The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-21

10 lue C9luulbhJ WulCu hne HeIbell gov
erns, and believe, though as | do no
absolutely know the fact | refrain frou
] making tho statement absolute, that whA
she sells to the channel Islands OF Guer
nssy and Jersey, between her coast anI
, that OF France, and under her Aag, I
Classed as foreign trade by way Of maxim
] showing OF prosperous business, Blu
! we have something else to look at, Th(
free traders beyond the seas are not onI
whit concerned about our increasing ou
foreign tradei what they want Is to ge
q share Of our domestic trade, Thl
foreign trade OF this country las
year, all that went out aut
all that came In exports and import
amounted TO 90 0O00O tons Of merchan
disc, representing about 81 400, 900, 900 II
value. The local freight carried on thC
railroad between Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh-not counting y ton OF that which
came from beyond the boundaries Of tht
State, but the actual traffic within the
State limits, hauled on the great artery
oi trade in your State-was 22,600,0OC
tons, Cheera So that even on q single
line Oi railway within the limits
OF your State, the aggregate oi
merchandise taken up and delivered, was
practically equal 10 tonnage to the whole
OF our foreign trade, export and import
have never yet been able to ascertain
with positive accuracy, whst tho enor.
NOUS domestic trade OF the Uaited States
amounts to, Some good statistiClsn has
estimated 1t as being last yAar from S25,.
900 100000 to $4,000, 100000 This total
would represent all the exchanges whi,h
took place within our. thirty.eight states
and nine territories, On the other
hand, our total foreign trade oil
last year, exports and imports Is estimated
at SlrlOO0O0,0O0. repeat that 1t Is that
domestic trade OF ours which all tho ma,
tions OF Europe want to gat q share OF,
They practically say to you Pittsburghers,
''yOu need not bother yourselves In ex.
pending so much Precipitation and natural
gas in making Htee and iron; we will send
It over 10 you, and we will underSsll you
little II you will give us the chance,
laughter and II you will just let US make
that exchange we will transfer our
steel to you; and probably we
Of our misery With It," [Appiausel Far Far
be il for me 10 exult over the mislor.
tunues Of the reversea OF human beings
| wish that tho laborers OF England were
prosperous. wish there was not man
In England in want Of bread, but there are
many there in rags and hungry, aud ! do
not know OF any obligation upon me, II l
have voice ip leglslatiou to try TO help
them by putting the laboriug people Of
thlsCOuntry in their condition. TGreat
enthusiasm
LABOR IN THE SOUTH.
There is another question upon which,
In my judgment, Ia this conflict, there
has been too much disposition TO avoid /:
one as to which many strong arguments
have been met by the cry Of the "hlooly
shirt" Several weeks ago ! called the
attention OF the lsboring mon OF Maine,
whom was addressing, to the fact that
formidable competitors were rising up
against them in the South, where there
ara l,S00,000 able.bodied laborers with
dark skins. These men were originally
employed almost exclusively In raising
cotton, tobacco, sugar aud rice, or In a
wholly agricultural employment, They
are now, and have been for ten years, en-
tering into many Of the mechanical indus
tries. In Birmingham, Alabama, ID Chat
tanooga, Tennessee, and In various parts
Of Virginia, they are making pig iron, and
this thoy are making at wages OF from 90
10 10 Cents per day. The product OF their
labor has thus far been SO email, that
the important fact ! an now stating
has attracted comparatively no attention.
But Il tho quantity which they manu-.
facture attains large proportions, 1t will
necessarily compete In the markets OF this
country with the pig iron made in Penn.
Aylvania and Ohio, and they themselves
will compete with men hero who are paid
$l.60 per day. What response Is 10 be
madp to that by our workingtnen who re.
ceive the better wagesP The answer will
be just this, that either that great body OF
workmen in the South must have Justice
done them and be tlirly compensated for
what they earn In the aweat
Of their faces, or else the wages
OF every northern lahoriuQ
man must be inIuriously affected. This
statement when made by me was met with
ridlCule and derisioD, but when the great
organization Of the Knights Of Labor met
in national convention In Richmond, the
other day, under their chief, Mr.. Powder.
ly-whom take to be man oil extraor-
dinsry ability and perception. PRO
longed cheers 1.-The first thing they ran
against was the absolute unwillingness on
the part Of the dominant white race OF the
South TO allow the oolored laborers OF that
region 10 have any benefit
from Knights Of Labor organizations
or from any other organizations that
could protect them In their right to be
paid the wages which they earned. Bya
strange coincidence, received this very
morning letter from the South on that
subject. My correspondent give me an
appalling picture Of the South, and In one
portion Of his letter said: "But alter all,
we are ahead Of you 10 the North, In res,
pect to labor, for In u great many parts OF
the South We have established The eight
hour rule for the Colored men-eisht
hours in the forenoon and eight hours In
the afternoon" Universal and long con.
timed merrlmenL
Now, gentlemen, do not hold out TO
you the lightest belief on my part that
lhe Republicans have any prospect Of
carrying q Southern State, The white
men lhVb tue pul|uChl power Ol tnRt
country In their grip. At the frat they
said they would not lot Q negro come 10
Congress as soon IS they got the power to
stop him. Well, the negroes stepped
aside. Then they said they would not
let carpethAgger come to Congress.
Well, the carpet'hagger eloped. [LSugh-
ter
ALL AVENUES CLOSED.
Now they say that they will not let any
native white man come 10 the front, II the
Colored men vote for him, Laughter. |
That closes up the avenues pretty tightly.
That would speedily settls the question.
They have s. roprs jsntattvss in Congress
from the II States that were In the Re.
bellion, With the exception Of, 1 believe,
ono In Virginia from white ponatitueHoy,
and one In Tennessee, they have taken Ia
the whole Of them although In
several Of those HtAtes, three At least, tho
Colored race are In q majority. Let me
correct another thing, even II | be repeat.
ing what ! have said else where. refer
| n a hnaauAa RhaaVH u A. ~ ,.slt..ns liz.