Middletown transcript., 1892-08-25

tin-plate. The Gamers wages are low
cred to allow the proprietor to avoid a
loss while the very few persons work
ing in tin factories are not benefited,
because there are plenty of Welshmen
ready to follow them. On this Penin-
snla every small town has cannery
employing from twenty to fifty or a
hundred hands; these people are all
suffering from the effects of the Nc
Kinley law, and conditions are such
that they must Inevitably lose the
chance to make money by working in
canneries compelled to use tin taxed
unnecessarily. The people were told
that prices would not increase, but
they did increase. Suppose few tin
plate mills are started in the United
States, what will be the advantages
accruing therefrom ? A few more
workmen from Wales will be imported
to make a living at the expense of
Peninsular Gamers. The great num-
Der of people now making good wages
in canneries will have to take less or
go elsewhere.
There has been much said about the
"pauper labor of Europe" +" in connec-
tion with the manufacture of tin. n.piate,
the truth of the matter is that all the
skilled workmen now engaged in the
tin-plate mills of this country came
here from Europe for the purpose of
taking places which they still occupy.
If the manufacturers are so anxious
for a heavy tax on tin in order that
they may pay higher wages to the
American workingman, why is it that
these Welshman are not discharged
after they have taught the American
the intricacies Of the new industry
Locally the matter is of great import
ance. In this State not less than FIVE |
thousand persons are directly engaged |
in canneries through the summer
months. Add to this number the
great number of farmers depending
upon the culture of fruit and veget-
lbles for livelihood, and we have a
arge percentage of our population,
lirectly and adversely affected by this
nonstrosity which is said to increase
he price of everything for the pro-
lucer and decrease it for the consumer.
Dur friend who was kind enough to
end the article is farmer, and good
me, but he insists upon believing that
he tariff is not a tax and that it bene-
its the farmer. Under the cireum-
tances we fell justified in asking him
few questions, viz Do you be-
eye the Mckinley law to be a good |
hing for the farmer, and if so why ?
10 you believe that tin-plate is taxed
Dr. the benefit Of the people or for the
enefit of few manufacturers ? Do {
on believe that the people of this
'eninsula are benefited by the oper-
tion of the Mckinley law :? y
With our surplus grain tied up at g
ONE because we cannot get it to a
larket and the farmer on the verge :
ruin, why should this further bur-
IN be added The policy of the Re- r
lblican party is wrong because it at
mpts to set up artificial barriers
,ainst the natural laws of trade. No .
lpply can be sold where there is no O
,mand, the Mckinley law to the con- v
airy Notwithstanding. If there is a Q
n-plate factory in New York City we =
g glad of it, and we wish it success q
long as it stands upon its merits as n
business, but if the people of this G
,ninsula are to be compelled to pay "
ibute in order that it may be MAIN
ined, then we say it has no business
exist. The farmer gets no "pro-
;tion, " why then should he be re- IL
ired to pay tribute 10 every infant 7
1ustry which is not able to stand "a
on its own legsp If the farmer is to a. q,
bled in this way why has he not a Ia
rfect right to demand that bounty fo
Ill be paid him for every bushel of tfo
leat he raises, and how long do you IL IL
Dpose he is going to stand without a
under the burden already ne
lshing ? Let us make this country ne
re of industry, but let it be done :.
norably and with justice to all. Of
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