Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1881 — National Tariff Convention. [ARTICLE]

National Tariff Convention.

A National Tariff Convention, with about 400 delegates in attendance, met at New York, and was called to order by Col. Houston. Hon. George B. Loring, Commissioner of Agriculture, was called to tho chair, and urged the importance of a bureau of industrial returns. Peter Cooper read a lengthy address, asserting that the Government should never havo permitted individual States or banks to issue paper money. Senator Miller was elected permanent Chairman. A letter from Secretary Blaine contained an expression of his belief that at no previous time has the principle of protection been so strong with the masses of the people. John Thompson, a banker, spoke in favor of silver coinage and silver certificates; Joseph Wharton said the tariff shonld be arranged so as to promote American industries ; John Jarrett, President of tho Don and Steel Workers’ Association, said that all the members of that body (5,000 in number) were protectionists ; J. B. Grinnell, of lowa, hoped that the $275,000,000 bushels of corn raised m his State would be consumed under the American flag. J .H. Brewer, a New Jersey pottery manufacturer, thought foreign competition would be dangerous to American industries, and should be avoided ; George W. Moore, of Michigan, favored a tariff convention ; H. J. Stebbins, of Michigan, apoke in the interest of the lumber, copper and salt interests ; Lewis W. Hanley spoke also in behalf of the salt interests ; Robert Grimshaw favored the sugar interests.

Billy Googanheimer, whose father keeps a liquor store, could not understand his arithmetic lesson. He could not grasp the mystery of fractions. “ Now, Billy,” said the teacher, “ sup-, pose a man wants to buy a gallon of whisky, which is four quarts—but your father has only three quarts—what would he do ? How many quarts would lie still need to fill up the* gallon meas-

ure ?’* “He would put a quart of water iq the measure first, ami theu three quarts of whisky would fill it up to the top*”