Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-21
IS Wha, Roger q MILL
Yhinks We Should Have.
SPEECH IN THE BAY STATE.
lie Says That the Foreigrer Does
Not Pay The Duty.

Mills made his first speech in Massachu-
setts ia this campaign last night. In al
dition TO every seat on the floor. in the
galleries aud on tie platform being taken,
great crowd surged into the aisles and
crowded round the doors
r. L. Barry presided aud during bis
opening remarks when tho names OF
Governor Russell and Grover Cleveland
werc mentioned the audience broke out
into applause. Congressman O'Neil was
introduced first. His remarks were mainly
c)nlined TO tearing up" Mr.. Reed, whom,
he declared, the Republicans had I'M
ported to shift the scenes from tragedy TO
comedy.
Roger .. Mills was rendered u great
ovation. When ho could obtain hearing
he said:
MIR. Mills Speech.
The manufacturing industries Of Massachu-
setts are the basis of all her prosperity and the
policy OF the country should be to free those
industries from shackles, and build up this
section Of the country. There arc two great
constituents entering into the process OF man
ufacturing, the cost of labor and the cost OF
material. To employ the largest amount Of
labor IL is necessary to have the largest mar
kets and to secure this extension of the mar
ket Massachusetts must produce as cheaply
as her rivals. New England has the cheapest
labor in the world because il Is the most pro-
ductiye. Owing 10 machinery and inventive
genius the labor cost OF manufacturing Is
cheaper in New England than anywhere else
in the world.
stand for free raw material from top TO
bottom, and am but one OF o great host of
Democrats who advocate the same thing. But
Mr.. Reed says he Is In favor Of taxing all free
raw material. and that 1t 10 impracticablo to
protect tho manufactured article unloss the
raw material IL taxed.
don't want 10 protect anything. would
put coal, ores scrap iron, bar iron on the free
list, and would put tax for revenue on the
finished product, but would have no tax on
an unfinished product. In order TO reach the
worlds markets New England must have its
materials for manufacture
As Cheapiy rs the Foreigner.
Our whole policy should lock to the constant
employment OF our people. II does not make
ANY difference whether Colonel Allen tells the
people that tax is not added TO the price Of q
commodity.
To tell the people That an added charge TO a
product does not increase its price is presum-
Ing on the intelligence Of the people. 1t Is con-
ltrary TO common sense TO maintain that an ad-
dition to the cost decreases the price of an
article. 1t is impossible for anyone to deny
that. The fact that prices have come down is
not due TO taxation on articles, but IL is
taxation when has prevented them from
coming down lower. IL is machinery sup
planting hand labor and inventive genius that
have brought down prices.
| They gave a number OF articles that have
come down In price. Among them IL an axe.
II they had gone back 20 lsts they would have
found that the price Of an axe came down un-
der low tarifr. II they had gone to free trade
England thoy would have found that the price
iof an axe continually became lower. There
are many untaxed articles which have come
down in price.
| Whatever increases the cost of production
Increases the market prices. In
1ho Matter OF skeeting
Carroll ID. Wright reports that seventy-fve
years ago one spinner of cotton yarn produced
lthreo pounds in one week. Now one spinner
In Massachusetts spins 1000 pounds in one
lweek and displaccs the former labor Of 999
wage workers.
What has the spinning jenny done? Where
lseventy-nve years ago 1t took 2i6 10 weave H.
pO yards a week, eight weavers can now pro-
duce the same in one week. And yet Mr.. Al
len shouts, behold the tariff! II is q law of
trade that the producer pays the whole cost Of
producing the article. He sells in the market
10 pay all expenses and TO pay him for his
time. They tell us the foreigner pays the tax.
Mckinley and his bill put tax on tobacco
The percentage of duty of s4 worth OF cigars
amounts TO G57 percent How long could the
foreigner pay the duty and stay in the busi-
Incss. The tax on pearl buttons ranges from
100 per cent TO 1900 per cent Does the foreigner
pay this taxf A button importer tells me that
buttons formerly selling at 1876 cents, now sell
st 81 cents, those at 25 cents at 20 cents, those
al 20 cents at 90 cents. Our friends say the
ltariR reduces the prices of articles, when we
Isly IL increases IL, and they take the tax on
sugar and demonstrate our position. They say
that putting tax on tin plate reduces the
price, and that taking Tux off sugar reduces
the price. II you wish to enhance the
Piospcrity of New England Industries
lyou must increase ber manufactures, increase
her consumption and lessen the cost Of pro-
lduction. Take the tax OF your raw material.
A tax should be levied for revenue TO support
the honest administration OF the government
and nothing more, disturbing the business Of
the country rs little possible. Democracy
says open wide the gates for tho employment
Of labor.increase the consumption of all manu-
factured articles and lower the cost OF produce
ton. our farmers produce enough 10 feed all
our people ard manufacturing industries can
produce enough in nine months 10 furnish
commodities TO the people for a whole year.
| We need foreign markets, and yet there is a
school Of statesmen who wish to shut us out
from these markets. Protection has swept
American shipping from the ocean where
formerly 1t reached every shore.
If you want TO see American products find
Ing market in all the countries Of the world
The first step Is to vote for William T. Russell
for governor.