Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-13

over t0uu,UNutUN QuIlOK AnbJ llnlt.
Six million acres were reclaimed from
a wild state and put under cultivation
from lSG0to 1880.
The knight Of the White Plume
knows very we'll that the advance in
wealth is due TO the natural growth OF
the country, together with good crops
snd general prosperlty-causes wholly
independent of benefits derived from
any particular policy; yet he has the
cheek to tell an intelligent people that
/ observe that his gets his informa-
ton from the census reports. He might
have continued by saying:
when the Republican party came
into power by the election of 1850 the
total number of pAupers la the state
of Ohio was 1858. Twenty years from
that time, la 1880, there were 7l6S,
rOheers. In other words, under
twenty years OF a protective tariff, you
advanced in the number Of your pau
pers 1910 per annum. Renewed
cheering.l Do you wish now to give
1t up?"
"When the Republican party came
into power by the election of 1860, the
total number of insane people in Ohio
was 22T5. Twenty years from that
time there were 1856 Cheers. In
other words, under twenty years Of q
protective tariff, you have advanced in
the number of your insane people, 50ll
per annum. Renewed cheering, Do
YOU wish now TO give 1t up ,"
"When the Republican party came
into power by the election OF 1860, the
total number Of houses OF prostitution
in Ohio was little over $500. Twenty
years nom that time. in 1880, there
were 57s2. [Cheers. In other words,
under twenty years of protective
tariff you advanced In houses of
prostitution double the whole number
you had acquired in the whole
previous history of your state, Re
nswed cheers. Do you wish now to
give IL up?p
"When the Republican party came
into power by the election OF 1860, the
total number Of births per annum In
Ohio was little over rs 600. Twenty
years from that time, in 1880, there
were 5000 [Cheers.l In other words,
in twenty years Of protective tariff
you nave advanced In the number OF
births per annum over $1,000 Re-
newed cheering Do you wish now
to give 1t up?'
"When the Republican party came
! into power by the election Of 1860, the
| total deaths In Ohio numbered little
over twenty-four thousand per annum.
! Twenty years from that time, in 1850,
they numbered over forty-two thou
sand per annum. [cheers In other
words, under twenty years Of a protec
tive tariff YOU have advanced In the
/ na, r. Ill N n al
the rate OF eighteen thousand. Re
newed cheering. DO you wish now
to give 1t up?'
might go on TO an unlimited extern
in illustrations of the above character
showing the absurdity of his position
but 1t Is unnecessary. Enough is giveI
TO show Mr.. Blaine's position to b,
utterly fallacious.
He omitted to remind us that In 1850
the wealth OF the state was pretty
evenly distributed among the people
that twenty years from that time, IL
1880, under Republican rule, the bull
of the capital of the state was il
the hands of rich syndlcates and grea
moneyed corporations; that when til
Republican party came into power b.
the election of 1860 there were com
paratively no idle people in the state
all had employment at remunerativ
wages; strikes we're unkuown syndi
Gates were unheard o.; tramps wer
unknown; labor unions We're unknown
because unnecessary; that twenty-fou
years later, in 1884, under Republican
government. all this has been changed
capital is consolidated in the hands o
the few; the wages Of tn
working classes have been grounC
down TO starvation point; the state
filled with idle people, who cannot oil
tain work at any price; thousands ar
Mt the point of actual starvation
Twenty-Five hundred miners in TIA
Hooking valley are subsisting thei
families on charities obtained from tn
scant wages OF their fellow miners
many OF them living in tents provide,
by the governor OF the state, while
their places are filled by "paupe
labor Of Europe employed by In
, wealthy syudicates OF which, 1t is said
the Plumed Knight at one time If nc
now was conspicuous member,
Gen. Logan failed To put in his ap
pearance. 1t he had / presume Ia
would have asked bis stereotype
I question that, am told, he Is askin
. wherever he goes in Ohio: viz;
: ''Will you please show me what TIA
I Democrats OF Ohio ever did for the Ia
: boring man?n
The statutes of Ohio furnish the an
swer. Legislation OF OHIO in the in
, terest Of workingmen has all bee
: given by the Democrats. They prG
: ylded bureau Of labor statistics; the.
created the mine inspectors bureau
( they provided protection TO co.ope
alive enterprises; they provided f
the inspection OF workshops and fal
tories; they abolished the convict col
!. tract labor system. Mr.. Logan la
J better revise his question. FINLEY.