The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-04
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81. Now, what say YOU, my friends Whet will
the farmer of New York, of Pennsylvan,fa,or Of
New England Fay to ths ldea q H. wakln}g on
his jacket teo 0 gears old? What will the young
u!an say when, his work ended. he desires to
visit the families Of his neighbours to the one
pair of pantaloons, not quite two years old. in
deed-but. as the rmers say Of a colt, con ing
two next grass"--and which for eighteen
Away with it all! Away with this plan for
humbling and degrading the free, Intelligent
well educated and we'll paid laborer Of the
Their, is not much danger that schemes and
the ueople: They understand their own inter-
est too we'll for that. Gentlemen, am a farm
or on the sea shore aud have of course, occa-
sion to employ some degree Of agricultural Ia
Dor. | am sometimes also. rowed out to sea-
being. like other New England men. fond of oc-
casionaly catching fish. and finding health
Of the ocean. For the few months during which
am able TO enjoy this, retreat from labor, pub
lie or professional. do not often trouble my
politics. It happened. however, about three
weeks ago that on such an excursion as have
toned this doctrine Of the reduction Of prices.
| and asked him bis opinion Of it. He said be
did not like it. replied; The wages Of la hoof
and perhaps, clothing, all of which you
by o oF sdqGed so Wh@t said ho f.
| is true that -four is now low; but then it Is an
article that may rise suddenly, by means Of q
scauty crop in England, or at home; and If it
| should rise from five dollars to ten. do not
know for certain that it would fetch the price Of
my labor up with it. But while wages are high,
then am safe; and If produce chances to fall.
| so much the better for me. But there is another
| thing. I have but one thing to SELL that is my
| labor; but I must buy many things, not only
| flour and meat and clothing, but also some ar
| t. Giles that come from other countries-a lit le
sugar little Coffee little tea, a little Of the
common spices, and such like. Now, do not
see now these foreign articles will be brought
| down by reducing wages at home; and before
| the price Is brought down Of the only thing |
have to sell. I want to be sure that the prices
will fall also, not Of part, but of all the things
| which must buy"
| Now. gentlemen. though he will beastonished
or amused that I should tell the story Def re
such a vast and res Dectable assemblage as this,
| will place this argument Of Seth Peterson,
| sometimes farmer and sometimes fisherman
on the coast Of Massachusetts. stated to me
while pulling An oar. with each hand, and with
| elbows, against the reasOn1ngs. the theories
| and the speeches of the administration and all
its friends, in or out Of Congress, and take the
verdict of the country, and OF the civilized
world whether he has not the best argument.
| Now, gentlemen. 1t was not the cry of TiDpe-
canoe and Tyler too. nor was it the log cabin
and hard cider slur thrown out by Demo-
cratic paper at Washington. and which was
I I taken .zp and made the rallyine cry Of the
| Wings for the election of the old log cabin
dWeller to the Presidency of the United States