The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-07

tectiye tariff men. Only those are opposed
10 IL who represent foreign interests and
they are bitter IN their denunciarIons.
fyou wish any confirmation OF what
have told you In regard TO prices / will in
troduce you TO the heads of oil the depart
ments of the house. who buy In this conn
try and Europe. and you can talk with
them yourself. Relying upon the thinkiDg
people of this country cannot believe bus
that the principle OF protection viii be con-
hrmed at the coming election"
MI. w. u. DeNay, proprietor Of one or
the large paper manufactures of the coun-
try. which sells it's goods from the western
boundaries of New York 10 California and
Oregon. and as far south as New Orleans.
was asked as TO his opinion of the effects
OF the new tariff law.
There is no better example of what pro-
lection will do than Is afforded by the pa
per business" be said. I'VE have three
mills and bag factory in Indiana. with
our warehouses IN Indianapolis. The paper
manufacturers could not compete with
those OF Europe unless protected by the
tariff. on account of the cheap material and
labor over there. When l was abroad L
investigated the question of labor. and
found the wages paid there in this business
were not more than one-half what we pay
here for the came work. and this is lib
eral estimate"
Where does the tariff affect you mostiv
On wood pnlp. Years ago its manufac-
ture was protected by patents so that we
could make it in this country. but when
these patents expired as there was no duty
on 1t, 1t was shipped in from Norway.
where the wood costs nothing and the
labor next to nothing. until our factories
were obliged TO close down. The Nc
kinley bill put tariff of % DER cent upon
wood pulp, shutting ont the foreign
article. Immediately all of the old
factories in the United States re-opened
and new ones were started all over the
country. In Indiana. for instance, there
are new mills ut Muncie. Marion. Anderson,
kokomo, Hartford City and Mishawaka,
ali running full time and employing hum
dreds of hands"
What has been the effect on pricesiv
writing paper is from IL TO 10 per cent
cheaper than two years ago: newspaper is
from 70 TO 1913 per cent. cheaper; paDer
bags are 20 per cent. lower. The latter
furnish an argument in favor of the Nc
kinney law. They are made out of jute
butts. and there Is no country IN the world
can produce these but India. and yet there
was tariff OF IS n ton on them. AS no
American interest was protected thereby,
this was taken off and they were admitted
free. This shows the wise judgment that
framed the bill"
How have wages been affectediv
we employ about three hundred hands:
IN no case has there been penny of de-
crease IN wages although prices have been
so much cheapened. Competition means
the regulation of prices. and the establish
ing OF many manufactures makes COMPETE
tion."
What has been the general effect of tho
Mckinley lawp
First class; beneficial III every respect.
IL would be a great mistake to change IL.
Ii the business men and producers are d.
rectiy interested in IL cannot sec why tho
worklngmen are not much so If the
former are not prosperous the latter cannot
be. 1t Is almost impossible now 10 get la
Dor. / can remember the time when we
had to employ q man TO keep those out of
our office who were clamoring for work.
because we did not have it to give. In
twenty years / have not known labor SO
scarce. The working people are all en-
ployed. wages are as high or higher than
formerly. prices every where are cheaper.
am at a loss to know o single reason why
any man should vote for a change Of ad-
mlnistratlon.'