Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-25
RrpucE 10 poUNTIEs.


The safest, fairest and quickest way
to end the Homestead troubles is TO
carry out some good, solid reforms in
the tariff. The Fat bounties paid to the
benefciaries Of high prohibitory tariff
are divided among themselves and the
Republican party; the latter receiving
its share for the favorable legislation to
CAnXreIr 6s Co., and in return for this
favorable legislation the benefciaries
nav over princely sums to the Republi-
can campaign fund. II was only one day
last week that u prominent and well
posted citizen If our town declared that
under the Mckinley act the CARNEGIE
Co. Limited), would be ingrates if they
did not contribute at least one million
dollars TO the Republican campaign
fund; that they could do it out Of their
increased profits aud not miss it.
With such o condition Of things, does
it not impress the reader that there is
something rotten in Denmark" Why
not carry out the plans of Mr.. WHITING,
Of Michigan, Of the Ways and Means
Committee? He has introduced a bill
reducing the rates of duty on certain
kinds of iron aud steel, including armor
plate, from 90 TO 90 per cent. In speak
of the biu, the New York World says:
TITS evident from what has been brought
TO light by the investigation al Homestead
that the Dill is fair and that the reductions
ournt 10 be nude The Carnegie Company
makes It's own secondary raw materials IN
tho form Of billets and Is trying TO cneapen
10 Oy reducing wages.
The duty on the articles mentioned In
Mr.. WmTNG's bill ranges from one and
eight-teuths cents a pound 70 TWO and a
half cents. Under the Morrill, tariff IL was
from one cent 90 one and hall cents
pound. The Pennsylvania iron and steel
Industry has always been amply protected.
During the recent Congressional lnNeSu-
CATION at Homestead Mr.. F'HCK declined
over and over again 10 give the labor cost
of producing tOu Of steel DllletS. de an
nouuced that that was mis- private business.
A workingmau thought that IL was about
$1,000. J. he was right the present protec-
ton on billets about covers the whole wages
account Tor this article of the Carnegie
mill
But according TO Mr.. Carroll d. Wright
the cost of manufacturing iron and steel
in this country is about what 10 is In Eng
land. but protection keeps 40 the price so
that American consumers pay faom sou
COJOO1 10 so. 900 900 year more than they
would be Obliged 20 pay at English prices.
Tn other words, the american steei-maE-
ers receive a bonus of between 500 Goo 700
and $50. lUO 600 year above what the EuS-
Hsh masters regard as a fair profit.
Alr WrlgltS conclusions are sustained
by Mr. Prick own admission that Amerl-
can steel is exported, while Mr.. Bynum
asserted that an American manu-
facturer is exporting steel and competing
in the markets of the world.
Under these circumstances Mr.. Whit
iuE's bin is moderate and just. The Car
ueeie steel works are sharers in this i'm
mense bounty which the American people
nav fer the enrichment of the steel makers.
Heaud they pretended TO obtain the tax for
the .uaft q heir laborers. They really
obtaineI it : 4 vide the plumber between
then I've, ..J the Republican party
wLica . keep in power. They do not
give their wOrkingmen any part OF the
bounty ON the contrary they are trying
TO reduce WAGES in order to squeeze more
out of their victims.
tits high time that the bounty should be
reduced. and Mr. Writings bill is very
moderate attack on the law passed and
maintained iu plutOcraGc interests.