New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-21

- Mr. Holden. however. say that he claims ."as
~ ~. -, Tainted with the economic heres'es "
,,,,oorocv and is as were his "father anu D 80 In.
,a,her before" him, a Democrat VINO pehe
American industries and labor shouio DC .,.,, -
against unfair and injurious foreign comp a,,on,e
Mr. Holden maintains that "a tariii io ~ .,.
n,,,, &c a myth a mere empty phrase. ne 70 a''o
=, Tho oninon that the free traders VIII hnu ~
the tariff they have set out 10 ouiiN .o,rto
,o,t,,a tarifs when IL Is written in the STATUTE
book. ,,
PAINT AND COLOR MANUFACTURERS
seaver Page. of New-York, appeared as 'is
orreeantative of the American MANUFACTURER
paints and colors In this INDUSTRY ~ nd
,os.ad 10 s2o 600 900 in New-York city ALONE a',
nrobablv the entire amount of captal nv -,
!, in the United States exceeds s5oOOo'V" Aoou.
10 600 men are employed. representing Popa -,
- = quarter of n million. Mr. Page SAID thal IA
s,uins tho chemical schedule In 1871 the '"''
take was made of not increasing tne , 49,.
naints and colors to correspond WITH INC -,
an the raw materials Of which the SAINT arc mo,
IT., ,ont,ore5 a number OF examples of when tNe
duties on the raw materials entering 'neo .,. "a,
product exceed the duty on that product. iey .,ot
not osk for lower duties raw materials winch
are themselves highly finished manufacture, ~
desired that fair proportions shouid De io ,.,.
maintained a horizontal reduction ol ~
u,ould leave the manufacturers as badly OIL do
they now are. \, camr
l.. f. Holden Of Cleveland and Hugh n. lamp.
Of Nev-york appeared In behalf Of the lead mining
industry Mr. Holden protested against the repea,
or any reduction of the duty on lead ore ihpo
into the United States. whether as silver iedo o'e
or galena In response to questions by MT Iay"e,
no said he was opposed to any reduction vi
duties on any product the effect OF which wouia
ha IN reduce wages He favored fair ana uni
form tariff Free lead ore would not only reduce
wages of miners in the Rocky Mountain res''h'
but would close many mines In Response "
question by Mr.. Hopkins. Mr. Holden oecia'eo
that he favored "a tariff system whch "ouu
afford necessary protection to American industry
and labor" Mr. Tarsney, Of MISSOURI WIN rep
resents the Kansas City district In wnich ihuc"
capItal IS invested in smelling property became
involved In rather heated discussion WIN WI
Holden and wanted to know where ne wouiu pesi
with tariff reductions. Mr.. Holden repiied 'ha'
he would not pretend 10 give the committee aa'lce
on the construction of a tariff BILL but only de-
sired to insist that whatever rates might De PRIV
posed should be uniform and proportonae through
out all the schedules and not so low as TO inJure
or destroy domestic industry and compeuTtion.
new both OF whom supported Cleveland and
Tariff Reform" appears to be that Mr.. Tarsney
Kansas city constituents while Mr. Holden wants
a protective duty for the benefit OF the mine own
ers and miners of the Rocky Mountain region
TARIFF AGITATION HUlrFCL.
Mr. Camp said that the lead mining industry in
Missouri and adjoining States furnished employment
10 about 10000 men and that the total Value OF
the output I'm 1882 was 100000 About three
fourths of the total of production consists OF
labor and wages from three to five times as
high as i'm the lead mines Of Germany, spain ana
Mexico Producers in Spain and Germany aiso en-
ioy another advantage over American producers.
The cost Of transportation from either Oh thoss
countries to ew-York Is 50 ton by steamer anu
only 81 a ton by sailing vessels, while from the
Missouri mines TO New-York the cost is Is ION;
n the duv on silver lead should De repeated
the lead mining industry of the United states Wou,i
perish and II that Is to happen ne desires tndt al
lead ore shall be admitted free OF duty 80 that tne
lead ore producers OF Germany and SPAN wouid pe
ON the same footing with those OF Mexico Mr.
Camp speaking from experience OF lorty year.
as a merchant and manufacturer. declared tila'
mo one thing hurts business 50 nuch aS does .ai
In agitation" He believed that II would De better
10 live under had tarn twenty years tah 70 nav
two reyisons in the same period even Doth WEI
good ones He also believed that the Drslh'sS w
preston and Industrial distress OF TINS year nay
been due quite much 70 tariff agitation as 10 t
silver Purchase law, and that II the senate Wouu
sured that the existing tariff would NOT pr as
flrled confidence would be- az once restored
other industries were repr"s"nt,d = iouyM.
Spool cotton and fine warns. !. g. l,unnah t Tar
| f1rd. corsrts Max Adl,r and DR. warner; Nory
| products OTTO Curleau. silk velvcts ana plushes'
| f. ! Hemsr. y wy Ork. carpets Jonn r. % ne
samuel IIowarth Edwarl Burke ana Aler NihS-
! f. Wellborn OF Baltimore: Leaf TOBACCO rep
resenfative Sperry Of Connecticut. furniture Etp-
rcscntatlve Rich rdson of Michigan ana TUT ieit
| hats bv a committee Of manufacturers.