Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-24

[Ories Of mo, no.n] II thsy have they
are very unrsasouabls men, for not year
passes over our heads that " do not hear
Of strikes Of laborsfs becapss they
DEHAND MORE WAGES
and say they cannot live On what The, ne
oeive. ARain and again Ne hsar Of what
are called lockouts, that h, whsre the en-
ployers suspend operations and lock up
their mills because they cannot afford 10
pay any more wages thsn they did Day.
Why are thess strikesf Why are thess
lockouts? Why are there such institu-
tions - labor unions So - to secure bet.
ter wages. Why b there such On institu.
ton - the Knights Of LaborS To prevent
laboring men from being imposed upon and
to increase their compensation. Why 10
there necessity for al thess things and
all these extensive and worthy organisa-
tions if . high tariff givss high wages 70 the
laborer? No man can answer that question
satisfactorily even 10 himself.
If what these msn sAy 70 true about high
tariff and its effect upon wages, Why,
them, gentlemen, ell these labor unions,
al these Knights Of Labor, and every body
else who ID engaged in that kind Of busi-
ness, are simply wasting their time, for
The tariff niosly soleo ~ problem far
them. Laughter and applause Yes
it does solve the problem for them, but not
in the way thsy like renewed laughtsrl.
nor precisely In the way that they feel ~
If they were benefited, and Therefore they
have 10 resort 10 other means 10 got their
wages which the employers are not willing
to pay.
But while I am on this subject Of the
laboring man, let me add, they say that
the tariff does not raise the price. II IL
don't raise prices I would like to know
why the manufacturers, or % many Of
them, are In favor of itf Do they want
high tariff In order 10 lower the pricess
Not many Of them, think. There are in
stances in which high tariff has lowered
prices for especial and peculiar reasons,
but ~ . general rule, ~ l have already
shown you BY what l resd from Mr..
Adams report and from other authorities
and also from reason, the tariff increase
the price. Ifit don't increase the price
you may be sure that the manufacturers
and capitalists would mol want Il, and II
II don't iucrsase the price pray where IL
the protection-where dos that come ins
They are afraid Of our getting things
cheaper in this country than they can b
manufactured here, ~ they ay by reason
Of the psuper labor, - they call It. Of
Europe. Well, now, II the tariff ID
not to increase the prioa oil articles
which We hny and which are manufsc.
tured here, where 10 the protection 10
American manufacturers, and how II the
price Is not raised are better wages paidr
THE CoLORED BROTHER.
But there IL one class Of laborsrs, my
friends, that want 70 call your attention
to especially. There ID one class Of laborers
in this country which has been, according
to the claims Of the Abolitionists In the
country, and Of the Republicans, their g.
pecial wards-especislly under their guar
dianship, and for whose interests they feel
the most peculiar and earnest solicitude,
and those are the negroes. Now, tho result
of the war was to free about 4, ,OO0, 900 Of
negroes, and l an very glad they were
freed, and they have increased now 10
about 6,OOO, 900 or 1000, 900, for the negro
is prolific animal. Great laughter aud
applause. How do these negroes
make their livipRp Why, .
great many Of them 70 70 town and pursue
any kind Of hAndicraft that they can. be-
coming domestic servants, blacking shoes,
shaving faces, or doing thinmof that kind.
But in the country the negro makes what
he gets by cultivating the earth throughout
the whole South. How docs he cultivate
II? Why, he either has bought some land,
and some of them have bought good deal,
or he rents land. Whether he cultivatsA
his own land or whether be rents II, the
crops that be gets from Il are the remuner-
alton he receives for bis toll. Now that
crop in the main consists OF cotton, some
corn and some little wheat, but mainly oil
cotton. Now how can the high protective
tariff benefit that negro who raises cotton
and has for his share OF the crop three or
four or Ave bales Of cotton each Year,
Why, gentlemen, there II no tariff ut oil
on cotton. II comes In fres ~ the air. I
believe am quite right 10 saying that,
amt /? Turning to Mr.. Outhwsite.
Mr.. O.-Yes, sir.
Judge Thurman 1T comes in free ~ the
air. The price Of cotton, therefore, In not
raised, ~ they sAy, or lcssened by the
tariff tax, and here is oil that the negro
has for his labor. He can't get cant moro
for his cotton BY reason OF any high pro-
tective tariff. and he don't ret, perhaps, .
cent less. He has 70 soil bis cotton and
TO sell II at the price that N made BY thu
foreign rnsrket-ths price in Liverpool or
In London 10 which cotton 10 exported
from the United States. II In there that
the price of his cotton is fixed, and for that
price he has to sell 10, tariff or no tarif.
OPPRESSED ny TAIB.
But how In II on the other hsnd2 The
negro, slthough be Il living In . pretty
warm climate In some places, still wants
TO be decent :; wants 70 Be comfortable,
and wants b, wife and children 70 b
comfortable, AID they do need clothing -
we'll as other people, bat upon every sin.
gle thing that be boys to clotbs himself,
TO cloths his family, 10 cioths his little
pickaninnies, TO sst . bed, 10 get . blanket,
to get tool or implement Of any kind,
he is taxed BY this high protective
tariff and be 10 compelled 70 pay .
higher price than hs otherwise would,
30 that ~ far ~ he n coacesned. thsse
can bs no pestsnss whatsoever thst The
tariff h anything but sn unmiuested In
jury 10 him. he has nothing to all which
he u bsneftsd BY; b performs no labor
thst BY any kind Of arsnmsnt b can b
said 70 Be bsne6tsd BY. Hssslls his cotton
st . price fxed By . fsrdGp market bscasss
he can't sell for any stbsr prios, asd upon
everything thst hs CONSUMES, upos every.
thing that bs purchasa fos his eoesamp-
tiou, bs hes 70 psy sn ipcrsased psios cod
h thereby Injured. Nov Do think thst
our Abolitioo frisods especially saght -
take this under their most sefioas ceeadss.
stion. Thsy ~ that thsy ffstd ~ sepo
from slavery. Ian willing 70 giant thsm all
they claim In that rseard. sltsoseh thsss
might b somsthing ~ sbeat v6e didit
Perhaps two millions of Dsmscstie sel-
dies In tbs army I'D semsthipg 10 Do With
II [Gfsss spplaass.] Afts sivisg then
sll thsy clsim, II thsy msaa, sftH having
givea him freedoms, 10 make him . slave
BY compelling him to psy higher tax0
upon everything that u = Q bscsssity -
use, not for his own bsos6x but 10 ths
benefit Of sonsbody slssf hitAst sssagh
that thsy make hin slsys By ssquiriDg
him IA vosA for thaU "A swenS "A fo vnfA