The record-union., 1896-01-23
PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
Keynote of Two Conventions Held at
Chicago Yesterday.

Chicago Yesterday.
CHICAGO, Jan 21-Approvalso of the
measure Of legislation known as the
Mckinley bill,' denunciation of that
designated as the t.Wilson bin" and a
! demand for prompt action by the Ma
tionai Legislature to the end that the
present industrial depression might give
way to a season Of prosperity, were the
keynotes of two important conventions
of representatives of commercial and
manufacturing interests that opened in
this city to-day.
One, the second annual convention OF
the National association Of Manufac-
tu ers, was held at Central Music Hall,
the other, a general convention of tex
! tile manufacturers, called by the associ-
alton of the West and South, assembled
at the Palmer House.
| At both the addresses were pitched in
| the same key The tariff reform law Of
the last Congress was held to be respon-
sibIe for the prostration of home indus
tries, and the disturbance to the none
tary system. Repeated changes in leg
islation affecting manufacturing inter
ests was forcibly deprecated. and halt
was called upon what was character
lied as 'the persistent efforts of poll
ticians" to disturb and harass the trade
and industry of the country.
The proceedings of both conventions
will be resumed tomorrow.
1 What the meeting of the National AS
sociation lacked in numbers was more
| than made up by the earneStneSs that
was manifested. Those present repre-
sented nearly every State in the Union,
and industries wide and diversified.
Samuel Allerton, the millionaire packer
and mammoth farmer, sat side by side
with Hon. Warner Miller of New York,
and Senior Gregorie E. Gonzalez, special
envoy from the Government of Mexico,
Charles Heber Clark OF Philadelphia
and Thomas McDougall of Cincinnati
were seated on the platform. NJ. e. In
gals OF Ohio, President of the big
Four" was represented for the session
by proxy, and special representatives
CT George NJ. Pullman P. D. Armour,
the Deering Company and the American
Book Company answered to their
names.
Altogether President Thomas Dolan
of Philadelphia confronted an audience
representing many billions of invested
scores of thousands CT wage-workers
when he arose to deliver the annual ad-
dress. He was attentively listened to
and frequently applauded as he told of
the progress of the new organization
and its brilliant prospects for the FIJI.
ture.
After the report of the Treasurer,
showing receipts during the year from
| oil -
in the promotion of American trade Of
S11, 900 had been presented, the vari-
Gus committees were announced.
This concluded the general business,
and Thomas McDougall of Cincinnati,
one of the founders of the organiza-
ticn, closed the days proceedings with
a speech which provoked applause. A
mention in a personal reference to the
name of William Mckinley brought out
a storm of cheers, twice renewed and
repeated when he denounced the med
ding with the Mckinley Act as the
crime of the century.
Concluding, he said: 1--WE need states
men. What should we think of a coun-
try that is constantly running in debt
when it has unbounded resources to
produce a revenue beyond its expend-
itures? Nothing but the potent voice
of the united manufacturing industries
of the country will be able to say to
these so-called statesmen: We want
| action; we want such legislation as
will enable us to secure a permanent
home market against foreign pauper
| labor.'"
The convention then adjourned
Fifty delegates from Western and
Southern States were present at the
convention of textile manufacturers,
and which was presided over by George
S. Bowen of Elgin, III. Extracts from
letters from 200 manufacturing firms
in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama,
Kentucky, California, Oregon, Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan were read. Near
ly all contained bitter criticisms of the
last Congress, deplored the present
stagnation and urged the re-enactment
of the Mckinley bill.
President Bowen in his address said
textile interests were confronting a
continual decrease in prices, and that
manufacturers were afraid to buy raw
material because after making it up
they could not sell the finished product
except at a loss.
c. H. Mason of Illinois, Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions, said
that the country was approaching a
great crisis, in its industrial develop
ment and that it was plain to have
prosperity we must have a return to
protective duties. 1t had become SO
much a question of self-preservation
with the Asiatics now invading this
market that not only protection, but
prohibition would be necessary, just
: as the Chinese were shut out because
they were not adapted to our civiliza-
ton. (Cheers)
A lengthy report from the Commit
tee on Resolutions was then adopted.
SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS.