Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-08-28
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that the average to each is about
three hundred aud twenty dollars.
.The figures with which we are
dealing have been confined to the
niue states named, because in 1861
the manufacturing done in this
country was mainly confined to those
states. But the thousand millions
of savings by the workers within
their borders become still more sig
nificaut, as an economic fact, when
we remember that since 1861 the
great body of Northwestern states,
under the inspiring influence Of
protective tariff, have in turn de-
veloped an enormous aggregate of
manufacturing industries.
Sand yet another comparison
may be made still more embarrass-
ing to the free trade doct.inaires,
and more difficult for them to an
swer. While the American work.
men IN nine states, working under
II protective tariff, have over IA thous-
and millions of dollars in savings
banks, in England, Ireland. Scot
land and Wales, the whole United
Kingdom, all working under free
trade, have less than four hundred
millions of dollars in the aggregate,
both in savings banks and postal
banks.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The leading feature in the in
dustrial field of 1885 and 1886 is the
discomfort among the men who
earn their bread by skilled and by
unskilled labor. Uneasiness and
uncertainty are found on all sides !;
there are wise aims among many,
and with not few there is aimless-
ness, with its inevitable result of
disappointment and discourage
ment. The man who could by any
prescription remove this discomfort
and at once restore harmony and
happiness would be philosopher, pa
triOt and statesman. The man who
processes to be able to do it will
generally prove to be compound
of empiricism and ignorance. But
in the end, perhaps by toilsomc
paths, with many blunders and
some wrongs, no one need doubt
that sound and just and righteous
conclusions will be reached. Per.
feet freedom to test the virtues and
secure the advantage of organiza-
ton, to exert strong power through
combination, are certainly among
the common rights of all men under
a Republican government. Labor
associations have tue same sanction
and the same rights that any form
of Incorporation may assume-sub-
ject, as all must be, 10 the condition
that the persons and property OF
others shall be respected. 1t is well
for every citizen of free govern.
ment to keep before his eyes and in
his thoughts the honored maxim
that " the liberty of one man must
always end where the rights of an
other man begin"
RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
Another international trouble
has increased our sense of chagrin
and humiliation. In contrast with
our patient endurance of Canadian
outrage toward American fishermen,
we have made an unnecessary and
undignitied display of insolence and
bravado toward Mexico. There is nc
adequate cause for the demonstra
ton. L do not stop at this point to
narrate the precise facts attending
the imprisonment of Mr.. Cutting. j
know that we cannot, without loss
of character for honor and chiyalry
begin our negotiations with threats
of war. | maintain that when the
United States agreed to accept ar
bitration as the means of adjusting
our grave difficulties with England
we came under bonds to the public
opinion of the world to offer arbitra
ton to any weaker power as the
means of settling difficulties in all
cases where we cannot adjust them
by direct negotiation. If we are not
willing to accept that conclusion we
place ourselves in the disreputable
attitude OF accepting arbitration
with strong power and resorting
to force with weak power. | am
sure no American citizens of self re.
spect desires to see his country sub.
Ijected to that degradation. For the
United States to attack Mexicon
without giving her an opportunity
to be heard before an impartial trib-
une OF arbitration, would be for a
great nation Of unlimited power to
put herself to open shame before the
world.
"There could not, fellow citizens,
in my Judgment, be a more deplor.
able event than war between the
United States and any other repub-
lie of America. The United States
must be regarded as the elder sister
In that family of commonwealth.
Even in the day of weakness, we
gave aid and comfort to them in
their struggle for independence, and
let us not fail now to cultivate
| friendly and Intimate relations with