, 1866-02-22

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THE TAklff CuNIhOSEhSfs
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Il Protection Aobbe.yf-The Nunbes
OF mecnanies. 11aale-neh ead FAR
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Columns ~ Ios aa.les .A.I 800 49, tsaassa
times. more or less, that ''tae present tafln
"Is 1nonstrous scheme sanctioned by law
"to enable 100000 manufacturers to rob
,.e1 M, m ~ consrncraU This ar1erat;on l.
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non' IL is salo snat inetc Is nusa e.ncacI III
iteration and reiteratton 0! 1alsenooo. ImT
drops OF water, constantly falling,
viii wash the most ndnmantine
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su1o aaa ul1Ilue, pe ooioiJ asse1leo anu IL
peated often enough, and 1t will gain believers
aAd edheEcnts, unless It be constantly and
vigorously exposed and denounced. I have
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fe1ule 1h1s Sl-m1inon-consomers H. 1VtLnou-
sand-maDufacttrers talsehood, as often as 1t
reappears In the columns Of the TRIBUNE;
hnt I shs11 hi It ma more ul;ek,, m the
htao, III tne tpelhaPs valnl, nok'o 1na' hs an-
thors aud pedd1ers may become ashamed Of
thc3s ILL -heRpttep bantling,
The re,na ef tba manufacturing {ndusttv If
+he ao,,,t~s ~ recf 49, ~ ono IN m This.
.pc eount'y ~ Aooo "us eI''ov'ooe'ooo. Aui'
,100, 600 men, and 2S5 900 women or ,3S5, ,000.
Each of these On an average, maintained two
.,5 hale tn.,,rtarore .,e14nr tho rho,o
unu nan tnulsiuoals, uas tAe "uo.S
npmper OF persons supported pJ mnu1ae-
lures 4, 4,S47,5 $40. This Is exclusive OF all the
tens Of thousands Of persons engaged In house
ln,1dinn ne cornenfers. br1cklaycrs. Stone ma.
49,. x,,.,.s~s a,,sSas1as. an5 ,ai,asass :.
sons, Pau'ete' p1uluosss, ~ ~, nna .Aoo,s'a IL "
ten0ance on pnuoefs. aAo,ooV "ouia oc o. FerJ
moderate estimate for the number Of men
engaged In building in 1860, and together
with their families. numbering one million
nr 1e,sons. IIcrc ther, W. have < s47 En1an.
nau'na.s eupsislms uteS1'y upou necnanhm'
Estimating tue value OF Inc labor Of the build
crs Mt tho same as the manufacturers, It
amounts to SEQ, Coz, 600, making n tntal
of $3.50 Ooo. 900. If to th5s nmonn+
wsrc na,sa lie ,err ,sr.o ano-aa..s .1n. ~
"e1s uuueu sus ,e'y ia's' assteSate OF
mechanical production below the annual
value Of $500, Of which the census took no
not1ce. 4he rcsn,t. wontd he onc of sti1, nora
startl,or marn1tnhc. nut to kcan an+1ra1v
T,,nt,, bannSs IL, =. o.,,,,o.a ~ ~ en,.ta5 euy
mschausm % at s,oo o. oooooo % and II m maIea Jtse the
products Of manufacturing In 1860 t,eo thou
sand millions Of t2oNars-axcipslyc OF tho four
,,,ndrcd and tuentv 1n,,1fons of hu,1,,,no ,1ono
~ .u1 poo ~ ~ na ..s,es,s. -. snsa1 q ouo
oy eoo'oso nleeuanlcs' or gFauu total oi nc
chauicai production OF 2'4so millions.
