The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-13

Gl,Sla,iO y exccu of the preceding year
In view Of this showing OF an increass Of
wages, OF . Induction In the cost OF arti.
cle- Of common ncces=ity. and OF q marked
advance In the prices Of agricultural pro
ducts, 10 10 plain that this tariff law ~
not imposed burdcns but has conferred
benefits upon the farmer aud the working.
man
ssas special Essets
a the act should be noticca- ID was q
COURAGEOUS attempt TO rid our people Of .
production of Tin plate, pearl buttons, silk
plush, linens, lace, etc Once or twice In
our history the production Of tin plate had
esrn atteinpsed and the prices cbianed by
The Welsh makers would have enabled our
makers 10 produce u nj profit but the
Welsh makers 1t once cut price. 20 q point
thst drove the American beginners OUT of
busin-s. and, when this was Accomplished
again made th-ir own prices A CURVE
pondent Of The Industrial World, the
official organ Of Welsh tin plate workers,
publlshed ut SWANSEA. ia the issue Of june
u, ixs,, advises new trial Of these meth,
ods Ne says
:. Do no, be deceived, Tho victory Of IN.
sssRn., 81 BIZ P md asss s q,
can trade lad ihsrs been no p prmo amsd.
ss,, mi .Sr .:. Of ss s.,s anu
both rapid and beneficial.
Il h not too late 10 do something 90 reduce
bos, .itss weight basl.. Lst the worfInsn
tatr half ray for a few months snd turn out
mor. % ,h.,n. Then let the master foress
Aud again that paper says,
II 10 clearly tho interest of both employer.
= ,.!is !, SsIs. hat VII j1Ss s ]. irn SaS sr
hut, In spite Of the doubts raised by the
elections OF issO and Of the Vaccinations OF
foreign producers 10 maintain their
monopoly the tin plate industry has been
established In the United States and the
alliance between the Welsh producers and
the Democratic party for its DESTRUCTION.
will not succeed. The Official returns 20
the TREASURY department Of the production
u tin and t-rne plate. IN the United
States during the last fiscal year show .
comparison Of the first quarter, so.ssa
ponds, with tho last, s60O0o pounda,
shows the rapid deveiopuent Of The In.
dustry. Over S,UDUD pounds during the
last quarter were made from American
block plates. the remainder from foreign
charge of estimates, states after car,.
fui inquiry that tho production Of the cur.
rvnt year will BE- ipOOW0 pounds
aud that BY the end Of the year our pro-
duction VIII bc At the rate OF e0o,0od.0oo
Another industry that has been prsc.
ticslly created by the Mckinley bill Il the
making ut pcarl buttona Few articles
coming 10 us from abroad wsre % dis.
tlnctly the product Of starvation wagca
But WITHOUT. unduly extending this letter,
| cannot follow In detail the Influences OF
the tariff law Of is0. IL has transplantsd
.s,ersi inDortAat industries ann sss.n
lishcd them here and has revived or en-
larged all Others The act gives 20 the
miners protection against foreign silyri
bearing laad orrs. the free introduction
O. which Threatened the great mining IN.
the wool growers protection for theif
fleece and Rocks which has saved them
from q further and disastrous decline. The
house OF representative. at lts last session
passed. bills placing these ores and wool on
the free list The people Of the west well
know how destructive 10 their property
thcsr measures would bc. This tariff Law
has given employment 10 many thousands
OF American men and women and will
saeI year give employment 20 increasing
ands out Of employment and give work u
others only at reduced wages.
The Appeals OF the Free Trader
70 tho workingmcn arc largely addressed
20 his prejudices or IN his passions and not
infrcqucntly arc pronounoedly coinmun.
istic. The now Democratic leadership
RACES nc the employer and seeks to com
grrt that ali employers OF labor are no, .
Just and considerable and that capital some :
times takes too large share OF the profits !
But do not srs that these evils will b. I
ameliorntcd BY . tariff policy the first
necessary effect OF which II a severe wagv
cut. and the second q large diminutIon of :
the aggregate amount OF work 10 be done .
In this country. II tho Injustice of HIS Elm,
ployer t.npts the workman 20 strike back, O
he should Dc very SURF that his blow does '
not fall upon biz own head or upon hi, I
wife and children. The workmen in 9
our great industries are, ms :
body, remarkably Intelligent The, q
may b~ rou.ed by Injustice, ar what '
seems 10 them 81 be such. or be- led Inv /
others 10 ACTS Of pa.sion' I'm, they vii, :
settle the tariff contest I'M iii. calm lisbt al 4
their November firrsitrs anil with rrfrrrnc,
81 the prosperity of the country OF which =
.hsy ave .,si....- aud OF the homes they u
have founded for their wives and childrrn q
Nc Intelligent advocate OF u protective o
tariff claims that IL In able of itself IL q
uniform rate Of wages without u
regard 20 fluctuations In the supply Of and o
i confidently claimed that protectiv, D
iutics strongly tend 10 hold up wages and b
~ the European scale.
Tn. s,,,h.,,, s,.,. IA
..v. M, IT., ID
n .a hai liberal participation In the ben n
h.y,. s.narai,, n,',,s, III, ~ y
policy, rrjoice that their SUI 4.
yar, rice, coal, ores, irun, fruits cotton y
10th and other products have not be-u u 10y
eft 10 the fate which the vote OF their rrp' n
p@entatives would have brought upou ~
hem. In the construction III the Nicar a.
gia canal. In the new trade with south ~
nd Central America, In the establishment :.
4 American steamship lines. thes. states g.
ave also special interests and ali th--s In. ~
rrrrts will not always consent 20 be with ".
at representation nj Washington. -
Shrcwdly but not quite fairly our nd ~ ~.
ersaries speak on finances. duties put on ~ y.
uttons and other articles by the McRin. ~
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