Daily Republican., 1888-09-25

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land IN Favor OF the Injection of
Cleveland, Because 1t nssAnS free
Trade.
Henry CHARLES, residing near Dela.
ware avenue and Lincoln street, Ia an
empioye Of the Augustine paper mills
ana . native OF England. He came 20
this country more than twenty yeArs
aso, and in May last he went over TO
England to SEQ friends and his native
land once more. Mr.. Charles returned
home ffon his visit about q week ago.
LAST evening representative a. the
REPUBLIcAN called upon him 10 learn
something from him Of the temper Of
this people In England, politically,
during the present Presidential CAM
paign in this country, and to learn
aomethlnG Of the condition Of manu-
features and labor in that country Is
Oompared With the same in the United
States. MT. Charles regretted very
much that he did not know he was to
bs interviewed upon these matters on
his return home Had he known 1t, he
said, he would have gone 10 some care
and trouble In collentlng the informa-
tlou desired.
"Mr. CHARLES, AZ q general rule are
the manufacturers of EnRlAnd as well
OF rs the manufacturers Of the United
elates2"
"NO, think on the average they are
not They make money slower. II
they make or per cent. upon their
Investments they think they are doing
WE'LL"
"Ars there not in England q great
many monopolits, and what In this
country are called "trusts."
Oh, yeBi the country is fall Of them;
there are great many limited partner.
ahipa."
"What is the general condition of the
working people in Et RlAnd2"
"They are vsry poor indeed, far be-
hind the condition OF the working peo.
pie in the United StAtes. saw from
an English paper, while was over
there, that 80 000 working people had
left EnglADd in q year Aud emiRrAted
10 other Countries. Crowds Of poor peo.
pie are to DO found 10 the country and
all the oitios Ousslde Of London. They
troop through the streets, carrying their
children with them, and sing from door
to dJor. They are not Allo we'd 70 beg,
ana 90 content themselves with what is
voluntarily handed TO them"
"rhe poor working people have no
other expectation than TO end Ihsir
days In the poor house, and IL is great
relief to many Of them TO get there"
"Mr. CHARLES, what is tho average
wages In EnglRnd OF worklDgmen2"
"Oom on manual labor is gl week,
which is equal TO 81 86 United States
ouTTency. Being q PAPER maker my
self, l noted more pArhc 1lArly the
wages OF Woikmen engaged in that in.
dustry. They make from "a to 80
ehillinss week, which In our currency
10 S6 rs to 81 20 The average wages Of
ali adult workmen Of NhSGeVsr trade ls
SS week, women and child labor not
inc 'udtd A good farm hand gets about
920 year OF 800, divided into $40 or
Sll 0 month for summer and from E5 to
81 for winter. This is considered good
wages, aE farm labor Is aoAroe. Married
farm hands are favored in the way Of
house rents and gardens, but wages for
them are ths same."
'Now, Mr.. OhArieP, did 1t come In
your WAy to note the prices OF table
living, for yOu know our DsmocrAtio
friends are always telling Us that the
high prices of labor In the United
States are Offset by the purchasing
power OF dollar In EnRlAn6?"
"lf had known l was TO be queB.
TONED In this manner I would haye
beeu prepared with the pr!ces OF every
thing that enters Into table living. 1
do know, however, that ordinary butter
costs from IA to 20 cents pound; beef,
from IA to 20 cent?; pork costs about as
much As here, groceries are perhaps q
tr.til cheaper Coal, however, ia
cheaper, being about 80 ton, the
labor for mining 1t and frelghtage being
much lower than heFe.'
"How about rents for ordlnNry houses
for Worklnemen, Mr.. ChArles2"
"Rents for oIdinLHy Ave or x-Eoomed
houses ara about el4 year, or t67 "a,
tuI besides this the tenant has to pay
part of the taxes, say e5, or S24 so,
which brings the expense of house up
TO S92.10. Houses are bnilt more suh-
stantial theTe than here A double
house, with two rooms aud kitchen in
each story, calculated Tor four families,
costs about sl,700. This 10 at New
Castle on the Tyne. EAoh of these
family apartments rent for about Sb4 9
ytsr. Houses hers are finished with
eyerv convenience
"WhAt is the pEios Of boarding per
week for woTkingmen2"
"Boardin7 and washing osn be had
for about 10 shliliDgs . week, OF S2.Ss."
"Do as many wOFkinRmen own their
own touses thtr5 ns they do hert2"
workingmen Own their own houses. |
They tcarOely get enough to procure
food and clothing and 10 pay rent and |
taxes, without thinking Of eWning |
honses.
GAS much hEs been said about the |
cheapnesg Of clothing In England, can
you inform me what o IoJd suit of |
clothing eau I've purchased foT?"
"YeB, l know Gomstbing about that, |
for purchased suit WHEN was over
there, including an overcoAt, for eS, or
abont $40 Yoa can get suits, however,
much cheaper, and the clothing Is
somewhat better than American made
clothing, but the difference in prices Is
not great. Hats In England are cheaper
than here"
"Osn Workingmen live comfortably
in England upon the wages they ReL2
For instance, how does a man with a
wife and Ave nr elk children get along
on IS week2"
"Poor enough, indeed. Rsoollect
that the Wife and children do not eat
the same kind of viotuAls the man
does who works and makes the living.
The man may have q couple OF eggs for
breakfast, but the children very seldom
Let any luxurleg OF that kind. The
iEost rigid economy has TO be prActlced
TO make ends meet, aud should calamity
oOEoe and wages atop, the poorhouse is
the sure and Last resort. 1t is my
candid opinion that the workingmen
of America waste by extravagsnoe As
muck as the workingRen Of England
Was q altogether"
"well, now, Mr.. Charles, II the