Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-22
fsnttcr,yortla on oopper.
m the course Of his speech on the
Mckinley .Fst Fryers' Compensation
Bip,n OonRressmsp Butterworsh said;

IN the course Of his speech on the |
Mckinley "Pst Fryers' Compensation |
Bill" Oongressna Butterworsh said
mt there is another to which l wish to
call your attention--the copper industry.
Why, sir, there has not besn time IN two
de6ades when my eountrynlen have not
pre6uced copper as cheap a. any other ma
lion in the world, and most OF the time
cheaper, and yet we have these people who,
ON an investment equall.pg 81 ,25D,0ODt nave
taksln out over 100000, 000 In dividends IN
10 years, coming and asking additional pro-
lection.
win you tell why the duty on copper
should be continued Why not make cop
per tree to all the people who are using Il
In tHas country Do you not know tnat
every electrician IN this country petitions 70
remove the duty on copperp ls II necessary
TO protect this industry lsitHn infant IA
dnstry
Why, Mr.. Chairman, it would be better II
we had taken avery man connected WIN
thes employment In the copper mines,
boarded them At the Fifth Avenue hotel
and set them up In the banking business
Tor life. [Great laughter and applAnse.l
There is no apology In tha world for the
duty, not the slightest. 1t does not protect
any industry, but It draws OH every FAMILY
we represent. There is not d yard OF wire,
NOS piece Of copper IN any household in
the land, that d es not pay tribute to these
peopis. That Is not all. Although they
have the American consumers AZ their
mercy, there is not nation or earth the
citfeeas Of which do not buy American
copper cheaper than the Am rieeu citizens
boy It. Nor Is that all, Mr. Chairman, bnt
having control OF the copper market IN
1887, they organized a combine by which
the supply of American copper had 10 go
bact % American homea, sittsd TIM ough the
mercies OF French syndicate.
This is from the speech Of Repub-
lican who has represented his district II
Congress for 10 years, and whose voice
has hitherto been potent in the councils
of his party. He stands up to warn his
fellow members that the people Of the
country are growing very tired OF feed
ing the pigs OF protection. He doan not
see, nor do the people see, the need Of
piling the tariff up any higher. He
warns his party that the American con-
sumner Ia unwilling to be further taxed
for eAs enrichment Of few capitalists
who only want the tariff to squeeze the
home market. He urges, as to this spe.
cifc copper swinale, that there has not
been q tims in 20 years when copper has
not been produced as cheRply in America as
in any other country on earth. This beine
20, ca Republican testimony, Whist bene-
at has American labor derived from the
copper tariff !? How many Of their ex.
torted millions have the owners OF these
copper mines divided with their work
rnenS Does any one believe that they
have paid thlm even 25 cents per da,
above tine market rate tor that class o
labor?
About 10 or 10 years ago, the lat
Colonel Whitley, in speech Celivete'
at Front and Madison streets, told hi
hearers that an Ametiosn manufacturer o
locomotives had shortly before missed
heavy order for locomotives TO go !
Chilli. We do not recall the exact mum
bert may haya been % or so locomc
fiyes; but that order, filled satisfactorily
would have been the precursor OF q trad
that would doubtless have been going o
to this day. Ina Ohilien railroad me
wanted American locomotives; they Wer
willing to pay the price aske4; but the
wanted to pay partly IN copper pig
The American manufacturer would hoy
been glad to close the bargain on thOt
term, but an import duty q fye Gen
per pound stood in the way. OF cour
the negotiations fell through sud u
locomotives were built in Great Britai
This is one way in which the tax on co
per Hprotects" American workingmt
employed in our locomotive factories,