The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-29
TUESDAY. DECEMBER %, 1896.
Farcical Plsas for Protection Ex.
posed.


who appeared before the Dingley Conn
mittee to press their infamous demand
for subsidies levied upon the consumers
Of the United States. The way he
mangled their claims and sent themselves
exposed and ashamed from the witness
chair is calculated to do an honest mans
heart good.
One Of his victims was one Henry Kreb,
Jr.. Of San Francisco. who wants taxes
laid on chemicals Of the borax class. This
~ :. ,xs,xen.-
- ine way MT McMlilln used MN up
.sDo va4, es+iyna4o ~, scba5,,a ura,,1a
Weld AZ much revenne as that IN tha
present rist?s
II would not increase the revenue"
replied Nj. Kreb. That Would remain
about the same. huf IL wo,,,d save ,s
money
Would 1t increase the price Of your
product .gas to the consumer"
seThen the result AZ vor,r sohad,,ta
would be moi 10 inerease revenues hui.
to afford you more protection while in
summed ~ ms Mr. Nc MeM III 'ne consumers :
Mr.. Kreb retired with q pain in his
zs
Ii was next abe turn of one overhurv-
= = o,,.rh,ru :, Na, vi. ~ 800
,s
H company NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
chlorate of potash in the United States.
II Is quite a new concern and 1t only
won4s 4ar,v - aan.
= : az oents a pohau upon
IT'S product, which now sells at 7 cents a
.n ox.
~ RQQUQ. 1uI6 DlEdSdnL QlalQRQR look mace
between the patriotic Oyerburv and the
BY Mr.. MeMilBn.-
lev many hands 90 you employ
@. How much capital have you put up?
q. Whv dSd V Won susnena wor;x7 1
Because the price has gone down Il
1894. It has now got down to 4 cents.
so<e;r VINO supplies !. az I r eentsy g, 4, me
home for 9 cents. but here for I cents,
Surplus when thew can enter II ~ free '"e'
What proportion Of the cost OF man
2k cents a pound
vosr works Tsnnine y even aa ~ The 70 nre neuP
Yna rkef nr5ca9 a Beca,1sa Il Il fass fhan
81 costs ps II maEa tha cbIo = = ioss snan
How xuch Ioea q Cost vcs ;ne,,,d.
tne avarv ;lsIteE a-nansa
nn,,nd 1zz9
Rboeyna1qsFFSS x{66nsibm AZ In round num-
a Fo eer whst nrrno.e q oh,or..a ~ ru-
as6 ,,sed MAJ sba pu1 rsss ! ch1 r. = OF POI y
ra1ioa Sva;np IN Nc st.n1 no1,dar ~ f-,n-
il fion msiehes ana nfhar 5ines IF nan,,fac-
~ niateneS anu otnef INES Oh inanuiac-
tnr r; . s.,a A. ua,xn,n 49,, 80
skinr rs 10 tax the wbo5e neonls so Of tie i
Irni4aS ~ - - maos peopie = ~
an a%rt;c Ieat - yarr VIA ,lah % pr ordar ~ ~
ancom 1seod - 7 s sery nd WadT us xh, "a orneI 70
Just fifty operativesr'
The morning papers record that there
was an uneasy pause after this. and
the public spirited Overbury retired
without casting any more light upon the
wrongs Of the poor manufactures.
But Mr.. McMiAin was absolutely
heartless. He next tackled Henry C.
Stuart, Of Philadelphia. who wanted a
duty on copperas, ochres and oxides OF
iron, Of which we produce about $780,
600 worth and consume about 100000
worth a year.
You say that the transfer of cop
the importations?" said MT. McMiiiin.
nri tsn ~ me tbe ausS y1u want increase tne
Not at all" was the reply.
foreign imports and will not raise the
pr re w nov sn wdbd u n sarsr you e.ct,r-
ers to exist where they are now losing
How can that be II the duty does not
ia.ss ene priee 70 ne consumer. -
or 20 per cent. but not to Sc per ton,
idt E~tt ALL