Show LEAD the tariff Coin mission in their report recommend the reduction of the tariff on leid and copper believing it would be in keeping with the wishes of the people who clamor for a redaction of taxes without any apparent knowledge of the reasons why the taxes ought to be reduced the commissioners when they entered upon their duties expected to cibit all the principle places of production and manufacture where i a reduction of tariff would roost effect home enterprises all of the large manufacturing cities were visited in the eat and arguments were heard from leading citizens whose interests would be injured or bene fitted b such a reduction it was part of the coin plan to visit denver and salt lake and the pacific coasto but prolonging their visits at a great many of but verv pre vented them aiom making the bontem plaited trip to the lead and copper producing sections from which manu fac amers greatly depend for their material the commission then wrote to several leading men in these asking a number of questions touching upon this important matter of leduc tion they alo requested that some leading and men engaged in this industry meet them at washington and save an interview it is evident that the above reque ata have not keen complied with or were not strong enough to have the pi oper bearing upon the commission or they would not recommend a reduction in these two oies lead is now dawn so low that where the proper appliances are not in use it makes the profit in this metal so that the reward foi labor and capital invested is comparatively nothing add to this a redaction of the tariff on lead and amine receives a blow irown which it never will recover fully one half of the migues in utah are silver bearing lead mines and when our government deduces to kill home industry it creates a hardship that has giester and moie injurious results connected with it than high taxation the country will be flooded with cheap copper and lead imported from foreign beores era mills and refineries will be closed down and thousands of men thrown how will it be in foreign countries just the reverse and while high tariff our own interests gics steady employment to our ov n mechanics artisans and laborers as well as making a good field for foreigners why not leop it up in america are plenty of vacant lards foi the foreigner to aavo mavo a home and if he does not chooro to follow the plow high him employment at good wages it 13 not so in england all metals shipped from that country to this roust be manufactured by cheap labor purchased at cheap p ices or the cannot compete with if congress Con giess reduces the tariff on any manufactured goods it stabs americas most vital interests to the quick and aids foreign manufactures builds them up england and all other foreign countries are old enough to take caie of themselves and if they fail to do so it is not the fault of the american people |