Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-12
DALZELL ON TARIFF.
An Informal Talk to the Students of
the Western University On
THE BENEFITS OF PROTECTION.
Discussing the Fundamental Difference
Between the Parties
TIE EFFECT OF AN ENGLISH TRUST

Before Congressman John Dalzell ad
dressed the students of the Western
University yesterday afternoon upon "The
Benefits of Protective Tariff" DR.. Hol-
land jokinglv remarked to the statesman
that it was rather like inviting him to q
feast of crow, after the events of last Tues
day. But Mr. Dalzell did not permit tine
shadow of the political revolution to fall
upon his subject. After the lecture, in.
deed, Mr.. Dalzell remarked to THE DIS
PATCH reporter that he didn't think it was
worth while to worry about what the tariff
thinkers might do when they get into power;
for the present it was we'll enough to re-
member that the Senate is still Republican,
and that Mr.. Harrison is still in the White
House.
Nor were there any tears mixed with Dali
zell's lucid exposition of aprotectiye tariffs
benefit when he started to talk to the ideal
audience, as be called it rightly enough, of
young men mostly with sprinkling of maid
ems fair and elderly professors The lee
ture itself was informal in style, and the
matter was of necessity not new, but of
course Mr.. Dalzell made very clear indeed
his reasons for believing as patriot as we'll
as party man that protection had built up
the country, and should not be exchanged
for a new policy coming as near to free
trade as any system of tariff for revenue
only could.
Few AIlusions to the Elections.
Mr.. Dalzell's allusions to the result of
the election were few and far between.
lr in odI tba oGar ho&
the fundamental difference between the
two great parties. which last Tuesdays
election had decided if it had decided any,
thing, was that the Democrats want q
purely revenue tariff, while the Republi-
cans were still for protection. He in
stanced as proof of how protection works
for our benefit an experience OF his while
on the stump in the recent campaign. In
Norristown a carpet manufacturer told him
that he couldn't let his workmen go to hear
Mr. Dalzell speak because they were work
ing night and day making rugs. Mr.. Dal-
zell asked where all the rugs went, and the
manufacturer replied that England bought
some. This was result of the building up
o! a new industry by protective duties.
Another incident of Mr.. Dalzell's speech
making tour this fall served to illustrate
the Congressman's contention that protec-
tion did not make or foster trusts and COM
bines. In Syracuse he found the only man. |
utactory in the country where soda and BIZ !
carbonate of soda etc, is made. Its capital /
is s., ,0O0, 900 or S. 900. 900. The manager |
told him that when the works were first |
started the rival concerns in England, |
France and abroad generally cut prices |
away down. Even with high protection,
large capital and better process of manu.
1acture than the Old World knew had to be
employed.
Trusts Without Tariff.
Prices were ruinouslv low for a while,
but the foreigners finally went into a
trust and prices went up across the ocean,
and in sympathy the same thing occurred
here. But the protective tariff had nothing
TO do with forming these trusts abroad or
putting up the price of soda ash here,
Another illustration showed how protec-
tion stimulates the inventive faculties of a
nation. Mr.. Dslzell cited the case of
who had invented machine
TO make continuous roll of tin plate,
while the Norcross Bros, of Chicago, had
devised machine to play some important
part in tin plate manufacture and had in
the course of year sent over six of these
to Wales. Mr.. DalzelIs closing
words were: whether the extraordi-
rary demonstration of the voters
last Tuesday means the destruc-
ton OF ancient landmarks or not, and
the opening of q new era, don't know
But / do know that L was never prouder
oi my American citizenship than was last
Tuesday when the people of this country,
without noise, without disturbance, regis.
'sred their decree; and when the next day
brought its surprises TO many, its disap-
l.oinim ments TO not 8 few, everyone assented, |
saving: 1T is the peoples will, let it be
doueP d"
The address was plentifulIy punctuated
with applause, and the speakers conclud-
Ing words evoked enthusiastic hand-clap-
ping and three rattling cheers. DR.. HoI-
land gracefully thanked the lecturer, and
invited him to return, which Mr.. Dalzell, |
rs all old University boy, said he would be
sure TO do with pleasure. The next lecture
will be delivered bv Congressman Stone
on The Evils of Unrestricted Immigra-
ior."