Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-14
THE TAILoRs AND TIKI TARIFF
What They think ofths rarin In ne q la
linn fn ThDIr TrnHn

What They think ofthe Tarin in its q la
tlon TO Their Trade.
WASHINGTON, d. O, September l3 -
The Trlors and Guitars Monthly. OF New
York, has the following in it's repor, OF the
minutes Of the report eff the Eighteenth
Semi-Annual Convention Of the Custom
Foremen Tailors Association of America.
held in Chicago IL is icom tine semiau
nual address OF President Hunloon, and
will show how the tailors view the tli0 in
its relation to their particular business:
"The tariff on woolens We want reduced
or done away with altogether That was
q good thing at one time for cur infant 10.
dustries there ia no doubt, bat now that
our infant industries have long ago been
weaned, and no longer have to nurse from
bottle, 1t is q gigantic monopoly. We
2O5 96s merchant taiors want an irhn,
industry OF Our own for while 10 zee how
We like it. loud applause
There are in this country 9-i wO3len
mills with capital Of SOS 600 900, em-
ploying SO, ,2i3 hands. They unite and go
before Congress and show their dgur,a and
ask them 10 make q law 20 protect them.
that they may make their millions. Dd
they ask the tailors II they would object of
mott No. Did they care No. DID they
ask if il Wonld burt any2 30 more than
the Woolen men did when they wanted
/ dye siuf admitted free. DID they ask tho
poor fellows down ia Connecticut that ara
making dyes II ii would hurt them ar}
| No. Did they c3rt2 No. Nov when we
unite we have any army Of -i3 965 mcr-
chant teilors and men engaged in aciinE
and getting their living in clothing iha
body against their So 0O0, and With o. cap.
ital engaged in tailoring Of i567 jsl 600
in wOolens alone against their SOS OO0. 900.
Should we 20 TO them and aak them if 10
would plerle them, SO. Shall We ask
them if il would burt them2 30.
1--WE psid in the United States 10 ---
between $50, O00 900 and SG0. 900 900 for
imported goods Of which we paid f2Y 600.
600 in duty alone.
"'Now ali / will ask OF you is 10 Doe aa
honest by yourself ar the wooleu men. or
IRON Lutus VI EiArH AANuf UT rHAA NNNN JOY
themselves, and act for what benefits you
and yourself directly, and not. il you have
a neighbor engaged in wooen manuisc-
tuIe, and be tells yon that be and some oi
his men have always patronizsd You, aud
saws yon2 he will try 10 make you think
he cannot live IL you do that when every
dollar you get from him or his men costs
you twenty for one Then your farmer
friend will tell you, ! am afraid 10 will
hurt MS Let ussee how much wool was
raised in the United States ia l-34. 2-o.
900, 600 pounds. There was consumed
600 900, 600. Now where did the rolt OF
thif wool come 6om2 Imported, Of course.
Now give ~ free wool. sni then We will
have n have more Of the home wool to
mix With that. which will make demand
for our wool, giving the farmer more i)g
his wool than ever Appau-s Now
Joe Blskely, one Of the largest wcoie1
manufacturers in New England, who oFns
three OF the large fact0nes % Maine and
Msssachufetis, ssys: GIVE me free wool
and will made good goods and cell them
in the United States and 1rope Nov
act for our own interest and not for some
one else, and 10y being united we can
stand and have things 20 beneh! us.
Applause