Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-05
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uutteTworth on 'rlm Plate.
''There are some features Of the
mckinley BILL" said Congressman
Butterworth, n his speech of May 1854,
(which hold not only to bs not de
feasible, but not even possessing the re.
quirements of very high morality. |
only desire-for l must hasten on and |
cannot 60 methodically into each OF these
featurss-1 only desire to call the s!ten.
ton OF the committee to ono or two
thing9 which are deserving Of considers
ton.
"Hers is an item which Is designed to
establish the tin plate industry in this
country. Now, have made caretul
calculation and inquiry into this matter,
and find that it will cost the American
psople to-day to do Just what is proposed
that is, to establish plant 10 supply the
nation with tin plate-trom $3.50, 900, 600
to 500, 900, 600, watch, if it osn live at all
under the circumstances, ought to live
with the present tariff. Ia other words,
take that item alone and there is not a
home in America that will not cuntribnte
to the plant of this tin plate establish,
ment they propose tc locate at Piltsburg.
"There is not family in the land,
there is not person iu the United States
that will net contribute to it md to WHOM
II will not be q burden, although my
friend from Michigan Mr.. Busrows) here
says that it doss no. amount to anything.
for there is only l cents on eaoh small
piece OF tina very small p;eos OF tin
cents on each. suppose he cculi be
reconciled to hsas, because each one is 80
small. l only desire to Say this, Mr.
Chairman. The same argument which
the gentleman suggests in connection
with that might be applied to almost
every industry that could be named in
the United Statss."
Certainly it might. But " congressman
had insisted on keeping taxed goatskins
tn the bill, on the ground that the duty
woulG be only cents on each small
piece of goatalin, some OF cur protec-
ZIONIST morocco manufacturers would
have regarded the argument as un-
reasonable.
Recurring to the same item towarda
the close of his speech, Mr.. Buttorworth
said:
1--WE baye not tin ore in the United
States. Gentlemen may say otherwise, bat
| have no doubt about the absence OF any
considerable quantity of tin in this ooup-
trv Ia this cnnuackia,, 7 mill ;,aa,k L.,
my remarks on the subject, letter from
the editor Of the Engineering and Mining
Journd standard authority on these
questions. The proprietors OF that jour
nal are prompt to investigate these mat
ters. The editor and proprietor is a
rabid Republican and thorough protec-
zionist. He condemns in unequiyocal
terms the proposition to impose or CON
tinue a protective duty on copper and to
increase tho duty on Tin plate.
1T must occnr to every gentleman
here that TO increase the duty on tin
plate l25 per cent, waul result in extort
ing from every producer Of frul. or 9th
commodity used FOR canning tribute y
This is whore the proposed swindle
would tap the POCKET Of the frr't grower
: the trucker, the farmer but it ia macl
more impoI .anl to remember that Oh,
convention OF American canned good
! packera @ho represent an industry en-!
I ploJing 1T, 900 hands, has stated tina
the increased duty would reduce by b
j per cent the COZ 1u!ption OF oenne,
goods. 1T would levy" continued Nj
} Butter orth, ''R LsRgy tribute also upo
r every canning establishment and upO
/ every persou who consumes came
y woods, and this tribute from ever
! source woGlI amount 10 S5O,00O,Jl
q long before our tin plant would declare
1 dividend according 10 the books Of ih
{ owners Of the plant.
= In conclusion, I aubnit that ii is il
k portant that " ttoid the rocks up1
: which the Rapubucau party may fpli;
i do rot expect to taRs ulush part in til
{ deliberations OF This body in the future
d was quite Us ready to step down and ot
: as my Democratic friends in the o.,
b Legislature were anxious to get rid Or "a
70 when they gerryns Tered ms out. ! vi
q already out before they took that action
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