The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-15

It has been asserted upon responsible
authority, both in and out Of Congress,
at Washington, that the Mills bill is in
the main the product OF a well known
free trader named j. S. Moore, an Eng
lishman, who has written a great deal
for the New York papers under the title
of the "Parsee Merchant" Moore has
been in Washington much Of the time
this session as the representative and
agent of the importing interest in New
York and its allied European interests,
and has wined and dined members OF
Congress Mt his headquarters Mt the
Arlington hotel in the most luxurious
manner.
The following reference WINS made to
him and his agency in the Mills bill on
last Saturday by Mr.. Kean, of New Jer-
sey, in his opening remarks on that
bill:
"This bill is generally believed, in its
taxing provisions, to have been the work
OF an alien-born resident OF the United
States, himself engaged in no productive
industry or labor whatever, mere rep
rcsentative OF middlemen interested in
the importation OF foreign goods.
It is further understood that the ma
iority OF the Committee on Ways and
Means adopted his proposition with only
the notifications necessary to get SUI
ticient Democratic support to pass the
bill. But whatever its origin or manner
OF completion, it is nothing else than n
bill to increase the quantity OF foreign
goods imported and used in this country.
This also means less amount OF Ameri-
can goods manufactured and used here.
This, in turn, means less capital en-
ployed here in industry, fewer laborers
finding employment, moro money sent
abroad in payment for imported goods,
money accumulated ut home, and u Sc
rious check to American enterprise and
development. For agriculture it also
means fewer mouths to feed or less wage
money to buy with and diminished
home consumption; less money for wool
and death to the sheep.
The bill has already had the effect OF
diminishing by che half the number OF
operatives employed in one OF the largest
carpet manufactures in the State OF New
York. They could not proceed in the
accumulation OF stock while threatened
by their own Congress with ruin for the
benefit OF their English competitors.
Other industries OF the country are for
like reasons hedging against the appre-
hcnded invasion OF foreign goods.
There is another reason, Mr.. Chair
man, why our people in all the great in
dustrial States feel alarmed from the
presence OF this bill in the House. Its
chief advocates do not come from the
industrial districts, from the regions
where coal and iron, wool and cotton
are converted to the uses OF man, and
where capital, invention and enterprise
have given great development to nation
al wealth, where industry and diversified
employment sustain millions of men.
They have not visited the great work
shops OF the United States. Their ears
do not know the meaning Of the roar of
the furnace, the clang Of the trip.ham-
mer, the hum OF the spindle, their eyes
have not seen the early morning march
of the tin.bucket brigade; rs they go to
earn the daily wage which gives them
daily bread and makes them honored
and respected laborers instead OF wan
dering tramps.
We feel, therefore, that their judg-
ment upon n tariff measure without
practical knowledge OF our national in
dustries and OF the vast and inseparable
interdependence OF one industry upon
another for its life and support, is unsafe
and Enthusiastically.