The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-10-01
Well, we did increase the duty, and we
are making pearl buttons in the United
States by free labor as good as can be

StateS ny free LABOR rs gOOd as can De
made anywhere in the world and we
are employing hundreds Of men in max
ing them, where we employed one man
before the passage of tie new law. But,
he says, no sooner was the new law
the new law was taken. The peniten-
tiary at Auburn, N. Y, set its convicts
at work making pearl buttons. Well, that
was news to me, so didn't know of any
other way to get ut the truth but to tel
egraph to my friend. j. S. Fassett, the
Republican candidate for Governor
[applausel. and he answers me: "The
Hon. William B. Woodson, who lives
at Auburn, will wire you the facts to-
day." and here is Mr.. Woodson's reply
received this evening:
AUBURN, N. Y, Sept 49, 1891.
The Democratic State Administration
have taken advantage of the new tariff
law, and since December last have en-
ployed $50 convicts in the manufacture of
pearl buttons in the State prison. The
State prison is now and for four years last
past has been under absolute control Of
the Democratic authorities.
w. B. WooDsoN.
Convict Versus Protected Labor.
Now this new tariff law about which
so much complaint is made has no juris-
diction over the State penitentiary of the
State of New York [laughterl, but !
will tell you what we did in this new
tariff law. We put provision in there
that no products made by convict labor
should ever be landed in the United
States. Applause We have protected
the free LABOR of the United States
against the convict labor of Europe.
Now let the Democratic administration
of New York protect the free labor Of
this country against the convict labor of
New York. [Applause.]
Simply stale Old Lies.
Governor Campbell says that under
protective tariff we make things in this
country and sell them abroad at lower
price than we sell them at home. That
Is the old, old story. I supposed that
had been put at rest four years ago. It
reappeared two years ago, and nothing
more had been heard of it until Governor
Campbell opened his campaign and re-
hearsed the old story. Now. I have in
my hand a statement from the follow
ing gentlemen who make the very prod.
ucts which Governor Campbell describes,
signed by their own names, denying the
story in toto. Let me give you sam
pie of two. This is the Miller Brothers
Cutlery Company: II beg to say this
company has never sold cutlery or pens
for export at lower price or given a
greater discount than to our home trade.
All statements to the contrary are un-
qualifedly false. Respectfully presented
to the Governor for his observation and
study" Laughter and applause.]
Here is another from s. Allen g Com
e. 80 II
Implements to which the Governor es-
in toto that our prices to the domestic
trade are higher than those to the for.
eign trade" And another from Walter
A. Wood, manufacturer of agricultural
implements in New York, In which he
makes positive denial that his concern
sells to the foreign trade at lower price
than the domestic. Now, there is an
other thing the Governor complains
about, and that is the increased tariff OF
plushes.
Well, we did increase the tariff OF
| plushes, and we did it to enabl,
| our home people to make them, anc
! they are making them today and Mr.
Spi1lman, of New York, q Democrat, il
an interview at Chicago, published a
few days ago, says we are making oul
own seal plushes now, and they are Selling
cheaper than they everdid before. They
say the Governor says we can't make
tin plate. (Applause.]
Can't Make Tin Plate?
Why, we are making tin plate to-day
| He wants me to name where we ART
making it. will name few places
Apollo and Demmler, Pa, Chicago, Ill.
st. Louis, Mo-, and Piqua, Ohio. Wha
do you think of the representative lead
ers Of great party, that stands fo
nearly one-half Of our population. dis
crediting the skill and genius of tn
American people9 [Applause.] Cam
make tin plate? Why, they said sew
enty years ago we could not make cottol
goods. The old idea Of the Democratic
leaders was that we should grow tn
cotton in this country and ship it acros
the sea, and have it made into fabrics
and brought back to this country fo
our use. That was called Democratic
business economy!
| Henry Clay and Daniel Webster an
their associates stamped that out for
ever. [Applause.] They said, we groy
the cotton and we will make tn
fabrics, and they put high tariff OF
the fabric, and we are not only making
| COttOu SOOob AOA OuAoCAVCc to-uoy Do
we are exporting them to every natiol
of the world. Applause.l And cottol
goods are cheaper than they ever wer
before. They said we could not max
pottery and queensware. Well, W
could not under Democratic revenu
tariff. We never made anything unde
Democratic revenue tariff but debts
[Cheers.] Under the old Democrati
revenue tariff Of "a per cent. on al
queensware from abroad, we paid SO
for crate of it. When the Republican
party took hold they raised the TART
right up-raised it from "a to 40 an
from 40 to 55. The tariff of 55 I wrot
in the law myself. [Cheers.] And
have nobody to apologize to, eithe
abroad or at home.
The price of pottery has gone down
and under the So per cent. tariff we &c
crate of ware for $42 that we paid SO
for under the Democratic "a per cent
tariff. (Applause and cheers. VIII