The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-22


Even II tin plate, and all articles
made from l. were to be produced for
half the former price In this country
we wouln still no doubt have tho Tin
plata liar," trying TO make tho people
believe that there was not a word Of IL
true. Our Democratic contemporaries
seem really to have hatred of Amer
lean tin plate on the brain, and omit |
no opportunity Of trying TO ridicule
every effort made to manufacture tin |
plate In this country. Simply because
1t is part of the Mckinley tariff bill,
and its successful manufacture here
would show it to be a wise measure,
these free traders, for they are nothing
else, would prefer that all the tin plate
needed in this country should DO man
ufacturcd in foreign countries. This
is a remarkably strange course for
any considerable body Of American
citizens to pursue.
The natural feeling might be sup
posed to he In favor of American en-
terprise but in this tin plate business
the feeling of the Democratic party in
its hatred of the Mckinley tariff pro-
lection bill is clearly in favor OF En-
gland as against the United States,
The party was so unfortunate under
its southern leaders as to 10 led into
opposition to a protective tariff be-
cause protective tariff favored manu-
factories and there being more manu-
factories in the north than in the South
that 1t is still compelled to follow its
southern leaders and whenever its
masters shout down with the Mckinley
tariff especially protection to American
TIM, the whole party must take up the
cry and say still give US English tin"
Only the day before yesterday local
notice was made of a large consign-
ment of American made tin to Isaac S.
Bullock for covering building at the
Roekland paper mills.
The tin was III large sheets with the
imprint OF Lehman & Co., Pittsburg.
Pa, to denote whore they were manu-
featured, and who were the manu-
facturers. Tho price paid by Mr.. Bull
lock was stated to be tho same rs for
marty paid for imported English tin.
1t was hand made, and therefore cost
more than it will when more improved
machinery is put IN the mill. The gist
of the local notices were that the
manufacture Of tin In this country was
an assured success and as a success
would open up new industry that
would give employment to many thou.
sands OF people, men, women and
children. Mr.. Bullock's enterprise,
however, had marked different effect
upon our Democratic neiGhbor the
Every Evening.
A reporter from that paper seems tt
have dropped into Mr.. BuIlocks estab
lishment where the sight of American
made tin seems to have had tho same
effect on him that the shaking OF red
flag in the face of male bovine woulc
have upon that animal. The head line,
Of tho article which followed show the
animus that prompted them. They
read something like this, but excuse
us from ilaring them:
''Some Domestic tin Fiction"
IKE Bullock has an invoice of Domes
tic brand" ...
But the tin Is from Europa
Then follows n number of chateche
teal questions by an English tin re
porter, and according to tho repor
some very confused answers by Mr.
Bullock. The winding up of tho in
terview was that Mr.. Bullock was no
sure that the block tin with which tn
plates were covered did not come fror
Australia or California, 1t having latel
hsSl mined in tho latter country il
large quantities. &c..
Jaw, then, that his not Iamerica
tin, that his Ilinglish tin, don't yo
see, Mr.. BullockT'
However the point is this: ",Ti
plate is manufactured in this eouutr
where it was formerly exclusiyel
manufactured in England. 1t give
employment to thousands OF add
=, tional laborers, and as England had {
Import heI tin blocks from Australii
why should it BIO Objectionable for ii
United States to do the same thins
But as matter of fact, il Australia
block tin is Objectionable, this COUNT
will soon be clear of that objection,
block tin mines are already in opcr
tion in Lower California. which w
supply not only tho United States b
the world wherever tin is usel.
Only few days ago several tons
this pure block tin were shipped to
tin plate factory in st, Louis. SO In
II American plate covered with at
trallan tin, is Objectionable to o,
evening contemporary, 1t can short
be supplied with sample Americ;
plates, covered with a California t
solution.
The tin plate liars" might as W,
hang up their harps now as later O
Tin plate manufacturing is an assur
success in this country and tho y
kinley tariff bill has made it SO.
Ayers Hair YIgor has no equal,
melit and efficiency, as hair dressi
and for the prevention of badness.