The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-04-28

duty Of $l2 G3 per ton In currency,
would like gentlemen who favor
this reduction, in the interest, al
thuuh not 80 in.cuded, of the foreign
manufacturer, the foreign capitalist,
aud the foreign lahorrr, to inform u~
how much ihry will send u, with thu
duty reduced To ;7,sl per ton. And
would like them To tell Us, too,
how long they think our home pro.
duccrs, who act upon the principle
that che laborcr is worthy of his
hire aud that Il fair days work
Justly entities the wOrkingman to u
fair days wages; who recognize the
doctrine. iurdlra;cd and c.forcCd hy
the liberal principle, of our free IN
,iitG,ion-, that every man, no matter
how humblc his position in lie, j.
entitled to all the rights, the priVi.
lcgcs, the blessings, and protection
due To his high position rs II citizen
uf this great Republic, where all
classes of men have a common in
torc-t in the glory and prosperity Of
the nation; that here, where every
man may stand erect In the honest
pride of American citizenship, and
assert his ,i-l.t To- refuse To labor for
q penny less thdn lac may honestly
believe hr j. justly entitled to re-
cciNc for li~ daily toll; here, where
iuirand liberal wage, arc iiNcl by
contract To which both the employer
and employed are parties; repeat,
would like gentlemen to tell
Il, how lOug our producers could
stand the unequal contest, subject to
such competition with tho manu-
ructur,r. oi Great Britain and Bulgi-
nm. " hero labor /, not paid for or
,ouuru~at,d. Ia, !. purchased at
such miserable rate, a- are barely
sufficient ia furli.h a scuuty sluuly
of the most absolute necessities, and
none of the comfort, Of life.
cy ,r orr c,rr,c,. r,voron,v
I,,,,.J ,.;,i, ,l,cfrorr,t ,lri,. tuurr,
r,,d vi,, ,lrir co,i and limestone
in convenient proximity. and with
ro,liu,, mills a. wor,, nm thrir ui,,
metal. within .hort distance. incur.
rim. Ian, l,,tIn if any cypcu,o for
Nae TRANSFORMATION of the raw matc-
rial u,v ,,.-iIiv struool, on. a,
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irr and urr nr,,,rrnu, and honny
viii II, ihrovu ont Of emuloyulrut
or driven into agricultural or other
r,,.ui,.
yho yoIun. MFR Chnirmop Of tho
r,v, u,ntrri, Il u.ol i'm IN. mnuur,,.
tar, or nj, iron. before if /, mined
ar ,ourhnI no man. i comuor,tiyc-
Il, 20 small that il would hc nearly
',rrrc, T., .,v th,t olu,o.t IFS wholc
manufactured yalucrcprc,cnt- labor
and hence there j., perhaps, 40 other
item in the whole li-t Uiar,iClCs con-
tanned in this bin upon which the
price of labor has 50 large ""d CON
/ trolling r'liuchce. IHc expense ol
it, production ana the proiits result
ing thcrc.Gom, whatever they may
br, are divided equitabIy ana almost
fully among the different CLASSES oi
skilled and ordinary operatives, the
capitalists, as II consequence OF the
strong do mCstic competition, rCcciV.
ing but "A small portion Of the net
pr,l,t, u, a condensation for his in
vostm.ut. and copso,uculy the pro
,rrtiou of thi, industry is pre.rui-
ueutly the protcc,,Jn OF American
labor.
ro,, o..,,od l., lnt,crs rccalyod
wi,hin a 6,y dovs from gentlemen
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extensive roii'ns ''''''s III ''''''9 !
vania, who are purchasers ana con
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