The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-08-09
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vocatng tea ce,ds u dag as wages enough for
American mechanics and working men, but
they may as well take it easy. lie did advo-
cate that doctrine. While receiving eieht
dollars day himself he did say that the
wages of our working men should be reduced
to the wages of European Scrls. His friends
may try to squirm and wriggle out Of 1t but
the fact stands recorded and cannot be blot
ted out.
Working Men of America stand up for
your rights and your manhood. Put your
foot on the hoary headed old nabob, who
wallowins in Office and in wealth proposes TO
reduce YOU to the condition of the half fed and
half clad aborers OF Europe. Arise Mcchan-.
les and laborers Of every class and assert your
digntv--pow is the time to show your
strength You have the old rcprcba,c in
your power; CONC forth and fling him sky
high.
We adducc part Of the proof to-day, which
can he found III "a speech Of his delivered in
the L, $. Senate in lS4O, (Which can be found
in the Congressional Globe for January, l64O
pages l35 &, or in Niles Register, vols. g.
and GS,) the following full and fair extracts:
''In Germany, where the currency is pure
| lv metallic, and the cost Of every thing is RE-
III Ck.D to hard money standard, piece Of
broadcloth can be manufacture ed for fifty dol
! lars, the manutac ne of which, in our coun-
try, from the expansion Of PAPER currency,
would cost one hundred dollars. What is the
consequence ! The foreign French and Ger
man manufacturer imports this cloth into our
country and sells it for Il hundred. Does not
every person perceive that the redundancy Of
our currency is equal to Il premium Of one
hundred per cent. in favor Of the nanuac-
| turcr.
mo tariff of protection. unless it amounted
to prohibition, could countpract these advan
tagcs in favor of foreign manufactures. |
would to heaven that | could arouse the at
tcntion of every manufacturer of the nation
to this important subject.
"Wh hat is the reason that with all these ad-
vantages and with the protective dntics which
our laws afford to the domestic manufacture
of cotton, we cannot obtain exclusive posses
sion Of the home market, and, successfully
contend for the markets of the world? 1t is
simply because we manufacture at the nomi-
nal prices of our own inflated currency and
arc compelled to sell at the real prices Of other
nations. REDUCE OUR NOMINAL TO
TIE REAL STANDARD OF WAGES
! THROUGHOUT TIE WORLD AND YOU
COVER OUR COUNTRY WITH BLESS
INGS AND BENEFITS.
"Thc comparative LOW PRICES Of Ger
many and France have afforded such stimu
lus to their manufactures that they are now
rapidly extending themselves, and would OBJ
|
English home market. IF IT WERE NOT
FOR THEIR PROTECTING DUTIES
| While British manufactures are now anguish
ing, those of the continent are springing into
Il healthy and vigorous existence"
That language is as plain as that the sun
shines by day-he who runs may read" 1t
was received in the United States Senate with
burst Of Indignation, and branded as it
properly deserved to be by '.honcst JoHN
| DAVIS" OF Massachusetts, as an attempt to
reduce the working man Of this country to
the paupcr paid and pauper fed labor Of El-
rope. 1t was stismatizcd as it deserved TO be
and so universal was the burst OF Indignation
in the Halls of Congress and throughout the
country. that BuCnANAN's name became il
by-word and reploach through all the
United States. wages are reduced to the
standard Of European prices, Of course the
laboreris reduced to the necessity flyng as
the laborers Of that division Of the Globe do.
Now, how do they live! Take glance at
the following, We hard handed working men
of the United States, and see how the toll
ing millions over the water manage to eX-
list, and then say whether you can vote for
the man who would reduce you. who reside
in this highly favored land to sucha STAND
ARD of living and wages:
Wages ia Frdncc.-Calais, common labor
ers ID, per day, with board, and without
dwelling; Boulogne sd. per day, do do;
Nantes, Sd. per day, without board and with
out dwelling. The food in some districts
consists in rye bread, soup made of millet,
cakes made of Indian corn, 1otc and Men some
salt provisions and vegetables, rarely, if ever,
butchers meat" In others, "wh,aten bread
soup made with vegetables, and little grease
or lard twice a day, potatoes, or other yegcla-
blcs, but seldom, butcher meat"
Swcden.-'Thc daily wages Of a skilled
aericuturist are ID, or Sd: while the unskill
ed obtain 10 more than Sd. and board them
selves. AglicultulTsts in the southern pro-
vinccs live upon salt fish and potatoes; in the
northern provinces, porrdse and rye bread
form their food"
Observation-Disclosures arc paid at the rate Of
Sd. pei day, in the country" without board.
Bel9i,m-' A skillful artisan may earn in
Summer, Is. Cd. to Is. Cd. in Writer from
l0d. to Is. ID; unskilled, halfas much, with
out board, live upon rye bread, potatoes and
milk" Agricultural laborcrs have less.
GermamI.-Dantzig laborers. AID. to I'd.
per day. without board: Muhlburg, I'd. per
day, do; Ilolstein, Sd. per day, without
board. taa.
Netherlands South Holland aborcrs, 3D.
to I'D. per day, with board; North Holland
GOD. per day, without board Antwrcp, sd.
per day, do: West Flanders, 96s; to lois.
per year, with board. ,..-.
Haiy.-Triesto laborers, I'D. per day,
without board: do. Cd. per day, with board
Istria, Sd. to l0d. per day, without board
do. 4d. to sd. per day, with board; Lombardy
4d. to Sd. per day do: Genoa, sd. to 3d. per
day do, and without lodgings; Tuscany, I'd.
per day without either.
Suony. 1887 man employed in his
own loom working very diligently from Mon
day morning to Saturday night, from five
O'Clock in the morning until dusk, and even
at times with lamp, his wife assisting him
in finishing and taking him the work, could
not possibly earn more than 20 grosclIcn
(about GO centsl per week. Nor could one
who had three children aged IL years and up