Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-24

puouc money ~ iav Ncniniey aps, ior
which be voted That act provides that
when raw materials subject To duty are
imported into the UDitesl States and con
verted here into mann 'acturcd articles
which are saparted for sale abroad TO the
citizens of other countries. the domestic
manufactures. producer or exporter shall
have drawback equal To the amount Of
duty paid less per cent. II the foreigner
pays that duty. why In the Dsmo Of oom.
mon sense aud common honesty 10 W. pass
law to pay it back to the Standard OH
company or TO somebody eisc who exports
oils. meats or cans made from imported
tin platet An honest legislator who be
lieves the Foreigner pays the tax would in
sist upon giving 10 back To the foreigner
who sold IN the tin plate ont Of which the
cans were man anufactured. and not to the
corporations and others who convert that
material into cans and tbcs export them
and their oontents ~ he sold abroad to the
people of other cOuntri,r NJ lower prices
than they can be sold To thsir o~n fellow
citizens. Therefore feel justified Ia say
ing that no gentleman who supported the
Mckinley act in onyreSs, nor Mr. fcKin
ley himself although be- goes about the
ubn< DLN iOitihbtt
pays the duty, really believes q word Of t.
But tender M apology 30 the senate for
attempting to disooS such ga absurd
proposition.
Now, Mr.. Presidens. while speaking Of
tin plate ] ought % refer 10 statement
made by the senator from Rhoio Island
that the people II the United States paid
to the Welsh manufacturers II that article
in the year itsr seventy-fx oents per box
more than the profits which they were
realizing bs,foro that time This Is un-
doubtcdly too true. II Is certainly true
thnt the Mckinley aOt was q great bless
ing to tho WelsA manufacturers Of tin
plata, and enabled them to take from the
people of the United States, as I shall pro
cecd to show. many millions Of dollars over
and above the profits which they were
making before it's passage.
THE senator here presented tables show
ing the cost Of producing tin plate In Wales
and the advance In price there IN anticipa-
tion of the Mckinley bill. and coDtinuedl;
IL appears therefore that tho people Of
the United States, befope Che increased
rate Of duty on tin plate took afect under
the Mckinley act, paid, not TO the tmpor-
ters, not 30 the government, not 30 the
dealers hero. but directly into the pockets
OF the Welsh TIN plate manufacturers, the
sum Of a 6cS. $50 as surplus profit on their
sales, which was considerably more than
half the value of their plaIt manufacture
Of thai article
An Injustice q tho Tarin
Mr. President, Il Is broad statement 30
make, but the Mckinley act increased the
duty on every fabric that contains single
thread or fiber Of WOOL and in most cases
the increase was very large. If an article
OF silk " found To contain "A thread Of wool
for ornamentation or for any other purpose.
Il becomes subject to the woolen goods
duty, which, even IN the case of the cheap
est woolen fabrics used by the poor, is
much higher than the duty ON the finest
silk fabrics used by the rich.
Ihave here number of samples of woolen
and wOrsted goods imported under the Nc
KiDley act. with statements showing their
cost abroad In 1889 and 1880. their cost
abroad now, the duty imposed upon them
in 1889 aud $780, tho duty imposed upon
them now, and the increased cost 10 lay
them down at New York 10 the consumer
Elaborate tables WE'RE presented
The prices abroad have fallen necessarily
because the cost OF the raw material, wool
and cotton, has gone down In the market;
but the people OF the United States, by the
passage Of the tariff act and the imposition
OF higher rate of duty upon these goods
have been wholly deprived Of the benefits
which they should have received, and
ought To have received on account of the
decreased cost of the materials entering
into the manufacture Of the articles they
consume. The cotton grower and the wool
grower alike are compelled TO take lower
prices for their products and To pay higher
prices for the goods manufactured from
them.
The Protected Manu- facturcp.
The necessary effect OF the Mckinley not
II to enable the manufacturers OF these
articles at home TO keep up the prices To n
certain figure, no matter what may be the
diminution In tho cost of their raw mate
rial or Ia the wages OF their laborers, be
cause the high duty projects them against
competition abroad 30 lopg IA they keep
their pricee tust below the poipt which
would enable the importer to bring them
In and realize 9 profit after paying the
duty. What tpat point h the domestic
mauufacturcF always knows very well, he
cause he keeps hiuiseaf informed IN rela-
tiOn 70 the foreign .prioee OF the articles he
produces, and he therefore permits impor
tslt$Oos IN two casee only Firsl, when he
pnnot produce the particular quality OF
goods ab all, and sccOhdly, when he cannot
produce them Ia sufficient quantities TO
supply the home demand