New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
GLOVES AND THE TARIFF.
A RAPIDLY GROWING INDUSTRY.
PROTECTION RAPIDLY FORCING FOREIGN PRO
DCCERs TO THE WALL.


publican Club OF New York TO Tribune reporter
few days ago. Il have story for you and the proof
10 accompany IT," and with that he opened drawer In
mis- desk and produced four boxes containing seven or
light pairs OF exqusteiy made women's gloves.
Did you ever see richer softer kid, finer work
manship more effective or artistic finish Well
thcre is no Paris stamp on those gloves. They were
made right up here In Gloversville. Newlork. and
they are about perfect gloves can be made
They are the illustration Here Is the story. which
IN tbese DAYS OF FrceTrade fallacies Is well worth
publishing:
&" Abont ten days ago was chatting with feminine
friend OF Democratic tendencies. who had Just re
turned from Europe. and she mentioned the large
supply OF gloves that she had brought back from
Paris. 'Why is IT,, she asked, that we 'me'"d"s
can't make glovesF
son general principles / replied that we could.
7 Knew nothing about the subject beyond vague
dea that gloves made In Cl0versville, though OF
what sort knew not.
Indeed we cannot said my friend emphatically
All the gloves worn by the women OF America arc
made in Paris. in France and In Germany We
Americans are nowhere. The few womens gloves
made In this country do not At and do not wear. and
volir wife would be- ashamed TO oe seen wearing
paIr OF Anne rican. made gloves
81 entered another denial, and. by the way, why
* il that when there Is any standingu up TO be done
for American Industries II Is the Republican VINO
docs It, And then I said that not only disbeiieVed
tho statement but that would prove It false. Ac
cordincly that evening wrote to business dc.
ouontance in GlOvcIsville, d. C. Duricr, secretrV
Of the pInrpal Republican organization In the city,
hr,esv cxplained the facts and asked whether my
contention was right. and II so to forward TO me
few pairs Of American made women's gloves as
.raod,Iv nc convenient A few days later received
the following letter:
few days you asked me To SEND you some iedies
gloves made this city. Tho sizes you "i'ncd made IL
necessary TO OF Them but Lave the pressure
o, handing you American gloves from American
.tock made With American machines by American wage
o,,r,r. | have taken the liberty 10 submit them 70
competent critics, who have long been conhec"o win
N. importing trade and they pronounce them cqua d.
oa. and in instances superior, 10 any soco7 now
,nnor,sd his has not been the cooduon OF anairs
D., .,r ,,.a, length Of time. u f. only since the
Mckinney Tarin law encct that any effort has
been nadc produce those good. IN ths country 'u
III. growth Of ,hr industry has been marvellous N
cla..es OF gGes producci neTe ar" IN such denaud a
=. =. ,imo.J imnossble to oil tho orders; and with
ncrea.cd factory room and working over tine many Of
the manufacturers stl unsbe To supply 'n@r Na''
These good, were formerly imported. but thr isns vi
Of 700 900 dozens Of import lest year MADE Ho''
active demand FOR tho home production and our n'nu'
iacsurcrs NJ once took steps N supply oon INC '''
and the quality desired.
These goods from the hous" OF jacob Ader O"''
,h, city ard NewYork except the short Nrsted Noca
which ore from tho Northrop MANUFACTURING 'omp'"9 q"
Iohnstown y. Y. =.
Measure In stating hct the Fourth Ward Club o,
his city 1, organized for the promotion" ana RIO
lection" ~ American industries our cue auMonI's Nv
70 present you. and through you 70 "no'e' you
- ..ect ON. or roc pairs q this dozen Of American
,,do ladies', so,c.." knowing that whoever comes IN
on,sct with this Of goods viii b. eon''ooc Una"
mis- city can and will supply the demand Tor me soNts
ask YOU Therefore accept this small d'naI"h IN "o
.ans split With which It j. given ana MAKE sum VS.
