Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 27 August 1892 — Page 3

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Oil Protected American Manufactures.

A "Home Market" Price with the Tax Added,

And a Foreign Price Without the Tariff Bounty.

American Manufacturers Competing in

the Markets of the World with the

So-Called "Pauper Labor" Manufacturers of Europe.

Below will be found positive proofs that protected manufacturers sell their goods abroad cheaper than in the "home market." The price lists and cuts of manufactured articles for export are taken from well known export journals, Buch as the American Mail and Export Journal-Supplement, Australasian and South American, Engineering and Mining Journal.

The New York Press, high tariff organ, says: "It is sometimes looked upon as wise to ship goods oi the country at cost, rather than break the regular price for which such articles sell in the country in which they are produced."

By the "regular price" is meant the trust price. The Engineering and Mining Journal says: "So soon as an industry has attained the position where it can more than supply our home market and has to send its goods abroad, where they compete with those of foreign manufacturers, it i« evident that they are either giving the foreigner the benefit of lower rates than they do our own people or that they are able to get along at home without any protection from foreign manufacturers."

The United States statistical abstract for 1891 places the export of manufacturers during that year at $168,927,315.

Of this amount $22,000,000 was for articles manufactured of wood such as furniture, barrels, wooden ware, etc. $3,219,130 for agricultural implements, chiefly mowers and plows $1,580,104 for clocks and watches, and $4,614,597 for articles made of copper $28,909,614 for manufactures of iron and steel, $2,883,577 being for sewing machines, $9,831,908 machinery outside of farming inplements.

By the way, how much protection did the American workmen get out of the $168,927,315 worth of manufacturers sold in the "pauper market" of Europe and South America?

Legalized Robbery.

Here is the advertisement of one of the three makers of gaskets protected by a duty of 45 per cent., which has been printed monthly for three years past in the "oxport edition" of The Engineering .and Mining Journal: diiketi.

Corrugated Copper. Price, S oenIs pat I «ju*re inch, leas 30 per oeoU diecount forborna trade.

LoadtiCi discount far expert trade.

With brutal cynicism this protected manufacturer Haunts in the teeth of the American people his willingness to sell to foreigners, at 30 per cent, below the price to Americans:

Discount for home trade, 30 percent. Discount for foreign trade, GO per cent. Congress has given him the right to rob the American people of 30 per cent., but it can not authorize him to rob a foreigner. "What are you going to do about it?" asked Tweed when confronted with like proofs of theft and lie found out in a few months when he had to put on a convict's uniform. But the Republican thief is safe from conviction. The Republican voters believe that robbery is right, and he "protects" the thief from prosecution, if the thief pays for his "protection" by liberal contributions to the campaign fund.

Cut lory.

•."•..[Protective duty percent.]

No.

1.—CHEAT' TABLE.

Ill "home market per gross To foreigners per gross

No. 2.—FINE TABLE.

In "home market" per gross $15 00 To foreigners per gross 12 00

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No. 3.—BUTCHER 6-INCH BLADE. In "home market." per dozen A3 .Y, To foreigners per dozen 2 50

NO. 4.—HUN'TlMi

In "home market" per dozen ?2 25 To foreigners per dozen ho On other clases of cutlery similar favorable prices are given to the export trade. The prices charged foreigners range from 15 to 25 per cent, lowe^than the prices charged for the goods here.

Three years ago the seven large table cutlery manufacturers in the United States pooled their interests and formed a "truBt" which nrvv is in full control of the manufacture of table cutlery here. For the last two years a factor}* at Beaver

for increase of judicial salaries, $38,000.00 for additional clerks under new pension law, $095,420.00 for mint at Philadelphia, $020,500.00 for pensions (estimated) $4s,ooi),000.00 for diplomatic and consular officers' salaries. $25,000.00 for redemption national bank notes, $9,500,000.00 for expenses treasury notes, $125,000.00: for refund direct tax. $225,000.00 for repayments to importers and for debentures or drawbacks, customs, $5,000,000.00 for bounty on suerar, $10,000,000.00: for snag boats, Ohio river, $25,000.00: for colleges for agriculture and mechanic arts, $833,000.00 for the worlds fair, $3,291,250.00 total, $79,527,602.62.

Ill other words, but for laws enacted during the last congress, the appropriations at this session would be $79,527,602.62 less than they are and they would amount to only$428.174,777, or $113,056,894 less than the appropriations of the last session and $66,282,470 less than the appropriation of the first session of the last congress'.

