The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-30

to lead soldiers to shoot down working
men will on that day be buried out OF
sight. lie then proceeded 10 discuss
THE TARIFF.
He showed how the American work
man was not paid as much for the amount
that he does A. his rival in England,
France and Germany. He read many
figures to prove this in manner "ach
csnsed every one Of HI. heatet' to We, an
der.tant ifs truth. lie eexplained that the
Euglishmsn was not taxed by tariii al
all on his food and clothing, but the
Amefiicsa sAs Inc ESsslishmau lived
IN a free. trade country, And The German
and Frenchman in protected countries
yet the cav of the working mar IN bog-
land was larger than in Germahy of
France What is forgotten is that in
Engl md more people live ID the
square mile by nearly double
than in Germany or France. He COM
pared the homes of protection Pennsyl
vania, where wages amounted TO 90
cents a day, and the same class CT work
in tie West who got 20 cents per day.
Yet these Western men are tariff reform
men. lis impossible to determine wages
by the percentage Of the tariff, because
all wages are regulated BY supply and
demand All the Mills bill attempted
was TO reduce the tariff TO 40 cents on
the dollar We want
FREE CLOTHES.
There is nothing in the world that can
so soon allow a manufacture 10 increase
the wages Of his employe as TO get his
raw material as cheap ss possible.
Strange 10 say all Europe admits wool
free, and the United States is the only
Government 10 he world that taxes the
clothing OF its people
He then went on n-Tapid succession
10 explain how the real principle OF pro
lection was TO produce a scarcity 30 as to
raise prices He illustrated it with the
trusts. In one refinery in Brooklyn sew
eral thousand men had been discharged
so as to stop production at that sugar re-
finery Eighteen hundred OF those men
had heretofore been Republicans, but
hereafter had said In the New York pa
pers that they would vote for Cleveland
Carnegie's trust was noticed, and the
plain deduction reached that protection
and its resulting trusts simply piled up
riches IN the pockets of the million
aire while starving the working man.
One hundred thousand capitalists now
exist who extorted under the delusive
name Of protection tribute from you to
build them palaces and enable them to
roll in luxury while you strive TO make
both ends meet.
lie wanted il understood that II he
thought tariff reform would injure a
working man he would vote against ii.
If he thought il would take single
crumb from their tables he would vote
against all who advocated il. He had
faith in its principles and policy. What
was intended as a temporary war taxa
ton has been fastened on US as perma-
nent system.
n WHOSE INTEREST
is this country to be run-for few plu-
tocrats or the toiling masses The
speaker could not believe that the bone
and sinew OF Richmond and Virginia
would 90 back on their prlncipes aud
vote with the oulcasts Of the State. Stand
by the grand old party, said he, and you
will have the satisfaction OF knowing
that you have elected Cleveland, Thur
man and George D. Wise and placed the
Republican party in its coffin
MIR. J. r. TUCKER
next made short speech on the tariff,
which was carefully listened TO and
loudly applaudcd.
Refreshments were served, and the
meeting adjourned at II o'clock.