Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-28

They say the tax Is for the benefit OF the
American workingman, but the working
man gets but II cents of it and the manu-
facturers gets 81 cents; so it seems to be
laid for the manufacturer.
They hold that tariff tax keeps wages
up. Well a tariff is uniform in this coun-
try. why don't it keep all up alike. Take
cotton manufacture-in Massachusetts,
the worker gets 1858 year; in Now York,
S216; in Georgia, 1882, and in North Caro-
lima $136. Why don't tariff keep them
all up to $25S-it operates equally in those
States.
The workers in wooden mills in Massa-
chusetts get 1915 year, in Ohio $l93. and
in England $40. Less in Ohio than in
Massachusetts, and more in free trade
England than IN Ohio!
In 1880, from the census Of which all
these figures come, miners got $l75 day
in the West; so to 80 cents in Pennsylva-
mia. and ST. IL in England. Where is your
tariff benefit for laborers there
Under low tariff from 1850 to 1860 the
statistics show that workmen' wages
increased from $247 year to $2S9-17 per
cent. Under High Tariff from 1850 to
1870 they increased from $3.50 to $500
only IA per cent.
We can't trust the capitalists with the
thousands of millions made under a High
Tariff, with the hope that they will divide
them with the workingmen.
THE TRUSTS.
Col. Beirne gave an interesting sketch
Of the Trusts. those gigantic monOpOlies
which Mr.. Blaine says ''are largely private
interests and not to be touched by Presi-
dent Cleveland or any private citizen. :"
He showed that the Jute Trust sent
down to Richmond and paid $14 900 for
jute mill to stop 1t and prevent COMPETE
ton. Cham berlain the head of wooden
screw factory in England. was paid $l25,-
600 year by a Connecticut wooden screw
factory to stay cut of the American mar
ket.
TARIFFS OF OTHER DAYS.
Col. Bsirne gave many statistics show
ing that American laborers we're paid
more than European laborers because they
did more work and turned out greater
product. He ridiculed the idea of talking
about the tariff of the old Line Wings.
The Mills Bill gave far higher protec-
ton than any old line Wing tariff ever
dreamed of, and rdr. Clay the author of the
be permanent, but only to last until the
manufactures of that day got on their
feet.
REPUBLICANS AND THE TOBACCO
TAX.
Mr.. Be irne cited tue vote in 1887 VIII en-
there was no tariff bill up, on the motion
of Mr.. Henderson, of N. C., to abolish
the tobacco tax. The direct motion was
to smother it up, and those in favor of
smothering it were 107 Republicans and 5
Democrats, and opposed to doing it 131
Democrats and Republicans. The Re,
pubicans included those from Virginia
who knew what their constituents would
say if they joined in an effort to kill a move.
| ment for the repeal of the Tobacco tax.
Col. Beirne closed with an earnest ap
peal to his hearers not to forget that there
| was at stake an even greater issue than
the tariff-the preservation of the civiliza
tion of Virginia, which was in the keep
ing of the Democratic party. and urged
them to activity in bringing out the vote
to insure victory for that party.
Col. Beirne was loudly applauded when
he closed. He started at once to fill his
| appointment at Monterey.