The Republican journal., 1882-01-12
Advantages OF Protection to American
Mechanics,

In the Senate recently Senator Hoar in reply to
some remarks OF Senator Beck on the tariff ques-
ton, said Il understand that the great question
Of tariff or no tariff and of comparison between
the tariff policies of other countries and this de-
pends upon the question where the American rate
of wages can be maintained. The people of this
country its rulers In the manufacturing
States, like the one which | have the honor to
represent the operatives in the mills are their
rulers Whatever policy Of State government or
of national government whatever policy to
schools as to churches, as to the construction of
railroads. to finances, as to currency, as to bank
ing, as to the prosperity of commerce as to the
rights of capital and the protection of those rights
prevails is first argued out before and reasoned
ont by the understandings of the men who do the
work in the manufacturing and mechanical estab
lishmentS oil those communities, and some of us
mean that whatever else happens this shall hap
pen--that from the product of their labor there
shall be awarded to those operatives share which
will give them an opportunity to put their chill
dren in school, to have their wives attend church
deeenty clad and lectures free to enjoy the luxu-
ries Of knowledge and the luxures of social hfe,
and to do that the American rate o f wages must
be paid and maintained. That cannot be done in
France. OF in Germany or in Great Britain, and ii
is for the interest of the American citizen most
remote from those communities that the men who
govern aud are to govern in so large degree the
country of which those citizens are part shall
have that rate of wages and OF compensation for
THEN days and ears work which will enable them
to attain these primal necessities of American
citizenship No discussion OF this kind can be in
telligent unless ii is directed 10 that point.
Can the American laboring man maintain, he
has for the last twenty years maintained, under
the protective policies which have prevailed, this
standard Of compensation =
SHIPPING ITEMS. Steamer Lily, of the P NJ
& B route, Is laid up at Portland for the winter.
During 1881 there arrived at the port Of New
York from foreign countries G929 vessels Of which
1853 were steamers. Tn, coastwse arrivals from
eastern ports were S27l including 81 steamers,
and from southern ports 3722 vessels, including
llS5 steamers..-. Casco Bay Steamship Company
is reported peutionel IN insolvency Forty one
vessels of u SIP tons. owned OF registered in St
John, y B were lost dlrug 1881 value, S422,
600 Insurance. three fourths. During 1881 there
arrived at Boston from foreign countries 463 steam
ers, 30 ships, 32l barques 332 briggs and 1857
schooners. making total of 3ll5 vessels, The
coastwse arrivals were l76S steamers . ships, l08
barques s. brigs, 7406 scheoners and l2l sIoops:
total 9i92 Making the total number arrived from
foreign and domestic ports T. Coz. Foreign clear
ances during the year i56 steamers, Is ships, 2l9
barks 3l5 brigs 202 schoonerS total 4046 Coast
wise clearances S92 steamers, 20 ships, III barks,
- brigs and 009 schooners; total 2ll7 Making
a total number of vessels cleared for foreign and
domestic ports 5l63 Last year the total foreign
arrivals were 1925; clerances 3,l66 coastwise
arrivals 9,275; cearances, 209 ...At Bath VIM,
Rogers has three vessels on the stocks, and Goss,
Sawyer & Packard five. Capt Frank Brown, of
Portland, has been presented an elegant gold watch
and chain by the owners Of the barque Portland
Loyds, for having so successfully brought the yes
sci home after the death of the captain