Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-01

The FODLd5f1NESD Or HiFtE OR6AN5
On the question of the tariff neither
the Morning News nor the Daily Jersey
should have much credit, the one because
Of it's illogical and careless ignorance, the
other because it's editor is a member OF
the Golden free trade club and is writing
protectionism articles.
II is practically Useless to argue the
business question of'the tariff with the
organ which is too ignorant to try to
learn better, or with the organ which Is not
honest enough to proclaim it's true senti
ments. But an editorial in the Daily
Jersey on the tariff, tin and twine'' is
SO full of glaring blunders and care
less Inconsistencies that we cannot pass
1t without notice.
In apology for the tax on tin plate the
Daily Jersey urges that large deposits Of
tin were discovered and says:
There was no good reason why the
U nited States should not manufacture
it's own tinware But as wages were so
much lower in Wales than In the United
States. IL became necessary TO put duty
ence in the price OF labor between the
two countries,
What that difference Is the editor does
not state, does not know and has not
tried to find out There was a tariff OF
As per cent. on steel plates. however
and the tin ore was free. Why was moi
that enough protectiong
Besides this there W as already tariff
Of one cent pound on tin plate, or more
than sufficient to make up any diff
ference between wages in Wales and tn,
United States. Hence the above plea Il
dishonest, or at least ignorant. Tb'
Daily Jersey continues;
IL Is quite possible that until manu-
factories are established in this country
tin may rule trihe higher already 81
per cent. EDITOR but 1t cannot las
longer thar competition commences.
Aud then tin win come dow
below what 1t can be bought for at tn
manufactures in Wales.
Observe the argument; A tariff Of 10
per cent. must be laid TO pay wages Of les
than 80 per cent difference and then de
crease the price below the price Of tin i
Wales.
WHAT THEN WILL BECOME OF TN
wAGEs2 Can we pay higher wages an
sell tin at less price than Wales7
Now that argument made by the Dali
Jersey in almost stupid ignorance an
with objectionable recklessness Of fact
logic and common sense is also mad
BY other papers, including, Of course, III
Morning News, with more careful state
} ment and less fragrant violations OF logic
but on the same principle. The only did
ference is that the scholarship Of the on
hides the fallacies and foolishness this
the other exposes.
In the same editorial, forgetting wha
had already been said, the Daily Herse
begins to prove that the binder Irvine IL
dustry, already established and so SUI
cessful as to declare 40 per cent. divi
bends last year, is in imminent danger 0
annihiliation II the tariff is not increase,
The Jersey says:
! If the tax remained on binding twin
the farmers would have to pay triH
more for it, but If the duty were remove
the manufacture Of IL would be broke
in this country and the home market Q
the farmers would be injured by th
) 300, 900 people engaged in the manufaS
ture Of it being forced out Of the bust
= ness
o Thus we pay an exhorbitant tax
!. start one industry and another exhorb
tant tax to keep another industry Alread
established from moving away. Near
time the owners Of these industries AZ
a charging higher prices and one OF them
4 the most insolent and grasping trust /
existence.
It In addition to these puerile, almoi
u idlotic Inconsistencies, the Daily Herss
Is advising the people to pay tax thu
l. the government does not need and (,
Il the benefit of industries Of whose stan,
ing, profits, expenses and needs 1t is
n absolute ignorance. The Daily Eers,
Of cannot, and does not profess to kno,
IF anything about the tin plate or the twill
Re industry, still it advocates the paymel
IA of heavy bounties to both.
ir If tax were proposed here for a bridI
le the Daily Jersey would know souethif