New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
,,tr, An Laws arr. =" force, laws, and this pro-
posed law Is no exception. W. - ''it''
Albany, Aug. Il. 1897.
TIE MANUFACTURE OF TEMPLATE.
GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY SINCE THE MhlNLTf
TARIFF WENT INTO EFFECT.

TARIFF WENT INTO EFFECT.
To the Editor OF The tribune 49,,
Cir. The Democratic and Mugwump press h''s
h.en ,relcss and unremttlng In their EFFORTS 10 ou'
do each other In condemning the duties lcVeo Ny 'e
tariff OF $50 upon imported tinpiate ana they nie
with Characteristic Inconsistency. based thelr oeo.o'
upon the ground that countymen could not produce
o manufacture that article; and this, TOO IN the race
~ the statement made by one OF their lcadihs
FreeTrade prophets the Hon. Frank llurd tha' duue
should only be- levied articles not prou"eeo III '
country As usual the Democrats nave eo"Pe'c'
ignored what they profess to call thelr phcPes io'
the reason that they hoped TO manufacture some
temporary political capital in another quarter. But
Wbateyer were their designs. the indspuable fact re-
mains that they have repeatedly asserted that not
fir. plate was being could be manufactured "''h"
the length and breadth Of country; So perhaps
a glance over the real facts Of the case VIII prove
neither a useless or Improbable TASK.
Nothing can 50 well demonstrate the behehca' ehoeV
which the Mckinley tariff has had upon tin and terhe
plate in the United states than tile enormous increase
in the manufacture Of those articles since that act went
into effect Let Us divide the fiscal year ending June
20 1892 in quarters. and from the ofcai report we
will find that the number Of pounds OF TN ana tene
plates made in this country during the respective
ouartrrs was as follows. Quarter ending september
30 1891 soG.0oo pounds December 81, 1871 l'soo''
sol nounds; March 81. 1892 3,O04,os7 pounds June
wonderful II this Industry continues to Increase nj
the same marvellous rate for only little while we
will not merely supply our own demand, but drive
England from the markets OF the world. "feht biilh
Is already beginning 10 feel the effect OF this propcr!
among our domestic manufacturers. "a IS shown by inc
following figures showing he number OF gross TONS oi
fin plates Imported into thr United states from that
country during the last four years lss9. 33i,o'J
TONS. $500 o9GoIs tons: 1891. 442.3OG tons; 1o92,
o09 90 tons The new ia:lf on TN did not 20 INTO
effect fin Jnly l. ls92, and since then the amount
Of imported tin has fallen OF 23s3GG tons. Or over
one half a child can see how II has loosened The hod
Of the British auocras upon orr markets.
Foreign manufacturers are fully alive to the i'm
porance Of our domestic manufacture when falrly
protected, and dread it 10 corresponding degNe'
The truth Of this i, well Illustrated in the 1872 in
cdent At that time the foreigners had run the price
NJ lin M TO thi cxorbitant figure Of sl2 box this
HIGH price encouraged Americans 10 open tm-plate
works Immediately these British monopol,tS brought
the price Of tin down to ~ box, below the cost oi
poductlon and having thus killed the Industry in our
country they again raised the price, TINS tmc 10 Tio
a box. Again orr people opened mills anu again uh
d,onped 10 81 a box and work, shut down. Then
to make their grip the foreigners notified thcr
American customers that no matter what price American
tn was offered or they would furnish the arlcl" for
- cents less.
This is ah illustration Of the greatest danger that
threatens Us from the carrying ont OF the Free lride
ao.,riue II Free Trade would really make things
CHEAPER them although II wond stu force the hh'ions
into financial ruin, IT has every time II has been inca
I'm this country, sull we could understand 'ie 'ho'o
~ certain class of people In advocating it, Bnt ms
~ -, fin in 1.7. a. well a, hundreds Of others, shows
tb,t the foreign manufacturer Will only lower prices
,,u ne Inns the American market and the American
people completely in his grasp then up soeN the ploo
Of all articles while the plan people OF Ahersa nave
not the means Of paving tn, , work in
manufactures that have been Killed by THESE iorc's"
despOts. ,.,,, ,,. ,a,,ao,,c Americans
ar. DESTROYS OF protecting their country against ue
ciances Of falling Into such state oi sAsey 80
o ero rning in large numbers II the British manu-
facturers would be less outspoken they woaid help
the Democratic cause 10 enormous extent put 'ey
sre liz too har, 10 suffer In silence. Following are
some extracts from English papers bearing upon '"e
- he statement made this week that the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House Of Representatives had
detei mined 10 recommend the passing OF NE m re
Gently introduced into that branch OF the Legsiature
with view 70 getting rid OF thr duW o. i,, YtI1
ms great relief 10 very important branch Of tho
iron trade Of cTat Bn'aln."- llndasthes, London.
OPP Even in south Wales such IS the state o. irnde
that a large percentage u tle nnrale Torns are
standing idle for want OF orders. '-'IHh IiHde UT
oular. Birmingham. April ., isD3; ..., ,avs
"The London Engineering World" OF April says !;
indnstries o. peciaiy the un.pIae industry and this
r. is doing no a very satisfactory extent from the
American point of view. And Just so much rs IL mas
stimulated American industries at the expense OF our
own by inst that extent Is regarded win favor w
large majority In the United states. no matter what
their shades Of political opinion may be- There !, u
somewhat general idea In this country that me Mchi
lev bill will be repealed before long. or ~ All event
b.. 50 much modified that the sting VIII be TAKEN ou'
OF those clauses most objectionable 10 Bitsh manu-.
facturers and 10 is for this reason that the hopes nf
the Democrats for the approaching Presidential eiec
ton ar. 30 largely shared In this country
What a splendid Hons" OF Commons the DEMOCRATS
o,,rIt ,.olf. I'm
Lastly let glance at the prices. and see II we are
enormously taxed 10 support our infant Industry
The Mckinley tariff did not 20 into effect, AS We have
before mentioned I'LL July l, 1902. Below Is list
OF prices for the six months Immediately previous 70
that event January. 50 40 per box February, - ~
March So 80 April, So IS May. IS 90; June IS 33.
Compare the above list with the following. which
covers the six months succeeding the event July,
So IS: August, 81 IS september. IS 40; October.
s. 30: November. - 30: December. % 30. 1hus, In
spite OF the increased tariff OF 81 90 per box. there
was no rise in the price, June and July prices being
exactly the same. Where Is the " tax on the Amer
lean cunsumeri How does our tarr reform friend
explain thisl THEODORE COX.
Yonkers, v. Y, Aug IL, 1892.