The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-22

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W II, and TO deceive, q home market IL
the browning one, Let me show you the
facts and figures according to the tenth
census.
Tho number Of persons engaged In agricul'
Engaged In professional and personal service '0 less
In trade ana uhnapu rlillon ,',,,,,,"','l,s lOeoo
-
Engaged al employments other Than manu-,
textures and niilng ,,,..,,,mu,. IA, bbi0s7
Engaged IN manulact res aud mining, ,,,,, H,s31,ll2
Total engaged In all employmenta ,,.,,,,l ", 1000
According TO the same authority
Tho estimated value q farm products
FROM tits doiaict' amount exported ''',, ds5'Odi'00i
| And you have left for home consump'
uoh ',,,''" ..'"''''"' '''"''''N, bs0iill,iOj
II Ia only fair TO presume that one
man consumes as much an another. THIS
granted, the amount rem dining at home
wOulS be distributed AMI consumed ~
follows. reckoning three persons depend
ent on each worker:
ia mera would CONSUME, ,.,,,,,nny,.tG 1911 ,0l0,lib
Engaged IN prr'0lll and professional SER
VIC u " Inll consume, ,,,u,,u,u.,, Bbs,bHi,Oii
EngaHod Id trade and tranip0rtati n
WJull con ulnei t,' ,,r,,,u's,,Ut,t,, lbbibOi O2l
Total ny D sous other than those engaged
IN man ifAct lteh aud mining ,,,yut,s ,lBO, I1b,Ol7
Thuae engaged In maui cluring and min
hg industries Q insuine,, ,,',,. ,,,,,,"t a5h0dh,bS
Having found according 10 official
fglrea thu amount c0nsCm0d by each
body OF the population, do the taxes OF
tho three great classes representing
more than 70 per cent Of the workers
sustain n inst relation TO the amount Of
farm products, sold to the fourth. or
manufacturing class, or In other words
thb class that constitute this home
ffOm customs Of which each class paid
its share was ~ follows:
Tho farmers, s2OIiBOl
fngaS dIn professional aud personal ser.
H. gagged IN lrmspI itiion ald trade, go. iO'iGO,955
Total for three class y,y., ,oayupotIi597am
TIoae rngag d N manufacturing aud min
ms lhdul y phd ,,,,H,",uu,","'" ll,sls,uoj
Total Gutca Q llcCtnd, ..,n,,n.n,,,u sls1, 5l2,00l
The amount II taxation bang dis
trlbnted ~ | have shown and the farmer
derived The benefits OF aalpa made TO the
mon aud families engaged In the pro-
tected industries, | lave II with the
plain business sense OF any one II II Is
fair that every dollar sold them should
no represented by i3 cents paid the gea'
eral government In tariff taxation.
BUT MEN ENGAGED IN TRADE ARE TOLD
That this taxation exists as a necessity
Of our manufacturers and wage workers,
AZ a country Inhabited by people above
the average In intelligence aud utillz-
Ing most Of the great conyenlences for
comfort or luxury, 90 per cent, at least
80 per cent. OF manufay lures must OF
necessity exist with ourselves and when
we compass our resources with restric-
lions we are much worse of than II We
admitted foreign impOrtatlons free DO
cause we c0ullne ourselves TO sell only
In our country and force upon our la
byrerg the very evils, low wages, impOy.
erlshment ana degradation, sought TO
DO avoided by levying tariff duties. IL
IL not q fact that our manufacturers
have been debarred from foreign mar.
kets and In their Efforts to compete with
one another have reduced the wages Of
laborY Indeed they have compelled
labor to work ut the price they raw III
10 give. | Intend no reflection on the
manufacturers. The price they pay Ia
no doubt all that can DO paid under the
circumstances but | direct their atten.
tl0n, and tho attention Of workmen 70
the fact, that when two workmen apply
for one position, the price OF labor can
not be maintained, and when there IL
no access to u foreign market compotl'
ton Of manufacturers NJ we'll 40 work.
men must DO rnln0us,
But THE pRoTEoTIoNIsTs CLAIM
That we cannot have access TO foreign
markets on account Of the high wages
paid for lat0r In this country. They
persist In claiming that high wages Is
the result OF tariff laws. | grant that
labor IN better paid here than elsewhere,
taking II In all its branches and getting
the general average, But that Is not
because Of Tho tarif laws. 10 IL bpcause
OF tho natural law, "the survival Of the
Attest" When competition IL close
amongst worklngmen, the man who as
tho intelligence TO apply his skill the
most economically, thereby producing
largest results with best quality Of
workmanship, will distance all Compeli.
tors and riae 10 tho top. This law
| which | have time and time again seen
illustrated by actual occurrences In my
own experience, must apply TO nations
~ well rs individuals. Tic American
workman, from the advantages Of the
freedom hO enjoys, from reflection of
caste, aud from u long period 0tdegradg-
ton md Ignorance, from oppressive 80
cinl laws must DO better fitted by eduCa.
ton aud every natural qualification, 70
command the forces Of nature TO yield
TO him her secrets.
Carroll D. wright, Chief OF Bureau
OF Labor Statistics for Massachusetts
has compiled n very valuable com.
paratlvo statement OF wages aud tho
cost Of living In that State and
In England, Taking an average Of tho
wh0lopumber OF employments furni5hed
by both t0nnttioe, labor IL better paid
here by o. per cent, But this IN reduced
by II per cent. higher cost Of living.
leaving a lNlanco Of dS per cent In favor
Of the American. Here IL u Discrepancy;
our tarif only giyoa protection to the
amount OF ~ per cent, why " ~ that
our wOrlluen have Il gio1ter excess Of
wages In their favor, How does tlo
protecll0nist account for 10 on bis
ihenryY lilo simply cannot account for
IL No ali, Tor labor, IKE any other CON.
modify, IA controlled by the natural INV
of supply ana demand, just like the
price Of Wh0at or any other marketable
merchandise. When TRADE Is brisk aud
everybody Is busy, wages are rCmnncr'
alive
WHERE ulGa wAdEs ARE PAID
n Shove large product. This Ia aleo
proven by Mr.. Wrlghl's stutlstiGq, In
some branches OF industry tho wagon
arc lowor In Massachusetts, oil things
taken into account, than Ia Ehgland,
Ttko cotton goods and 1875 per e. nj, IA
all there IL In favor Of tho American
When you understand that our me.
chNnlc works seven hours moro n week
and nine dnya moro n year, and maya n