Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-10

the democratic party for its desuuc-
ton win not succeed. The official re-
turns to the treasury department Of the
production Of tin and terne plates in
The United States for the last fiscal
year. show a total production Of 1920,
$50 pounds. and a comparison Of the
first quarter. S26922 pounds with the
last 100000 pounds shows the rapid
development of the industry. Over .,
100000 pounds during the last quarter
were made from American block plate
the remainder from foreign plates. The
treasury agent in charge estimates that
the production the current year wiD De
1OOOO0OOO pounds and by the end Of
the year win be at the rate of 100000
900 pounds per annum
The president also speaks Of the pearl
button industry as practically created
by the Mckinley law That law has
transplanted and established here sew
Crl important industries and revived
or enlarged all others 1t gives miners
protection against silver-beariug lead
ores. the free introduction Of which
threatened the great mining industries;
wool-grcwers protection for their
fiecces and tiocks winch served them
from further and disastrous declines.
The house of Representatives at its last
session passed bills placing these ores
and wool upon the free list. The peo-
pie of the west win know how destruc-
tive to their prosperity these measures
would be.
The appeals of the free traders to the
worlingman are largely addressed TO
his preiudices or his passions, and not
infrequently are pronouucedly com
munisdc The new democratic leader
ship RACES at the employer and seeks to
communicate his rage to the employe.
l greatly regret that all employers OF
labor are not just and cousiderdte, and
that capital sometimes takes too large a
share of the profits. But | do not see
that these evils would be ameliorated
by the tariff policy.
The w0rkmeu in our great industries
are remarkably intelligent and lovers Of
home and country. They may be
reused by injustice or what seems to
them such, or be led for moment by
others into acts of passion, but they will
settle the tariff question in calm light
by ther November firesides, and with
sole reference TO the prosperity Of their
country ana homes.
No intelligent advocate Of the pro-
tective tariff claims that it is able Of
itself to maintain Il uniform rate Of
wages without regard TO fluctuations in
supply and demand but it is confidently
claimed that protective duties strongly
tend to hold up wages and are the only
barrier against "a reduction to the Flu
ropean Scalo.
our ddyersaies shrewdly speak only
of increased duties ana omit reference
to the great and beneficial enlargement
of the free list During the last fiscal
year. over Sass. 100000 worth of mer-
lhandise, or $685. per cent Of our total
came i'm free the largest
percentage i'm our history while in 1859
the percentage was only 3442 Placing
sugar on the fro list saved TO the con
sumner in duties in fifteen months, after
paying the bomties provided for, SS7,-
ouOOOO, and this relief was s1hstau-
TALLY felt in every household
And Now About silver.
Coming down 70 the silver question
the president says he is thoroughly
convinced that the free coinage Of sill
yer at such a ratio to gold as viii main
tain equality in their commercial uses
of the two coined dollars, would CON
duce to the prosperity of all the great
producing and commercial nations of
the world. One essential condition is
that these dollars shall have and re-
tain equal acceptability and value in all
transactions Dollars of UNI
equal commercial value win not circu-
late together. The better dollar is
and becomes merchandise.
the true interest Of all Of our people
and oSpeci uy of farmers aud working
people who cannot closely observe
the money market is that every dollar,
paper or coin issued or authorized by
the government shall at all times and
in NIL uses be IN exact equivalent not
only in debt paying, but i'm purchasing
power of any otLar dollar I am quito
sure if we should now act upon this
subject independently of other nations
we would greatly promote their I'm.
terest and iuiure our own
The monetary conditions iu Europe
within the last two years have, I think
tended very much TO develop a senh-
meut in favor of the larger use of sill |
yer, and / was much pleased and en-
by the cordmlity, prompuess
and uuauimiy with which the invita-
ton of this government for an hrcr-
rational conference on this subject
was accepted by an the powers
We may not only hope for bur expect
highly beneficial results from this con-
ference. When the result is known We
shall be able inteTli-cnuv % rcadiu-r
our financial legislation to amy new con
diuonS
Non-pertI-au Election investigation.
referring TO the elections question.
the president quotes from his last am
nual message 10 congress on the sub
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