The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-10
THE FACTORY MEN an PBILADEL-
PHIA, Pa, WANT TARIFF nE-
FORM.

Il IOHms
On Saturday last at Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, was had a rouaing demon
stration against the present tariff sys'
tenn, and In favor OF The passage Of the
Tariff bill reported by the Ways and
Meana Committee OF the House at Wash
ington.
Industrial Art Hall on Broad street
was alled by textile workers, and Mr., n.
A. Herwig presided. Speaker Carlisle
could not be present, but sent a letter
In which no says;
In my opinion the time Ia rapidly ap.
proaobing when the great body OF labor
era who ara engaged In our manufacture
ing industries will be convinced by
thslr own experience that high rates OF
duty upon imported articles, and eapac
Tally upon articles necessarily used an
materials In our shops and factories, are
detrimental TO their interests, and they
will demand, ae you Ar demanding, that
our revenue lava shall be 40 changed an
10 secure for the products OF their labor
an equal chance with the products OF
their competitors all over the world
"Wh0eyer purchases the product OF
your labor pays for your labor, and con
aeQuently every measure which tends TO
extend the market for our goods, necee
sarlly increases tho demand for the la
Dor which produces them and enhances
Its wages.
by the use of superior machinery In
most OF our mechanical Industries, and
the employment Of tho most intel gent
and productive labor In all OF them, we
p1aaess advantages over other countries
which would enable us TO compete sue
cessfnlly with them In all the marketa
Of the world, n II we're not for the artl'
acial rNatrainta and burdens which our
own unwise Legislation has imposed
upon IN.
"Unler this legislation. which adds
nothing 10 the wages OF labor, the coat
OF production has been 30 largely In
creased that we are substantially ex-
cluded from every market except our
own, and therefore, 90 soon M that Ia
fully supplied, our mills and factories
must stop, and their employees must live
on their past earnings or 90 In debt.
No man can afford TO employ labor when
no knows that he can not sell ita pro.
ducts. He trades In labor precisely as
he does la the materials used ard | beg
10 repeat that the ultimate market for
labor 10 the market In which ils pro
ducts are sold. When that market Ia
closed labor must cease until II Ia
opened again.
"0f cours>, these products are the 70
suits OF labor and capital, aud both are,
therefore, entitled to0aTefnl and friend
ly consideration In determining every
question affecting their relations 10
each other aud 10 the economic poll y OF
the Government Almost every b0ly
seems 10 regret that there IN something
wrong somewhere In our present 1uan'
cial and commercial policy; but, un'
fortunately, we do not agree either 40
10 the precise nature OF the evil or the
remedy, but Intelligent discussion, dl
vested as far az possible OF oil p0rtlsan
prejudice and bias, will finally Disclose
the real difficulty aud concentrate public
opinion upon tome proper measure OF
relief,
"Tho forty thousand worklngmen Of
Philadelphia, whose sentiments are
represented In the paper recently PIE.
sented TO the Committee OF Ways and
Means, and who have lnaugnrated thie
movement In behalf OF o more Just and
equal system OF taxation and more
equitable methoGs In the distribution OF
iha nrnaaadu ~ ihalr nts,n IahnK aHa nm
Titled 10, and In time will receiya the
gratitude OF all their fellow citize1s, 10
matter what may be their occupation In
life"
Among tho resolutions adopted are the
following.
RESOLVED That we earnestly request
our members Of Congress from this city
and State 10 vote for free wool and for
such further revision OF the present
tariff law aa will place the woolens and
w0rgteds under the same classification
and will leave the adyalorem or protec'
tive duty where II 10 now, which being
substantially provided for In tho bill
now before Congress meets with our ap.
proyal.
RESOLVED. That we demand at the
hands OF Congress q moro stringent law
to prevent the Importation Of foreign
pauper labor.
The meeting was addressed by Hon.
Abram s Hewitt, OF New York; Hon.
VIM, Dean, large woolen manufacturer
OF Delaware; Thomas Phillips, promi.
nent labor leader, and others.
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