The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-20

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How do the vorkingmen OF Wheeling
like this table Of wagesF How do they
like the idea OF working, as Mr.. oesterlinB
says the glass employees work in Germany,
for one.iourth tho wages paid in Wheel
ing? Read the following exact quotations
from the platforms OF the Democratic and
Republican parties and say which OF the
two you prefer:
"a tariff for revenue only."-Democraic
Platform.
"a tariff that will discriminate in favor
OF American labor."-Republican Platform
In Great Britain, where free trade exists,
or tariff for revenue only" the follow
ing wages are paid:
Fortmin Of ,8asss % per week
MSehieist % per week
Loom httei eV per Seek
Stcond PsI 1eek
Viewers ~ per week
spInnts uuts and nax) 90 per week
In Germany q still lower rate OF wages
Ia paid II Democratic principles mean
anything, they mean that the success OF
Tue Democratic candidates will compel the
employees Of Wheeling manufacturing es-
tablishments TO accept the above wages,
to allow Of foreign competion, or the clos
ing Of their CONCERNS.
From talk about the tariff TO the IN
rELLlaRNcRR Representative, Mr.. OeSterling
passed to some talk about National banks,
which was very interesting, and we'll
worth reporting. Said he: "When ] first
come to this country | worked in the
shops OF the Michigan Central railroad at
Michigan City. I was struck on arriving
there with the number OF broker or money
shaving offices, and inquired howIs all
their occupants made living, "a the place
was not large and depended wholly on the
railroad shops located there for its exist.
ence. I was told that they all lived and
got on pretty well in the world. / soon
logud ont how they were enabled to do so.
When pay day came sroud in those good
old Democratic days III vas IN 1858 OIL
aud the Pay Master arrived from the East,
he brought good money with him-the
note OF specie paying banks In the East
hut instead OF paying It out to Us he
traded 1t Of agood Big profit TO those orok;
ers and money shayers Tor their wild
cat stuff, and we were paid IN wild cat
When the men were thus paid on there
was q perfect rush TO the shops oil the
money shayers, who would give US the
money that the paymsstar had brought
from the East at 10 per cent. Of shsVsin
exchange for our wild cat paper. We had
to submit 10 this shave because we were
afraid to keep the "vild cath oyer night,
for fear it would be absolutely worthless
next day. And yet there are persons who,
not knowing when they are well OF,
would tear down the present National
banking systematic notes OF which are
par all over the land-apd send us back
10 the old State bank system. For my
part, have passed Though that mill and
want no more OF it inimine the balance ot
my lie. The present order OF things suits
me, and ought, l should think, to suit
almost anybody who can be suited at all.
DON'T You think, Mr.. 0esterling: that
these matters, including tariff and all, are
very impesiectly understood by many per:
sons who vote the Democratic ticket2
Or course there are. Many persons who
WORK in manufacturing establishments are
led TO believe that tariff works only for
the benefit OF the men who own the con
Germs, But inst look how 1t has been IN
Wheeling Here we baye seen the mills
run for years almost without Q cent oi
profit in all that time to the owners. And
vet they l,ayo run oil the same. Themep
have been paid good wages aud living has
been cheap, The stores and the shops
| In fact, everybody in the community;
have had the benefit OF the money paid
out, save the stockholders. Their money
has been tied up In the real estate and
machinery OF the mills. Some ot these
mills have even been burned down, and
others have met with various misiortunes,
and the stockholders hRve had TO rebuild,
and foot ail the bills and take all the risks
of the busineas. And yet, In the face 'ol
ali these well known facts, there are, as
! said many persons who are deceived into
tbelieying that tariff for the protection oil
American industry Is something got, up
mainly for mill owners. You can see how
4 1t is: how It has been In the,past aud how
It Is likely TO be in the future. Men vote
rightin the face and eyes ot'their own In
tSfestS oatoi dislike or jealousy, or misun
derstanding, or Whateyer It may be, o
their employers,
Our reporter gould lengthen out the 40
count Of his interview With Mr.. 0esteriinI
! still further, but he is nnder the impres
} sion that he has given enough for on,
Issue Of the ISTElLIoRXcER. He. onl!
. hopes that the worEingmen Of Wheeiipl
, will give to what he has written out to.da,
,, that sober. attentive and unprejudicei
. consideration which its great importauc
. deserves. It will do every man who work
In o glass factory, or iron mil, or an,
; other industrial establishment in this city
! and also every merchant, mechanic Q
: laborer, world Of good ithe will only 10
I 1t to heart. II shows as plain as the 10
4 tens Of the alphabet the difference betwee
: the policy, advocated by the Republica
i p9rty-the great party Of American labc
and the policy Of the Southern free trad
t Democracy.