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Show If is interesting to read of the Welsri tin plate manufacturers being scolded for closing dovv n their works, the argument argu-ment used being that their action will place a weapon in the hands of the American larilf party. The McKini.ky I law is working like a charm and ell'ect-ing ell'ect-ing the highly commendable purpose for which il n as designed. Ono of the t worst instances of business mismanagement mismanage-ment witnessed iu this country iu recent re-cent years has Ireen the system under w hich we left ourselves dependent upon F.iigland for our tin piate. The United States has paid out niiniially some '.'0,- i liiMl.om) tor this product, the business ' thereby created .supporting large ; works in Wales. The new tarill j is rapidly building up Ihe industry in j this country. Already the Hi'dish works are compelled to curtail, and in a short time they will not be. able lo ! market any of their goods here. The j lirst effect of the passage of the law was lo put up prices considerably, but this was done by the Knglish makers who marked up the schedule simply to "get even'' for the looses that, they would sustain after the act became-operative. became-operative. It was said that the vvork-ingman'g vvork-ingman'g dinner pail would bo advanced ad-vanced in price and that other dire results were to follow, but we are likely I to see a much lower range of quotations on plate in ft very .short time. An in- ; ihiKtry will have been established that j will save the country millions of dol- j lars each year. j Gov KHNiii; Punnovkk of Oregon np-i np-i pears to be one of those individuals who : enjoy discreditable notoriety. When I asked if he would go to the state line to meet the president, he replied that he 1 was not called upon to pay homage to I him. and that it would be the pre-i i dei.t's duty to hunt him up. 'The Ore- j goniau evecutivo no doubt intended this to be an overwhelming assertion of : the superior dignity of the state. There ', are some people who profess o believe i that the state is .supreme and that the national government is only its servant. ! They are welcome to hold such ati opiii- ion but it is very small to show it in the manner adopted by Governor Pk.n-novi Pk.n-novi ii. If the governor were receiving a private visit at his home from an lion- j ored guest, he would not lock himself i 'in his library and give notice that the visitor would have to search for him. j |