The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-22
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THE PfOTEOTIYE TAR1E.b.
How 1t A'Sscts American Labor-Thc Reso.
lnii6ha +of tho Workinsmcn's National
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How It A'yscts American Labor.-Tho Rcso.
lnii6ha|of tho Workinsmcn's National
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b'ons tho Ralti,ore S,sn.
Tho Workinamcn's National Conycn-
ton at Cleveland, Ohio, aud tho Con
tral .Labor~U1!ion, which held u meet
ing>at Now York q few days ago, both
passed vigorous resolutions dcnounc-
lug those "philanthropic proteciionists
VINO haVo cndcavortu to hire and
import pauper labor from Europe, at
pa"polfzinY prlces, for tho express
rurposeof dcfrauding American labor
OF its fair share in the mutual protcc-
ton contemplated by profcctivo
tariff" The point here made by tho
American workinsmen is not without
significance and suEgcstivencss. The
advocacy of II high tariff has been
principally on the ground that il was
for tho benefit Of American labor: TINT
lit was tho only protection American
Workingmcn had against an influx of
foreign goods manufactured BY "thc
paupcr labor' Of Europe. There was
something so plausible in this TINT
American workin@mcn took it for
granted that ii was true, although
many OF thcm have been puzzled bv tie
experience that has been constantly
coming home to them That the compar-
(atrVcty higher wages they received, i'll
Stcad or fcnabiinS them to lay by money,
were absorbed by their household *
rcnscs. Still, without considering tho
fact that the tariff Increased, the cost of
almost everything they consumed or
used, including their tools. their luru
tnfc, ana their domestic utensils, they
have been taught to believe that IL high
tariff was Il protection to them, and
that those who supported it, even
though they prolitcd by it, were their
best friends. There arc two things to
which all great industries arc subject,
anu they have their origin in the lluc-
luations Of demand and supply. These
are "Strikcs' on the one hand and
"iock-outs' on the other. Tie strikes
arc W"rkin%mcn, means either OF ry-
acting an increase Of wages or of re-
slstlhg an atlrmpt to reduce wages.
'l.ock-ou,S" are the closing Of works
or mines on The part Of great corrora-
tons AZ Il means Of bringing Workiug-
ing men TO terms. Bm into these
customary contests between capi!al
and labor new clcmci;L was Injected
! last year, when, to meet the extensive
| S't'NN> tIktL llltl Oituirttt, iDrGInn
I labor was impoatcd TO take ll.r place
Of tho strikers. Ii was not unlil then
that Tie workingmcn and labor unions
began TO declare that II wos dclusiyc
to say that the high tariff was pro-
lection TO American workinmmrn il
foreign labor could he imported ''duty
tree aS 4 Substitute for il 10 come to
| terms with employers. Without en-.
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lar question, which Involves questions
OF rnEcy distinct in themselves, il is
certain that such impurtaiiuus have
given great ollrnSc to the labor unions,
M:n !!:At t'i"ii' Indignation is hr.in,i,.H
to find vent in uttrranrrS $uc,I as we
have quoted at the beginning" Of this
article. They find that Il high tarin'
does not pr"icc! them from Tic cou
I!iilun Of skilled and nuS;i!lrd work.
ne" from abroad nor from higl, prices
III home.