails
that the country would require, and
gradually the price of steel rails went
W until it reached SSS per ton. which
Is the price to-day. From S25 30 TO
to SSS Is an increase of $50. Now,
the advance in the cost of producing
a ton of steel rail does not exceed 10
per cent. over and above what | paid
at the time, or S250 per ton. That
would leave in round numbers an ad-
vance in steel rails OF IS ton with
out any necessity for IT. There are
seven or eight steel rail mills, and
they produce about 100000 tons Of
steel rails year, and this additional
profit OF IS per ton amounts TO the
sum of s.. 10000 to be divided be-
tween these seven or eight mills. Do
you think that the railroads pay this
excessive profit on the steel rails they
buy? Not by any means. The rail
roads simply advance the money, and
1t is you who travel over the railroads,
and who transport your merchandise
and produce over them, who in the
end pay this immense profit to the
manufacturers. 1t comes at last upon
the people. Less than a year ago |
was talking with friend of mine on
this question of stse. rails. He proba.
bly, purchases more steel rails than