Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-29

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WAawspcu. April A-MAsy repss-
Donnasiyss vent 20 Pkiladslphia today
10 witness tbe tSnDeh II ~ YosksoUa.
sn1 there vsss has g me0heEs prssans
uhaa ~ hsoso Dse this 0os1tna And u
imDe0nsely vsrt tses Q eoGEDtstee Of
the ukots - tse oaxf1.
MT. Kerr, Of Iowa. appRosed The ~
6nssiou Of The psVenuss By tbs aecaitioa
of the internal revenue tai. TIE tine
lad coxne, he tAooQht. Ia tna 6istcry Of
ne AmogSan0 aogognmGnt fer teo 0ostoo
10 declare tkot henesfosto Il vcold taks
no share IN he psodss Of The aAis Of
aiesAelis iiqsos.
III. Taxsney, Of Miehigan, sai3 be
and - eeetlsnen o. his si6e Of the
hoaas veso rot fxee tsnAG1o ~ ali.
Thay Usse fair trndess. They wese not
seeking 10 pull down the oaseom hooses
q the oo10fsy. Thsy psoooeo0 10 crn-
gtnoe ~ oooeoD ho01e eAxattoa. bat
they UuolA sosios tba exiotinG 1Avs %
- = ha1ne ~ taxes down 10 the base
ltne q . nseeG1ity revo0ne. and 10 %
rovi1ina H. lnWs - paAse ~ tnx high
cot On the luxastee of life and lsWese On
lise's neosositiss.
He vas consssutiy interrupted By his
(As. UDoopelll vith state
menss a. 70 the great ps0speftty Of az
Ficut,ese and mauufaeturire in Aiebt-
gan under sh4 protective tasih and The
coiioqaies between the tvo gentlemen
upoa she subjsos Of the eoodition Of
Niehiesu anoedsd 0ush amusesnent to
the osrey meUbers present. Ths dis
eusoioo theu took oolloQuial tasu aud
tbs snbjsees Of free trade, protection.
wages Of isbosinR mso, fiahegtes, ship
etc., vefe toushed up0o and ~
great mcFr.meDe among the few men,
beyU present.
Ne. OPNeill. Of Peansylvanis, said
Ihat yesterday morning be hsd re
peived letter from . young lady about
70 graduate. in vhioh eAe aid ehe bad
been deaiapated 10 speak - her com
exercises on tie Vfotectiou
Of American industries. 30 that Ques
lion has even entered into the houss-
held Of the American families.
Mr. Richardson, Of Tennessee-Did
tSs yonnR LADY ssk you for rrotectiocf !
M. N,lliken If the young lady had
naked sou for protection would you have
besn . free trader thsaf
Mr.. O'Neiu then declared With em-
phasis shss be vas The psosectiouist OF
prute ctiopisis; that Ee vas protection
lst ali ever. The last declaration vas
received with laughter and applause.
Ms. Ford, OF 0ichi9an, characterised
a. an 0verRsOVu country
village, end oontfastsd its sl0uDese With
Ihe bniIdinQ activity Of New York.
ihis condition Of affairs, be said, aRose
beosuse the citixsus Of Philadelphia Dad
not depeudod % the oitizsus Of New
YORK bad on their own enterprise.
they havs been fed on poblie pap.
N. ONsill suggested that t5e gentle
man must have been In some remark
ABLE condition when be visited Pbiladel-
CHA, OF be must have had his eyes
cloeed, Ths manufaotnYies Of Phila-
deiphja amounted 10 many more mil
lioes than these of New York.
n. Russall, OF AaaDachueetts. .vefefsinQ
10 the acudisiou Of the preteeted state
of Pennsyissuis, o Ats3 thai the Affairs
in the GOAL regions Of that state were .
shame and scandal TO human eiviliss-
lion.
M. Bsise declared that the wages
paid labor in tie county of Allegheny
Iione were annually more than the en-
lire wages paid in oil the states reported
By tho southeYn contingent on the ways
lpd means committee.
Mr.. BreckinRidse said that the con-
seTte representative Of the protection
vvsteu vas Q guard Of Pipkertou de-
|eesives ss Edgar Thsmpson's steel
Uorks for the pnrpose Of enabling the
emiQsauts to work while
American vcIkmen we're kept out at
ststs Of al Airs st Allegheny.
Mr.. Bsine declared that this Was
Tbs detectives were there,
bat the men Who sought protection we're
not Hu1Rarians. The Americans we're
nos skilled mechanics and could not do
the work required.
Mr.. Breckenridge ecQuired What
waQes men were receiving al the Edgar
Thompsou s1eei works.
Mr.. Baine rsplied that they bad been
s. day,
Mr.. Bfeckinridss saii that tie aver
AGE wages Of the Pinkefton detectives
are S0 day. They received that rats
Of wages TO prevent q breach Of the
psaoe bs men Who received a. asy.
Mr.. Reed Of Maine said that the gen
tisman from Kentucky had drawn q
o etore sith the American working
men in the cold and the Hungarian
Sorkmeu protected By Pinkerton de-
tsctives. The gentleman hsd pictured
thas 90 tho 6nal result OF protection
. han Il vas Only sn incident IN the
great dispute which vent on under
protection. 1he septlemap would con
trast The wager OF men temporarily
employed with those received by the
pafu arsut employees. Hs (keedl
thorgns II ought 70 be pointed ont that
poch methods OF arguing tbs question
Of free trade and protection vers
some chat petty IN their pasrre. 1he
a ,ession vas what systen resulted IN
greater wealth to the country and high
er wages 10 the voskinRmso.
Mr.. Brsckipridss said that Allegheny
county had been patHtst oat - The
scene Of protective developneot sud
tns,, had shown the result OF toss ae-
seIopueui. q. dspisd that 10 was ea
incident. That be depicted ana &c a.
sersea that 10 vas The necessary corse-
ouence Of ths rnsa;1.ai syssem OF tax
alton npasr which sn oEzsniSsd bod,
of armsc detectives vss used To guard
inc coavios labor to undsrssii American
labor.
A runuiog debate took paaes on The
sahiecs Of noss?clles. which 90 par
/ tseirA.ed q in By Mr. Smith OF Wiscoasla,
ana Mr.. Farqahsr Of Sss York. The
counrsissee thea rose and the ho7ss "a
jsurped.
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