The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-17

Mr.. Max Praeht, of Oregon, one Of
the secretaries Of the American Protec-
tive Tariff League, at the headquarters
in New York, Is in the city and will re-
main hero several days gathering indus
trial statistics for the use Of tho league.
Mr. Pracht, it will be remembered, was
special agent Of the treasury depart
ment in charge Of the Alaska salmon
fisheries during the Harrison admins
tration. but was removed by Secretary
Carlisle.
Mr. Prachts work here will be to Sc
cure information on the cost Of produc-
ton and obtain, first handed, statistics
TO be used in the national campaigns
for the party of protection. He 10 max
ing TOUR Of all the manufacturing
cities Of the country, and came here
from Pittsburgh, where be has been for
two weeks.
In an interview with the ISTELLIGES-
GER yesterday Dir. Pracht talked inter.
estingly on various phases OF the tariff
question. or his visit here he said:
"My visit to Wheeling. as was the
one 70 Pittsburgh and other points, Is
to act in conjunction with manufacture.
ers and wage workers In their mutual
interest. will visit them each day for
the next two weeks. and circulate and
obtain knowledge OF the American sys-
tenn OF homo industries. Our office is
within twenty.four hours up TO date on
all matters relating to the tariff and the
building up OF American industries.
We have correspondents 10 every prom
inent city In the United States. We
keep a man ut the telephone all the
time and post congressman at WASH
ington on all matters OF interest in the
industries OF the country. Our organt.
cation will have representatives at New
Orleans to assist our friends In what ~
now termed tho Sugar Rebellion
"Iu my connection with tho treasury
department | discovered that by pro.
tecting home industries, aS outlined in
the Mckinley bill, the country will be
able to produce all that is required for
consumption in at least six lines OF
trade, particularly tin plate.
eat Pittsburgh MIR jarrett gave me
some interesting official statistics as to
the growth OF the tin plate industry in
the United States since the Mckinley
bill went into effect. This country was
producing about one-third OF the tin
plate consumed in the United States.
The balance was sent over from Wales.
For the three months ending September
80, 1891, We produced $40, 1922 pounds,
and tho total imports were 44,4l6.5l4
pounds. For the quarter ending March
81 oil this year tho total production was
3S,266,4if pounds, and the imports
were l07, 522,790 pounds. The total i'm
ports for the year 1891 were 1,0S6, $780,.
074 pounds. The next year, when the
Mckinley bill was in force. the imports
were but 40S,0S0,7S5 pounds. In 1898
our imports were 613, 679, 800 pounds,
aud the same year the home product
was in round numbers 000O0.000, or,
to be exact, 09,Sl9,202 pounds.
Mr.. Pracht has vast fund of in
formation regarding the effect of the
protective tariff on every branch OF in
dustry, and OF the effects already felt OF
Democratic tariff tinkering on labor
On this point he generalized as follows:
'The greatest sufferer Of oil is the
workingman, who suffers not only in
sympathy with the manufacturer, the
merchant, the farmer and the capital
ist, but in addition thereto on bis own
account. All his capital 10 his skill and
muscle, and when he Is without en-
.p!oyment, because the foreigner through
the kind providence Of the free trader
has thrown open the home market to
the operations OF Europe, his loss is
total. He loses all he has, and there is
nothing left. Take the case OF amy pot
ter in your town. When he is
thrown out OF employment, be-
cause the market is glutted
with European and Japanese
ware, who is injured? The concern
that employs him does nothing more
than wait until trade gots better, while
the operative must consume the savings
of the past in order to live. l tell you,
my dear sir. that the greatest mistake OF
mechanics life Is to think that he can
live we'll under Democratic admins
tration with such political monstrosit-
les in power as the average FREQ trader.
The past year hns shown 1t TO DO true,
and II | mistake not some sections OF
the country will feel it even worse than
they did before Germans bill was pass
cd. Two years ago the American peo.
pie, including workmen, capitalists,
farmers and manufacturers, voted for
FREQ trade. But they will not do 1t
again. They can SOC the Democratic
plan, and only know that ruin will be
their only reward"
At the recent national convention oil
the Republican League at Denver, MIR.
Pracht was chairman OF the Oregon del
egation, and he had hand in tho con-
struction OF the silver plank adopted in
the platform. Under his leadership in
the committee room it devolved on
Oregon to nc. as butler between and
mediator among the representatives, OF
the extreme cast and west, position
which she. still wearing the unfaded
laurels OF June !, was able to fill with
the most happy results to all, earning
plaudits OF approval even from tue del.
ogates OF these states, who. up to within
short time before adjournment, deem
cd 1t their duty to formulate aud pre-
sent n minority report to the conven-
ton, thus preventing what would, ac-
cording to DR.. Robinson, the chairman
OF the New York delegation. as oxpress.
ed in open convention, have hoen like
"throwinV powder into hell"
Concerning tho silver plank Mr..
Pracht said yesterday:
"rhat plank was an eiRhteen.carat
gem. | iet particularly good over its
adoption, aud the SUCCESS Oregon scored
as a level-hea,led mediator between
Al F,ok;o,, ~ ,hn RYIPAma mat on,l