Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-13
opoTFCTION FOR LABOR
-i,r Letter from Secretary
ip,rehman, of the knights OF
L Tohor on Campaign Issues.
an classes should support Har
ioIs' .,.on and Morton, and Pro-
lection Tariff.
ed, free Trade Must be Thros-
DfllO,5 ID vicious. Highly Dangerous
n'' and Destructive.
-.,.-rrvG TUE BOURBONs.

~-baS written 10 ChaiI man quay VI the
l- Republican Committee, offer
MI ~ -soryjces for the Republican nom.
j. 5nri..r the campaign. lie says
9a',ro,ecliou is an American system;
W. oievates the workingman, keeps
DIV at living figures, and shuts out
'lsi,-rodatjon towhich toilers are sub
sGr7 free.trade countries. No wage
,,ter Mr.. Litchman says, can consist
~ sgnport the democratic ticket or
4. ,lqtf6rm of principles upon which ii
W ~. c,mnectjon with the labor movement
W. mast fourteen years has made it
M.'ssorr for me 10 be close student of
Itr,.orses of labor depression and or tho
.SS0f those who toll. While, as body,
.1.bor organization may refrain from ac-
~ anticipation in politics, so much OF
w. Porganized labor demands must be
WI n..ainsd through legislation that the in
,,g..sinsI member of the labor organiza-
. wv, ',,-s act politically as in his judg-
WA viii best aid the aims and objects
, ,rrresseI In the principles OF the organi-
.son he represents, aud whose success
: n The tbe gigantic political struggle now
mn side issues count as nothing except
Ssi5or hinder one Of their principal
.w,'botants in the political arena. How
ysr sincere may be the advocates of the
,sa.nre 10 secure which these separate
..itical ORGANIZATIONS are formed, and
Tbateyer strength in votes may be shown
,+tbe polls, the fact remains that the
.'e5dgtes of either the Republican or the
nmocratic party will be
THE NEXT PRESIDENT
# the United States. Therefore TO him
Who has the good of this country and the
Welfare of her people at heart, the neces-
DIV exists To choose to which of these two
N marty organizations shall be given aid
iirsltiy or indirectly, by voice or vote.
While it may be that neither party offers
ntbot LABOR organizations desire, / be-
Bys that the Republican party, in adopt
rrand advocating the American system
Encouragement and protection to the
bhr and wages of our own land, is near
rtbe declarations and desires of organic
Ehblr than its free trade opponent, the
im0cratc party. The conflicts between
he American system, as represented by
me Republican party, which would foster
MI encourage the labor of our own people
rdretain for them the market and wages
aOur country. and the British system, as
ypresented by the Democratic party,
Witch would break down the barriers of
wtection and throw open our home mar
kt0 the productions of foreign factories
and foreign labor, thus making idle our
own t0lers and reducing TO a lower level
| tegaudard of American wages When
he Knights of Labor and kindred organi-
rtions shall have obtained in foreign
lands the same commanding position and
influence enjoyed in the United States,
he inequality in wages will disappear,
/ lNby leyeling our wages down but by
| fyeing their wages ND. II is farbetter to
LEVEL Up THAN TO LEVEL DOWN,
| Gtde larger the income the larger the
| power to consume. Until this equaliza-
| Ton can be accomplished, and until the
wages of labor abroad shall equal those at
home there must be proper restriction
| mgratiOn, so that our land may not
! ele dumping ground Of the pauper
?" aided labor of the balance of the
Tu.. The restriction, supplemented by
| s0ast,luuon of thorough, systematic or
gllt08 Of the labor already here, in
0glng.iun with the American idea OF
pieetl0u 10 American labor cannot fail
@4 Gra for our people the best result Of
1eI TOLL aud Dy our example lift the la
1r VI tBe whole world to a higher and
better plane of Existence.
winch ever party, wins, something
mus ga done To regulate more strictly
lA importation ct foreign labor under
| alitlcl, HHd The i.nmigr tiun OF pauperS
Nd dependents, II nothing should be
cone, then Democratic success would
leal non only free trade 1T goods made
n WUper labor but the imp prHtion Of
D,n lbe labor and the goods. Nhilc un-
ys' iTro 10 DE- goods may he cataper to
We Consumer in muay lines, tue labor
lale lH.e by thcse lines must turn 10 other
laas o' employment, ami thus 10y COM
gluo1 cnnDela jowcr rate Of wages 10
lsr already employed therein.
!le p'"er of "a WOfDiu- man to consume
2leHl, upon what Inc receives Tor mis- la
wy l-eupoyed, his power TO consume,
4sp, oa cua'ity or taett, ceases. | pre-
Ntdat America should be
A LAND OF WORKERS
n ~ 'a3u land Of thieves and paupers.
eat, Is true OF the iudiylu1l, is equally
y, " i1e Nation. The urinary elements
aNl5aaIi wealth aud National prosper
are ifo3uction, distribution and con-
-l-.'A whatever affects the power OF
2,I No consume, affects the power of the
S--Da, Whatever lowers the wages of
~, Affects its power to consume. An
1g.a-s reduction - OF Z per centum
s..lt c'e- ~ goods imported will not
n 7.''l- American labor for the loss
y alum in wages in the lines
.i.l of from TO TO 80 per centum
4 lae lines of employment by
lIi0n of the free trade for the
r-.s..'n system. | hold it to be far
!. ~. manship to build up and re.
~. ONE market, by a system that
r' American labor than to COM
1-,.. J6et tn foreign lands secured
- wholesale degradation and pauperi-
y-io. our own people.
~ COLLAR 5 worth of labor value inn
a-- ! So much n reduction Of home
b~- ages. This axiom is not offset
c.lration that there are more
N. VI lAe imported dollars worth.
~, 'n Of the prOtectioniSt is rather
sr n .sl by such a specious presenta-
H., matter, because the question is
-. ..,.iH4y forced upon every intelli-
-Ao" can American labor earn
,-r. industry in which he is ex-
ha. US mustered 10 foreign landsp
E.-r Hi protection advocated by the
4. Nirty IS the same as the I'M
Tenn ..uelple upon which all labor
r1a- are founded. A friend to
s..'7.. --r that believes in the or
r... q means to enhance and
wages
t-a-. +'l CONSISTENTLY OPPOSE
e-. gag. applies TO all labor the same
t protection from unfair com
II .aHl lie individual trade organi-
Hs w me single trade Trade or
1a. 50 ald in advancing wages in
N..r- {e trades, ana the protective
Hauded by the republican marty
4 'Ir all the toilers ia the land a
as,ag care.
ar. clearly understood by most
IS leaders of organized labor
- =. ne daclarafinn racant1u