The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-08-02
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Strong Letter From Manufacturer
Formerly Prominent Republican,.


ing letter has been sent to the chair
man of the Finance Committee of the
Holyokc Republican Club in response
to n request for campaign contribu-
ton. The writer is Mr., Arthur T.
Lyman, of the Hadley Company, of
Boston, who for many years has been
a republican, but who has severed his
connection with that party on account
of the action OF its leaders with regard
to the tariff. 1t is a sensible letter
and will commend itself to every one
who is not a blind partisan Of the war
tariff brigade;
OFFICE oFTHE HADLEY COMPANY
Boston, July 13, 1888
To THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE OF THE HoLYoKE CLUB
have yours of the 12th, asking for
q contribution for the Republican
Club. Tam, of course, deeply inter
ested in the tariff as regards the Had
ley Company and also in its bearing
on many other cotton and wooden
manufactures in which | am interes-
ted, but in my opinion the republican
members OF Congress from New Eng
land and the "Home Market Club
and the "Woolen- Manufacturers AS
sociati6n" have practically done more
harm to the cause of protection and
to the protected (so-calIed) industries
of Massachusetts than the democratic
members of the Ways and Means
Committee.
! have had occasions to see some OF
the democratic members OF the Ways
and Means Committee and to hear OF
the plansand views of others, and |
am convinced that but for the action
Of the republican members Of Con,
gress from New England we could
have had in the Mills bills satisfactory
schedules for woolens and cottons.
AS is, at the requst OF some man
uacturers (republican) made through
the democratic members from Massa
chusetts, the democrats of Ways ant
Means Committee altered and advanc
ed rates on some important items
while we were met, | am informed, by
republican members of the House say
ing :-"Leave the schedule as it is i
is better for election"
The republicans now refuse to aiC
in putting raw material on the fire.,
list, and certainly in New England
free raw material has been considered
as an element in protection almost a
essential as the duty on the manufact
ured articles.
From my business experience il
both importing and manufacturing
! am fully aware OF the necessities 0
protection for the maintenance her
OF certain manufactures, and ! yer,
much regret that the republican pal
ty, with which have acted from it
beginning, hes, for political success
taken position which | consider hos
tile in it's practical effects to the pre-
tccted industries of Massachusetts.
The democratic members Of tn
Ways and Means Committee tax
broad and, on the whole, reasonabl
views OF the tariff question, and Will
Of course they look at the interest {
the United States Us whole they d
not ignore the fact that many greg
industries have grown up in this couI
try under the high duties made nece
sary by the War of the Rebellion, an
that it is only fair and proper thi
consideration should be paid to the
existence and condition. Neither d
they ignole the fact that the workin
people in the protected industries al
very largely members of the dem
cratic party.
Besides the consideration that n
manufacturing interests have bee
put at needless risk by the partisa
action OF TIE republicans, must all
take into consideration the interes
of the whole country, in which we a
allinvolvcd, and / cannot feel it to
right to vote for any one who .,
honestly stand on the republican pla
form-most of the republicans wi
whom / have spoken about it ha
told me that they had not read it,
can readily believe that would bu di
90 agreeable reading to republicans wi
in the past have, in all honesty, dos
ed to have raw materials and io
products on the free list But the G,
gencies Of practical politics have fol
ed the party into a false position as
CARDS the tariff and into many 9th
unwise and dangerous relations in
gard to the domestic and foreign
fairs of the country.
There is practically no party in Il
country in favor Of free trade in a
reasonable sense.oi the term, and i
asunfair to call the Mills bill fl
trade bill as ii is to say that the rep,
licans are in favor of the free drink
OF whisky, because the mauufactur
Of nrntncLed ariicles hnvn Tor seve