Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-06

the situation when ne lnVcfprcte1 tho
ChicagO platform 10 DO nm Invitation 10
all Democrats, even those hslding the
most moderate protection Views 10 go
into the Republican party.
A nj now few words In regard 10
the existing tariff law,
We fortunately are about to Judge OF
It's influence upon productions and
prices by market reports. The day Of
prophets Of calamity has been sue.
ceedeu by that VI the trade reporter
Examination into the effect OF the law
upon prices Of protection PRODUCTS aud
the cost Of such articles ms enter into
the living OF the people Oi small means
has been made by the senate commit.
tee COMPOSED of leading senators Of
both parties, with the aid Of the bost
statiaticlnne, and the report signed by
all the mcmbers OF the committee given
TO the public. No such Wide md
careful Inquiry has ever been made
before. These facts appear from the
report:
Fifst-Thc cost Of articles entering
into use by those earning less than
81, 900 per annum, n decrease VI per
cent, while In farm products there has
been an increase In price, owing, In
part TO an increased foreign demand
and opening Of new markets. In Eng
land during tbs same period the cost OF
living increased 10 por cent Tested
10y the power OF The purchase OF articles
OF necessity, the earnings OF our work
ing people never have been rs great M
they are now.
Second There has been an average
advance In the raio Of wages OF 10 OF
] percent.
rhird-Thcre has been an advance
In the price Of all farm products Of
1857 per cont. and all cereals SO 30 per
cent. The ninth annual report Of the
chief Of the bureau OF labor VI the
State Of New York, Democratic oili-
Ger, very recently Issued, strongly cor
robofatCs as to that State the facts
found by the Senate committee. His
extended inquiry shows In the year
Immediately following the passage Of
the tariff act OF 1890 the aggregate
sum paid In wages In that State was
50, 81, g75 IN excess and nm aggregate
production Of SSi ,3l5,3l0 In excess OF
the previous year. In view Of this
sh owing OF tho increase IN wages and
OF the reduction IN cost Of articles OF
common necessity and Of the marked
advance In prices OF agricultural pro.
ducts, Il Is plain the thril law has moi
Imposed burdens but has conferred
benefits upon the farmer aud working
man.
SOME SPECIAL EfFECrs
Of the acts should bc noticed. It wa,
courageous to attempt to rid our poo
pie OF the long maintained forelgi
monopoly OF the production Of til
plate, geirl buttons, silk, plush, lace
etc, once or twice given 10 the import
or under this view OF the constitution
IN order 10 increase important impor
iations and revenue "for revenu,
only" n the limitation. Reciprocity
Of COURSE, falls under ucnunciation FOL
It's object and effect " not revenue, bu
promotion OF commercial exchanges
theproilts OF which go wholly to GU
PRODUCERS.
Once or twice In cur history the pro
duction OF tin plate was attempted ant
the prices obtained by the Welsi
makers would enable our makers I,
produce at profit. But the Welsl
makers at once cut prices 10 u poin
that drove America out OF the Dusi
ness and when this was accomplished
again made their own prices. a cor
respondent Of the Mdustriai World, tn,
official organ Of tin plate workers, pub
lished at Swansea, In Its issue Of Jun,
10, 1892, advises n now trial Of thesl
methods. lilo says. Do not be- deceived
The victory OF the Republicans at tn,
polls means this retention OF the Nc
kinley Till and means a rapidly accru
Ing loss OF 50 per cent. NJ the eXpOr
American trade. Had there been M
Democratic victory In 1890, the spreaI
OF tin plate manufacture In the Uniloi
States would have been both rapid an,
bona fldo. II II not yet too late to d.
something to reduce the price Of plates
Put them down TO IL shillings per DO,
OF 100, IA by 20, full weigh, basic. lie
workinen take half pay for few month
AMI turn out mole, then lot the master
forego profits for some time"
And ngain that paper says II !
clearly TO the interest OF both employe
and workman
10 PRODUCE TIN PLATES,
tariff or no tariff, ut pr &c that will
drive all competition rom the field
but In spite OF doubts raised by election
Of 1890 and Of the Vaccinations q
foreign producers TO maintain thei
monopoly the tinplate industry ha
been established In the United Statet
and tho alliance between the Wolsl
producers and tho Democratic part.
| Tor its destruction will not succeed
| Official returns TO the treasury depar,
ment OF the production OF tin and III
plates In the United States during tn
last fiscal year, show u total production
| OF 10, 9iO, $50 pounds, and u comparison
OF the firsi quarter OF S23,O22 pounds
with last S,U0O,OOI pounds, shows
rapid development OF the industry
Over 100000 pounds during las
quarter were made from American
block plates and the remainder iron
foreign plates. Mr.. Aver, treasur.
agent In charge, estimates us the .,
suit OF careful enquiry, that tho pro
duction OF the current year will b
100, 900, 600 pounds, and by the end Q
the year our production win DO nc tn
rate OF ., OOO,OO pounds per annum.
Another induetry that has beel
practically created by the McKinle,
bill 10 making pearl buttons. Fey
articles coming 10 the United State
from abroad are NO distinctly the pro
duct OF starvation wages, hut withou
unduly extending this letter | canno
follow in detail the influences OF tn
tariff law OF 1890. IL transplante
several important Industries an,
established them here and revivei
or enlarged all others. The act give
to miners protection against foroigi
sllver-bearing lead ores, tho FREQ intro
duction OF which threatened the grea
mining industries Of the Rocky noun