Mr. Holman says that the Fifty-second congress has authorized the construction of no new buildings its appropriations were less than 2 per cent, less than the average of the Fifty-first congress that more offices have been abolished than were created and more salaries reduced.

He adds: "I admit that the results of the present session of congress will not fully meet the expectations of the Democratic party, but there are facts that the country will consider in comparing the appropriations of the present session with those of last coiigressess."

M'KINLEY TIN MILL

Sold by the Sheriff of JVlmlison County.

The Anderson tin plate works, sold by the sheriff recently to satisfy a mechanic's lien of $218, had been extensively advertised by the protection press of the country as an immense plant which was supplying consumers with great quantities of American tin.

The sale of the property by the sheriff, however, revealed to the public the actual capacity and working of the "first tin plate mill established in this country on account of the McKinley tariff."

Instead of being an extensive establishment. as advertised by the Republican press, it proved to be a mere shed with a pony engine. Four men, three boys and three or four girls were employed in this great establishment to supply the American market with tin. Three of the men were residents of

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Wales at the time the McKinley bill passed. These four men were engaged in dipping imported black plates into imported tin. The boys and girls who made as high as sixty cents a day were employed in wiping and polishing the tin. There was very little bright tin dipped for the reason that none could be made of quality to compete with imported product. What little bright plate made was used by the Republicans for campaign buttons, cups, etc.

Roofing tin or dull plate, which is made by dipping the black plate in lead with a small percentage of tin was about all the product, of the "Anderson tin shed," as the concern is referred to, locally. But even by running full capacity, twenty-four hours a dav. the shed could not have turned out enough dull plate to supply tlu smallest county in the state.

The black plate, which is steel rolled into thin sheets, was imported from England. The Cannonberg Iron and Steel company, of Pennsylvania, supplied black plate to the amount of $1,200 but the Anderson company refused to pay the bill because the plate furnished was '•scaly" and worthless. At least that is the reason alleged for not paying the bill.

The tin used came from the Mines of Straits settlement, an English province, at the extremity of the Malay peninsula. This tin is mined with native labor who receive nine cents a day and a bowl of rice. Not an ounce of tin from the American mines was used.

The palm oil and acids were all imported. also the machinery which came from Wales, second hand, and which has not been paid for.

The property, which included several acres of land, was sold by the sheriff to Samuel P. Moore, a Democratic lawyer. The real estate is heavily mortgaged and there are several outstanding claims for material and labor, some of which have been filed in court its follows: Henry Whittinore, importer of black plate, New York -?T00 00 Urosselli CIK mieal company,Cleveland. oils 500 00 Charles R. Hale et al., mechanic's lien 400 00 Cannonberg Iron and .Steel company, Pittsburg 1,200 00 Anderson Rolling Mill company.. 400 00 Jacob M. Sheets et. al.. mechanic's lien 75 00 Peter Labelle, architect 250 00 Daniel Kd wards, of Swansea, r:.

Wales, through his attorney. Frank 1'. Foster, machinery and labor •4,317 50 The concern seems to have started without capital with the expectation to reap a rich harvest from the sale of campaign tin. The proprietor in tin interview states that he has one year to redeem the works from the sheriff's sale, and during that time he can snap his fingers at his creditors and continue to make tin unmolested. However, it is believed that the Republican managers will furnish him money to keep it from attachment during the campaign as the sale will have a bad effect on the g. o. p.

The people are taxed two cents per pound on tin to maintain such frauds as the Anderson tin plate shed.

CLEVELAND'S PENSION RECORD.

PARTISAN MISREPRESENTATION CONr FRONTED WITH THE TRUTH

From Olllcinl Kcports—His KfTorts to

Make the Priisiou lloll a Roll of Honor unci Token of Yalor-*Delayeil Work of Years Itughed Forward Under His Ad­

ministration, and Nearly Double tlio Number of Certificates Issued.

IN THIS PRIVATE PENSION BUSINESS THK PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN CORRECTING THE ERRORS OF CONGRESS. HE HAS DONE IT AT THE RISK OF HAVING HIS MOTIVES MISREPRESENTED, HIS CONDUCT DENOUNCED, HIS PATRIOTISM QUESTIONED, HIS POPULARITY IMPAIRED BUT CONSCIOUS OF BEING RIGHT, DETERMINED TO DO RIGHT, HE HAS GONE RESOLUTELY OD IN THE FAITHFUL DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTY. THAT IS WHAT HE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO DO, AND BY NO OTHERS MORE THAN BY THE BRAVE MEN WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLES OF THEIR COUNTRY, AND WHO SHOULD NOW STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH THE COM-MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY *IN HIS EFFORT TO MAKE THE PENSION LIST A ROLL OF HONOR, AND EVERY PENSION CERTIFICATE A TOKEN OF VALOR AND PATRIOTISM.—General Grant's Friend, George WT. Cliilds, in the Philadelphia Ledger,

The Facts »H to Pensions.