ITS4AA RI AL 1F III
manufacturing las enormously Increased. II
IL a 1nw cstInats tn mt Il Il 81 m IN mn
,1oSd vn,nc fnr the rear 1s.ss aNd ~ vssn" =
6uildisr nj a5o0. OO6. .00O more. makinr totai
~ : sn15 mi1iions nj Soilars = >'sS@'
~ Ts y s,} % hnow Il That uo III nom,,t,on of ,ho
c,,;cs and tnuoe hoa n-nnfIv f,eraoa aoG .,nan
Ism n consenuance 81 ths orent Jornana oe ~
monntactnreTs mani i ior additional fahor. | If5s ~
Gnn .,a.se.,. t,,ha,s+ ~ ~ '.ai.s.t..,, tuI
cos4 a,nS mt 1ssS tban IN m smhs,.t =. hS !;
~ ti'n 'sn,,t n~e o aau 1Sas suo'''' " "
~ thn tar;f % oets M ~ . sshcnntv,, n ma no,
ulacaurcr u u ., nsIs as poun1y M an; II can't
pl!nlsc1 inc H9shmsn H. ~ one otancn o.
9as.ntss tna an4 too tno wolAthcn ~ anotnef.
,t lAe tales " nasese4naiLs tnelnsctEgs. tne
MoIkers u i1on, giass, eotton, Moolten and
leather have Their WAGES advanced, very soon
lcfs' mafons, rlas1aeEs, palntelss talloIs prin-
le1s, eanAset Makers, SNIP hai!derS. r. a1a AZ tbe
other trades and occupations This IS IN ohc-
ulerce 10 tnc eieat iaW Q! e1a.a1oF's7n. 20.
on .ne olaer ~ nana. anythns nappens
wneseey .ne WEES q one e'ass o. o. 9'ecaanlcs "a .9
olher trades. u tne makers OF irop steel glass;
teatoeE aud teSttlc Aeftcs und themselves
opneca 10 sunmit 20 q reduct11n OF twenty
nve M Per eenI OF tnelr compensation, al! inc
othel tsauee Hust io!lo" stit> sooner or later.
=! means o. combinations they may resist ior
EYGOInaI1V
doWn 70 lne Eommoh ieVei; before t9ey make
Abatement, the{ arc "tolhtng' thcir fellow
craftsmen a, 10 INC olhsr Trades ~ charging
more aor tneI psoanels than t1ey pay Tor the
products Of Others: 4enee the general aver,
| age u always attained. Ihe pressure toward
c4uaiibfinm Is as constant as gravity, aud
| never iaiis - tnG ena 10 pEhs tne wages Of
| ~ classes OF Mechahlcs 70 similar lcsel,
the differences being chiefly In consequence
o. the degrees of SKILL or craftsman
sup Or severity OF physicai e2estlon
5Gluifea M IN one tfaoe more tlian 10 another.
~ mainly engaged fn handling, transporting
std selling Tue products Of tue artisans aud
aGt1cututlsts, arc Known under TIE COM
prehcnsive name OF "mlddle~men,' and as
they enjoy the opportunity ol charging
enough commissions tor their aetxices to make
themselves whole against any bounty" or
"prpteetlon, afforded BY the tarftf to the
1
Here, then, We haye ten millions ont q the
| t"eut3-tno nituuu5 II tle 1otal states
who 1re not "rob6c1s plnndescd or dafnni-
| hcu IN abf respect. lbs fedaces Inc number
| Of the "r0bbed' In the loyal States from
tvcuty-twp 10 tHeIye millions and Increases
the nn1nhcr If robbcrs's from IN ({xl alcfrel
IL s &c ;ssss sssfss i ia A. fss 4 s
| number Of "felOnS" and ''sW1rd1efs." Here
ART nearly half OF the people Of the lOyR} States
| sorrretf In The nteasnpt nestf1uc of chpnttt,sr
Dit7c-;ce, and .trohl,in.,i ti,n ntf,cr ho1T ~
| ttham.s,,5a ~ ,nf11;onTf -
ipousauus " utt.liooS. -, A., o..-.
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tap;T MnT a4s ~ s'npe""uou''S 'o'oe" ~ Iue
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iso' o,rs 70 W. r. lo ng .cc pe1Ga o. tns s
nsn I'LL ,it ~ luf Ell at5 - s9hs
f,u avas tinr hs,e ~ nod ~ H. oroIn ~.
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