The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-21
rHE THREAT OF TARIFF REVISION.

When David l.. Einstein, president of
the big WOODEN mills company at Raritan,
n. j.. read the presidents message he I'M
mediatcly ordered the mills run on half
time. In his communication to the man.
ager Of the Raritan mills Mr.. Einstein
says:
ss0wing to the presidents threats In his
message that the tariff will be changed in
The near future. want the mills 10 go on
half time as soon rs possible"
This action of Mr.. EInstein il not that of
partisan, but OF manufacturer. Under
the shadow oil this tariff specier large deal
efs, both wholesale aud retail, are afraid
10 plaee with the agents of the mills,
factories and furnaces the orders which
have in years past been given at this sea-
son 10 the extent Of hundreds OF millions
Of dollars. This year. for the first time in
tho present generation. hand-to-mouth
policy has been enforced upon the dealers
in all lines of trade. They dare
not lag In stocks of goods for the fall and
winter trade. for fear that tariff changes
would depreeiate tic value of their goods
aud involve them in loss. To this depreci-
alton In the value al their stocks must be
added reduced demand for their goods
cue To the closing down OF domestic
establishments under the stress of in.
creased foreign competition and reduction
of wages. This is why dealers today are
diminishing rather than increasing their
stocks of goods.
Mills. factories and furnaces are reeeiv-
Ing few orders under the pressure of this
hsnd-to-month policy on the part Of deal
ers, Ard ssoppage or reduction OF produc-
ton becomes inevitable. II Is this uneer.
tainty on the tariff question which is
largely responsible Tor the industrial and
commercial paralysis which tho reople are
suffering. and this situation has resulted
from the lying campaign conducted by the
Democracy which made Mr.. Cleveland pres
iaent. This lying campaign was successful
because IL was able 10 persuade the labor
vote TO swallow that most preposserous
assertion that IL Is possible 70 better the
condition of the workingman by reducing
The profits OF an employer. The manu-.
faetuseFs OF The country were held up bv
Democratic orators as thieves and robher,
who were stealing what belonged 10 labor.
The very class who were giving labor ID,
employment and were seeking 10 assure il
good wages were assaulted and denounced
by Democratic orator. as its worst enc
mics. Men who had hoaorahly acquired
large wealth IN manufacturing were called
ssrobher harons." Class was dishonesty ar.
rayed against class by Democratic demo.
roxuss and from Graf 70 last the Democratic
campaign was one Of stnpendous lying aud
trscksry ana brutal csaasnny and vil1pera.
lion Of sn absolutely respectable class Q,
rich manufacturers, who, 60 shegr homer
ee II SAID, never bought elections. segts.
sasnrez or congresses, as has been charged.
American labor Was not intelligent
tneagh 10 understand that protection is
wages: thasf protection ~ taken sway
and manufacturers aEe forced TO lover
wages the labor that voted down pra.ee-
lien will sit in saekeia1A and
act ashes Tor the nexs two
fsArs- American labas has been
nfsiaased eaoagh 70 believe the aasara
assertion that IL Is crime 50 ssnAsx riches.
q build factories and support charities.
The Democratic prsss and Democrats