Having laid aside the bloody shirt only after it had been hooted from sight by the disgusted American people, there was nothing left for the Republican party but to attempt to misuse the old flag to stir sectional feeling. And cowardly slander of a Democratic president has been the lit method used.

To all claims that Mr. Cleveland and his administration were otherwise than considerate of the soldier and prompt in protecting both his rights and the honor of the service, there can be no better answer than the conclusive one afforded by the simple statement of the facts, made in congress in 1888 by a Union veteran, Luther H. McKinney, of New Hampshire, from which the following is quoted.

It will be as satisfactory to all deserving veterans, as it is disheartening to all who without desert attempted to crowd their names in the roll of honor. It will be as encouraging to those who did fight as it will be discouraging to the camp followers and stragglers who now, to feed themselves, would stint the really deserving.

JOHN DEWITT WARNER.

I am not here today as an apologist for my party I am here only to state the facts as they exist, and to show to the people of this country that the Democratic party is true to those who fought the country's battles, and that during the three full years that the present administration has been in power, the Union soldiers have received greater consideration than they ever received in a like period during the twenty years of Republican administration after the war was over. Every Republican upon this floor and every intelligent man in the country knows this to be true: but for mere partisan purposes they have perverted the facts and sent broadcast through the land the statement, that the present administration and the party that supports it is the enemy of the Union soldier. A simple investigation of the pension roils will show how false this statement is.

In order that we may make the comparison most just to the Republican party we will compare the last three years of the Republican administration with the three full years of the Democratic administration.

The annual report of the commissioner of pensions for the fiscal years 1883, 1884 and 1885 show certificates issued as follows: Original Jos, 121 Increase 70.248 Miscellaneous 3,852

Total claims admitted (luring the last three years of Republican rule 191,221

The records of the pension bureau for the fiscal years lSSfi. lssl and I.S8S show certificates issued as follows during these years: Original 150,220 Increase 1*1,1751 Miscellaneous 22.055

Total claims admitted during first three years of Democratic administration 5350,4554

Excess of certificates issued under Democratic administration. iGH.saa

Net increase to pension rolls during the last three fiscal years of Arthur's administration Net, increase to pension rolls dur-. ing the first three fiscal years of Democratic administration..

59,428

104.S75

Excess of net increase under Democratic administration.... 45,44 7 FUNDS ntsisrr.sKi). During the last three years of Republican rule SIS3.3!W,31t iil

During three years of Democratic administration 217,S (9,757 30

Excess of disbursements by Democratic administration. *34,000,541 01

New names added to the pension rolls (luring last three years of Republican" administration 92,215 First three years of Democratic administration ... 172.132

Excess of names added by the Democrats 79,917 This does not indicate that the soldiers have suffered under Democratic administration of the pension bureau. With no incre.'ise of force in the department, but with a decrease, without superior opportunity for collecting evidence, the administration of (ieticral Black has shown almost. 100 percent, of increase of work performed and of certificates issued. The work of the department has been brought up to date: old claims have been disposed of. and the bureau is now doing current, work, and every claim is assured of prompt consideration when the claimant presents the necessary evidence required by law. If we will turn to the "workings of the special examiners' division we will find the comparison equally favorable to the present administration.

We make the comparison between the years of 1884 and 1885, under Commissioner

Dudley, with the years 1886 and 1887, under Commissioner Black. The reason for not comparing with the full three years is

C'?USt! l'lu

report of the commissioner for

1888 is not yet complete, ior 1884—Examiners in field.. ... 351 Cases investigated 7.452

Reports made 2,1S7 Depositions taken ls.4*4

or 1SS5—Examiners in field :ios Cases investigated 9.N31 Reports made 29.224

Dispositions taken ls'.i.",4:Credibility reports...,.. 23,t2

Expense account for the two years. $514,• 209.18. Of the sum $343,551 was charged as traveling expenses average cost of investigating, $52.31 per case. For 1886—Examiners in field 277

Cases investigated 12,715 Reports made 29,.'S95 Depositions taken 171.3S0 Credibility reports 25VJ4ti

•r or 1887—Examiners in field 255! Cases investigated 81,010 Reports made 2(1,3519

Depositions taken 140,544 Credibility reports 33,192

Total expenses for two years, $427,404, of which sum $153,180.20 was charged for traveling expenses. Average cost of investigation, $13.7S per case.

