Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-19


United States Wages are unjustly reduced
when an industrious man u not able By bic
earnings to live in comfort educate his
children, and lay BY q sufficient amount for
the necessities Of age. The reduction q
wages inevitably consequent upon throwing
our home market open TO the world. would
deprive them Of the power to do thiA It
would prove great calamity to the country
1t would produce conflict between the
poor and the rich, and in the sorrowful de-
gradation Of labor would plant the seeds Of
public danger.
The Republican party has steadily aimed
to maintain just relations between Labor
and Capital-guarding With care the rights
Of each A conflict between the two has
always led in the past and viii always lead
in the future to the injury Of both. Labor
Is indispensable to the creation and pro6ta-
bic use of capital, and capital increases tho
efficiency and value Of labor. Whoever ar-
rsys the one against the other Is an enemy
Of both. That policy is wisest and best
which barmonizes the two on the basis Of
absolute Justice. The Republican party
has protected the free labor of America 70
that its compensation ID hrger than Is
realized in any other country. Il
has guarded our people against tae
unfair competition Of contract labor from
China and may DO called upon to prohibit
the growth Of similar evil from Europe.
II is obviously unfair to permit capitalists
to make contracts for cheap labor in foreign
countries to the hurt and disparagemeut Of
the labor OF American citizens. Such .
policy like that which would leave the
time and other conditions Of homo labor
exclusively in the control OF the employer).
is injurious to all parties-not the least %
to the unhappy persons who are made the
subjects Of the contract. The institutions
of the United States rest upon the istelli-
gence and virtue Of all the people. Sudnse
is made universal as a just weapon Of self
protection to every citizen. II Is not the
interest Of the Republic that the economic
system should be adopted which involves
the reduction Of wages TO the hard standard
prevailing elsewhere. The Republican
party aims to elevate and dignity labor
not to degrade il
AS substitute for the industrial system
which under Republican administrations
has developed such extraordinary prosperi.
IT, our opponents offer policy which is but
series Of experiments upon our system OF
revenue--a policy whose end must be harm
to our manufactures and greater harm TO our
labor Experiment in the industrial and
financial system is the country's greatest
dread, as stability is its greatest boon.
Even the uncertainty resulting from the rc-
cent tariff agitation in Congress has hurt-
fully affected the business Of the eatiro
country. Who can measure the harm Ia
our shops and our homes, TO our farms and
our commerce, if the uncertainty Of perpctu.
al tariff agitation is to be inflicted upon
the country2 We are In the midst Of an
abundant harvest; we are on the eve Of
revival Of general prosperity. Nothing
stands in our way but the dread OF q change
in the industrial system which has wrought
such wonders in the last twenty years and
which with the power Of increased capital
will work still greater marvels Of prosperity
in the twenty years TO come.
Our Foreign Policy.
: Our foreign relations favor our domestic
development. We are at peace with the
world-at peace upon n sound basis With no
unsettled questions Of sufficient magnitude
to embarass or distract u.s. Happily re.
moved BY our geographical position from
participation or interest in those questions
Of dynasty or boundary which 80 frcqucntly
disturb the pcacc Of Europe, we are leA 10
cultivate friendly relations with oil, and arc
free from possible entanglements in the
quarrels Of any. The United States has no
cause and no desire to engage in conflict
with any power on earth, and VIC may rcst
in assured confidence that no power desires
TO attack the United States.
With the nations OF the Western Henri
sphere We should cultivate closer relations
and for our common prosperity and I'd.
yancement We should invite them oil 70 join
with us in an agreement that, for the fu.
ture, all international troubles In North OF
South America shall be adjusted By impar-
tial arbitration and not by arms This pro-
jcct was part Of the fixed policy Of Pres:
dent Garheld's administration and Il should
in my judgement be renewed. Iu accom-.
pRshment on this continent would iavorA-
bly affect the nations beyond the go, And
thus powerfully contribute At no dista9tdsy
to the universal acceptance OF the philsn.
thropic and Christian principle OF sfbitra-
ton. The effect even OF suggesting Il
for the Spanish American States has
been most happy and has increased the
confidence OF those people In our friendly
disposition Il fell to my lot ~ Secretary
Of State in June 1891 TO quiet spprehcnsioa
in the Republic Of Mexico, by giving aasar.
ance in an official dispatch that "these y
not the fain,est desire In the United Stetes
for territorial extension South Of the Rio
Grande. The boundaries Of the two Rspsb.
lies have been established in confosmity
with the bes, jursdictional interests OF both.
The line Of demarcation is no, merely oon-
ven,ional. II il more. II separates
Spanish. American People from Q Ssxoa.
American people. il divides one great ma
tion from another with distinct and natural
fnaltrv."
We seek the eonquess OF peace. We do
sire 10 extend our commerce. and 10 an
especial degree with our friends and neigh.
bors on this continent. We have not I'm.
proved our relations with Spanish.America
rs wisely and ss persiaently S We might
have done For more than o genefatOn
the sympathy OF those countries has been
allowed 10 drift away from US. We should
row make every effort 10 gain their friend
ship. Our trade with them Is already large.
During the year our exchanges in The
Western hemisphere amounted 70 three
hundred and fly millions Of dollars-nsss-
" one.fourtb Of our entire foreign cen.
merce To those who may be Disposed 70
underrate the value Of our trade with The
countries Of North and South America, u
may be we'll 20 state that their populstion u
nearly or quite fly millions--snd thst In
proportion 70 aggregate numbers. No Ia.
port nearly double a. much from them %
we do from Europe But the result Of he
whole American trade is in high degree
unsstisfaet0ty. The imports during u
past year exceeded i~o hundred end tssety.
live millions, while the exports were lees
than one hundred snd twenty-five nsiiIioas
showing . balance against us Of noss
than one hundred millions Of dolIan. Bst
the money does MT 20 10 Spanish Amesies-
We send large suns 20 Europe in coin o.
its equivalent to pay EuropeAn nsnsihe-
turers for the goods which they seod 10
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