New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
,.rrrcr Or THE TARIFF LEGISLATION.
...rrREsrING VIEWS OF PROMINENT WESTERN
RAILWAY PRESIDENT.


,,nen; Western railway president who
rssssd through New-York City gave an eX-
Gen. OF his views number of topics to a
Pr ropor,or He SAID: IL DO no, see anything
IT, rssu.t os the work Of the asst session OF Con
u ~ inspire hope of better conditions in the
s', 7, Is de1.ora5e but We must make the
-, ~ the situation The tariff question does not
,,s AFT hrs rs We had hoped that legislation would
..a ,henn We IN the West have had suffer
go ny reason Of the fact tina, every industry ap-
us 70 he utterly pros;ratsd, tending the action
ro,rrsss Now. Nj. Cleveland declares in his
,.r 70 Mr.. Clichings that there must be further
",..,on in the direction OF free trade and tariff
sorm w had hoped that he would give re-
n,sng veto message u Congress. and tina; the
rXin,ey BIZ. with whatever imperfec;ions 1t
'..esses. might be the basis OF manufacturing In
.,rv until the vote of the people should decide. in
=. coming Congressional election. whether there
IA Wholesome desire to alter the tariff Jaw or
-, Mr. Cleveland leaves the situation just where
T. vas when The subject first agita;ed a year
80, He Simply announces tina; this is only the be-
y,nins Of an endeavor effsc legislation looking
=, free trade. The subject. In my mind. OF raw ma
,-4als seems Ike misnomer. I 90 rot look upon
-, ore or coal IS raw material. when 1t liz once
,,,,ch; 10 the surface of the earth and rendered
ushe 70 the skilfu. handling Of operatives employed
:, develop 1t into a productive and marketable
,,,jiy OF trade Labor is necessary to bring forth
~ raw m ;erial from the earth. and there Is the
,aginnng of protection the principles Endorsed
Nc ,he Republican party Free trade seems 10 me
;, be something in the nature of a Utoplan .dea
II iron orr and coai could be produced without the
cement OF labor then Il might be considered as raw
material. but long mans sweat AMI sinews
s,s employed in developing raw material Ii comes
:, be as much a feature for protection as anything
else.
THE PRESIDENTS MISTAKE
do mic. Ia
n refusing to veto this bill BY doing so he would
,svs continued in force the Mckinley law. under
which ali our industries hour.shing in The high
90, degree ever known in this country BY refusing
I, veto il he has Simply preclpi,atei the peope Of
ne country into larger gulf of inactivity and de-
soair and there is no hope for restoration OF
rsg,,ary defined business until this important feat
IRE is removed from the possibilities of control. for
definite time. by Congressional action"
"What is the real condition Of the crops in the
Xorthwesi?' asked.
Il do not think" said he. that 1t is cear.y under
stood b. the peop.e in the East. In Nebraska the
e3rn crop has been absolute failure, and families
are moving out of that State, their farm wagons.
because they are unable TO remain in the face Of the
approach Of severe winter Ii is something dread
sriei disas;r6us;y to many peop:e who engaged IN
L. and the situation in that city. as far as | can
thoughtful. consideration the part of the people
a. large What the winter is 10 be We do no; ka'w.
wei as Of the State ma proved itself 20 be in sym
paihy with outlawry, and opposed 10 the powers
and the municipality. The failure, both on the par
Of Chlcaeo's Mayor and Of the Governor Of LIMOS,
and the Willingness that has been revea:ed to recog
nize the representatives of obstruction TO the avs
have been painful. experience 10 the we-wishers or
the community.
Mr. PULLMAN'S ATTITUDE.
Speaking Of the Putnam strike this -away officer
said "In my judgment Mr. Pu,mans attitude has
been fully sustained by the facts based upon the
testimony OF himsef and the vlce-president Of the
company Mi Wickes. There Simply nothing to
arSitrae As for the attack Mr.. Putnam In
gard his construction Of the town for tho
commoda,ion OF the operatives employed in his
shops. have only this say that the whole scheme
was conceived in spirit of generosity. and hat the
eenefcarles Of the pan did not appreciate he ihrgs
have become possessed of the property anc sod 1t
out in lots without regard TO the supply o. sys-
he might have out Of the TRANSACTION much
eee' on than ne does The whole pan was Under
'slyei the credit due him for his work ''-
m s he haas has p S he S,s TsS the an sc
and the tenants at Putnam were much better rro-
s : Of e as s Wf Of n e IN
bca.y. Sti,.. it was so-caled Ctopian scheme
1 mr. bpe s nns It's
sseeeaed by eqnay frank statement on the
ss newspaper reports. they seem 10 have wthhed
nothing They have. a they ought TO have done.
e.sar.y stated that the who'e business
ton founded upon not Only phanthropic basis. but
basis OF profit II costs money TO do these things
the interests Of .arge corporation, and they had
perfect right 10 the profit that accrued l think
Mr. Pullman in stating the facts 50 fu,.y. strength
eaei his case before the country very materially
This railway oi!lcer asked also in regard TO
his ideas respecting the traffic Of railways az re-
The traffic for westbound merchandise has in
creased largely within the past two weeks. but
does not compare with anything like the traffic
Of previous years. The fact Is there is little Dur-
chasing power among the people and storekeepers
IN small buying just little as Is neces-
sary. and they finding small patronage when
they come TO sell their wares think that with
In few weeks the West Will be supplied with
rext winters stores Of stock. and that then every
thing will fall off 10 the standard OF trade which
has been noted during the past month: am sorry
say there is precious little produce Tor our roans
10 carry TO the Eastern markets. Low prices exist
for all kinds Of produce and the produce Is scarce
The conditions can only be altered by general re-
sumption Of demand in the markets ana i 90 h3e
see how this can come 10 pass until tns who're
question of the tariff is settled. We must walt anu
wait and wait An election is coming on nov
ever which may change the complexion OF tnlsa
but even then the tariff issue VIII peGone p pa
mount Still | think that II the Reoupncan par.s
In Congress- after the election OF next ;NoTsnIU,t,
which ! have no doubt Will go strongly N.P"D ~.
can-shall come forward boldly ana a1rVCi.e III,
NcKinley bill and the repeal OF tne !" iso,
there will he a complete restoration OF cohi'u c,,o
and general revival OF business all over tnt 10
try But quch an enactment Ia sometnHE Ciova
can hardly hope for as long as we nave MI |'e'