Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-17

which may open new employmentS- h'
man who produced the harvester lntro
uced a hundred new and diversified nous
tries. opening new fields OF laoor. h'
man who produced the Corlss ENGINE
multiplied the opportunities oil LABOR
He produced u hundred new INDUSTRIES
The acceleratiOn of production is a result
of new devices. If we had continued L
weave In the old way, the price OF cottoI
goods would not have been reduced one
poor scruple in all these years, but with th'
creation OF new devices we now turn OUT
thousand wards where in former years we
made but ten. This reduces the cost. Ap
plause They may use new machinery
and improved machinery on the other sld'
of the water as well as here. Where i
the advantage 10 us. Genius
not confined TO our own countrymen
but our people heve been given th'
grandest opportunity in the world. AP
plause New fields are open 10 them
II costs just as much TO GIN ;
pound Of cotton from the bur in 1850 witt
the old hand cards as it did in 100 Jus
as much. Then what has reduced the cos
of cotton ginningi The multiplication OF
contrabandS upon the plantations. No
sir: but the introduction of the Whitney
cotton gin. What has reduced the cost OF
printing In this country, The multiplied
lion Of comDOsitOrs, the multiplication OF
men 10 manipulate hand presSest NO; mol
competition in that line, but the invention
Of better methods and the Introduction OF
the power press.
This overthrow of favorite conten'
ton of the protectiOniSts, who INSIST
that high duties have reduced the price
of steel rails. for instance, from $50 a
ton 10 $50. The reduction, which also
took place to even greater extent IN
free trade England, came about by I'M
proved processes, and the rail mills now
make more at $50 "a ton than when they
sold rails at $50.
Then Mr.. ButterwOrth dealt with the
policy of excessive duties making com
bination possible, and so excessive pro
fits. In this we have the genesis OF the
trust. He continued:
The people are beginning 10 understand,
or az least are beginning 10 inquire as 10
/ the reason why Paul is favored and Peter
/ is turned down. Applause on the Demo,
cratic side We all know perfectly Wei
that there are industries in this country III
which the dividends have been enormous.
| / can name upon mB ten nngcS men whoSt
combined profits. in the last decade, hare cr'
eseied those Of all ne dgrieult,Tists in dnD
/ state iH this Union. Applause on the Dem
Ocratic side. | am not disturbed at thlS
applause on the other side.
/ Mr.. Anderson. of Kansas, Rep Some
| Of IL comes from this side of the House.
I Mr. Butterworth-I shall be exceedingly
gratiied. Mr. Chairman, If they shall come
70 a realizing sense that our countrymen
deserve such protection by the act OF the
National Legislature rs VIII give them ialr
vantage ground against all the competitors
of the world That is all we ask. II the
time is come when my countrymen, VIVA
equal opportunity. cannot hold their own.
being the most brilliant. the most progress
sive. the finest people in the world, then
We had better retire from the field. APP
plause.
Mr.. Butterworth devoted consider
able time to our trade relations with
Canada and the Importance of reel
procity arrangement for free trade with
the Dominion. 1--WE have Just eXpend-
ed. he said, hundreds OF thousands
of dollars to establish unrestricted reel
procal trade with fifty odd millions of
people south of US, Of the Latin race.
How stands the balance of the trade
with them during the last 40 years?
=. 100. 900. 600 against us. The $780,
600 Of our kinsmen north OF US in Cana
da have bought of Us $3.50, 600, 600 worth
during that time in excess Of what we
purchased from them What prevents
reciprocity? Said Mr.. ButterwOrth:
The avarice i'm certain localities. The
opposition was dictated from the potato
patch. from the cabbage patch, from the
hop patch Laughter and applause. And
before the bill is over you will see my hon
ored friend IN charge of the hop brigade,
associated with the cabbage cavalry, en-
deavOing 70 persuade the farmer that his
highest good is combining ourselves 10 a
where we do not sell now more than three
fourths Of what we produce. Laughter
and applause.
The fact that many of our protected
manufacturers sell their products cheap
or to foreigners than they do AT home
was next referred To:
/ assert here, If I can believe the manu.
facturers, this: That many of them do sell
20 all nations Of the earth cheaper than
they DO at home Laughter and applause.
could call the witnesses, and II could
get them here and let them swear with up
lifted hand. they would so aver. APP
plause. Does not that proclaim to the
world that we have the coign of vantage in
Why, then, these high taxes on inn
ports? Mr. Butterworth next paid his
attention TO the tin plate and copper
buccaneers:
Here is an item which is designed to es-
tablish the tin plate industry in this coun-
try. Now, / have made careful calcula-
ton and inquiry into this matter and ind
that II will cost the American people to-
H..r- go rsshaf = UrnupgpI-fHaf To
establish a plant 10 supply the nation with
the plate-from S30,OOO,OOO TO S5OOOO,OOO,
which. if il can live at all under the cir
cumstances, ought 20 live with the present
tariff. In other words, take that item alone
and there is not "a home in America that
will not contribute 10 the plant Of this tin
plate establishment they propose 10 locate at
Pittsburg.
There is not a family in the land, there
is not a person In the United States, that
will not contribute 10 IL, and 10 whom IT
will not be burden, although my Trend
from Michigan Mr.. Burrows) here says
that IL does not amount TO anything, for
there is only A., cents ON each small piece
of tina very small piece of tin-ll, cents
on each | suppose he could be reconciled
TO feas because each one is so small.
I Great laughter and applause.
IL must occur 10 every gentleman here
that TO increase the duty on tin plate 125
per cent. would result in eXtorting from
/ every producer Of fruit or other commodity
used for canning a tribute. II would levy
a heavy tribute also upon every canning
establishment and upon every person
who consumes canned goods, and
I this tribute from every source would
amount 20 S5OOOO,OO0 long before our tin
plant would declare a dividend accord
L . Of tho
plant
But there is another TO which / wish to
call YOUR attention copper industry.
WHY. sir, there has not been time in
two decades when my cOuntrymen have
not produced copper as cheap as any other
nation in the world. and most of the time
cheaper. and vet we have these people who,
ON an investment equaling Sl.2JO,OOO, have
taken out over jO.OOO.OO in dividends in
/ 10 years coming and asking additional pro
lection Applause.
Will You tell why the duty on copper
should be continued. Why not make cop
per free To all the people who are using II
| In this country. Do YOU not know that
every electrician in this country petitions
/ TO remove the duty on copper. Is it neces-
sa1v 10 protect this industry Is it an in
| FAINT industry.
/ Why. Mr.. Chairman, il would be better
| il we had taken every man connected with
that employment in the copper mines,
/ boarded them at the Fifth avenue hotel.
and set them up IN the banking business for
\ life Great laughter aud applause
/ There is no apology in the world for the
dutv. not the slightest. IL does not protect
any industry. but il draws on every family
/ we represent. There is not yard Of wire,
not piece of copper in any household in
I the land. that does not pay tribute to these
people. That is not all Although they
/ have the American consumers at their