The Tariff And The Steel Industries

In one year after its enactnient the Wilson law doubled the importation of bar iron; it destroyed the cotton tie indnstry in this country and closed up the factories; it about doubled the imports of steel ingots, blooms, etc. ; it increased the imports of tin plate; and though the iron and steel schedule was not injured to the extent of the wool schedule and the woolen and worsted schedule, yet the imports were increased 85.000,000. In common with all business this great industry, in whieh probably over half a inillion of our people are directly or indirectly interested, has been crippled and the consuming power of an aruiy of workers cut down.