The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-08


pounds or tin. Mhyp Becausee it
could he made cheaper In England and
the duty was not sufficient TO equallze
the cost of production. Twice before
we have tried to manufacture tin.
Mat did England do? She lowered
the price OF tin from sl4 per box to 81
AMI SO. The mills closed. The Nc
kialeY hill trainers decided To bring
that industry here. There are now
twenty-sik tin MILLS with sixteen more
In course OF construction.
How much material Is used In these
tin industries OF England IN year?
l,OOO. 600 tons OF iron, 500. 600 tons OF
limestone. O00, 600 tons OF coal, 400-
Geo tons OF pig iron, $500 .00O pounds
OF lend, 13,0O0, GOO pounds of tallow,
l2,0co, 900 pounds OF sulphurlc acid. 1t
employs SO, 600 men, who receive
over S24, 900 600 In wages. Within n
few years we will have all this indus
try.
The Democrat party Is opposed to
this, and on their platform denounce
the Mckinley bill as fraud. Well. |
will admit that it rolls Europe of $780,
600. COO worth of work II year, and bene-
fits this country an equalamount.
In 1910 VIZ carried 70 per cent. OF our
imports and exports, and had l.0o0,-
600 tons OF ships.
All goods brought in on foreign ships
paid twice the tax oil those on Amerl
can ships American ships paid u tax
OF 6 cents per ton, while foreign ships
paid 90 cents per ton. Now we carry
IL per cent. OF our trade. Why Is this?
Because in 1919 the tax was taken on.
In our coastwise trade no foreign
ships can have parcel in 1t. What
Is the reSult2
Our tonnage in coastwise and river
trades, 1905, 900 tons, or twice that OF
Great Britain and greater than that OF
England, France and Germany. Last
year we paid In foreign trade $3.50, 900, E
0OU to England to carry our own trade.
| The Democrats contend that the only
way to restore this commerce is to en-
courage free ships. but what would be-
come of Wilmington ship builders il
we had free ships?
In the Senate had the honor to in.
troduce two bills. Ono was to pay
postal subsidies to have the malls
carried under the American flag The
other was to pay 30 cents per ton to
each American ship for 1000 miles trav.
elled. What boom that would have
been for Wilmington. We would then
have carried all of our trade. In 1866
we had but $40 900, 600 OF trade. Last
| year we had 81 OOO. OOOUOO,
You now have Republican Senator
| (nppluusel, yes, cheer him, for he is a
good fellow, but for two years he gave
me no peace because he wunteI me tC
have Wilmington harbor dredGed Sc
that the largest ships could bC
launched ......
| was perfectly willing to do this
provided he would give mo tho assur.
nnce that one such ship would bt
built, but he could not do 1t, as Eng.
land does this work for us.
There were twelve Democrats needed
to pass these shipping bills. There
were democrats there. ship builders
who wished tho bill passed and they
told me that twenty six Democrats
were pledged to the bill. Three voted
for 1t. lie postal subsidy bill came
back crippled, but even in It's present
shape 1t has assured two magnificent
vessels costing 77,ODO, 900 and in TIVE
years our mails will be carried under
the American ling.
Some time ago Senator Vest stated
that there Is very little difference ii
the wages paid In this country anl
abroad, but there Is not an English
man, lrlshm0lI or German in this
country, but knows that this Is no
true. II II were true, they would &c
back to their old homes.
Wayne MarNeHgh, who has Just dis
covered that he is Democrat. whef
to my certain knowledge he has beer
Democrat Tor ten years, sneeIs OF
infant Indus ries. Ilo asks why *
per cent is not sufficient. as 1t was 81
years ago. That shows the ignOrauc,
of Wayne Macy cagh. Fiftyyears ago
the prolit of the English manufactur
crs was 3 per cent. Now It Is PEI
cent. Then it took months to Ee
things here. Now 1t takes but week
That makes difference.
Now let us 20 back TO foreign coun
tries and take Italy first.
Within the last five years Italy's cot
ton manufactures have increase,
greatly. 4 women in those mill
get 20 cents per day. Ii there was M
tariir how long would it 10 until thu
products of those mills were in New
York; Fourteen days. How lonj
before the product Of all the mill
were in this country? Sixty days. HOY
+ long before the mills in tins country
were'ciosed? Sixty days.
, In Belgium the women get 80 cent
! per day. The men get 50 to 20 cont
per day. Belgium beats England II
making steel rails. II there was NJ
tariff on steel rails tile product of Bel
, Slum would be In this country.
, In Germany, before the tariff wa
} put on, tho wages of iron aud stee
workers were n. IS.
In this country the wages are iron
sl5 to SIS per week. England has bel
LEI wages than belgium, but neve
. will there be higher wagoe In Engant
| There are thousands Of men in Eng
\ land always out of EN- plOymeut.
In Paisley, ScOtlandln Coates Il Co
/ aud Clarke y Co.'S mills | found tn.
3 they paid lower wages by 22d per cen
n MT those mills than mills in this CuuI
try.
Y In ireland they have no wages.
/. IS tho only country that has had nbst
a lately free trade for eighty year
n once it had protective turitl' and SUI
q ported SrujnppO people. 1t was one {
II tho most magnificent countries in II
o world To-day 1t has hut 1000, 600
people. Some of them starved
If death. Whit starved them to dealt
u Free trade. Mhy will IN lrslunal
whose father ami mother we're stUrvt
- 10 deHlh byireo tTadu and was himse
n driven into exile by free trade, 20
n tho polls aud vote iur the samo Tr,
Ii trader
IT, TINS Ct uhttY AMI ~ui there was N
- a other itka 1t Ia tltt world. lilo ~ g.,
10 alluded te flle life OF garfield and hu
y from being II poor bog he reached III
/. lei tlIt OF HtIHt.
N The ,uecfuiy closel with cheers +,
"A the eloquent orator aud the entire IL
- publican ticket.
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