The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-09-07

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Tin pad could e III an Eact qFea IN
MS eonn tfy Foreign Competition
made ii fmpossibIe The welsh man
ufacturers had control OF the Ameri-
can markets They had an under
standing among THEMSELVES. witch
amounted to a trust-yes. even in
free trade England-and charged ex-
orbitant prices for their product.
But, under the Mckinley protective
larin law. it became possible to es-
tablish the tin plate industry In the
United states and the establishment
of that Industry. after repeated at
tempts to do 1t under the old tariff
had proved futile; was one OF the
glorious achievements OF the pre-
tect1ve tariff system.
The reduced duty OF 10 cents In
the Wilson-Gorm law went into ef-
feet october L.! 1894, and caused a
wage dispute. which kept all the
American tin plate works closed
from that date until the last of jan
nary, 1905, when they were put In
operation at greatly reduced wages.
Then the people began to see the
evil effects OF Democratic tariff tink-
ering and when the Ding1ey tariff
law was put into effect July "a.
1897, the duty on tin plate was in
creased to Is cents pound. and
two wage advances we're made in
1897 and 1898. giving the tonnage
| men an average increase of II per
centum over the wages paid under
the Wilson-Gorman tariff.
The American tin plate industry is
now firmly established. From
total production of only $50 long
tons tons in 1891. when the MoKin-
ley protective tariff was enacted. the
industry has grown to a total produc-
ton of about 100000 long tons.
and the Importation of tin plate has
been reduced in corresponding ratio.
The Exponent does not see how
tin plate can be successfully manu-
featured in this country now with a
tariff duty that Is lower than the Nc
Kinley protective tariff duty. Yet.
that is a very simple thing. which is
clearly shown by the history of the
industry in this country. In the first
|
derfuI stimulus and great momentum
under the Mckinley protective tariff.
Then economies and new processes
were introduced, after great eSpendi-
lures of time and money. enabling
| the tin plate manufacturers in this
country to manufacture their prod
uct at greatly reduced cost. Then.
again. the general operation of other
industries. made possible by the pro-
tectfve tariff. greatly stimulated the
tin plate industry and enlarged the
! consumption of its product in the
home markets.
| The establishment of the tin plate
industry in the United States has
fully vindicated the successful opera
ton of the Republican protective
tariff system without ony such
protection. the American people
would today be buying their tin
plate from the monopolists of
Wales.
What assurance, though. do the
Democrats give that they would con-
tinue TO protect the tin plate indus
! try. should they be put in charge Of
the tariT? Would they continue 20
protect an industry that has been
built up by the Republican system OF
protection, or would they cut and
slash here and there, as they tried
to do once before. and practically
ruin it? Their congressional nom
inec of this district is an avowed adj
vocatc of free trade principles.
Let the voter beware. and especial
! Iy those local voters who want to
see 100000 to $25 900 pour into
this city every two weeks from the
big tin plate plant in the East End.
of any attempt of the Democrats TO
hoodwink them on this tin plate
question The Republican party
stands proudly on it's record and the
establishment and protection of the
tin plate industry, in this country is
one of its most brilliant and most
beneficcnt achievements.