Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-08-15
NEVADA AND THE TARIFF.
CT NEW YORK.

A correspondent signing himself
"Miner," in the Silver State SAYS
The Carson APPEAL does mol
seem to know that there are nou
in this highly protected country
thousands of miners working for
less than 81 per day in New York
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio
and Alabama in the highly protect
ed coal and iron mines, where the
miners are forced to trade at the
company's stores ard where it is
not unusual 10 see posted in the
offices of such mines the notice
"No cash paid for labor" Neither
does the APPEAL seem to know that
at the present time there IS no re-
striction upon the immigration from
free trade countries. We levy a
tax upon the goods produced by
European pauper laborers, but we
admit the pauper laborers free, so
that they at once enter into active
competition with American LABOR
ers.
The APPEAL is fully aware of
this sad state OF affairs IN the East,
and also agrees with the cores
pendent that while we restrict the
admission of foreign goods we
should also shut down the gates
against the influx OF the foreign la
borer. The fact that miners get
b1t dollar a day in Pennsylvania
is not an argument against protec-
ton. Miners in free trade countries
get even less than this.
The cause of the low wages is
unquestionably the influx of foreign
laborers who over-stock the labor
These people are the class
welcomed to this country by the |
State platform adopted |
by the Virginia City Convention.
The low wages would be still lower |
were free trade to prevail. The |
coal would still be in demand, and |
the miners would be kept at work,
but men employed in manufacture
nag establishments would be thrown |
out of employment and still further
over-s.ock the labor market.
The correspondent seems to labor
under the idea that Nevada would
be more prosperous through a
OF silver, said scarcity en-
hancing the price. This is true in
D measure, but If the whole United |
States would be so foolish as to
send the bulk of its money to |
England to purchase goods instead
Of making them at home, does
Miner" suppose that the advance
n silver by reason of its scarcity
would not be more than offset by
he general hard times which would
prevail everywhere We do not
need to send our silver to England
md India to appreciate its value.
We can do a good deal better by
irving the people what they have
ong demanded, 1. e., the unre-
Itrlcted free coinage of silver, and
his can only be accomplished by
the Republican party to
power.
We are not obliged 20 sacrific
he other industries of our country
~ resorting to free trade, because
he industries of America, if pre-
ected and allowed to grow In con-
lection with her rapidly developed
natural resources, will absorb all
he silver produced in this country.
The lew price Of silver now is due
olely to the war made upon it in
he interests of Wall Street by
Cleveland and the Demo
ratio party. Ii . scarcity Of silver
vas the one desirable thing to have
could perhaps be better accom-
lished by shutting down the mines
ntirely, q course which even tho
Miner" corresponding with the
liver State would hardly advo-
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