Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-10-12
MR.. YOSTS PARTY BALK At

Perhaps those who have heard the Hon.
Jacob Yost in this canvass, have been i'm
pressed by nothing in his style more than
the eX-cathedra way in which he
has announced and supported his dogmas,
and the contemptuous manner in which
he has alluded to any assumption Of
knowledge on the subject of Tariff by the
Democracy. On no dogma has he been
more positive-fcr on none has he gotten
himself by his congressional vote into a
more awkward corner-thau the increase
of the tariff tax On tin-plate to 22-10
cents pound. 1t is just double tine ex-
listing tariff rate. He pooh-poohed the
Democratic argument that it was au i'm
position to increase the tax on the farm
ers fruit cans. and the mechanics dinner
pail, and said the Democrats didn'l know
what they we're talking about, and drew
an extensive picture of how much tin plate
could be made in this country. But it
seems the Democrats did know what they
were talking about, and what the people
were talking about too. On the Sd inst,
the Finance Committee of the Senate, of
which Hon. John Sherman is chairman,
reported Tariff bill as substitute to the
Mills Bill. Here is an extract from MT.
Sherman's speech in reporting that bill to
the Senate:
''There was much more diff cult problem,
however, which the committee had in dealing
with the question of tin-plate. There is no
question about the power of our people to
make cotton-ties at very low rate, but there
was some question to the power of the
American people to make tin-plate. We have
no tin in this country in sufficient quantities
to enter into the commerce of the country.
1t had to be obtained mainly from Wales,
and the question with this committee, as 1
understood, which they fairly considered, was
whether or not they would put tin plate upon
the same rate of duty that they put sheet-iron.
In justice it ought to be little higher on tim
plate, but as no hn-plate anas made in this
country, there acas some doubt aohetser the &C.
pertinent lad better be tried until it aoas a6so-
Iutely demonstrated that tn-p5ate could be
made IN this country. It turns out from the
investigation-a fact that 1 have known
long time, because saw the process of max
ing tin-plate in England-that the sheet-iron
is simply what 1 would call dipped, kind of
chemical process by which the sheet-iron is
charged with about per cent. of tin, coated
by kind Of chemical process, and the COM
mittee were assured that it could be easily
made in this country, and that there were
facilities now to make 100, 900 tons of tin
plate here.
But still the committee thought that at pres
ents they had better le0Ue 1T aollere it is n0ao,
but would further consider the subject and
report proper amendment"
but still? p But still the Senate Com
mittee had heard the indignant remon-
strances of the people through delegations
sent to its Committee room, and they
dared not report an increase of tax as de-
manded by the iron-roofng man ufacturers.
And so they postponed the difficult prob
lem" which Mr.. Yost had decided with
the confidence of novice, as something
they would ''further consider" Mr..
Yost's confident information to the peo-
pie of the 10th district that tir-plate can
be made in this country, and that its
making is only prevented by cheap COM
petition from England, does not seem to
have treasured the Senate Committee
who, more cautious, have determined to
wait until it can be demonstrated. Tie
assurance" of the iron roofing men that
there are factories now to make 100 ,OOS
tons of tin-piate here," did not assure
the Committee any more than Mr.. 7 ost's
assurances. No Senate Committee will
ever further consider," or indeed con-
slider at all, the proposition to Increase the
tax on tin-plate, the Republican Senators
have beard from the People and wont
want to hear anything more on the
subject.