The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-10

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enterprise will. as necessary cons
quence, lessen the opportunity for ,wor
and employment, and reduce salarit
and the wages Of labor.
Instead, then, OF being exempt froI
the influence and effect Of an immens
surplus lying in the National Treasury
our wpge.earners and others who rel
upon their labor for support are most {
all directly concerned in the situation.
Others seeing the approach Of DANCE
may provide against it, but it will fin
those depending upon their daily, toi
for bread unprepared, helpless and de
fenseless. Such u state OF affairs doe
not prevent case OF idleness resultin
from disputes between the laborin
men and his employer, but it produce
an absolute and enforced stoppage O
employment and wages.
NOT ONE WORD FOR PRoTEcTIoN.
In reviewing the bad effects OF thi
accumulated surplus and the scale 0
tariff rates by which it is produced, W
must not overlook the tendency toward
gross and public extravaganza which
congested treasury induces, nor the fac
that we are maintaining, without ex
cuse, in time OF profound peace, sub
stantially the rate OF tariff duties i'm
posed in time OF war, when the uecessi
ties OF the Government justified the i'm
position OF the weightiest burdens upon
the people. Divers plaus have been
suggested for the return OF this accumu
lated surplus to the people and the
channels OF trade. Some OF these de
vices are at variance with all rules oj
good finance, some are delusive, some
are absurd, and some betray by theil
reckless extrayagance the demoralizlnl
influence OF a great surplus OF public
money upon the judgments OF indivld'
uals.
While such efforts should be made as
are consistent with public duty and
sanctioned by sound judgment, to avoid
danger by the useful disposition OF the
surplus now remaining in the Treasury,
it is evident that il its distribution were
accomplished another accumulation
would soon take its place, ifthe constant
flow OF redundant income was not
checked at its source by reform in our
present laws.
We do not propose 10 deal with these
conditions by merely attempting to salts
" the people of the truth of abstract
theories nor by alone urging their assent
to political doctrine. We present to
them the propositions that they are un-
Justly treated in the extent OF present
federal taxation, that condition OF e%-
treme danger exists, and that it is for
them to demand remedy and that de-
iense and safety promised in the guaran-
tees Of their free government.
We believe that the same means which
are adopted to relieve the Treasury OF
the present surplus and prevent its re-
currence, should cheaper TO our people
the cost Of supplying their daily wants.
Both OF these objects we seek in part to
gain by reducing the present tariff rates
upon the necessities Of life. We fully
appreciate the importance to the coun'
Try OF our domestic industrial enterprise.
puT TIE MILLS COMMITTEE REFUSED TO
HEAR woRKISGMEN's DELEGATIONS.
In the rectification OF existing wrongs
their maintenance and prosperity should
be carefully and in friendly spirit
considered. Even such reliance upon
the present revenue arrangements us
have been invited or encouraged should
he fairly and justly regarded.
FREE TRADE WILL CoMB GRADUALLY.
Abrupt and radical changes which
might endangersuch enterprises, and in
iuriously affect the interests OF labor de-
pendent upon their success and contlnu-
ance are not contemplated orintended.
YES, BUT LABOR IS BETTER PAID.
But we know the cost OF our domestic
manufactured products is increased and
their price to the consumer enhanced by
the duty imposed upon the raw material
used in their manufacture. We know
that this increased cost prevents tho sale
OF our productions ut foreign markets in
competition with those countries which
have the advantage OF free raw material.
We know that confined to home mar
ket our manufacturing operations are
curtailed, their demand for labor irregu-
lar, and the rate OF wages paid uncertain.
A DIRECT BLOW AT WEST vIRGINIA's PRO-
DUCTS.
We propose therefore to stimulate our
domestic industrial enterprises by free
ing from duty the imported raw materials
which by the employment Of labor are
used in our home manufactures, thus
extending the markets for their sale and
permitting an increased and steady pro-
dgction with the allowance OF abundant
profits.
True to the undertaking course Of the
Democratic party We will not neglect
the interests OF labor and our working
men. In all efforts to remedy existing
evils we will furnish no excuse for the
LOGS OF employment or the REDUCTION OF
the wages OF honest toll. On the con-
trary, we propose in any adjustment
OF our revenue laws to concede such
encouragement and advantageto the en-.
pIovers OF domestic labor us will easily
Compensate for any difference that
may exist between the standard Of wages
which should be paid to our lahoring
men at the rate allowed in other coun'
ltries. We propose, too, by extending
the markets for our manufacturers tC
promote the steady employment oI
labor, while by cheapening the cost oI
the necessaries Of life we increase :hcpur
chasing power Of the wGrkingman':
wages and add to the comforts OF his
home.
And before passing from this phase o
the question, am constrained to eX
press the opinion that, while the inter
ests OF labor should be always sedulous
" regarded In any moderation OF Oul
tariff laws, an additional and more dircc
and efficient protection to these inter
ests would be afforded by the restriction
and prohibition of the immigration Of
importation oil laboTers from othel
countries, who swarm upon our shores
having no purpose or intent OF becoming
our iellow-citizens, or acquiring an!
permanent interest in our country, bu
who crowd every field OF employment
with intelligent labor at wages whicl
ought not to satisfy those who maxi
claim to American citizenship,
AGAINST DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS
KNOWN AS TRUSTS.
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