The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-05
Amount

The above s copied from j. G. Martins annual
reports and is correct. This shows wonderful
prosperity, continued for many years in success
sion. and a significant protest against the sweep
lug reduction of pay . per cent, as proposed by
the officials of this rich corporation. In addition
several millions of dollars have been spent for
new mills, new machinery, storehouses and other
buildings. and several hundred thousand squan-
dered and lost by bad management OF late years.
A large surplus on hand, all the result of the en-
ploye's labor.
n nineteen years an investment of s., 5OO,-
600 has paid dividends to the amont of
50 525, 600. besides earning a surplus which
has been invested in building more mills,
and yet these protected monopolists demand
a reduction of the wages of their employees
to the extent OF % per cent-reducing them
to a starvation point. To make the matter
infamous in all of its parts these monoPo-
lists 20 to Congress, and in demanding pro-
lection declare that the grand purpose of a
protective tariff is to protect and bless
American labor. A viler falsehood was
never set afoat To make it pOssiblefor
these heartless monopolists to degrade
American labor, they and their organs and
representatives in and out of Congress,
favor Chinese immigration, and one of these
organs in q recent issue remarked that 1.-THE
passage by Congress of the bill prohibiting
Chinese immigration is humiliating sur
render Of principle and base pandering to
local popular prejudice 1t is at variance
with what has always been our National
policy, and, in view of our National pro-
fessions. is a sorry farce. The time will
come when it will be reversed, and when
those who voted for it will be ashamed Of
themselves. When the question shall have
been fully discussed before the people, anc
when they come to appreciate. the mora
principle involved, they will right the grea
wrong which has been done
We have before shown IL
these columns from official sources
what China can do for Americas labor i
the monoDolists and their organs can hav
their way. Mr.. o. n. Denny, Consul Gen
eral of the United States at Shanghai, say
that China can supply the world will
cody cheap labor, and the question is, hoV
cheap can this labor be supplied? Nj
Denny gives the figures: Farm laborer
work at So year with board and lodging
When permanent employment is had
cody can be had at fifteen cents day II
the mining districts wages are from five 4
fifteen cents per day. A woman manage
70 earn six cents per day in cotton factories
A cody is content with asurplus of lift
centsa month over food and lodging, and a
his wardrobe costs him only abou
s. a year he manages to lay up a
year, and to these prices monopolist
and their organs and representatives ar
seeking to reduce American labor and ciain
that one Of the Foundation stones" of CD
Republic was laid for the express purpose
rearing a supersructure in which America
laborers, for the benefitof monopolists, shoui
enjoy the glorious privilege of starving :
death. Such seems TO be the idea OF on
esteemed contemporary, the Times whio
says: 1.-THE passage by Congress OF the bll
prohibiting Chinese immigration is hu
initiating surrender of principle and ba.