New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
PROTECTION ILLUSTRATED
TIE sTEREoPTICON IN POLlllOS'
r KENNEDY PICTURES FREETRADN AM

last NIGHT Major Elisha X. Kennedy VI ,l ,.ora
was in command of Q Republican lofo'' i,ro,e
eutrenched behind breastworks q AMIN ,A Manor
II was In tie nature OF an artillery o''' narrolod
Kennedy fred solid shot from U'' .a.oor and
tereop,,con into the ranks OF the Dei'o'i 1I.
followed that up With rafting voieS oone,tion
and arguments Illustrations showing 'nf 'o"D.
of the working classes OF ireetiade H''VrT vo ,v
thrown upon the screen from pm j'osIap
the speaker while in Europe , ,,c.
Ernire Han vas crowded when Robert war" Wv
president OF the local club. called th' n'0' ia
order. and made neat little opening 80, -
said that the Democrats OF The oranges i''u @""''
,o,,ch ahort thc apocryphal nature Of American III
flint the South Orange Republican Cub liio r''"'NO
10 Give f. en- an object lesson The cub "'u ~
ceived from Hahne & Company, OF Ne"aih' inc ,0o
samples Of their tinware product for uSp"S "-''
evening and turned the meeting haH W'o u"
museum one pile OF 1907 pieces cost OF al "'e"70
only 10 cents apiece. and many Of TN groups wiz
marked az cents for any OF these articles nc
thought the outcry about the lgs price 81 u' 'uV'
the Mckinley law Would have to 20 down vc'Vre
these brutal facts. Among those prescott were ChaeS
ii. Taylor, president Of the club; Henry LiN' scN'
tary George A. Ialsey jr. corresp )ndipg secretary
W. F. Allen, John Mecker, Carles Pearson r. D.
Vandcrveer, T. v connect, IT., ii. ". Jes'up ira -
Knburn l.. v Taylor. John r. Alexander ana hooef'
Warren.
Mr. Kennedy reminded his audience thu tn, Govern
melt mai 20 De s.pported was question ~ 70
whether 1t should De done by direct taxi or 10y tle
indirect form vi maA.ng foIei IN made goods pay Toll
for their adms sion TO the mhelN OF the Chiel S'iS
lie threw upon The screen copy OF tdN Dn Y oil,
travellers guido courier in the city OF Berlin Ius
man whose income wa, L., than 5000 year, pau
direct tax Of a. 80 for three months ha' Is
to SAY over $50 a year. rnIS was partly, as
shown by the receipts, Oh hi> income. me hepuo,
lean party f'yois instead o. this direct TAX , 1A
making that tariff also projection OF American muUS
a
lack Of raw material. The creator made iron ore,
coal and the great primary raw materials ae cheapH
necessity for protective tariff arose out of the iueher
wage PAID in this country than are paid BY com
petng manufacturers In other countries. Mr. Ken
nedy illustration of this point was well chosen for
the particular locality Of ms speech; as thee ar
numerous and extensive hat factories In Orange. lie
supposed the case OF German coming To this coun.
u! with MS family and Looking up. Il JOB In local
German says: Why that is the same amolnt /
Gu ned in the old country
plies tbs employer. 81 can't rent my factory for
less than my German competitor can, 1 cant buy
wages l must charge more for hats and then can t
sell lem. If tried to do business any such plan
as that the result you'd be bankruptcy ior me and
slight here" said Mr. Kennedy. the Republican
RRa ri We see way for yon to pay tbs
great deal higher than they are paying in
Government needs some money to pay its soldiers
its sailors and its congressman; to buy new ships
hats arrive at New-York, will say: Wait q min
ute You can't come in til YOU have paid some
Well, the German hats say: We dontt object 70
that II YOU draw it mild We rather favor tartt
continued to arrive in Thousands
But the Republican party says the taItf for
Ssd Gny R want and we
also want to enable hat Manufacturer over in Orange
come from, yOu'l have to pay about 81 a dozen
81 for and 81 for indicious mixture of rev
To this the German hats rply: Wen. If you say
so, suppose We must paJ IL S bnt You wont get
81 for there won't be quarter as many OF us cjme
over ,,,.- .... .....
yourself no uneasness. This government has never
run short of funds since We took charge of II, ana II
the other matter the American people won't have TO
% bareheaded They make as good hats In Orange
long they get good wages" loud cHeIsl
Taking up another branch of his subject the speaker
said
No convincing test Of n system can be obtained
by piciIg away at items, but is to be observed in
system. The United States has applied Protection
more thoroughly than has Other nation, and has
At this point The hall was darkened and the pictorial
illustrations Of NI. kenncdys argument began To
coUHres Views were gwen Which lad been taken
by Mr.. Kennedy with his own Kodak showing women
yohed in harness with and dogs. 10 do the work
Of horses and oxen also women CARVING enormous
burdens through the streets Of the most brilliant cap
j
Of Parnell preceded another view showing quotation
V por,ra Of BmardR was shown. followed by view
Il Bismarcks statement that " the prosperity OF
America is mainly due TO Its system Of protective
laws"
The tinplatc industry fully illustrated The
speaker SAID the Democrats had asserted ma ,h.
effectively proved untrue. a Photograph was EN-.
lqrsed on the screen showing the tlnpae works ,, at
now are, much more than double In size. The view.
included tnT new npe wp at "Ta t mo e ng
lion Of these works due entirely to The protective
shown with letter from the owners, stating: We
turn out 800 boxes Of tinplate PER week. 1notheT
Brooklyn, wss shown. with letter from ID. NJ soncrS
stating: The WORKS are pronounced by English ex
Views were also given off, large number Of factories
which have either been greatly enlarged or entirely
D css ce e vp@ Of e .S Sa Sowed I by an
enlarged fac-simile of letter from the proprietor
directly ascribing their prosperity to the protective
tariff
The success OF the Harrison Administration in eys
tending the foreign trade Of the county, was lGy
steamships were shown and fac Smiles OF letters f0n
hr owners or ase sd so toG 3rn & ve% view inc
letter from her agents, stating that this wa the
first American built merchant steamer ahat ever fied
Republic" that she carried full cargo Of American
regular lines Of merchant steamers arrive almost daily
not one OF which has hitherto flown the American
nag"
The probable results OF the carrying ont OF the
Democratic proposition TO remove the 10 per cent tax
On state bank circulation were shown by fun dis
play Of red dog currency ana of the literature rem
iered necessary by such banking acknowledgements Of
hundreds OF worthless banks. OF hundreds of counter
felt notes, and after Of bank reports show
Ing that the bills OF the gcBGinc banks passed
discounts ranging all the way from 70 80 per cent
The speaker closed by asserting that the Republican
rartv had furnished the country currency which,
In the language Of Governor Mckinley, is as National
a. its flag" Then the grand cd stars and Stripes
were flashed upon the screen, and the meeting br, Ike
up amid loud cheers for the flag and applause for
Mr. kennedy