The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-01
stoned to the farmers; but, deny that this IS

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manufacturers are not conscientious in the price
thew charge Ms for their products. when we are
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would o. ;nto tbe hands If tba foclx masters Of
Australia aid South America. This has been
the history Of the prices Of articles that we
h1a Lro, IVY ana s
for instance, could not be purchased for less
than ST. 40 per square foot until our own manu-
1acturers produced 1t; and, with an average
duty OF 40 per cent upon it. we can now pur-
cnase me pest quallty at from 90 to W cents IN
tne market might enumerate articles which
are Iamlllar 70 ali, to show that when
we place ourselves IN the hands OF the for
slgn producers the price OF the article IS en-
hanceo IA Ine Marker ana SOLD to us at higher
price than tne goods we protect and produce at
our own homes Lhanks 70 the genius OF our
country, winch mas educated the masses and
unused u KnoWlege generally throughout the
20ates for we can now appeal to
me good sense OF our people who nave
knowledge OF the practical workings of our
governmental system, ana are abundantly
Wlinng 70 reason Tor themselves, rather than
venture upon an untr1ed sea, without compass or
ruader Our farming community would rather
rely upon tnelr own Knowledge OF the e1ect pro.
1uceu "a Inns country under protective tarlf
laws, Than TO venture upon wild theory Of free
Ireue aocsrinares. Inc one mas Deen tested ana
lrisu IA tne last twenty years ana ~ mas proved
q pressing 60 tnem ana a pressing TO the country
Iney see y ana are Iutiy aware OF IT'S oenehcent
lhliuences upon Uhelr own as well as the general
WelIare OF an the people; and IN the advocacy OF
prouectlye tari! laws nave no Tears when l
aooress an audience OF agrlculturlsts.
RELATION OF THE TARIFF TO LABOR
Hon Wn, r AIor,.;son obairn,.,, ~ Az. .ar,.
Il
IiiUeee u ways anu means ol Inc last house OF
Representatives, and leader of the free-trRde
Democracy on fine 1aor If tbe Housa as veil as
HIS associates All insist that . ,ratactivn
tariff is h,l1tfl IN ta lshnr M Of this cam
try. Their arpu,npnf Is that The tariff gives a
bounty to tbe manufactnre, that il indirertlJr
Maid bv the labor thar thav e1nnlov Ana n
fhe next nlhce that The laIorar Il nynnnailaa r.
nav an Increased nrire for his Iivino SY conse
nnence of tbic hornfv r, ane1ra5 III +6ssa ! ssa,
fions claim that ca1ital and laho, n ts cn,,n
tfv must % hand n hand tooetbpT. tIaf The
downfall az eitl1ar T1,ins the ntbar. that fbara
fnre nrntaction II tba mo ;,,taraete
Of this country is nroteetion To 4he labnrers
and that bonnties Ia mannfactur;,,sy 90
tahI;sh,nents ara lSent Intyn h1t the 1aho7. nm
ions which a,e ,,otbi,,e Init rtactiva sociatiaa
among tha wa oe c1aesee IN tbs navt nacs
claim that nrofection II Is ! mn
comnaled II seelf Observation-Disclosures at ,,isas
while Labor n,1st have trlst me N as,nfac,
t,1re,. cn1,Id mako &c 5,,,cb ,,,y, ont f he MOI
nets nv q svsten1 of cbAan Iahoy az he nan hSy
hirh wages. with nrofaction For examnle
Englan5 Ss q trasJa co,,,,t,s, Ho
turing interests are in a Honrishine condition.
Her manufacturers are making money. Rnt
how is II with her laborers2 Are thew able "a
accumulate property and acouire honest T
assert that the English manufacturers make
money only because thew have reduced the nav
of their wage classes to the lowest living limit
We often DESIGNATE il as stpauner Labor Bill
whatever it's designation may be. it is certainly
at The very lowest limit 10 which lahor and
physical endurance can be reduced. / need not
furnish a table of the scale of WAGES 10 nrove
this fact to the foreign-born citizens who have
made their homes amongst us. They know
it of there own knowledge and II reduires
no argument to prove to them that the laborer Of
the older countries gets a bare pittance per day
assert as a fact without taking time to ineorpor-
ate in these remarks the table furnished US from
reliable authority, that the wages of the farm
laborer in England run from S3 30 70 A. ner
month, rarely ever as high as Sc: that the day
iaborer in the machine shops and manufacturing
to 81 cents per day. and all the other labor.
ers in the various yocations of life are in the
same ratio. except what are termed skilled labor
ers. With the sole exception Of the latter. their
scale of wages is from one-half 10 two-thirds
lower than the scale Of wages that we nav in
this country. The skilled artisans are but few
in number as compared with the body Of the
labor of that country. And Won will be con-
stantly reminded, during the discussions of this
as we pay for the same class Of labor here.
While | partially admit that fact. / answer
that the skilled lahorers of England and America
are few in comparison 70 the treat army IF otbe1
laborine classes. and II Is the ebasament If The
other laborine classes which q reduced 70 tbe
very 1ont Of Starvation The ,,roof of Ali; 4; -
over,yhelmine that confess have scs, = r.
nat;ence IN aI.a Is as oyast;on of faot W;t5
ant roy;n too tedios III Owe a.. Ta,v lire
fratIons - - - 81 : = !" - -
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