The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-10-12


| cent was placed on imported bunting.
| They started in Lowell with l. looms and
what was the result? There arc $4,000
| looms making bunting in this country. and
| all American flags are made from Ameri-
can material. We make the best bunting
on earth, and the price is only SlS instead
of S25, or S35.
The history of bunting is the history OF
every other article made under protection.
DO free traders object to American
bunting?
Important Ksssons why tho Ctizens Of
DHnbnry Wanted Protection.
To THE SENATE AND House OF REP
RESENTATIvES OF THE UNITED STATES
IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED: The memorial
Of the citizens or the town OF DaDbury.
Fairfield County, and state OF Connecticut,
respectfully ShOweth:
I. That the town of Danbury contains a
population of about 5000 souls. and that i'm
the year 1916 about 500 of this population
were actively engaged in manufacturing
establishments; since that period the num-
Der has decreased to less than 200, as will
fully appear by the schedule hcreunto an
neXed
Your mcmorialists find no difficulty in
discovering the cause OF this retrograde In
Their manufacturing pursuits. Az inc
PERIOD when the importation of foreign
goods was obstructed by the war which
existed between this country and Great
Britain their manufactures were In
flourshing state; but at the moment the
flood-gates OF British commerce were
opened upon them. they were overwhelmed
with British fabricks. and from that mo-
ment may they date the decline ard de-
Structlon of their manufacturing prosper
ity.
1t is ascertained by q committee APP
POINTED by your mcmOriaists that in the
year 1916 there was manufactured for eX-
a
goods ana wares to the amount of nearly
Si00p0), whereas. in the year 1919 the
amount manufactured will be a little more
| than 100000. The wages of persons en-
plOyed in the various manufactures III the
year 1916 may be fairly estimated as $780,
600, while the wages of persons employed
in the year 1919 will not exceed $4,000.
Many OF our manufactures are abandoned
and fast decaying, and the remainder are
in languishIng state.
The American manufactures in the pur-
chase of raw material Is met by the British
| agent and mOnOpOlist. and behOldS him
| export them free OF duty. In few months
| he behOlds the same British mOnOpOlist
| import the same materials i'm manufact-
ured state. on Il payment OF mere nominal
| duties, and those at long credit secured
| by bonds which not unfrequently fan TO
| be paid at ala double competition Is
| therefore the consequence in which we
| can discover nothing to encourage but
much TO dishearten and discourage the
| American manufactures. In our large
| towns or cities may be seen hosts OF Brit
| iSh agents exempt from most, or all OF the
burthcns of society enjoying the prOtec
| ton ana munlfccnce or our government.
This policy, if pursued, must necessarily
complete the ruin OF our infant manutact-
urlng establishments.
Your memOrialists can behold nothing in
this picture of their calamity equal to thai
which they feel and endure: some of your
memOrialists have already fallen victims
to the policy uisued by their government,
and approaching ruin awaits many others.
unless redeemed by the interpOSitiOn of
the government or their country.
The interests 1.-THE agrlculturlsts are IN
timately connected with those of the
manufacturers and, so far as our Observa-
tons extend, they have been pr0pOrtiOnatc
sufferers by the decline of our manufacture
ing establishments.
All classes of citizens have an ultimate
interest in their prosperity.
1t is confidently believed by your MEM
OrialiSts that the American people can be
supplied with an altcle OF hats OF Amerl-
can manufacture at reasonable price and
OF Il quality in no degree inferior, but SUI
perior to imported hats. If this position
be true, where can be the propriety of en-
couraging or even permitting the impOria-
tion of this article.
Jul lntuOlldilStN are aN die tIdl DlO-
hibition OF the importation of certain ar
ticles Of foreign merchandise would in
some degree affect the revenue Of the gov
eminent. they will therefore cheerfully
submit TO any system Of taxation TO supply
the deficiency and for the support of the
government of their country.
If the subjects OF the pOtcntatcS of
Asia and Europe have for ages been pro-
tected in their manufacturing pursuits.
ought not patriotic and free people TO cX-
pect an equal measure of protection from
rulers OF their own choice.
With these views and considerations.
your memOrialIsts for themselves and
their suffering cOuntrymen, earnestly
pray your honorable body to take their
unfortunate and unhappy case into your
wise consideration and TO grant them re-
lief by prohibiting the importation of
HATS and such other article of merchan-
disc as may appear cypedient and increas-
ing the tariff of duties on others, or i'll any
other way which your honorable body
may deem most consistent with the great
interests OF the American people and your
memofialistS as in duty bound will ever
nraN.