The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-16
Tin Plata.


addition to the cost Of the poor mans dim
ner pail by the increase Of the duty on tin
plate. Very likely, II the added tariff ID
also added to the cost Of tin plate in this
country for o few years. the poor mans
dinner pail will be little higher, moi
more than two CT three cents Ut the out
side, and ~ his dinner pail ought to las,
two or three years it can easily be seen how
great the burden is. Bnt small as it ia
the nation has no hight to impose this burr
den unless there is q fair prospect that
this amount. and more too, will he rel
ceived by the lsboring man in other direc'
lions.
We claim that it is almost absolutely
certain that the laboring man will be paid
many times over for the small additional
cost Of his dinner pail. As general rule
what benefits one class OF laborers in .
measure benefits ell. The more manuiac.
tories ws have the more men are employed.
and the result is there 10 scarcity Of help
and higher wages oil round. Already
large plants for the manufacture Of tin
plate with total capital OF $40. 0OO, 900 have
been started 10 at least three localities.
Not only that, but large force Of men are
st work in the Black Hills getting out tin
ore. Some Of this ore has been already
worked up and shows larger amount Of
tin per ton Of ore than does the ore from
the famous mines Of Cornwall.
When these works are in full operation
il is likely that we shall produce our own
tin, the iron plate upon which it is rolled
and do oil the work, employing In the
many processes small army Of men, and
shall keep and expsnd ct home more than
500. 900. 900 each year, which has, until
now, been sent out Of the country for tin
plste, and in the end We shall expect to
see tin plate cheaper than 1t 10 now or
ever has been. A greater result than this
his followed high protective tariff on
iron and steel. When the duty was low
we made comparatively little, and still the
price was high. The English makers had
q vast advantage over us. and could regu.
late the production and prices to suit
themselves. Americans dare not invest
largely in the business, because at any
time English manufacturers could food
0 II markets and run prices below the
point where Americans could make
profit. and they we're obliged to suspend,
when up would go the price again.
A high tariff put stop 10 this. Our
were encouraged to put
heir money into large plants, until now
NO actually produce more than England
does and at very much lower prices than
When the tariff Was low and most Of our
ron and steel Was imported. The English
1ept saying that . high tariff on these
articles would ruin our country,
md many Democrats said the same thing.
ust - they now ssy. that . high dnty on
In plate will iniure the poor lsborer and
'uin the country. The lsboring man, il
10 Stops to think, will reason In this way.
my policy that gives work to . larger
lumber Of men 10 the policy for me. Ny
RACES depend more than anything else
ipon the scarcity Of help. Twenty-Five
enk day increase Of wages will buy .
,reat many dinner pals in ayesr. Though
may have 10 pay 10 little more for what
buy, il is best for me that this country,
. far possible, manufacture it's own goods.
But, our Democratic friends say, il
bis policy does benefit the msnuiactur.
r. II leaves the poor farmers ont 10 the
old, they get no benefit from II. The
,rmers, however. know that the more
len employed 10 manufactures the more
,ouths there will be 10 feed, and the less
ae number who will be compelled TO re-
ort TO farming for living. consequently
isher prices for farm products must fol-
w. They would like to have people
aough empl Dyed in other pursuits 10 eat
Up ell they can raise. The greater the d.
sniiy Of our industries the greater will
Q the prosperity for all. sud IT nsvery
,olish policy 10 ALLOW cheap foreign la
or 10 produce what We can Just - well
axe or raise for ourselves. Tie only
Asses who would be benefited by free
sde OF . low tariff are the importers and
lose Who are able 10 live without work,
hey might &c. their goods little cheap.
/. bat even they woaId suffer from the
ssnsiion Ia Business that would follow
The ioo.1teps Of free trade.