Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-07
THE FEAR Of TARIFF CHANGES.

6,publican Resources for Getting Up .
Scare for the People.
The protectionist calamity -howlers
fasten on non-partisan testimony-or
what seems to be such-in support of
their contention that the present condi-
ton of things is due to dread of tariff
reform. It is sign of weakness on
their part because it shows that they
have no confidence in their own ability
to convince the public that their buga-
boo has anything in it any more vital
than straw and rags Their cause is so
desperate, however. that they are will
ing to grasp at any straw of opinion
which seems to be in their favor and
even to pervert and misrepresent the
non-partisan testimony.
Misrepresentation of the non-partisan
testimony is not the only oFense OF
which these calamity howlers are
guilty. They only misrepresent a
small portion of the non-partisan testi-
mony because only a small portion can
be made. even by misrepresentation. to
bolster their carse. Their method OF
dealing with most of the non-partisan
testimony on the subject of the relation
between manufacturers and possible
tariff legislation is to say nothing about
it. and SO far as they can keep it from
their readers. Thay have published
parts of the statement from Brad.
streets because by garbIing and par
tial suppression it can be made to seem
a support for the theory that manu-.
facturers are hung up because they
dread tariff legislation. But they care
Ell IL 81 80,
ment of the Wool and Cotton Reporter,
which, if it has any trace of partisan.
ship, is ON the protection side of the
question, because it's statements show
that there is nothing in the terrible
tariff tinkeripg" theory. In a recent
isste of the Reporter, speaking of the
textile industries, which have fur
nished the text for most of the pro.
tectionist calamity bowls, the Reporter
said they were mot suffering depres.
sion because of any inherent condition
of the Market ''The cause it added,
''is EXTERNAL; it comes from the
monetary disturbance. and the cause
removed, the recovery is only question
of short time" ga brisk business will
be DONE" it declares, If the currency
question is settled"
Another non-partisan authority
which the calamity howlers steer clear
of is the New York Journal of Com.
merce and Commercial Bulletin, a pure
1y business publication. The reason Is
that the authority referred to does not
believe that the protectionist theory is
sound. In a recent issue it published
testimony received from manufactur
ers in several quarters and in summing
it up said: eff good share of the
mills are running full tilt business is
not paralyzed and the wheels of indus
try have not been stopped by appre
tensions of congressional action" il
follows this statement with an explain
alton of the causes which have led in
many cases to the shutting of mills
one of them being preparation on the
part of manufacturers to reduce wages
and closes as follows:
while many manufacturing establishment:
are closing, some are starting up Last weel
three entirely new cotton mills started up il
North Carolina. Vario3s dispatches announce
the starting up OF the plate and sheet mill:
and horseshoe department of Shoenburrer:
mill at Pittsburg. of the entire plant OF Jones
& Loughlln. Pittsburg, employing thirty fl W
hundred, of Bro Wn Co g sheet and hammel
mills, Pittsburg. with Eve hundred men, ant
OF the Carnegie wire, nail and rod mills d
Beaver Falls. and the report that the Carnegi
steel mill at DuQuesne would close is denied
The starting up OF the United States iron AM
tin plate works at Demmler is also announced
and thrashing machine pillow and wagon work.
in Racine, Wis. that have been closed TO
weeks are now resuming business, and othe
resunse9ions in the same place are announced
There is little to indicate that the manufactur
ers generally are seriously alarmed about tn
future S-DetrOit Free Press