The Labor enquirer., 1883-03-31

the views and movements J+. -, " with
clRiA a higher stan ID among ,oer +} S@S who
self, then he becomes worse tbn, ''''' 4ln>
I was led to say so'much as tbis .a >'ye.
ing couple of Sensible art5.Ia. 'eaa>
LABOR ENQUIRER. the one bv ~ w. :" iHE
the other by Karl, a Cbjcaro c,... '"''?r,
emit; the subject matter of sncb w.. i'''l'>
the much talked about "Protbc+ion. GP'I
Trade" rec
VINO couIo De .otherwise than pleased
with the gentle and tender metEo3 ,'~,7U
which you approaph the subject ir, "
editorial of the tehth inst Where ,o, ''"'
l.ne l.ne simple reason 1or our silente lay n &
the absence of anything like q thor.
understanding of the subject. and We -.
not fully satisfied i'm the matter as vo,r
while IN the. same breath YOU say: I'VE
must say that, in the light Of wh,r sno,,
edge we possess concerning it, and orr 4.
slre'to see all Gods people benefited, We
are for free trade VI What morc doe. ,n.n
want for a motive for action than III,
knowledge that he has? II he trusts him.
self to be led by some other person h.,
thrDwS away his manhood i
1t has become wen settled principle in
commercial science that all restriction
UDml trade is absolutely certain +o hoc,,r
more or less burthen upon the consumer
When unrestricted trade is alluded to yor
are liable to hear some one, who has come
into the idea that capital needs special ad.
vantage that labor never gets, saw. "Wbot
do you want to bring the laborers, waoey
down to level with the EngIish?" Thy-
comes as pat from MEN who wish to be or
the side of the, wealthy as any mthoughr
by-word ever used, l think with Won
and "KarI' that if We cramp .our notion,
OF foreigners IN trade to our vast country
we may as well bring it closcr to f,r. bnt.
ter and put prohibitory cordon around
our state, or perhaps our country, our
township or even our home-how absurd
some would say, but tits no More 50 than
to take a national view
l have no objection to "protectiGn," So
called, if it reaches ito the ptopcr article
protected-I mean labor. All your tariff
impositions are certain to DO a vast amount
Of financial good to the capital interested
but labor will share $pareIy, like unto the
one who was satisfied with thccrumbs that
fell from the banqueting tablet DO YOU
know that about all the legislation we ge,
nowadays is in the interest Of those who
are up out Of the IabDring rutS.of life? II
do not wish to draw too marked line
between capital and labor and l do n6tI
think you will call me a demagDgue when
I say that labor has not fair chance with
the present political conditions of the
powerful parties. We are IcI to favor.
party to the disadvantage Of the greater
portion Of the people while many trust
their party with confidence while they
hold views directly III opposition.
Why-bIess your hehrt, Mr.. EIlitor if We
are>:uIIy up to the standard of protection
why not cast the ugi$ Of it's benefits upon
all articles impossible for us to make Or
raise, without the government or the con-
sumner pools in to help? Say protect trl
coffee, oranges, cOcoanuts, grenohIe wHnutS E
and bananas. The ppvcrty-strtrken man
who wants to make his little pile increase
has to- do it by the labor some one and h~
would Just as soon take Il great Share Of il
out of thousand other men than from
his own hands by asking the government
to protect him It is q notorious fact that
the people who are most outkpokcu at
home for protecting American industry are
the greatest smuggIcrs when they 20 abroad
and glDry in the success Of adding to thrI
wealth Of this county by running the
custom house with few dozen Kid gloves.
some velvet dresses and sundry rare articles
that they could have bought cheaper at
home and had no rompunrtioHs Of con-
science over swindImg the government
If it is really necessary 10 prptcct any
given article from the unfair competition
Of foreigners why not doit by the govern
ment paying 4 bounty on specific num-
Der Of whatever is ready for the market
If protection benefits the whole country Ic' J
the WHOLE country pay the fiddler. A far /.
mcr is 10th to see wherein his interest, are I
benefited by being compelled to pay aoi
increased price upon every implement he E
uses simply to put more money in -br II