Daily Republican., 1884-08-13

We need make no comment on III
above, the figures speak for themselve,
only we will say that striking an ave,
age Of the total Of wages paid in eac
place 1t will be seen that while the
amount to $4,000 in New York. the,
only amount TO SHOTS in Aberdeen
Iaiiing 1880 short Of half as mucl
paid In Aberdeen as in New York.
But there is other evidence which car
oe relied upon that wages paid for labol
IN scotland are not half what are paid
IN the United States. Ex-Goyerpo,
Cheney, Of New Hampshire, is at thi,
Time travelling through Scotland. and
ne sends home an equally suggestive
statement, giving the comparative daily
wages OF workmen in paper mills in
scotland, and the wages paid in the
same kind of mills in this country. AZ
follows "'
Machine tenders-United States, 80 90
per day Scotland, 1925.
Engineers-United States, s.. 90; Scot.
land, $1.00
Other help-United States, from IS to
Clio; Scotland, from IS cents to "a
cents.
These low wages in Scotland are the
results OF the free trade policy of Great
britain. She is shut out of the markets
Oh tne nited states by protective
tariff, while for other countries of En-
rope she establishes the rate of wages
thereby controlling the markets of the
Worio except those in the UnitedStates,
but at the low rate of wages she paws
ha &c 81 II.
port duties levied by the United States,
and in a certain measure control the
trade and labor of this country.
1t stands clearly TO reason that firm
that pays 80 cents a day for labor can
sell goods cheaper than firm that pays
S1.OO, everything else being equal. SIZE
can even afford 10 pay the duties on
many manufactured artic les and still
undersell the markets of this country.
The large manufacturers of Great
Britain are not affected by the wages
paid for labor. They regulate wages,
and of course they regulate to suit
themselves. The hardships of labor are
all laid upon the working people. They
have to bear the brunt Of hard times
Hence the low wages paid for labor.
The working people cannot help them
selves, and hence they immigrate to
the United States, where they get better
wages.
But we are told that living is so much
cheaper in Great Britain than it is here
Some foolish, Anticipated Scotchman
here q few weeks ago wrote through
another paper taking the REPUBLICAN
TO task for its protection theories, and
stated when he lived in Scotland he got
"a. 80 week for labor, and here in Will
nington he got s. 80, but that he could
purchase more for $3.50 in Scotland
than he could in Wilmington for 81. 50.
Possibly he could, but it must have
been beer or whisky. 1t evidently
could not have been bread and meat,
because the United States ship -four
grain and meat TO the United Kingdom
and undersell the English market Pos
sibly in the way of clothing he might
do a little better, but when working
people In Great Britain only get about
two suits year the difference even in
that respect cannot be great. This
same Scot" as he called himself a
few weeks ago, removed from Whining
ton to a city in Ohio. He did not go
back to Scotland where he could do SC
much better.
What is wanted in this country tc
put it on a perfect equality with Great
Britain in manufacturing industries is a
reduction of the price of labor to leve
with the wages paid in England and
scotland This would completely stoI
off immigration 10 this country. Thi.
would bring to the laboring classes the
felicities, blessings and comforts thai
free trade afford, There would ther
be perfect sympathy and unity be
tween laboring people in the two coun-
tries. This leveiing down process hal
commenced, The tariff has been re
duced, and down came wages with it
Another attempt was made in our pas
Congress to reduce it still lower, and til,
country taking the alarm, down cam,
wages second time This is the record
it cannot be denied. Workingmen Of
Wilmington is this not so ? Working
men and workingwomen of Dean
Wooden Mills, is this not so? On,
word more right here. Is it not SO tina
the Democratic party has been attempt
ing 10 reduce the tariff Did tina
party not almost succeed in doing so il
the present Congress Is that part,
not striving for free trade now? Is tn
platform of the party not in favor of
tariff for revenue only -? Why is it tina
workingmen vote for the success of TIL
Democratic party, when they ought t.
know that its success means lowe
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