New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-08
CONGRESSMAN BELDEN RENoMNATED.
POINTING OUT THE EFFECT OF THE MILLS BILL
on PEOPLE IL HIS DISTINCT

IN IEOILE ~ Ills DI>iit1NA
syracuse Sept Special. !. Bedcn was
unanimously rcnomlnatcd for Representative in Con
gross to-day by the Republican Congressional conyen-
ton Of the XXVth District Tho importance Of tho
National campaign called ont large attendance Of
leading business men of this county anil Cortland.
Among the delegates from the latter county vcrc
II. W Clark editor of The Cortland StDndard' eS-
Senator McGraw and Asscmhlymcn Tsc2lo Tho
delegations from both counties we" complete. Editor
Clark moved the unanimous denomination by accla-
nation Of Congrcssme Pedcn. After thanking the
convention for the honor. Mr. Bc!den called the a.
tenon of those present 10 the imHoi ance OF the
National contest and its effect upon local industries
and said
The future welfare o. the Nation IS involved IN the
coming contest Tho successful party wiz acc. pt the
Endorsement Of it, policy and act aeoodi sly
until free trad Cmphauc protect on pcsaii-. Can
there be any question to which policy is n the best
interest Of this Congressional District The mis- Bill
strikes down many OF the important agricultural
manufacturing and commercial interests a. this district
viii appreciate the vicious character q ths
hill from tho fact that while MS products are shut out
from Canada by Canadian protective tarin tile Can
adam farmer send many Of his products bore With
out the payment Of duties Nowhere is injustice moro
manifest than in free wool. Even with du'y tacro
were imported during TIE last fiscal year 1li,CC0tO0
pounds Of wool. and certainly farmers canut COM
pete with wool produced winter feeding AID little
summer attention i. reQuhel Take Nm. which h.
manufactured in Onondaga County, and gives employment
to a large number Of worsmen. is value is mliniy
labor. The lower rate Of wages IN Canada must result
destroying this industry, unless workman accept
Canadian wages Earthcnwarc. WHICH ba~ grown
% be valuable manufacturing interest
our midst paying wages hundred ana twenty-five
per advance OF those paid for like labor abroad
would under the provisions OF this Bill d. displaced by
foreign and thereby increase tAe profits Of English
and German rivals. Our pas,wor, must suAcI in tht
way. Even now excessive imp0t1tilns have
forced many American poteros and furnaces 10 remain
idle. You can buy IN Syracuse today seven pound, o
salt FOR salt enough FOR family lOg
be Dough, for twelve cents \ farmer buy all ic-
Quired fog his family and his stock ior FOR one dol
lar That dollar viii pay Tor packages and tanspor
:a'ion charges any point in Ncw-York or Michigan.
Put salt the free list what Will De the RESULT The
Production for brine for fuel and taxes VIII not be
diminished. The manufacturer. as every oae knows,
stand loss. The industry must unless
our worlmen accept the English rate @, wages defy
any rcfutc this statement. ] found 10 member OF
Congress willing to contradict. challenged the authors
Of the Mills bill produce petition Of single consumer
in favor Of free salt appealed TO their sense Or justice
and explained my Democratic colleagues from hI, state
that it would ruin Industry in which many Democratic
manufacturers and vorknen Interested ana lived
bad but It party measure
and they for 1t.