The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-29

| the pleasure on the occasion of your recent
visit TO Port Townsend of listening 10 your al
| Dress before the Democratic club Of that city,
| ana there heard statements made by you
| which, If true, upset ali ny forme. ideas in re-
gard TO the much discussed questions upon
| wnicn the two grea. political parties OF the
| country are now a. issue. therefore take the
liberty OF addressing to you, through the
| me1urn o. the public press, few questions
which hope you will reply to with that spirit
| Oh candor, and ''ss from man 70 man." which
| you promised should characterize the
address IN question, and with that manly
sincerity which should mark the uttersnces
OF one who aspires to the governo1ship OF
great state You are, | am tod, leader of the
| people, and as such need not suggest 10 you
shat the words of the man who today heads the
parry OF when you are 80 worthy q member,
| when IN very delicate and somewhat trying
| exigency, be said, "tell the truth" would be
| your ntting motto. Every political leader. By
virtue OF his position, owes il 70 the people who
iooX 10 MIN for counsel and guidance, 10 give
'neIn truthful and honest counsel and the best
| guidance OF which he Ia capable; and he who
| would willingly falsify a. to matters of fact,
| ana knowingly mi.lesd his followers, is IN.
worthy the name of gentleman, and deserving
OF the seversst censure
| Again. hs who aspires to political leadership
ougas to be fitted therefor By careful study OF
TIE history OF his country and accurate Knowl-
| cial relations
understand you TO sa7 in the address re-
ie'reo TO- IN speaking OF the protective duty on
TN manufacture, Notwithstanding the high
| protection afforded our miners and manufacture.
eis OF the article We (msaning the na.ion) do
not make any tin plate. thought that might
nave misunderstood you, but l have compared
| my own notes, taken a, the time with those of
several other gentlemen who "Kept tab on that
occasion, and the concensus of opinion is that
you made the statement Now, Mr.. Lewis, IS
the statement true, or did you make it in ig-
torrance OF its fslsiry, or did you make il pur-
posely 10 misead AMI deceive the people for
whose enlightenment you were i'm ported on the
eve OF our important municipal election? There
ies before me al this moment the report of era
aver, special agent of the treasury department
10 the secretary of the treasury, giving the
statistics OF the growth of the tin plate industry
In the United States from October /, ls9p-.hs
Gate OF the passage OF the Mckinley biu-to
April ., ls92; and just to show you how much
you were IN error in your statement
| or how wide of the mark Mr. Aver is
In his i will give you few
OF his assertions Taxing the former years as
his oasis, he ngures that our gross importation
ior the next fiscal year will be 40 900 900 pounds,
our expectations on which there viii be draw
back OF the duty paid ii, 90 600 pounds leaving
net importation OF 800 90, 0co pounds; and
that our American manufacturers will furnish
iooovoeo OF this, leaving deficit OF 200 10000
10 be supplied by foreign importation. He gives
list OF the establishments in process OF con.
structlon and already in operation, with the
name and location of each, aud of capital in.
vested, estimated capacity and number of men
| employed and to be employed. give a sum-
| MARY. to-wit:
| April q, 1892, number of companies
ofsaiiiAtu ~
| April %. $50, number of companies
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
| April B 1897, number OF companies
| April 3. 1892. number Of companies
| operations not begun April q, Iss2.. 30
Amount OF capital invested. ...... sSlaS,oo0
Estimated yeaEiy capacily-pounds.. .. $4,000, 90
Nj. Aver goes on 10 say IN substance that
| mines have oeen opened and are being worked
and employment IN mills, mines and factories
iurnisned to something more tnan $500 men
al by reason OF the protective tariff. In the
mean time, notwithstanding the increased duty,
| tin is no dearee than it before the Mckinley
| bill went into operation. Verify, Mr. Lewis an
| industry which in less than two years can show
| such Developments Is this deserves better than
| the Misrepresentation which you gave it on the
night OF the 10th day OF July, 1892 in Learned's
| opera house in Port Townsend. Let me advise
| that before you again talk candidy ''as man 10
man." on the subject of tin. you obtain Mr.
| Ayers report aud give the same your careful
| and prayerful consideration.
| Again. Mr.. Lewis, you said-and had
| you not twice repeated the statement
| / should have thought you the victim
| OF slip OF the tougue-that while the tariff on
| sugar had been removed the people had been
taxed to the extent Of 100000 last year to
| pay bounties 10 sugar producers Did you in
| tend tn say this, Mr.. Lewis, or didn't you know
| any better? so far my information goes at
present, there have been filed claims for bounty
| this account TO the amount of less than
ss,olo,ocl You can get the exact figures on APP
| piicasion to the proper branch OF the treasury
| department Ill Washington City. But why
didn't you say to your hearers that never in the
history OF thecountry has sugar been cheap as
under the Mckinley dill, and that the net saw
ing 10 the American people, after payment OF the
bounty, is about Sdo,0oo,0O0 annually?
You made the statement that the Mckinley
bill had taken the tax of the luxuries, spiritu-
Gus liquors and tobacco, and left it on the poor
peoples neeesssres OF life. (Oh, how you love
the poor working peopleD What authority q
Democratic orator, before Democratic audi
ence, has to classify whisky and tobacco as lux
uries do not know. l noticed there was no
outburst OF applause at this passage OF your
speech But this Is another story" Why did
you not, with that sincerity for which you are
famous, eandidiy say 10 your hearers that
while the internal revenue tax had heen re-
moved from the articles named, the Mckinley
biIl imposes duty OF s.. 50 per gallon all dis
titled spirits anu 50 cents TO s. - per pound on
AS'A~N"' GIN PSE pJAA0 al. - SSuts AZ va
!orem on cigars and cigarettes? Perhaps You
have prejudice against accurate information.
Nos, free trade advocates have.
You constantly alluded 10 the tariff as ".ax"
which Precludes You from any pettiiogging in
regard 10 the foregoing statement Your at
teution is respectfully called 10 the fact, which
you do rot seem - know. that hides sre on the
tree LET. Please make note of il, 80 not TO
repeat the erroneous statement in regard TO the
matter you made on the occasion referred 20.
What You said in regard 10 tin you repeated
substantially in regard 20 wool, to-wit: I've
Go not grow wool" or i've are not wool-grov-
ers- Dad you mean 1t, Mr. Lewis, or were you
JUST testing the culia0ili.y OF a Democratic
audience? According - the figures Of the last
census * hiss been shown that there are not
nifty organized counties in the United
states which do not produce wool in
meTchantaoe quantities l might show
you oy the reports OF the treasury department
that the chief industry OF which wool-notwilh-
standing youE statement that We grow sheep lor
mutton, but nos for woods the principal Incl
dent, has been prosperous or uuprospeTOus, just
as i has been protected or unprotected; but /
content ssiI with showing that your state
meni on talS matter Is as false and misleading
as the Others alluded to If YOU will take tia
World Almanac IA high Democratic authority
and turn - page IA y0u viii find taoGlatsd
statement o. oota sheep and Wool industries, ~
which u appears that II 1Sa0 there was imported
into the aiJed states los 43l 81 pounds OF wool
ana that We produced &, home rs, o00 pounds
OF the same article, making total OF i0,s3l2 Isl
pounds produced AMI imported. Ii seems 10
Ine-and think il Will 70 you when you come