The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-02

Low W.cEs.-Thoy deny that Mr.. Buch-
anan ever advocated the reduction of wages
TO ten cents q day. But it is true, neverthc
less, What he actually said, and the spiri.
which pervaded his speech on wages, the cur
rency, ETC., We have given many times, and
our readers will mostly remember it. But
| some may not, and we choose to keep this
subject ''before the people,"
On the 22nd day Of February, 1910, Mr..
Buchanan delivered the speech so often allu-
ded to. In tina. speech he used these words,
as we copy them from Niles Register, re-
vised by his own hand: "Reduce our nom
"inal to the real standard of prices through
scout the world, and you cover our country
"with blessings and benc6ts.' And in illus.
tration he appealed to business and prices in
the various European states. He said that
the adoption of purely metallic currency
in Germany had reduced the wages Of labor
so low that 'a piece Of broadcloth can be
manufactured for fifty dollars, the manu-
"facture Of which in our country
| "woud cost one hundred dollars" And he
added, 81 would to heaven | could arouse
"the attention Of every manufacturer of the
'snation to this subject" BY the STANDARD
| Of the world,' he meant tho standard OF the
European world. And by common consent
OF statis,icians, the average prices Of Eu.
rope are considered as the average actual
prices throughout the world. The standard
to which he would reduce the wages Of la
Dor in this country, therefore, can be very
clearly ascertaincd by learning the average
: prices of Europe. In that controversy be-
tween Mr.. Buchanan and Mr. Davis OF Mass.
! and Merrick Of Nd, 'sPorter's Progress Of
Nations was used as the book Of reference,
and that book shows the prices Of Europe
to have ranged from ~ cents per day at
Marseilles and Dautzg to % cents in North
| Holland; or taken all together, averaging but
a fraction from 10 cents per day.
! And this, clearly, professedly, is the stand.
ard to which Mr. Buchanan urged the reduc-
ton Of wages in this country; to maintain
them above which was to maintain Gcti-
tioas, "nominal" standard, and to reduce
1t TO winch would 'scovcr our country with
blessings and benefts.' Such are his ideas
I OF political economy. Such is the eempen-
satlou which he would award to American
laborers,--a compensation which would for
ever prevent their pecuniaay advancement |;
which would keep them forever mere ''hcw-
ers of WOOD and drawers Of water' to the
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them. materially and politically, would then
be as entire, rs arbitrary and oppressive, ms
/ ii is in those countries which furnish Mr..
/ Buchanan the "real" standard which so en-
/ ton such rs humanity cannot endure in
| Europe, and which is driving her impoycr-
ished and oppressed millions to seek better
wages and u surer prospect Of onulence, indie
pendence, and social happiness, under the
institutions of this Republic which Mr.
Buchanan would degrade to level OF those
from whence they fee.
Let our iaborcrs think on these things.
IlERop AND PiLArg.--Let Fillmore men re-
feet upon the following proposition. Here
abouts the followers Of that man do not pro-
fess to be very favorable to the schemes of
the Slavery propagandists. Let them ans
wer TO themselves what they think Of con-
spiracy ike this to ASSURE the triumph Of the
champions OF human bondage; what they
thlak OF remaining confedcsates Of thos Q
who profess their willingness to sacrifice Mr..
Fillmore, American principles, every thing,
to promote tho success Of Slavery. extension,
and of their professions to be more truly and
emphn;ically the friends If .',he South than
the BUCCANEERS:
/ The Richmond Wing, in orierto test the
I fidelity Of the Democracy To the cause Of the
Z South, proposes that nm electoral ticket DO
framed Of eight Democrats and Wings
and Americans, 70 he supported by all par
ties III Virgins, with the distinct understand
ing and agreement that the Is electora! votes
4 ~ 49, tl.. sa.. - les. 90 Buchanan s &c
/ gets more Northern votes than Mr.. Fillmore;
oriar Fillmore II he gets more than MIR. Blu
I caanan. TIC Wing SASS the plan will insure
The vote 81 Virginia u the candidate most
likely u Gete Fremont.
toI. lafnos7 i>anQIHlE. The Black Re-
PNN&tAf'-4tF tati fstFtftE ulsCuT-
eftes which are beng made touching Ere
montss ih~ligihiity for the Presidency. Ii
i asserted With great confidence by those
WHO ought 10 know, that Fremont was born
~ Canada, and is therefore, by the Consti-
tuition o. the United States, ineligible for the
Presidency. Gin. Enq.
No, sir, we are not getting "alarmed. -
The various statements Of the Black Dem
ocracy that Fremont was born in Canada,
was bora in France, is a Catholic, is a Know
Nothing, IS ian abo,itionist, is STAKEHOLDER,
Is millionaire, is beggar, is thief, il .
bastard, is humbug generally, rather show
that yon are getting alarmed else why do
you peddle such infamous lies with such
frantic assiduitys