The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-21
FALLACIoUs FIGURING.
Found In Blaines Census Compen-
dlum,


dium.
In the compendium of the cenaua
winch MIR, Blaine calls his letter of ac-
ceplance, no claims that the Republican
tarlll polluy mas shOWered its blessings
particularly on labor and taken the ma
chanic and tho wOrkingman esDecIaIlv
ulder its fostering wing.
AZ tho same time the great compiler
win amazing elfrOnteTy says: ut Ia
Impossible 10 point 10 a single mOnopo.
~ III lhe Uniied States that has been
created or f0ltered by the Industrial
system which Ia upheld by the Republic
can party"
Let us see how the figures of the
Blaine handbook, the United States CEN
sna, Justify these claims.
the statistics Of manufactures In the
states and territories include every ea-
labllshment Of mechanical and mann.
ihctlrlhg industry returned as having
Ilhu uuTlnR the census year q product OF
YouO OF more IN value, except the manu-
iaclure OF fishery products, quartz min
ing ana petroleum refining, the manu-
lacture OF gas and manufacturing by
steam railroad companies, all OF which
ulo htpHIhlely lThhle0,
IA TO employment and wages, we find
from the ligures that In 1850 there were
l23,020 manufacturing establishments,
employing 0O1O69 hands, 10 whom was
paid during the year, the aggregate sum
OF S25B, 100. i6i, or an average OF $2i740
for each person.
In 1860 the number OF establishments
was l3O,i33; OF hands, 1911 ,2i6. and OF
aggregate wages, $37S,S7S 9G6, or an
average Tor each person employed of
1888 80
In 1870 there were 252, ,lis establish.
ments, 2,O53,096 hands, and an aggre-
gate OF $775,5Si,3iS paid in wages, or an
average of $37ZG0 per hand.
In 1850 the tables show 263,S52 estab.
lishmNnts, 2,73SS05 employees aud $0l7,.
0O3. 80 aggregate wages, or an average
OF $3i6l0 each.
IL will thus be seen that the increase
In the average rate Of wages In 1860
over 1850 was about II per cent
In 1870 over 1850 about 81 per cent.
And that In 1880 there was a decrease
IN Tue average rate OF wages from 1870
of about 8 per cent,
The Increase In the average rate OF
wages In 1880 over the year 1860, when
the Republicans came Into power, was
about 20 per cent.
IL must be remembered that the first
ten years Of Republican rule, while the
average rate OF wages In manufacturing
business had increased 81 per cent, the
cost OF living had increased at least POO
per cent, and that the mechanics and
lab0rers were paid In greenbacks, which
were for q poi ti0n OF the ten years at
discount OF from 100 to 2l0 per cent.
II must also be remembered that at
the present time, while by the last CEN
auS there is shown 10 be an increase
since 1850 OF 20 per cent. In the average
Wagcaot those engaged In manufactures
u costs at least twice AZ much TO live
aud support u family now as II did dur.
ing the ten years prior TO 1860
A. TO capital and It's profit. We find
the value Of the products or manufac.
lures In the States and Territories I'm the
last four census years was az follows:
i39-yhlnn ol products s,.",,,,,,n,,,tl, GlO00l0
ieOO-nNur " products ,,,,ru,,,,,,.. lio,b sul G7G
lhO-Naue0 0l products, cts,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, igi2Hlbii9
leso-'Wuo ul pioducs,nu,,,.,.,,. b,8GD,G76lDl
ms shows q per centHge Of increase
IN lSOO over 1850 Of about so per cent, In
1870 over 1860 Of about l20 per cent, In
1880 over 1870 Of 81 per cent, although
the percentage Of wages decreased, and
in 1880 over 1860, tho first year Of Re.
publican rule Of about lSi per cent.
In other words, while the remnnera.
tlon OF those working at manufactures
show. m Increase In 1850 Of 30 per cent
over the wages paid In 1860, TO Offset an
increased cost OF living Of 100 per cent,
the value OF the products obtained by
capital from that of labor Increased
from one thousand eight hundred and
eighty millions In 1860 IN I've thousand
three hundred aud seventy millions In
1880.
This 10 the beneAcont policy which
MI Compendium Blaine insists Is
Tho blessing Of the mechanic and
wOrkl4gman, and will never build up
u single monopolyl-lN Y. World.