Show TELEGRAPHIC NEWS e THE TARIFF CONVENTION The Kind ot Talk the Protectionists Protect-ionists are Indulging In New York 29 In the tariff convention conven-tion after recess the committee on permanent per-manent organization reported for chairman chair-man U S Senator Warner Miller of New York and a list of vice presidents Chairman Miller in his address said the convention would attract public attention at-tention invite public discussion and bring home to every fireside thorough knowledge of all the industries of the country He hoped the convention would declare unequivocally for the protectIon pro-tection of home industries According to the census New York is the greatest manufacturing city in the country 165 000000 dollars are invested in manufacturing i manufac-turing interests in this city and 273732 persons are employed in factories Nearly half the entire population of the city are living on wages earned in these manufacturing establishments The speaker advocated protection in the widest sense and higher wages for all The secretary read the following from Secretary Blaine My official duties prevent my leaving Washington at this time I am hence daprived of saying i some things which I would be glad to say in your convention if I had an opportunity to speak In a brief note of excuse I cannot discuss the tariff on the shipping question and yet I will not omit an expression of my belief that at BO previous time in the history of our country has the principle of protection to American industries been so strong with the masses of the people as today It was formerly on issue somewhat determined deter-mined by latitude and longitude but these limitations have passed away and enthusiastic protectionists can now be found in Alabama as well as in Massachusetts Massa-chusetts in Illinois as well as in Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania and the west and south are joining join-ing the north and east in the common belief that some manufactures should be encouraged and developed in every state in the Union I wish I could speak with the same confidence in regard to the prospects of American shipping bat I confess to some discouragement when I see the American minister to Brazil at this moment en route to Rio Janeiro compelled to reach his post by going first to England or France in order to avail himself of a Tina of steamers We are paying to Brazil annually more than 4000i000 in gold coin to settle the balance of trade against us Brazil ia turn sends this money to Europe to pay for commodities which we might import at least furnish here It is easy for merchants of Brazil to reach England and France We have never seen the wisdom of providing an easy mode for the same merchants to come to the United States So long as we fail to do so the balance of trade will annually increase against us It is idlo to think of selling goods to a man unless you first induce him to enter your store Yours very truly JAMES G BLAINE J Ricketson of Pittsburg delivered a stirring address He said America was affording an asylum for the surplus population popu-lation of Europe and providing for their maintenance We must legislate he said for our own country and not for the lands from which the vast numbers now seeking our shores have been compelled com-pelled to emigrate Wm McKinley jr advccated a protective pro-tective tariff Jn the words of the late President he would ask legislatures to vote for laws in the interest of the people ot the United Stites and not for the whole world Stockton Bates treasurer of Brides rg Manufacturing Company Philadelphia the next speake said he felt the necessity of the pa = sag of such laws as would insure to he country a remedy for the injuries done by decisions de-cisions of the treasury departments and courts and hoped the convention would take action in the matter At the evening session Wm D Kelly of Philadelphia read his paper on the reduction of internal revenue taxes Mr Kellys paper contains only his well known views backed up by cogent fac sand s-and figures It was chiefly noticeable for its opposition to the manner of refunding refund-ing in operation W E Gallatly spoke on the subject of the abolition of taxes especially on drugs The law of the taxation of drugs perfumery and alcohol he said was very intricate and many honest dealers had often to pay heavy penalties for unknown violation of the law He recommended recom-mended the abolition of taxes on perfumery per-fumery and hoped some relief would be given to dealers in drugs Wm Warren of Pennsylvania aavo cat d the extension of foreign commerce and hoped government would give all possible aid to the encouragement of the shipbuilding interests in this country In time he said we might bo able to send ships of our own manufacture to Great Britain as we are nuw sending cutlery to Sheffield To morrow the subject of a tariff commission com-mission will be taken up New York 30The tariff convention opened with 200 delegates present John Thompson of the Chase National Bank spoke on tariff commission He argued that it was an unnecessary experiment ex-periment with free trade since the coun try prospered so greatly under tno inmu ence of protective tariff Thompson spoke of the popularity of silver coin and recommended the removal of all restrictions re-strictions on silver coinage and the malting malt-ing of the silver dollar not only for us but for every silver using nation This would attract the trade and travel of all silver using people and they are seven eighth of the population of the earth The b tter class of emigrants would always al-ways take into consideration the cur rencv of the country to which they proposed pro-posed to go Let us then have paper currency based on precious metals for domestic use and an American coin currency cur-rency for the outside world Let England and Germany take our gold BS surely they will when they have power to do so The sooner silver and silver certificates cor stitute the major part of our money the farther off will be panic and revolution revolu-tion The speaker also suggpated that the people have the privilege of taking greenbacks from the treasury in exchange ex-change for interest bearing bonds the bond to be given bacbnpn the return of the greenbacks the treasury saving the interest while the currency is out This measure would surely ward off a panic and it would also effectually bar stock aud grain gamblers from locking up money Joseph Wharton spoke at great length upon the expediency of basing our tariff legislation upon the report of a commission commis-sion appointed for the purpose investigating investi-gating the needs of all industries It was decided to refer all papers and resolutions to the committee on rciolu tions 3 John Garratt president of the associa tion of amalgamating iron and steal works said he represented 65000 working work-ing men and was a solid protectionist Fair wages were made them They did not get neither do they want all the benefits of the tariff capital was pro tected as well as labor Labor produced weatb While the workers are free the prosperity of the country isasaured Five minute speeches were made on several topics including rice erops paper industry and farming The latter was treated by exGovernor Grinnell of New York wha said tbera wer millions of bushels of corn and he and to see it consumed this country He offered a resolution inviting all public men to consider the question coming before the convention Recess I |