Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1888-08-21

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today iiillus The Treasury Win thr
| peuplu1 ihun0y aud filling the land
with Triisls anu the hIsContenls of
labor"
EXACT iNtoRMATIoN For WORKING
MEN.
'Give me in some detail the rcla-
tion between labor and protection as
left by tho Mills bill"
"Very well ! will take it up by
sections. In the chemical industries
the average per cent. of labor
in the product is 10 per
cent. We leave an average pro-
lection Of over % per cent. So lab ?
is not only covered here, but the
home market is really still forced TO
drag with weight of taxes needless
so far as command of the home mar
ket is concerned.
ain pottery, earthenware, etc, the
labor on sewer pipes is % per cent !;
in tile il is 10 per cent; in cut glass il
is 81, and so on. or course, in coarse
and heavy goods the freight is a large
protection of itself But we restore
the tax on coverings, crates, etc, and
leave tax on and over all of over 10
per cent. So that there also, if COM
binaiions are or can be made, prices
can be charged far higher than
is necessary to protect tho working
people and be such as would needless
ly and seriously restrict consumption
in the home market,
ain metals the wages in the found
cry aud machine-shop business is 80
per cent. of the value of the product.
Tho half of that in the way of protec-
tion would cover wages that were 80
per cent. higher here than in England
but we leave I3 per cent
ain the iron and steel industry the
wage is is per ccnt. and we leave
over i3 per cent. here. Tho wagc in
the tinwarc industry is - per cent.
we give them free tin and leave over
i3 per cent. TO cover the % This
covers wages, even if they are more
than four times as high as in England
and even if all other conditions were
the same.
"In tho furniture and such business
the wage is 30 per cent. of the prod
uct. The rate we leave of 30 per
cent. on the entire article is, say, 100
per cent. on the mere wage part, and
will cover wages at double here what
they are in England, without count
ing freight and charges. Our exports
of furniture also show that in great
part this business really needs no
protection.
"In the sugar-reflning industry, we
leave margins on grades of 81 cents,
IS cents and II cents per hundred
pounds for refining. This is about 30
rents hundred less than the present
margins, but, like the balance, it is
enough TO pay back all the wages |
hat are paid out, and so ii is bound |
10 be enough. TO go beyond this is
simply TO needlessly restrict consump-
ion in our market after we have all |
ready gone more than far enough to
it.
lu INV COAiOh- SOoun iuuuoi0 iht
wage is 81 per cent. In no instance |
10 we leave the rate of protection
ess than 80 per cent.
"Silks, liquors and tobaccos in the |
tariff we don't touch. OfcourSe silks |
are taxed only under the tariff. and
our limitations as to tobacco and re-
fusal to make liquors free are well
known.
Tn linen goods we give free fax
and leave 25 rer cont. The labor is
81 per cent of the product. If il be
2j per cent. in Ireland, but only half
in volume what it is here, this would
cover our double wages.
"In woolens we give free wool and |
cover the II per cent. that composes
the wage part by 40 per cent. of pro-
lection. Sc it is throughout all the
details, and l suppose need not en-
ter into them further"