Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-01-04

tee Tor formal hearing Oh our Mas
sachasetts industries, thonght the
best way was carefully TO prepare q
table of all the various industries.
perhaps some GO or 40 in all. and
ask Brother Aldrich to 90 over
them with me, and ascertain what
the people wanted in each case. aud
II there were any eases where the
committee had no' already done ex-
actly what the petitioners desired.
or had not infiexibly passed upon
the question. | could have hearing
before you, bat find IN every in
stance the action of the committee,
as Mr.. Aldrich thinks il likely to
be, is entirely satisfactory to the in
terests represent. with the excep-
ton of one or tive. and the papers
III regard to the eases have handed
to Mr.. Aldrich."
No stronger indie; ment of the
whole protective system could be
made than that which Is uacon-
sciously carried in these words of a
United States Senator. hat laws
which impose taxes on the great
masses of people must be written IN
language SD technical that tie most
Intelligent citizen cannot fully un-
ierstind them, and that the rates
of taxation should be dictated by
he selfishness aud greed of those
who are to receive the taxes. We
have believed that the first step
toward u reform of the tariff should
be release of taxes on the mater
ials of industry.
There can be no substantial and
beneficial reduction upon the neces.
sary clothing aud other comforts of
the AmericaL people. nor any sub
stantial and beneficial enlargement
IF the field of American labor as
long as we tax materials aud pro-
cesses OF production. Every tax
upon the producer falls with in
creased force on the consumer.
Every tax on the producer in this
county is a protection to his CON-
petitors in all other countries. aud
80 narrows his market as to limit
he number and lessen rhc wages of
those to whom he can give employ
ment.
For THE PEOPLE.
Every .cheapening in the cost or
enlargement of the supply Of his
raw materials, while primarily in
iuring 20 the benefit Of the manu-
facturer himself, passes uuder free
competition Immediately and passes
entirely to the consumer. who very
soon gets even more benefit out of
it than such reductions seem to
carry, because with the rapid widen-
ing of his market the manufacturer
Is able to sell at smaller profit. 1t
IS. therefore, very narrow and
short sighted view which supposes
that we release the duties on iron
pre aud coal and wool and other
ike articles for the benefit If those
who manufacture our iron, steel,
WOODEN aud other fabrics.
We are legislating for the great
millions OF consumers beyond them,
md for the scores of ;h1usamds Of
laborers to whom they may thus
give steady and welI-pald employ
ment. 1t is no less II narrow and
shortsighted view that snpposes that
a removal of the tariff duties on
such necessaries Of Industry will in
hict any real loss up II those who
produce them ia our Gwu country.
The enlargement OF markets for our
products in other coudtriss, the in
crease in the internal commerce and
IA the carrying trade Of ouY ogn
country will insure growing home
market for all these things that will
Iuickl y outstripa ything they could
nave under the protective syst, IN.
Iron and coal are the basis Of mod
ern industry.
The abundance aud cheapness of
their supply offers Us in many lines
of production the manu- featuring
supremacy Of the world. While
The mines Of other countries are
becoming exhausted and the cost of
mieing in cons quehce is Increasing
We are constantly di covering and
developing new sourcl s Of supply.
The discovery Of the immense bodi,
of Bessemer ores in the a region
and Of foundry ores in several of
he Southern States, their conven-
ience for transportation aud for the
assemblage Of materials, the use of
The steam shovel ID nil in ALI