o., 10 a. YOUR good judgment directs. win ao'ouo"
70 Americas best interests. remain very reepettiu'''
D. C.. DURFEr. secretary
lyon have in your hands" continued the Gnu "''"'
tho package Witch came down from GioV'rs'nl''
Immediately presented IN" "hole LOT -" "'
who vent into raptures over the qual''S Oh Tue 49,
their co,s, iii and general beauty ano ~ NV '"e
ton .bo selected a pair OF black undressed hln
and sen, them, with her compliments 10 NY D
cr,ttc friend Remember. 81" had declared "'s'
.r,a,,c,uv tho. glove, made IN this country were
oo, .ven III 10 put upon the hand but "hen sh'
,,cciycd that pair nj American gloves Su'''"'',
c,or,nt Of their Clovcrsvllc origin, sh" prohouu'eu
hem beautiful, and thor fl perfect
- have heard stor,, of American wines nho'r
foreign labels passing undetect"d ana "' o..
10th. palncd OIL English and scotch s"ooS Oh "'e
Grad. hut until this incident arose scarcely p"h'''u
.o, ,-,. Tn, fact is that with all the craze 10Y
d. cloves there are half dozen Establishments Ill
,h,s country making algh Grades OF women e'o,e''
~ ner,ert In color and nj rs are iihpoIVu' WIN
rho CHEAP Kid gloves from France ana "er''"'' W.
ca, ncver compete until the American "orhm"' ""'
cached the level Of Digger indian for 'h're ~
NOR, distressing Illustration OF European p'"p'' '"'''
than womcn's cheap Kid gloves ,.s
"Thr Mckinl,y tarln Increased ue u"'' w w 49,
H.. and ~ uidencd the market Tor AUh'r''""
manufacturers that II stimulated the PIou" W." ~
trn grades of wonrn's gloves "a well anu ~ ' .n
means and only since INA, taI," ~, has spruns
nf
lh'2 u'e, QUESTION seemed such an Interesting one
i"' s" ,.,'iirI,r nIomptly decided To make a LEI"
,,,s", hn,,clf besiine In mind that n" hAu S,,i'
perfect Am'rcan product: ~ Tvro,y'tn,rd t.
,ma siNtli,ave, and sought IN" HEAD oi tue eo''
department ~ No o American made gloves in tn" build
, ,,a" m. answer Al IT." first store. ~ I"r
aides glove, few are maze icir W ,r n'otc IN
', nor,cn IN good quantities ana qualities uu, ~,
imnr,ion is that the color i d'f,ctNr, vi pu" ~
At tue rNpens' oil aula'"'"' '
import nl our gloves" 49,. o,,od IN. ,rpor,.r's
rnc second glove expert gre'teu , INC vropg m,r
~ '",l1 holster up your nrn / am iree ,'t t,
onte possibly" rcloln,d the reporter ou' '"''s
are iact,, are they not
Do %'''i you handle any Amcri'An'mnd' ladies'
gloves Therc NAV I've few made In this coun
,r, hnt the product is utterly insignificant and
'l~n Vow "i about U mems gloves
Oh we'll, that l. different There are great
,uantiiieS of men gloves maze mere. ,.r,y ,w
i" Vrniuct increased since the present Iarih Ia"
- ed suggested the reporter
wa. No II I'M, The duty was increased auu ol
course the American mahuia't urer PuSneu "p HE
prices" - Ana. ,b,.r
"Woll they did ,. .,...,.od
",;rnntiug that. has the pi'c VI e'''0' "
, cont 10 the buyer ,,, . ,
The glove man did not reply. Iurhlhs 10 some
cbeap womcn's gloves, he SAID an, 49,. 4,
No en- never manufacture glove, IKE that IN
,m.,ic, American, must have living wages. TboSt
80, 80 ,h.r, and m ,he A good prom leaving about
s"S scnt Tor material labor and transportation the
pea,It, who manutictu thoNe gloves receive aoou'
franc n dozen for tleir labor ,.,,
Hnd nat ia,t Is Just whs, makes Free Trade
good in theory aud bad In practice re!"lned ulS
'nrtar aud II Will remain until wages ana
T,Io, In ali Competing countries are the same
You are talking polltics." sad the glove man. NJ,
"pcs s,hly bu, believe We agreed that facts were
facts" - o,,., ros..a over the
glove department we "a""'' "o '''"' e'