Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-15

22d day of January, 1910, with request
that we should compare the extracts pub
lished in the .Nsics, his with speech as II ap-
pears in the Globe, and then say whethe.
such extracts are correct or noti
Without any disposition to become par
tics to newspaper controversy, but as
matter Of justice to you personally. we have
al,compliance with yonr request, carefully
sconipared the extracts which appeared in
the hetrsof the 9th inst, with the copy Of
Mr.. Buchanan's speech, published on page
100, ct seq, of the Congressional Globe,
for ls39-40, and pronounce the same to
be literally and strictly correct in every
particular, with the exception Of two or
three ifnmaterial omissions of words, the
Insertion in one place Of sand" for "or, !"
and in another, of the words ssprices Of la
bor,'' which you have marked as an interpo-
lation, and which in nowise changes the
sense of The extract"
| We hare also, at your request, compared
the erfyoet of Mr.. Buctanaa's speech, IN
tena'ed for insertion in TO moro'U's .Nsws,
NTH the copy Of said speech published IN
the Globe, and find the same to be liter
ally correct.
Yours, very respectfully,
] HEsSRY X. STRONG. JAMES COOPER,
CHas b. PENRosE, III. G. PRAsk,
SAn. E. EAaLEroN, FL d MOORE,
WM- Bowers, j. a. Simpsons
Having thus given Mr.. Buchanan's Own
smoo tn and polished language, let US see
what is the meaning Of it in plain English,
when lie says, ssreduce our nominal stand
ard of prices throughout the whole world
and yon cover the country with blessings
and benefits Now, what did Mr. Bu-
char.an. mean BY this language, il he meant
anything but that our standard of prices
! should. be reduced ID that of the hard mon
ey currency Of Europe? And what is thai
European standard then, to which he desi'
red oar own to be reducedl According t
the est authorities ON that subject, tht
standard Of prices for labov in Earose, il
as fo lows:
/ WA.GEs IN FRANCE Calais common labor
rs II per day, with board, and withoa thoa.
dwelling, Boulogne, Sd, per day, do. DO.
Nantes, Sd. per day, without board AMI
without dwelling; Marseilles, Id. to I'd. pc
day with board and without dwelling. Tn
food in some districts 'seonslsts in rye breat
soup made of millet, cakes made of Indiai
corn, now and then some salt provisions am
vegetables, rarely if ever butchers meat
In others, s.wheaten bread, soup made witt
vegetables, and little grease or lard twic
day, potatoes, or other vegetables, bu
seldom butchers meat"
Sweden.-"The daily wages Of skille
agriculturist are I'd. or 3d.; while the un
skilled obtain no more than Sd. or Id. an
board themselves. Agriculturists in tn
southern provinces live upon salt fish an
potatoes; in the northern provinces, porr;dg
! and rye bread for their food"
Bavaria.--'sLaborers are paid at the rat
of 81. per day, in the country" withou
board.
{ Belgium.-"A skilled artisan may earn
in Summer, Is. ID. to Is. s.; in Winter
from 10d. TO Is. 3D.; unskilled, half as niue
without board; live upon rye bread, potatoe
aud milk Agricultural laborers hav
, less.
: Germany y-Dantzig laborers, AID. to u
per day, without board; Mulhburg, I'd. pc
day, do; Holsteih, I'd. per day, withor
f board.
| Netherlands. Holland laborer'
Sd. to al. per day, with board; North Hol
land, 20d. per day, without board; Ant
werp, Sd. per day, DO; West Flanders, 96.
: to lois. per year, with board.
Italy.-Trieste laborers, I'D. per day
without board; do. Cd per day, with boar d
lstria, Sd. to 10d. per day, without board
do. 4d. to sd. per day; with board; Lon
I hardy, 4d. to Sd. per day, do; Genoa, 5d. I
Sd. per day do; and without lodgings; Tus
cany, Cd. per day, without either.
Saxony.-sIu 1887 man employed a
his own loom working very diligently fror
Monday ymorning to Saturday night, from
O'Clock in the morning until dusk, aud evel
at times with a lamp, his wife assisting hin
in finishing and taking bin the work, coul'
not possibly earn more than 20 groschei
tabout go cents1 per week. Nor could ON
who had three children aged l2y years an
upwards, all working al the loom as we'll a
himself, with his wife employed doing up tn
work, earn in the whole more than 81 week
! y.
4 These are facts which speak for them
| selves, and show what Mr.. Buchanan meant
They show the farmer and all other working
1 - \ 81. IS =