New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21
no FREE TRADE WANTED By L. y. LlTTAuER'

NO FREE TRADE WANTED By L. y. LrTIAuER.
A PROSPEROUS GLOVE MANUFACTrEER LEAVES
THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
LucIus n. lltauer, who Is one OF inc largest
glove manufacturers OF Gloversville, has left the
Democratic Marty with which he has been identified
for many years and has become an ardent supporter
OF the Republican party. Mr. Littauer voted ior
Grover Cleveland In 1o84 and 155o, but nc says
that he will no longer remain with party when Il
opposed To the best interests OF the country. Mr.
Littauer's action has created CONSERVATION among
the Democrats in Gloversville, where he Is well
known. He has made a statement giving his reasons
for supporting Harrison and Reid Here Is what
he says
Tariff reform has gradually been developed by
the Democratic party into demand Tor radFal Tree
trade for tariff for revenue only without consul
Grafton toward the necessary protection TO our manu-
featuring Industries. This was clearly announced In
the Chicago platform. and has been accepted by Mr..
cleveland In his NewYork speech, without comment
despite the fact that to my mind. he had previously
announced himself opposed to that policy Being
nrm in my belief that tariff for revenue only wouu
lead to the destruction OF our manufacturing lndus-
tries and OF the glove industry In particular Ill
which AMI thoroughly Interested believing, moreover
that II would he the destruction Of tn" welfare ana
prosncrty of our workingmcn to the same extent rs
It would be to our manufacturers, shall place myself
strongly In the Republican ranks, ana 40 what ga"
to aid the election Of Mr.. Harrison
-" am thoroughly cOnversant with every phase OF
our glove Industry and ] can vouch for the fact,
as can every glove manufacturer who VIII glve HIS
honest opinion. tina: never during the last Twelve
years has Their. been such prosperity In orr trade
In any two years during IN" two Just past
We have not received higher prices for our man
ufacturei art clNs has our percentage OF proh'
advanced on the contrary, competition among
ourselves Ia, reduced the price OF gloves uhul 10
Gay We produce better gloves for less mony thah
was ever before known In tho history OF the 'rine'
Our prosperity therefore come only from inc VI
creased demand that has arisen for our product and
this We must inquest onably base on The ciet Is OF
protective tariff The wages Of our labcre'S have
not bcen generally increased, but thy have been
rapIdly raised from one grade to higher. ana where
formerly gave employment on Tn" average ''gh'
months during the year. we now give S''iny ''nP''H
ment the year round. and oar business tohay Is Only
curtailed by tho number Of skilled workmrn We can
secure and for the product 81 whose lab"r We nave
n strong and steady market
THE Increase in the production Of wor'"hG'"'n
gloves We can fairly state arises from III" general
rros rcrity and development OF our country Tor th'
Is the only country In the world where the worR'nE
man receives enough rccompenSe for his labor u
enable him. after paying for tho ncceS'ar"' OF me-
io indulge In pair Of luxurious gloves to protect
and mike comfortable his hands while nj work.
surely a strong argument proving the different scale
Of comfort I'm which the American la'ornS man mas
himself from his foreign competitor. 'Ur ""rhnE
gloves are unique and looked upon by the rest OF
The glove manufacturers Of the world rs curios,
tics they having demand In any WAY FOR glove
used by woriIngmen am Informed by tho custom
house officials that tho decrease OF importation OF me
gloves since the Mckinley tariff went into "ncct
has bon 100000 dozens for the past year without
such information positively know that our own
production Of gloves OF this class has virtually
doubled within two years.
Sailed cutters all the glove centres OF Europe
are rushing o our vicinity and find ready employment
n wages positively 40 per cent higher than they re
ceived I'm Europe. But above all ha> the beneht 81
DIR protection fallen upon the working woman WI"
sew our gloves From fairly thorough acquaintance
with price, paid In France. tcrmnny, Italy ana
Austria | can state that working woman receives
double the amount OF pay for the same work In our
factory that she would receive abroad ana III large
share ~ our work even three times the pay. .
Thi, Industry of fine glOve-nlaklng never woull
hav. started and never could have tlirived without
ample protection The prosperity OF the WORKING
com nuniy II our glove centre II decidedly OF VIDE
reputation and the wonder Of many. our worKns
n,op. must lie ~ common sense. and am pleased To
know that most OF them supporters of TN, pohcy
%. Projection which has rodoIndcd much TO their
rsrify