The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-09-04
Something for the La
boring Men.

country Wouiu redu tne ioHoWlnS pam ana
remarks by one Of his own
class. They could not he deceived by any
of the humbug preaching about free trade
and the oppression of the tariff. The ex-
tracts are from speech recently delivered in
New York by MIR, Van Wagner, commonly
known as the ''Poughkeepsie Blacksmith"
And pow have said that we are assem-
bled here for the purpose OF looking al some
OF the principles agitating the two parties
The Wing party are in favor OF protective
tarilf-a principle that should be near the
heart of every man who gets bis livelihood
by the sweat Of his brow. Warm cheering.}
Now it has been the policy of the party who
oppose this, to associate the idea Of the pro.
tective policy with some great monopoly,
some large, wealthy, overgrown establish
ment, in order to make the working man be-
lieve that none are protected by the tariff of
1912, but the great over grown corporations
Of our country; those who are already load
ed with gold and silver; while we us, Wings,
affirm as a great and prominent principle, that
protective tariff is calculated, more than any
other, to serve the Interests Of the great mass
of the American people. loud cheers.)
When we talk of protection, we meaupro-
lection for every man, whatever his Occupa-
tion-every man who labors. Not the man
only who has the charge OF is the owner of a
large establishment, but the man who works
in that establishment-the journeyman as we'll
as the boss, the employed as well as the EN-
ployer. (Applause.) And every one OF you
knows by your own experience that the in
terests of the employer and the employed
are identified one with the other. If you de-
prive the employer of the means of giving
you employment, you are necessarily thrown
ont of employ. To avert that.we must enG-
BILE them to employ ~. And hence those ar
ticles they manufacture, must be protected a.
gainst the pauper labor of the Old World.
loud cheering.) Otherwise your wages
mus. be reduced TO the same standard; and
il is not necessary for a man to spend all his
life at the schools IN order TO understand this
question.
The nottingham and mechanic can un-
derstand it if they will throw away prejudice.
Every practical man NAV understand it, aud
shall talk in familiar way, so that all viii 1
think, see things in their proper light.
say every man in this house knows this to
be true. Take for an illustration, the black
smith. hope there are some here tonight.
It is impossible for the boss here to set up
shop on this side of Canal Street, pay his
jourueymen 81 81 so per day, and then shoe
horses for the same price that his neighbov
on the other side could DO who was paying
his journeymen fifty cents per day. Every
man secs that in order 10 complete with the
man across the way he must bring down the
wages of those he employs to he same stand
arI. IfnotEe must charge more for shoeing
horses. It will then soon be Known that the
blacksmith on tbi SIDE o. the street charges
more for his work than the one On the ether
side. ard then al. the customers 90 on that
side 10 get their horses shod--tapplau5e and
then what kind Of fix are your boss ard bis
The boss has got nothing
for them to do. and mrst discharge them.
They are thus thrown OUT Of employment.
and before YOU can ct o'her job you
must hire yourself out At the piice 6 fifty
cents day.
Suppose cur ports are thrown open 10
free trade-Why it is well known that
they are employing men in England at
from ten to thirty cents day. live have
no protection on those articles they are
it is plain they can be sent here
far cheaper than we are making them
here You cannot compete with them.
Take the halter for instance. Every for
eign hat sent here supplies the place of
one fhome manuflcture-dep ives the
lourneymen of his wages for making, and
the boss of his profit of selling it. The
same with shoes, hinges, cloth, ready
made clothing, &c. Ittakes the place Of
one that might be manufactured here by
one of our workman. loud applause.)
was at Peeksville the other evening it
was the most tremendous meeting they
ever had there,-Qong and continued
and there some Of those who
advocate the doctrine of free trade took
his ground, and it seems as though they
would resort to anything to carry with
hem the people-Now said they, you go
% work and protect the mechanics Of A
nerica and you encourage immigration.
What sort Of reasoning is hiatt Why by
heir own showing, under free trade even
he serfs of the old world cannot b, tier
heir condition here but give us protec-
i've tariff and you will have immigration
they will come out here with certain
y of bc'tering their circumstances.
Loud cheers
The free trade gentleman thus lei th3m-
elves out. They admit wha, we charge
hem with,-that they would reduce the
rice oflabor in this country. But before
hey are aware, they let the thing out.and
tell you that ifyou go on their
very soon European paupers
would not change conditions with you.
Tremendous cheering.)
Now | ask the intelligent mechanics
ifthey are prepared to swollow