The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-15
A PROTECTIONLST FALSEHOOD
UNCOVERED.

Mr.. William l.. Scott, who Is a member
Of Congress from Pennsylvania, aud who
served one term for that State In the
United States Senate, who Is chairman Of
the State Democratic Committee Of that
State, and Is wealthy manufacturer, with
vast interests at Eric, made speech In
the House OF Representatives on Friday.
in which he furnished some good reasons
why the Mills bill should become law.
Some oithcsc rasonsaU conciscly grouped
by Tho P,itsbiug Po,i In the following arti-
Gle:
Thcc IL natural curiosity a. 10 the product
aud Immense prnats of the rrrai steel Wofks AZ
nmdiock, In which the Amcfioan people afe part.
ncr BY virtue Of the grcsi sulsidic. they Jay the
steel COMPANY This inicrvst has been heightened
by the rccnt strike with ~ Disastrous INSULTS b.
labor aud corresponding incrcasc ~ Eaim ~ capt
tai Two years aEo scrptary Manning 10 obtain
information IN lay bciuc CouTru,s 20 aid Il IN a ~,
vision oi the afih. applied 10 Carnegie Bros. a
Co, limited fof details ~ cost u production
Of iun and steel, aud roclycd n curt ~.
iusal tom the carnerics stating 'ouf Interest
would hot h. scued by making such returns a.
you Indicate" u l. from this quarter We have
heari rvconi complaints about the 'dark lantern"
prcoc,dlnEs Of The bvmocmis 10 framing the Nils
tariff, roiusinT hearing cic Mr. william I. scott
however in his spccch yesterday, In treating TIT.
hmnrh u his subject ays be L. "pruparrd 10 sur.
ply portion Of the Information desired by the
"fTasup Department aud which Camsgic Rrus
"a Co, Limited, declined ~ give taken from their
'bouAA' u q this Information. with Mt scoita
| punrrni deductions thrrcitum, that makes III.
spccgh, figures and al. intensely Interesting mad
iur and thuus rnCh alghton the workings of our
blrHsrd auii IN the creation ~ millionaire, aud
uamI~, tho encouragement 81 imIpuci raupcr
ialnf the cugthCniny " thc houn Of labor aud The
n'iuc,on Of wHgcs
There IL nothing pennuai IN an this ThoCat
ncgio inon Works an representative have become
principle, and av llkcly 10 b. ~ much talked
about Ia the appfuaehlur canvas by the outside
panner who contribute the Subsidy a. "bleciinr
Kansas Wa year aeo, or the bloody shirt later
1heY viii ~ ASSESSED lot toooo They ought
tobc.
The information VI sro,t siyc. the ou,.las mar,
nor IN The concern denied w The sccrc,afy II The
Trasury, h Of herrra,cst value We rriet tbs
curious aud a. subsidy contributing panncr ",
all ought 10 be- cufIous-io NJ scotts specch. and
VIII merely cite a few representative facts
~ ~ The ten OF twelve steel rail- mills In m,
uhiied states made IN aggregate prudt Of oyri
Slun0co. OF 10 h. exact tli. ists1
1hod duty kN7a ton. and 81 this labor IN issi
go,NYh bmddock and the company siagi on
even ton. In iS1, lplEs tons Of stccl nil, wcr,
ntoiuccd ~ Bnddoct o. 20 tons aud portion iol
each man employed IN the rail department. thcli
a'enge daily WAGES wefy 500 The tafin suhsld,
At bmddock In issd on the rail product. went Ia
lhi,.wayi
Total subsidy a. 10 %.
Contributed ~ The tax payou Of the United Stats
Of which
1heoompany got. q, tgl "a
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