The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-27


n was a big job, but the Every Even
Ing has undertaken to show that Gov
ernor Mckinley was entirely mistaken
In the statements he made IN his great
speech on Saturday night in the skat-
Ing rink, in regard to the manufacture.
of Tin and terne plate. The Governor
made the statement that there were
over 10 600, 600 pounds of tin and terne
plate manufactured in the United
States during the last year and that
there were seventeen factories cngag-,
ed in the manufacture OF it.
The Every Evening sneeringly re-
terrlng to the remark says: 'Mr. Me-
Kinley mas drawn Ills figures from the
report of IRA Aver the agent employed
by the treasury department. 1t would
be difficult to find any other official
source to draw from, and ii Mr.. Ayers
report ls not truthful why do not the
friends OF Mr. Cleveland hive him az
rested and prosecute him, like they
ire serving Mr.. Pecl, of New York, for
publishing a truthful report about
Abor, increase In wages and Increased
manufactures IN that state during the
asst year.
But the Every Evening knows much
more than Govnruor Mckinley and Ira
AVER, both. and accepting the figures
Given as true pareuthetically remarks
'though 1t is well-known that there
and has been no American tn-plute
,egularly on the market, and that
tittle Rock dealers order lor single
Oox still remains untitled at last re.
ports.n Its not very likely the Listle
Rock dealers order will ever he
Filled, and will DO permitted to remain
DIS standing argument for the Every
Evening of the total failure OF thssu
seventeen tin plato mills in active
operation in the country to mana(ac-
ture single box OF tin.
In fact, it is not likely the ordor was
isver given in good faith aud the tin
plate manufacturer never thought
worth willie to pay any attention t.
II, but it serves The purpose OF IA text
for the Every Evening, and few
other extreme free trade papers JUS
as was intended, with such mi5crabl,
shilIy- shally non7eIslcal stalf paiue,
off upon those willing to believe il al
argument.
But proceeding, Governor Mrkin
leys critic finds that in the 1866 l.
pounds of tin aud terne plate 4, as. u
pounds only are classified as tin plat,
and Q, lis, Gti3 as terne plate, and 1t say
there is n great difference between tht
two. All, indeed! Then there wer,
4,46s, 05? pounds of tin plate manufac
tured In this country during the las
twelve months, were there2 1t seem,
almost Incredible that that Idttl,
Rock dealers order for a box OF Il
plate should not be filled ont of laos
052 pounds manufactured.
But then the average consumptio
o; tin and telne plates in tho Unite
States is CTS, OOO,oOj pounds, and her
are only 13,6ls.7l9 pounds manufat
turnd in this country to meet this d'
maud, argues the critic, and We ST
hal to draw from abroad the balanc
of 6j4.UOO,0 COZ pounds Of tin and tern
pl tie.
Well, this statement is TO doubt uo
rect, as nobody OF common sens
would expect the United States in tn
first year of its trial at manufacturln
tin plate 20 supply all the COUNT
needs. The advance from PRACTICAL
nothing TO II, GAG, 7la pounds the fir.
year seems like a prodigy of enteI
Prise without meeting the wko!a 4
mand.
hut as tho Mckinley bill requr,
that the United States shall produt
one=iifth OF all the country needs /
1897, or the tariff on tin to he null NJ
void, there seems to be no good teHsC
TO suppose that these Requirement
Will not he Zilled. According
this the United States, III order
makf he tariff on tin permaEe
w0a have 10 produce in tho ye
eEshgE juno seth, 1879, 1850. u
pugRl. Of tin aud telHo plate.
Az the prodE1'Ioa of tin and ten
plttc tboHt t6laO.ea during the Ia
two quarters of last year, it is not II
reasonable 10 expect it TO al lea
double each year This bong {!
ease the outpat IN tS95 weull 10 .,
OOg, lyu pounds, in 1874, 5I,u9iGru.