The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-10-30
some Questions for rrotectionists.

Mr.. Blaine has been through Pennsylvania
talking of the beauties of Protection" to the
mechanics, miners and others engaged IN
manual labor, and the opponents of tariff
for nrotection have distributed among the
same people cards bearing the following
Ask Mr.. Blaine, when he talks about the
blessings of a protective tariff;
Why million men have been out OF WORK
under it2 900 -,
work in 1884 and Ill days work in 1883?
TReport of PENNSYLVANIA Bureau of Industrial
Statistics.
WHY they get only $40 q month, and pay out
of that 81. SO for tools, sharpening, powder and
oil? Petition of Clarified county miners to
Gov. Pattison. April, 1886.
Why some Pennsylvania laborers work for
so cents day.
Why he talks about child labor in England,
when slate pickers, to 10 years old, are
working under the rod in Pennsylvania
Henry George in North American REVIEW,
October, 1886.
WHY PENNSYLVANIA operatives pay So a
month for company houses, when English
operators get cottage for $50 year.
How protection protects workingmen when
Italians and Hungarians come in duty free
Why cotton operatives in MASSACHUSETTS,
work 60 hours, and in other New England
States Sc and SO hours week, while English
operatives work only So? [Secretary Blaine
Reports on Foreign Labor, 1881.
Why the poorer American spinners get
1907 and the poorer English spinners S72O
week, though the American makes q yards
ofcioth to the English %? [Secretary Blaine's
Reports on Foreign Labor, 1881.
Why wages under the high protective tariffs
of Italy and Germany are about half what they
are in Stree traden England.
Why the condition of the miner has for
some years been growing worse in Pennsyl-
vania and better in Great Britain?" Henry
George in North American Review, October,
1886.
Why sin the very occupations which we SO
tax ourselves to protect the English work
man has, as a rule, the advantage Henry
George in North American Review, October,
1856.
WHY -workingmen earn higher day wages
in unprotected than in protected industries
Why ''the importation of wooden and
vorsted cloths is increasing at a fearful rate,
while our own weavers are thrown out of en-
ployment?" Memorial to Congress of 40, 600
Pennsylvania wooden operatives, 1886.
What good is tariff to workingmen when
American factories pay only 81 so wages for
piece of ingram carpet on which the duty
would be $21? Memorial to Congress OF
40, 600 Pennsylvania wooden operatives, 1885,
What is the use of tariff when Lynn shoe
factories, paying nearly double day wages, can
produce for 33 cents labor a pair of shoes
costing so cents to make in England.
Why wool averaged Is cents in high tariff
times and 50 cents in low tariff years, though
blankets were much higher under high tariff?
Why we sold only $776, 900 of WOODEN goods
to countries where England sold oyer Sll5,-
600, 900 in 1885?
Why, with navigation laws and protective
tariffs, only II instead of 80 per cent. las of
old) of our commerce is carried by American
ships?
Why blankets are taxed II per cent. and
thread lace only 80? Why necessities bear
heavy duties and luxuries light?
Why savings bank deposits increased IA per
cent. a year, 1850, under low tariff, and
only per cent. year, 1860-S5, under high
tariff?
Why, when the Republican Tariff Commits
sion recommended at least 20 per cent. redue-
ton, the Conference bill' raised the average
of duties, so that they were 46 instead of 43
per cent. in 1885?
"Tell the truth, Mr.. Blaine 1t is better
to be right than to be President"
Said Ralph Beaumont in a knights of
Labor meeting: 'For twenty-five years we We
had this protection Mr.. Blaine offers us,
and we have made more millienaires and more
paupers under. that system than were ever
made in civilized country on the earth in the
same time before"