Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-17
wAGEs AND THE TARIFF.


 to the workingmen of Brooklyn-An | Enthusiastic Address by Senator Mor- ris F. HolOhnn. The thlrd democratic banner raising in l this city took place in the Brooklyn district l last evening" and was attended by an i'm | mense crowd. On the raised platform were Mayor II. l. Boughton, Senator Holohau, Joel A. Sperry, ], E. Sargent, Ellis Phelan, l Alderman Kelly, John l.. SaNe, Michael Wallace Chris Stroebel, Q. B, King, Sena tor H. A. Matthews, Thomas f, Doherty and James Hurigaa, J. R. Sargent of New Haven, the largest manufacturer of his line of goods in the 1 United States was tue first speaker, He | has made several trips around the world, and spoke of the condition of the working men from an experienced standpoint. Alter denying that the presidents message meant anything like free trado he said that ! the question had been agltatod for wears and the conclusion waS what raw ma teriMl could be admitted free to admit it.
 Italy, France, Bohemia, Russia and Ger
 many are high tariff countries and the la 1 hurrrs get the lowest wages. Free trade i England paws her worhmcu over twice as much. Labor all over the world ls paid
 according to what it produces. As labor advances so does the lahoring man. and
 although he himself may not rise above the common people he knows thai hls sons may. Blaine said that if American work inymrn could what he SAW III Italy there would not be a vote for the demo-
 cratic party He deliberately lied, saw i lhc same thing. High wages is the result of intelligent labor. Our workingmen are from all nations and by mixing them We
 get d composite workinGman the best Tn the world such as no other country knows w., get labor cheaper in this country than
 Tn any country on earth. W" pay mor"
 but it is cheaper when We measure the re
 suits It is intelligent and ambitious la
 hur.
 Joel A. Spcrry of New Haven said "non't take .uny stock in the poorhouse
 cry. Our best business element are coming
 out in favor of the reformed tariff. Are
 they crazy Will they ruin their business
 We are all dependent on the steady em-
 ployment of our help When the labor
 ing man has work, we the manufacturers
 have it. Take the wooden industry. Wool paws tax of ten cents q, pound. W ho
 paws it The nanufncturer: Oh, no. The
 consumer: the workingman wh" wears wooden clothing. But We must pay this
 tax because Il few sheep ar" raised i'll ohlo. Protection does not encourage sheep rals ing. Sheep cannot be raised i'll the country. We import every year 4oo, ,W0, ,oOO : pounds of wool. Take the duty off 1t and every wooden mill i'll the country will start again Take tin. It is universally used There is not u pound found in this ; country. vet every man has to pay tax on it. Protection k making the rich man
 richer and the poor man poorer.
 Senator Morris F. Hnlohan,of New fork, was introduced as the fourth speaker. Mir
 Holohan is A Waterbury boy and has dis
 tinguiShrd himself rs Il speaker for the
 past four years, Clear instrumentation,
 fluent in style and convincing III hlS arEu
 meuts he held tEt closest attention of ms l. audience for three quarters of an hour, | He said that four years ago the republican y orators of the country backed by the re-
 publican press endeavored to frighten
 timid voters out of voting the democratic ticket, saving that the party was incapable r nf administering affairs, and that the elee
 tion of Cleveland and Hendricks would e cripple every industry of the nation; thai .- every confederate soldier would be placed , on the pension roll, that the English press f were backing them because England held x the confederate bonds which would never | be redeemed except by a democratic admin T i istrntiun ''What has been the result ot l. three and one half years of democratic h role A prosperity that has not been fell t for twenty wears. Economy has becl
 shown in every department. In only ont |. has there been an extravaganza; the pen Il sion bureau, where there were S>U,ouu,uuI Q extra spent. There were no posttrad"r T. ships, no postal thieves to prosecute, n' $ rings in any department, Il" Credi q Mobilier scandals When Secretary a Whitney took the naval portfolio n searcl e warrant would fail to reveal the stmblanc' ,- of a navy. All of the ships that had sur !, vived the war were distributed among tht
 funk shops With Robrstn $l00, ,oO0 ,0ot
 was appropriated for navy, The hes
 one of the ships they bought ran into
 coal barge at south Amhoy and sank '- Now We have five steel cruisers, hv'
 of the best in the world. Ther is the democratic record, Sine ~ vou have had such n good admins " tration why cast 1t uSi,e:' The speake !, then called attention to the surplus. whlrl s is meuacr to business and an injustice t ,l the people "rhey say that to make I, poor man rich pile on the taxes. Wei
 We might as well put our hands in ou >, pockets. give our loose change [" the gov . ernment and feed our families on repubh can theories; sort ut angel food. botl s parties a,lmit''tha the surplus is dangerous n but they differ in the way of reducing It a The republicans want the tax taken ot o whiskev. tobacco and bogus butter. Tn
 democrats want the tax taken of the nee
 essaries of life and left on the wklskey
 which it would be better the father of tn
 family didn't have. The former party ,e in d desperate strait and will make a har' IT. flight for life" Concerning wages he said T. Wages are regulated by the demand fo l. labor If we can get raw materials fire at our factories can afford to start up. Wa E ges are not regulated by a tariff.
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