Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-29

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a.. COZ ia. 81 81, ma m and
lnmbW. are - I'D, prpdeeeD ~ -
Gtafe. God forb5d NJ - Ell, All IA.
and lpmber should - pnt above nea IN
Wet VirRiniA. Lik1 ths old man IN dsyu
roua by, who said, his eountry vas ROACH,
ana Wild, and IN. rifis, but IL chief DO
ducls were msn. So it n with the chisf
uroiucts Of West Vireinis; they an not
coal, and ale, and lnmbse, but men.
Now, tariff for revenue b to rsiss saf.
ficient noasy TO defray tho eEpenses a
government; 10 support tie army and
navy, to pay the eight million dollars to iis
pensioners, with al It's other expenses II
Il Is necessary 10 pay Q hundred rer can't.
on clothing, We viii pay it and pay u cheer.
fully; and that will BE- tariff foe rsvenuo.
But, my fellow Ct .issns, somebody = want
ing 10 eointo the bus neS ef making wool.
en- clothing In this country; be would Or.
ure Il ont. If he can get 81 Is fos his pro
duct, he can make . good thing ont Of t.
Storms may iuin the farmer By running his
crop, and calamities may over,aie The
working man, hut - long % this manu-
facturer can get 81 25 cenis for his cloth,
and have the government behind him IN.
suring him, he prcspsn And he comes
down to Wsshington and hAs conference
with come Of these representatives, who b.
heve they arc representing the interesh ef
the country, when they are only REPRESENT
ingN few people and small section of Il,
and who can't get Q look over these %
the mighty masses. behind them, and b
says, IT want 10 70 into that business, and
il Jon can raiss The pr:cs to $3.50 I viii
20 into the businsa."
Wei, hss ayr, "Hew ass you soirg 10 do
itP"
''Why, just put thirty five CENTS pound
and forty Per cent. ad valorem %, and The
foreiga manufacturer caa't sail IL fae Len
than 50 so. and can sell my clothing %
that" [Voict: "WoskinemAn MAKES By
It'll ! am coming 70 that; ! an going -
deal with this question as wofkingman's
question. CApplauss Now. fellow citi-
zens that lsst would b tariff for proteo-
ton. Because The tjsct would b. not to
ret money into tho treasury I've don't need
that, bat to run up tia prize Of IN Article
70 S2.50, 90 the fellow here can gtt $2.50
for his clothing
THE TARIFF TAX PR0TTuTs TEE MoNofo-
Suppose I come bskoce you; show you
the law that dives $3.50 on clothing. Gen.
Golf SAYS: THAT u not Tor the manu- &c.
Iurer, that q for his hande." "Wby,"
You say, ~ have struck good thing.
Here's the Government insuring that
acturer that much money for my
benefit And you ,eu ont your little
home here IN Wheeling, and pitch OF down
there q fest q the train can carry you,
With . copy OF the tariff bill under enc
arm, and copy Of COTS speech In your
other hand. [Cheers. You walk right
up 70 the proprietor Of, We will cay, Pacific
mills, Lawrente, Mas, you say: "Hefs's
the place that pays tx on the $1.25 cloth
for the b.nt fit Of the laboring man, and
my candidate for Governor In my State.
says It Is not for the bensdt Of the employer,
but for the benefit Of the laboripg mani
will work In yeur mill" And the proprie-
tor will look ct you and say: BOW much
wages do you wantfn
And you have studied II over. it's . big
profit, and you cay. 'I think ought 10
have SIS day" What Is the employer
goirg TO sayP He will soy, II have mill
full OF hands working for dollar and .
half day. If you want dollar and
half day you can work In my mill"
'tBut," You say, ''that 10 no wages for On
American xofkinRmsn." And hs Will
Say, THAT is %. There kIows are not
American workingmep; they are French.
TIE American workmeu
wanted better wages, and sent ever thsss
to Canada and hired oil my hande." And
they did do that very thine; and tbsy
kept on doing it until those fool Demo
Gratis in Congress made IL crime to i'm
port any more foreign contract labor.
Now, you don't want 10 work for dollar
and . half . day, but you have sreut NIL
your money to get there and you have TO
90 to work ct that; and you 90 90 resolved
that as soon % you get money enough you
will come back home and buy shot gun
and sto. t Gen. Gcff. Loud laughter and
applause
FIRE. TRADE IN LABOR.
You work for six days in that mill.
There Is 50 due you, and you say, ~ will
have to defer going homs 10 shoot General
Golf for awhile" You 60 up to settle and
you say, "There IL 50 due me-, and want
to get some Of that cloth I have been
weaving this week; winter Is com.
ing on" And the proprietor says "You
can have IL for 81 80 b yard" And you
say, II have worked for yeu for $1.60 Q
day, you made me come down in my
wages, ! will make You come down In the
pr Q Of your cloth; will only give you
SLIPS yard for your cloth, ard II you
don't come down I will send Over 70
Canada and get it." And the fellow win
cay, ''You p:or fool. Don't you know
Fave hundred per cant. pio.ection On
the goods sell you, and free trade
In the labor yen sell me-" Zap.
p!ause. Now, my friends You can
See that the tariff 10 n t primarily
for the benefit oflabor; Il 10 for the BEN
eft Of the employer Of labor The Dsro.
cratic party has never opposed any II 10
lstion In this country thst was for The
bens6t OF labor. The Democrat,c party
has never opposed putting up the tariff
until Il equaljzsd the wsses IN this
country with tto.e Of other ccurtrisa
They cay the Democratic party y Opposed
to the interests Of The workipgman. The
Democratic party Il the hkoring man.
T. talk about The Democratic party