New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-30
PAPER MANUFAC1 U2ERS MEET
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE ENSUING YEARl
SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN J. II. WALKER
ON THE SILVER QUESTION.
yBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rKiBCSE.y


Saratoga July 20.-The American Paper Manufact,t
rers, Association held It's fourteenth annual meeting
here to-day and elected the following officers Presi
dent W. A. Russell of Lawrence Mass. vicepresi-
dents, William Whitney, Of Hoyoke, Mass; e. W.
Russell, OF Lawrence, Mass; /. H. Parks, Of Glcns
Falls, ". Y; r. hcAlpine, Of Marionette, Wis; r.
f. Mead, OF Dayton, Ohio; o. G. Barber, Of Akron
Ohio; J. A. Kimberly, Of Appleton, Wis; Samuel L.
Montague OF Cambridge, Mass; II. F. Kimberly, Of
Portland Me-. secretary and treasurer, ". T. Parker,
Of Boston, The report Of the secretary and treasurer
showed the association 10 be I'm prosperous condl-
ton on o suggestion made by the secretary
mittee was appointed 10 revise the constitution.
committee also appointed To make arrangements
for a large exhibit Mt the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
This evening banquet held at the Grand
Union Hotel, where covers were laid for about 49,
President Russell oflcated. Roswell Ct. Horr, Of
Michigan, discussed the tariff question Congressman
j. H. Walker, OF Worcester, spoke upon the silver
question, Addresses were also made by c. II.
Allen OF Lowell, and others. Mr. Walkers speech
was in part follows:
Firmly believing, as 1 do, that the experience Of
tom that benefits the honest industrious, frugal man
at the bottom benefits the whole community and
that any law, regulation or custom mat lessons tho
pay or in any way adds to the burden Of the hum.
blest class OF citizens IS an in)uTy 10 inc Whole
community, and that we are under the strongest
bonds of self-interest TO make ne great luy tha.
in this country must finally settle me REALTORS OF
prosperous and contented p possible have select
ed for consideration today some phases OF ne labor
question the correction of some errors in the minds
OF workers in our mills and factories as to ther
real progress and advantage as 70 the reiatonS %
their employers 70 them and as 10 now me mage Ess
of silver bullion its free and unlimited collage.
WHAT S changes pae have Sen III what @p
ment in the present century, What change since
There IS no trade or occupation tina is any more
the result and cause Of these great chahses mAn
sn sat OF d ns Se @ in m" mag in the
try is more interested in and dependent upon these
improved CONDITIONS ns than than any N 0tssr IN CONCENTRATING
ourselves upon the present Not a government
not community scarcely an individual Il gong ss
ment to the ignorant the weak and the lowy IN whom
your business is more intere sted taan any ore
flying TO our pride Of goodness and superior con-
ton but e Rov the SSg o. that ae mem and women
may surely earn their daily bread. too many OF US
not only rejecting but actually resisting rattle,
hindrance Of ourselves and all Others :. ,..,
Of men In the whole range Of the social scale WHO
get so much of the advantages OF past doing, ana
&c t5s IN return and O' ee IA as the day
laborers; and so on up the economic scale In?
the wise sands and Strong to carry the burdens o. tie s.
nOrant and the weak, putting all men on the sams
Very learned men arc sometimes very ignorant On
subjects they have had no experience In In tne ngas
0f what
or nacy to assert that granting free coinage 10 silver
in this country alone, when our commerce Is onb one
tenth Of the worlds commerce, and sOO,Ooo:Ooy OF
people now grant free coinage of silver 10 our 0op
BOO will materially and permanently change inc
opinon and practice Of the banners OF the worlds COM
nierco ne 10 the commercial value Of gold or SILVER 70
the imaginary coin Of commerce. when every conuei~
tIon of self-nterest to them initiates against y
The real purpose Of those demanding the fce c0ln'
age of silver is cheaper money They DO not desire
he silver dollar to be equal to the gold colaf; I'm.
tor Teller the keenest and ablet and one OF tne pes.
informed men among them. declares that the cIppng
Of the gold dollar Of Onefth OF its weight VIII ac9m-
plish what the freesver men who are not sivernne
owners want as surely the free coinage Oh silver:
In the light of experience. we know the hrst enecs
would be TO add 90 per cent 10 the price on ever
article imported This would add 70 the cost Of Vey
large proportion Of manufactured products. ~
articles of which we manufacture part, IN compe,r
tion with imported goods, Womb immediately 90 up IN
price 10 the price Of those imported. . - lob.
These increased prices would certainly no, 90 30 1
the pockets of the wage workers. They wonn 20 ~
the manufacturer, the merchant the SPECTATOR s7
commission man. No question of tariff or free tsls
no question of eight hours dav-or ten hours or
twelve hOurs-s of such vital consequence 70 tne ts
worker Better have absolute free trade az once
effects on the wage worker are many times s t-aa
the protectionist claim. than to be eHrlo'eu " Nv"
silver coinage.