The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03

the study and discussion Of economic
questions q their regular meetiugs.
They have been told. on the one hand,
that High Tariff Tax u = Protection 10
the American Laborer, and on the other
hand. that restrictions upon their right
TO sell their products, and buy whst they
|cousume where they can do the best Tor
should be limited TO the
|amallest Tariff Tax necessary 70 raise
revenues for the expenses Of The govern
Iment, economically administered.
In their weekly meetings during the
winter, the various assemblies Of organ
lied labor should investigate this sub
|ject Tor themselves. They ought not to
lake any body's opinions unchalieuged
and without examination. Let them
read and discuss the question and reach
their own conclusions 10 their own way.
nv writing 10 Senator Sherman, Mr..
lBlaipe. w. D. Kelley, Of Penusylvania,
lor samuel J. Randall for their speeches
on the Tariff question, they viii get sns
lstrongest presentation OF the Hepuoiscsn
Ior Protection aide Of the argument: ana
lby writing to Mr.. William Z. Morrison.
Frank Hurd, Speaker Csrlisls and ~.
Mills, Of Texas. they will receive the best
representation Of the Democratic or Rev
lenua TsriG side Of the contention.
Until they receive tbeee utterssces Tor
land against High Tsri6 Taxation. here
are few facts. put in 40 interrogstive
way. Tor Labor to think over and an
|swer, u possible.
WHY there was 20 such thing - :
I.strsmpr until the Protection policy wse
adopted, and Why - high - one million
men. willing and anxious to work. heve
been out Of employment q . time undss
that pOlicy7 ,.o
Idays work in 1884 and Ill days work
lin le85?-(Report Of Pennsylvania
Bureau Of Industrial 6tatistics.
WHY they get only $50 : month AND
lpav out Of that O. 50 for tools, sharpen
linz. powder and oil Petition Of Clear
IfIe!d coumy miners 20 Governor Patti
con, April, 1856. -,
Whv come Pennsylvania Isborer'
Ivork for 50 cents dsy9
why Blaine talks about child labor 4
England, when slate pickers 2 TO \
SIyeerv old ere working under the rod y
lPenusyIvania? (-Henry George y
: slNorth American Review. October. 1855
Why Pennsylvania operatives pay =
n month for company houses whom Eng
; llish operators Get : cottage ior -
Iyear2 A.-.,
when Italians and Hungartans come :
= 1ldusy free?
!. why cotton operatives 10 Msssschu
lsetts work GO hours, and in other Ne'
England States IS and 50 hours : We
while English operatives work only 90
-(Secresary BlaiDe's Report ON Fo'
leien Labor. 1sel.)
y WHY the poorer American spinner
Iget 81 o. and the poorer English spis
timers "a - week, though the America
|. makes "a yards Of cloth TO the Engl's
(Hecretsry BIaine's Report on Fo'
lcign Labor, 1857
,fl Whv vsges under the high pr0tectio
TARIFF OF Italy aud Germany are a6os
|baif what they ere IN free trade" Eni
LAND?
: Ifor come years been growing worse
IPennsylvania and better In Great bri
lain pr (Hensy George, In North Anne
ican Review. October, 1855.
Why .in tie very occupations wnss
I've 90 tax ourselves 70 protect the En'
Ilish workman has, - rule, the sdvau
Ia0e pr (Heury George, IN North Amer
lean Review, October. 1885,
WHY workingmen earn higher a
wages in unprotected than 10 Protect'
Iindustries2
- WIN sthe importation Of wooden q
but worsted cloths 10 increasing o .earI
-lrste while our own viewers are tnto :
!. ont or employ = - (Memorlsl % Co
-IRress OF 10000 Pennsylvsnis Wooien 9
what good Il tariff 70 workiogm'
when American factories pay only -
wages for : piece Of ingram carpet
: which the duty wouid be e2Is Il Meu
\ lrisI 10 Congress OF 10000 Penney ivs'
voolen operatives, 1856.
What i the ute Of tariG when ~
} Iahoe fhctories, paying nearly double q
Iwseee. can produce Tor 63 cents laool
Ipair Of shoes costing 80 cents 70 msse
Whv WOOL averaged % csnts IN hi
a. .Itariff times and 80 cents in low =!
We vears. though blankets were mush higl
,. lupder the tariff
why we sold only e77e.0oo q woo
', s|Rcods 70 countries where England =
v 1llS 100000 In le6s2
why, with navigation lsws and ?
Itective tarifIs. only u instead Of -
.lceut. (as OF oId) or our commerce y
m IrIed By American shipsf
why baukers are taxed u per 9
}. and thread lace only S0l. Why ne
USE lsilies bear heavy duties end Iuxu
70. il;~hsS
why savinU bank deposits incre'
liz per cent. : year, lsl5-e0, under
Itarif. and only per cent year. y
- lOS, undsr high tariff
- why, when tho Republican 4,
Y |Commission recommended q Ieas!
Der cent. reduction, the ''Couterence
lrsised The average OF duties, % that
were le instead or - per cent. u lc5l
Said Ralph Beaumont % knign'
Labor meeting: For twenty-five y
ness we've had this sprolection' ~. ~
line. olIers us and we have made more
his .lionaires and moro psupers under
f~-~s~~n skaA 0npm nvnp Umnmo IN y q