Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-19

lie policy and fastened NJ o the people.
at the country by the election of Mr..
Cleveland To the presidency, it would
be well-nigh criminal for one who an
prehends the gravest danger to the
Interests of the whole country, from the
adoption of such q policy, To keep silent
and seemingly acquiesce in such re-
suit.
1t is well known that many of those
who supported Mr.. Cleveland in 1884,
do not favor his extreme WINS upon
the tariff question, and that his free
trade utterances have been a surprise
and shock to many of his followers.
That the Mills bill, which is praperly
regarded as only preliminary to more
sweeping changes is not supported I'm
many of its provisions, by the party
whose chief he has assumed t. be.
Every observer has seen that the
determination of the President to press
his views through Congress has already
Frustrated many kinds of business,
closed many mills and manufacturing
esta blishments, thrown out of work
| thousands of men and especially de-
pressed all the industries of Southeast
Missouri.
The lead business, in common with
| other industries, has received pros
trating blow, which affects all engaged
in it. and must soon be felt by the
humblest operative.
Ii the mere prospect of such law
produces such an effect what can the
law itself accomplish.
AS for lead. there can be no doubt
that the handling of the deposits of this
region has been found a work of great
difficulty-that it has taken years of
profitless labor and large sums of mon
ey to create machinery, mills, furnaces
and houses, and to provide transporta-
ton, adequate to any successful treat
ment of the poor ores of this region, and
the proper handling of the products,
supplies, and the thousands of waste
rock and tailings.
To you and to me, as well as to most
of the citizens of this state the follow
ing propositions are self-evident:
1st. That the men engaged in min
ing and manipulating lead ore here
will never be contented with Mexican,
Spanish, Italian, German or Hungar-
ian wages-that they are better salts
fled and only satisfied when they re-
ceive wages that ensure clean, comfort
able homes, respectable apparel and
plenty of wholesome food-that they
require also, and will have, schools,
anu S'oo vi LHC
convepiences and comforts of an adj
vancing civilization.
2nd. That if lead ores are to be
brought into the country free of duty
and pig lead to be invited into our sea-
ports by a low scale OF duties, the pres
ent rates ,Or labor cannot be maintained
nor can the lead mines of this region
be worked-that one of the principal
sources of prosperity to this whole dis
trict will be absolutely destroyed.
/ will not stop to demonstrate how
inter-dependent our industries are
how the mechanic, professional man
and farmer thrive when the chief in
dustry of particular locality thrives.
This is apparent to all.
Neither will ask to show that re-
ducing the duty on imported articles
stimulates the imports and consequent
ly increases the burdensonIe "surplus."
l will not stop to sho " fhe fallacy in
the Presidents statement that the price
for articles subject to duty is increased
to the consumer by just as much as is
paid for duty.
But feel warranted in taking enough
of your space to ask every friend of
schools to ponder we'll this subject and
fight against running the country in
the interest of Great Britain and for
eign manufactures.
Our country is the best in the world
for all conditions of men.
Let us protect our American policy
our American homes-our American
Institutions-our American independ-
ence, liberties and markets.
Respectfully Yours,
J. WYMAN JONES.