The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-03
JARRETrs rARmF spEEon.

Mr.. John Jarrett, ex-President of the
Amalgamated Association, delivered q
mastery address on the tariff question
from the band stand on theil Public
Square, last evening. II was intently
listened TO by large audience, and
could not but have powerful beneficial
effect Repository.
Now, Mr., Editor, | do not think Major
Mckinley will receive any benefit from
Mr.. Jarrett's sO-called tariff speech, The
Labor Herald Of June 3lst says of Mr..
jarrett In speaking OF Powderly or Jar
rett as chief Of the National Bureau of
Labor Statistics:
"He has no influence outside Of Pitts
bnrgh, and IL barely known to working
men elsewhere. His position at the pres
ent time Is not looked upon with favor
by a majority OF the members Of the
AmalgAmated Association of Iron and
Steel Workers, which was emphasized
in q startling way by the result OF his
Congressional canvass. We respect the
officers OF the Amalgamated Association
for fayoring his candidacy, as they know,
IA we do, that he was an honorable and
useful friend to labor when the Presi.
dent OF that vast and powerful Organiza-
ZION. W0rkingmen, however, expect
their leaders to remain part of them and
not join the opposition ranks. These
views are not given without thought
and consultation with many OF the rank
and file OF the great army OF Pittsburgh
working people"
In speaking Of the boilers of iron, Mr..
Jarrett's remarks put me TO thinking the
tariff protects the manufacturer. But II
keeps the Amalgamated Association
pretty busy 10 protect Its members. Now
| tarlii protects iron men, why keep up
the Associations Is II not u fact that
on the first OF June, each year, this
country Is In culver, and all eyes are
turned to the great Amalgamated AssO.
citation, to see whether II will be able IA
keep W the wages Of its members. Now,
do not believe the Republican party
VIII see that the tariff IL reduced each
June. Well, now, what protects the
iron workers. Why the Association,
Look, my fell0w-w0rkmen, at the
wool robbery, They reduced the tariff
on wool, but did not take II off Of man
utactureN goods, thus enabling the man
uiACturer 10 buy his stock cheap and
sell to the consumer high, robbing the
farmer Of his stock and enriChlng the
manufactures by compelling the poor
TO pay high for his clothes, Some time
ago the G. A. Band headed an excursion
TO Detroit and q prominent citizen OF
our city after visiting Detroit wandered
over 10 Canada, and II seems no found
the price OF clothes 30 cheap that he
bought himself q pair Of pants, and when
| he landed on Americas free soil he was
Immediately taken In tow by one OF
| Uncle Sans custom house officers who
charged him the price Of his pants over
Now, Mr. Editor used to be red,hot
pr0tecti0nist, but observe that the Ca.
madam or any labOrer IL free to come,
and rs II Is the supply and demand thai
regulates our wages, and | see that the
manufacturers are importing labor un-
der contract system, and only paying
them IN some instances 81 cents per
day. and as the Hungarian agencies are
advertising TO supply labor at 30 per
cent. less than American labor and
manufacturers are taking all the ad.
vantage Of us, and AZ the solid Repub.
lIcan States OF the East are now raising
militia and drilling them for street
lighting to resist, suppose, such sOcie
Ties as the Amalgamated Association.
And now, In Pennsylvania they have
convicted miners of conspiracy who
were meeting for self.protection. When
they talk OF protection TO us we should
see what we have been receiving. Aud
as the signs Of the times are that the
tariff is for the manufacturer, aud II
looks as though we were to receive 81
cents per day or bullets. Therefore Lot
us be conscientious.
Respectfully, REFoRMER.