The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1888-10-03

on his farm. Is it any wonder that the
farmers of the west are crying out loudly
against the injustice Of this system ?
tCheers,) Is 1t any wonder that the hith-
erto overwhelming republican states of the
north west are now classed among the
doubtful states and liable to 20 over to the
democratic party? Now, how Is It with the
laborer? Divested Of all romance, 1t Is a
self-eyident truth that 1t is to his interest
to sell all that he has to sell, his labor, at
saries OF life at the cheapest store.
THIS IS NATURAL AND PROPER.
Now, we find that almost everything he
eats and wears Is taxed by the tariff and
costs hin from 40 to 100 per cent. higher
than he would have to pay otherwise. We
find, however, he has no protection against
cheaper Yibor from Europe. Now, If he
could reverse this state of things and pay
no duty OF all on the necessaries of life and
have his labor protected; in other words,
# he could turn this proposition upside
says the republican party to him, you
must pay this import duty in order 10
maintain wages. Now, don't you know
that of the twenty million wage workers In
this country there are only about 7 per
cent, or little more than q million, en-
gagged in industries that are protected ?
Don't you know that wages In the protect
ed are much lower than
IN n UNPROTECTED INDUSTRIES?
Go to Pennsylvania, the most highly
protected of all the states, and we find
men working in the coal mines at sixty
five cents per day. Ask them who they
are ? They will give no response In the
English language. They are usually Hun
garians or Poles, thousands Of whom have
been imported by Mr.. Carnegie and other
Iron and coal magnates, who have them
| guarded when nRpplaQrv with pinkaFfnu
Detectives, against the excusable indigna-
ton of the American workingmen, whose
children may be crying for bread. ZAP
plause.) This is the kind Of protection
the laborer derives from the high protective
system Of the republican party. Go to the
iron and steel works and yon will find that
class Of work paid for at S1,25 per day,
while the village carpenter, who is In no
wise protected, receives from 50 to SIT 0
per day.
THE AMERICAN LABoRER
has been obliged to move out Of the iron
and coal districts and give place to i'm
ported cheap labor. Just SO long as Eu-
rope Is permitted to dump her pauper and
criminal classes upon our shores there Is
little hope for the improvement of the con-
dition Of the American workmen. His
only hope lies In his superior skill and the
versatility of his character, whereby he is
enabled to avail himself of the opportuni.
ties which are presented by a rich and yet
ny po.sieiiy ooteieu country. Inc post
the blighting. Influences OF pauper immi-
grafton, which the oppression Of Russia
rs Hungary are driving to America.
WE HAVE A FURTHER ILLUSTRATION
or the falslty of the theory that high tariff
begets high wages in the facts that the
rates Of wages increased faster between
1915 and 1855. which was called the period
Of low tariff, than it has since under a far
higher tariff. and that since the removal OF
the tariff in England wages have increased
60 per cent, and are now much higher than
In the highly protected countries Of France
n Germany. These are facts which need
no elaboration to impress their force and
the inevitable conclusions that follow their
consideration upon the intelligent minds of
the workingmen of the territory. In re-
viewing the provisions of the Mills bill we
very naturally inquire what bearing it will
have upOn the industries of this territory,
because this involves a consideration para
mount to all others with every loyal Mon
tahian. w md that three important arti-
Giles are involved. | mea of those we pro-
duce without reference to hundreds which
that
WOOL N COPPER
are placed upon the free list, and the duty
on lead bars or bullion Is reduced three
quarters OF a cent per pound. The
absurdity of the criticisms of the republic
can orators on the subject of DUTY on com
per Is apparent when 1t is known that the
old world has to depend upon this country
for Its principal supplies OF that metal, and
mat all OF our surplus goes to a foreign
market. 1t Is in harmony with the ridicu
lous theory. proposed by q certain demo-
Graf. in this territory as one reason for
his desertlon of the democratic party, that
the Mills bill put silver On the free list,
about as reasonable rs the statement made
by the Irish World that the placing
OF tin upon the free list would
enable British manufacturers to crush
the industry Of tin plate manu-
not a pound of that article made here, and
yet 1t Is an article that is found In daily use
In every household in the land; and lis
price increased to the consumers thereof to
the extent of nearly six million dollars by
reason of
THE EXISTING DUTIES.
They might just as well ask for a tariff on
wheat. i see no cause for alarm by reason
of the reduction on lead. From a western
standpoint believing that il is always ex-
pedient to let well enough alone, we should
have of course preferred to let 1t remain as
1t was, but it is a fact that generally the
market price of this metal has been ma
teriaily above the importing cost, and 1t is
now 50 per e higher than when the
Mills Dill was enacted by the house of rep
resentatives. Cheers Our principal com
petitor In the production Of this metal Is
Mexico, and We would have nothing to Il ar
from that direction under the proposed re-
duction were 1t not permitted to smuggle
the ores of this metal across the border IN
der the existing tariff act which was a re-
publican measure and which permits free
of duty the Importation of lead ores in
which the value of the silver exceeds that
of the lead. 1t is not specifically provided
that the lead ore should be per sc aIgentlf-
erous. and they have only to accompany
each lot with sufficient silver ore, of which
avery high grade is usually selected, to
give the shipment the necessary character
at the custom house, and then the silver
ore IS returned to Mexico to perform again
the same mission. But for this fragrant in
Justice to the country, by reason Of a de- |
fectiye law, the low grade ores of Mexico
could not reach our markets. (Applauss.)
TURNING NEXT TO THE WOOL,
which is an Important p reduction, and like
all OF our Industries, demand our Jealous
care, l sincerely believe thai a careful
study OF the question as related to this
product will remOve all apprehension of
danger to the prosperity of sheep husband
ry. 1t Is q well known fact that our wool
can only be ad~vantageously worked by an
admixtnre of foreign woods of both coarse
and nne variety, the former in the manu-
fact9re Of carpets, the latter In the pro