This work was done with an average force of sixty-four examiners less than were employed by Mr. Dudley. The result was the investigation under Mr. Black of 43,725 cases against 17,283 cases under Mr. Dudley, a saving in traveling expenses alone of #1!H1,271 a saving in total expense account of the government of $80,8(55, a saving in each case investigated of $38.53. In other words it costs under the present administration only 2(5.V.i per cent, as much to investigate a special case as it did under Mr. Dudley. It seems to me that every honest man must admit by this comparison that both the soldier and the treasury have been greatly benefited by a Democratic administration as compared with the administration preceding it.

If we will turn to the record of appointments under the present administration of the pension bureau we will find the comparison is not to the glory of the Republican party. Of 410 appointments made by General Black from March 17, 1885. to .Tune 510, 1887, 230 were soldiers or soldier's kin-' dred, and ISO were civilians—a net difference in favor of soldiers of fourty-four, or about 24 per cent. General Black has appointed twenty-nine ex-Union soldiers in excess of the total number dropped from the rolls by death, discharge, resignation or otherwise: and this with 150 employes less than were on the rolls during the fiscal years of the previous administration would make a net difference in favor of the soldier of 179. or about 12 percent, more soldiers, sailors, or their widows and kindred upon the pay rolls than were ever upon the rolls in the history of the office. Three hundred and seventy soldiers or their kindred occupy the higher positions in the bureau, paying $1,200 a year and upward, against 292 civillians—a difference in favor of the soldier of 27 per cent.

Mr. Chairman, the Democratic party can well afford to go to the country with this record, and it will only be by a false representation of the facts that the ex-Union soldiers will fail to see their true interests and recognize who are their true friends. There will be no extra force of examiners sent into the doubtful states between now and election to promise pensions in return for votes neither will the examining boards be overrun with soldiers ordered for examination in order that our party under a false pretense may capture the votes of the veterans: but we will present to them the simple facts and figures, and trust to their intelligence and loyalty to cast their votes as may seem best to them for their own interests and the interest of the government their loyalty helped to save.

But the Republicans will say, Oh, General Black is all right: we find no fault with the administration of the pension bureau: but. it is the president that we find fault with we believe he is not the friend of the Union soldier.

The president is charged with unfriendliness to the soldier because of his vetoes on private pension bills. Let us investigf his conduct in this regard and see whether he has been less just to the soldiers than he ought to have been under the circumstances.

I'rivitte Pension Kills.

The number of private pension bills approved by President Cleveland, or allowed to become laws by him by limitation, to .Inly 24, 1888, were 1,2(54.

The number of private pension bills approved or allowed to become laws by limitation during the entire period of Republican administration were 1,524, or only 200 more in twenty years after the war than President Cleveland has approved in three years and five mouths. There is a little doubt that before the present congress adjourns President Cleveland will have approved more private pension bills than all the Republican presidents from Lincoln to Arthur.

Private pension bills approved by President Grant 485 President Hayes 303 President. Arthur 730 President Cleveland 1.204

Average per year under President Grant 05 President Have 75 President Arthur 184 President Cleveland 300

During President Cleveland's administration he has ve.'oed of private pension bills 199: bills failed for want of signature, fifty-five. And for this he is called the enemy of the Union soldier—a strange way to show his enmity. Had he desired to show his opposition to pensioning soldiers how much better he could have done it by vetoing the 1,2(51 and allowing the 199 to pass.

The Tribune on McKinley,

Joab McKinley is just now full of tender solicitude regarding the health of his friend Amasa, the American farmer, and he is filling the ears of that simpleminded individual with fine stories of all he is going to do for him. Higher duties on hops, eggs :uid beans are to be imposed on consumers for America's "protection." HUT HE DOES NOT OBSERVE .TOAB'S SHAVP SWORD READY TO BE THRUST UNDER HIS FIFTH RIB IN THE SHAPE OF MUCH HIGHER DUTIES Oil the farmer's clothing, on blankets, carpets, felt hats: on linen fabrics on china dishes and earthernware on glass of all sorts on knives, forks, spoons, and all kinds of cutlery on kitchen utensils on tin cups, dishes and buckets on tin cans for fruit, vegetables and meats LARGE DIRECT BOUNTIES FUOM THE NATIONAL TREASURY TO LOUISIANA SUGAR PLANTERS TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS PROFITABLE, BUT NOT A CENT OF BOUNTY TO ILLINOIS OROWF.ITS OF WHEAT, OATS OR CORN, WHEN"

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