The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-14


q men to be 8 Protected' Also: lHo1
From the thiSy New YORK Evening f0sst,, ItRRep,use
Several hundred Chinese, ilaborers
have been brought across the conti=
nent, to Massachusetts, to take the
place of white worknien iii some of
the shoe shops in that State aaf
q Leatheris fprotected y against for
eign competition, hides arefsprotect5
ed, shoe thread hastings and elastic
fabrics are &. protected oils and
chemicals, all the materials used by
the .currier and tanner, are 'iprotect,
ed.p The morocco manufacturers are
to be protected iii the bill now be-
fore the Senate. All the machinery
used in the manufacture of boots and
shoes is made ifrom1r protected" iron
and steel, the clothing manufacturers
who supply the ishoemakers are e pro-
tected.pr aTheifsh and potatoes they
eat are "protected.iiHai eht yRni
qqBue4he men ana wohehiwHeimake
the Shoes are h0tI hR0aI atIila9.fRffotsefed9s ON
the, ,contraryb.they have been. ro Pbea
for term of years, and! nowithey Iare
to be kicked out and Chinese put lin
their plaeego II aFotg; 81; White Every, kind
of material Ole tool which has been
used by the Massaehusetts ishoenaker
has been lhade unmecessari1y. dear to
him BY the tariff il ,ofdefn that sonnet
body else n might eniogi 9 monopoly,
the Chinaman, MhohislnpMuimported
totake the place OF; the Christian NeW
England sh0emaKef = Heonesifh daty
free. Tie tariff does BYott Bo t 9peh t9peh him,
it makes every IHaterial lef, industry
dear, iibht itr cheapensy i" pauperizes
lab6,!- y1jHeiiinf sEnosT5I hnB =.
That Is IS What i, sallsa, ;hPBf0fsetion.s'
are, these Chinese brought tn
Massachusetts,as BebauseEtheMgprom1
Use to work for less wages tlfMp New
England hen a1fa an1fa M HohiIaA88 ohhiIA8 !sssi3 afford
to-. Why are, wages lowerleedf2, Bet
cause the tariff, framedbsinl.theginter-
ests' Of monopolists, makes naitithe ma:
teriaIs of industry deaf. s1 1ffhe people
Of the United States hjoW X ihaysgf fewer
boots andushoes, to wear, E1iagp pnopor-
ton to. their numbego tfianathdt had
ten years ago, and the exports OF boots
and, shoes has ;a1mos ceased :noi,1 mo =, tod
dnYet tbere!is no branch of aindustEy
iniwhich there havenbeeIg greater i'm.
pr5veiffehfs; or a more complete sub-
stitution Of 3l|it 3ml|aitchiHeFS fof hadfIa dfEt work.
A workman can nov. dQ, at least; ;twenTT
ty-fveper CENT sn1OBel MOrkEin day,
ana of much better quality, than lie
could ten / years ago., yet 'helgets no
greater comfort for his his days wages, in IN
fact, not as muchjas he did them = =
We have this lstran ge result coming
with Improvement and invention, the
people less well shod, the, Workmen
more poorly paid, if wages bbe. meas
ured by what they will buy.id oi .t,
What do the high tariff monopolists
care? Their, pockets are full, their
wealth is increasing, their sons and
daughters live in luxury, their agents
aresin Congress crying out for a yet
higher tariff, and they have been cum
ming enough to persuade the Presi-
dentand the Republican majority iii
Congress that Q" tile country is? pros 3
perous," because they the 'inonopo2
Lists, are getting fatter daily.9ga.i =. y
= Meantime these high tariff monop-,
olists defy the dpeople,2 the working
men and women Strike, if youi dare,
they say, we. will import Chinese to
take. your, places.npAlndIyet they have
the face to. tell the lignorantand qn-
thinking that fprotection Il means
high wages and prosperity to the
,sss-l4GL To} s9gp8L =,
Was it,for this that % Congress, guar
anteed the bonds of the Pacific rail-,
road, and gayeit millions of acres Of
land-that the high tariff monopolists
might, wheni theYohad starved and
robbed the right werkingmen. and
women as long as theyiwould bear il,
bring in the .pauper and 9heathen la,
bors of China to 7fiH the workshops
from which Christian men and wo-a
men have been driven.IssJ yiin3a ,.d
I'VE are, to have ta1Gongressional
election this ifalLiaiMill any man say
that the people should oyoteg on any,
consideration fora candidate, wheth-,
er IS Republican Or Democrat, dwho, ,
would perpetnate this shameful and
injurious system of high tariff protec-.
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THE IB1EfGHITNsNFHNG 1EfHITNsIN' OF THE End. End.
] There is a faction of fsthen Radical
party which regards the dieNtfeme
measures of the leaders with whole
some repugnance,li itioreseeingH HsWhere
they are ito land stheJ organization.
Occasionally, suohi memsas nrumbull
in the Senate, andiDaWesIintheH House
affect alittle conservatism Jandidecline
tonfollow the y lead a6f Summer and
Butler B,ltithey lack plhck andper5
severance, and dare not act uplto their
professions. PEA Conservative Rspub.
lican, as the ipartynisn NOW CONSTITUTED
and controlled; ism contradiction in
terms: Extreme nrendirectthec6urge
of the.organizstionsa sand dthose of1hod--
crate inClinatiansiai are poMerlessiwhens
ever All oexigencY arises dTheto are
eebleinhumbers, , land thoagL full of
talent and of lgreatIperSdnal respocta-
bility, oanfntresistthe rapaciousand !
knaHes who are aintent
upon their schemes of plumber, re-
gfadiess Of the consequences to the
party OF the country. The Washing
tono ccoorrir5essspondent Of 9thee' Chicago, |
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