Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-25
If CARNEGIE WERE ALSO CANDID.

Mr.. BLANCHARD, of Chicago, is engaged
in the lumber business. He is protec-
ZIONIST and a high one. And, what is re-
markable, he is delightfully."- candid in tell
ing why he is high protectionist. He
says:
l am high tariff on lumber, but low tariff
on copper, iron, wool, cotton, leather, glass,
etc, and Twill tell You why. l own timber
land and sell stumpage; beside, 1 operate
largely myself, and this tariff puts money
into my pocket. ! get 81 per thousand for
my stumpage and 81 per thousand for my
boards. have Just sold 5000, 600 feet of
lumber. Now 81 thousand on 5, 600, 900
feet is lust SIC, 600. That is the difference
to me between high tariff and free lumber
| am high tariff on lumber, / am This
blessed tariff, they tell me, is all for the
benefit of the American laborer. What do
You suppose / did with the SIC, 900? Di-
vide il with my workmen? NOta bit oft
put it right into this calfskin wallet,
did. OF sll my workmen, ] am the only
protected American lsborer. Wages depend
on supply and demand, my friend, and not
on taxes. When you see two men after
one boss, wages are low; when you see two
bosses after one man, wages are high. That
is the whole Of 1.-THE theory, principle and
practice.
Now, if Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE, the
steel millionaire, were as honest and candid
as Mr.. BLANCHARD, of Chicago, he might
say something like the following:
81 am high tariff on manufactured steel,
but 10 tariff at all on imported pauper
labor, and l will tell you why. Town big
steel work and sell steel, and this tariff
puts millions into my pocket. get 500
per ton for my steel beams. The high
tariff enables me to charge this enormous
price by giving me SIS 50 ton protection
on steel beams. Last year 1 sold $4,000
tons Of steel beams for which got 81 $780,
600, of which $s66, 400 was good old tariff
bounty, which the law compels the people
to pay me. Do you see now why Pm high
tariff? On my last years transactions in
the sole and comparatively small item of
steel beams, the tariff put into my pocket
rs pure government bounty 1866, 400,
q clear Christmas present from Uncle
Sam! That is sample Of the differ
ence to Inc between high tariff and free
beams. / am high tariff on steel, / am!
This blessed tariff they tell US, is all for
the benefit of the American laborer. Ha!
ha! What do you suppose / did with the
1856, 400? Divide it with my workmen?
Not bit of it. put it right into this fat
old bank account Of mine did. And
then imported lot of free pauper Hun
gsrian laborers, under a guard Of Pinker-
ton detectives, and put them in the places
of my American laborers, who struck
against the 10 per cent. reduction ! made
in their wages shortly after l sslted away
the million or two of tariff bounty, which
| obtained in their name. Ofall my work
men am the only protected American Ia
borer. Wages depend on supply and de-
mand, my friends, and not on taxes. I'm
for high tariff, ami
II Mr.. CARNEGIE were as candid and
honest as the Chicago lumberman, the above
is about what he would say about the tar
ia. As it is, however, he remains
in the front rank Of the protection to
American labor chorus. imports psuper
labor and pockets his millions of tariff
honnkY