The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-01
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Free Trade Ory-Labor and Wages.
PHILADELPHIA. May 3l.-speaker Car.
Isle could not attend the recent "TaIiff
Revision meeting in this city, but he
sent the following letter:
"sPRAERR's RooN, HOUSE RRP'STArIvRs, l
"WAsHNaToS, D. o, May 2S, 1885.
"F A. HerlVig, &g,, 1902 North Front street,
Philadelphia, Pa;
DEAR sIR:-I regret to find that it will
not be possible for mo TO be present at
your meeting this evening without
lmperatiyely require my attention, but can
not refrain from writing to assure you that
the announced purpose OF the meeting has
my hearty approval,
"In my opinion the time Is rapidly ap.
proaching when the great body OF laoor-
era engaged in our manufacturing indus.
tries will be convinced by their own ex.
periehce that high rates Of duty on i'm.
ported articles, and especially upon articles
especially used as materials In our shops
and factories, are detrimental to their In
terestg, and will demand, as you are de-
manding, that our revenue laws shall be
so changed as to secure for the products OF
their labor an equal chance with the pro-
ducts Of their competitors all over the
world.
Whatever. purchases the product Of
your labor pays for your labor, and Conse-
q1ently every measure which tends to
extend the market for our goods neces-
satlly increases the demand for the labor
which produces them and enhances its
wagts. BY the use Of superior machinery
in most oil our mechanical industries, and
the employment Of the most intelligent
and productive labor In all OF them, we
possess advantages ever other countries
which would enable US 10 compete sue
CesSfully with them In all the markets OF
the world, II 1t were not for the artificial
restraints and burdens which our unwlse
legislation has imposed upon US. Uader
this legislation, which adds nothing 10 the
wages Of labor, the cost Of production has
been 80 largely Increased that we are sub
Itantially excluded from every market ex.
Cept our own, and, therefore, as soon as
that Is fully supplied our mills aud facto-
tories must stop and their employe, must
live on their past earnings or 90 In debt.
mo man can afford 10 employ labor
when he knows he can not sell its pro-
ducts. He trades In labor precisely as he
does in the materials used, and beg to
repeat that the ultimate market for labor
is the market In which lts product is sold.
When the market iB closed labor must
cease until 1t Ia opened again.
"Ot course these products are the results
OF the cooperation OF labor and capital,
and both are therefore entitled 10 careful
and friendly consideration In determining
every question affecting their relations TO
each other, and TO the economic policy Of
the Government. Almost everybody
seems to agree that there Ia something
radically wrong somewhere in our present
financial and commercial policy, but un-
fortunately we do not agree either as to
the precise nature OF the evil or the
remedy. But intelligent discussion, di.
vested as far as possible Of all 'pal tisan
prejudice and balls, will finally disclose
the real difficulty and concentrate public
opinion upon some proper measure OF re-
lief
"The forty thousand workingmen Of
Philadelphia whose sentiments are rep
resented in the paper recently presented
to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and who have inaugurated this movement
In behalf Of amore Just and equal system
Of taxation, and more equitable methods
In the distribution OF the proceeds Of their
own labor, are entitled 10, and in time
will receive the gratitude Of all their fell
low.citiEens, no matter what may be their
occupations in lie. Whatever concerns
your welfare, whatever effects the wages
Of your labor and your ability 10 support
and. educate your families, are Of vital
Importance 10 the whole country.
I'm view Of this fact, was very much
grRtihed 10 learn that you and your as.
BoClateS had resolved To make this appeal
70 the public sentiment d the community,
Ii which you live. sincerely hope that
atsome future, time II may be In my
power 70 attend q meeting In your city
and address you on this this subject.
Yours truly,
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