The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-10-05

TO three times as much as the wages paid in
EUROPE. Free competition was never known to
DC mo means of increasing wages. Even as
American wOrllingman we find it necessary to
organize. regulate. and control competition
among our selves; so 10 a protective tariff neccs-
fafy 10 restrict competition between us aud for
eiSn workinglueii.
The undersigned AFRO mainly employed in the
:ainnufncturc OF iron and steel. In the adjust
fMent OF wages between us and our employers
We have always used the tariff as IL factor that
should ins,lio to us better wages thaM ere paid
sh : i'll Iuickeningc competition between us and
forsigil labor. or, i'll other word, u reduction in
our wasos. Tho Same result will follow in ali
other branches of lnbor.
"The Mills bill is n measure in the dircct;on NJ
frce trade. or iieer competition between tho
labor of this country snl the labor of foreign,
countries. IT provides for free wool. free luin-
btr. free salt. FREQ cotton tics. and several other
tnit ortant articles that represent very large in.
dustrtes i'll this country. 1t provides also for a
reduced duty on steel rails. bur iron. old iron
ralis. ana wrought sciliNs. md manufactured
goods in wood. glnss. wooden and other mn.
teria.s TIM. eliiter. into competition with homo
proauction. Every one OF these reductions
would entail u reduction of wages, and in some
cases n stoppage of production altogetlier in this
country. thus sacrificing employment to forciyn
labor ana capital.
LAST yenr We imported foreign products into
this country us follows:
Itelap, flax and jute 4l.2si.a4e
v1s 5.N.a ................ 1855 .NN
~, ~ 1922. N0
WOOL. l5.Ss7,OCO
Tobacco manufactured. ............. i4..3r,,,oSo
.................. 1852, $50
Brendstuffs. I. R7l5'Hn
vegetables. 7,3j5,OOJ
sOur total imports for tho year amounted TO
.s93.675.sl3. The value of articles that should
be manufactured In this country Imported inst
year. was about stti,OO1.UN All these goods
should have been manufactured here. and thus
furnished to home labor largely increas d cm-
ployinent and largely increased demand or
market Tor tn !, products OF the American farmcr.
AT leost 6O5.ON mon could have found employ
nient IN manufacturing these goods imported
into this country lust ycar IL they had been
made Mt h me.
therefore appeal to you to ponder over
this subject well. MGny Of you, RS we'll US our
selves. arc foreigners by birth. We have expcr.
fenced enough Tree trade in our native lands;
let us lie %careful, therefore,, not 10 du ANYTHING
todcgrRle labor hero to tue level Gf labor abroad;
let us stand by. protection to American il.lus-
tries md american labor. and seek 10 establish
firmly in this country nn. American standard Of
wages.
we regret very mucl, thnt our Rep%r ,scn.ativo
III Congress, Mr.. H4lirv Smith, has seen ut to
vote Tor the Mills bill; by 81 d ing, we con-
slider that lie has betrayed our trust. MANY OF
US voted for him believing him TO b, IL rrotec-
tiontst. We shall HOW consider 1t our duty,
should he again became ,ha candidate OF the
wcrkingiMen, not only to refuse to support him,
we likewise esteclr 1t 10 Lc tho duty Of every
workinginan to do everything he en- in support
o. the Republican candidates. Harrison, ind
Morton. who sand firmly uA n the principle Of
protection to American indust,i les aud American
labor.r