Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-10

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:he rank of General passed both houses
of congress, and on the same day the
president appointed Sheridan general.
GETTING THEIR EYES OPENED.
What Former Member of the Labor Party
Has to Say.
La Crosse, Aug, Tine Chronicle
publishes the following letter to the
laboring men by request of former
member of the labor party:
DEAR SIR:-Please give me space in
your valuable paper to speak to the
laboring man.
Fellow laborers, did you ever stop to
think seriously upon the question of
which party, as between the democratic
and republican, bsst represented labor?
Both are making bids for your votes.
The republicans have declared for
maintenance of the present high pro-
tective tariff, and the democrats have
declared for reduction. The repub-
licans claim that protection enables
manufacturers to pay better wages to
their employees. The democrats claim
that the tariff does not affect labor, and
whether high or low labor will be regu
lated by the law of supply and demand,
while low tariff will make clothing and
other things that the laborer has to buy
cheaper. This seems to make the issue
clearly defined and the laborer and pro
ducer of the country are the ones ap-
peaied TO to decide which policy shall be
adopted.
In tina first place does protecting the
manufacturers protect the laborers OF
the country? The republicans say SO ;
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ployed2 Are you employed he year
around? Are you getting fair wages !?
Are you buying goods at prices that cor
;espond with the amount you receive for
your work? If you are not employed
probably some pauper laborer from
abroad has got your JOB because he will
work cheaper and can live cheaper and
dress in cheap, coarse garments.
The manufacturer has asked protec-
tion that he might pay good wages. He
get. it and then employs cheap pauper
labor. is this fu tllment of the com
pact which has been madeS Not bit
of it, and ye3 the American laborer Is
asked to support party which advo
estes a system of taxation that Ameri-
can labor does not share the benefits
with the manufacturer. Is labor protect
eds The republicans say it is by con
tinuing the champion of monopolies,
trusts and millionaire manufacturers and
bankers.
If the American laborer has got to
compete with the imported article be
might as well have the privilege of buy
ing what ne wears and needs as low as
possible to obtain it in the open market.
II protection is for the benefit of the
working man why give it to the msnufac
turer and let him divide with his en-
ployes at his own sweet will. The fact is,
SO far as labor is concersed, it never cts
any benefit from this protective policy.
The Argument is only clap-trap used by
the republican party to obtain votes.
The fact is that the party which CON
tinues to insult our intelligence by pull
ing the wool over our eyes has had its
day. It's sun is setting and its days are
numbered.
One of the two great parties must win.
Which of them is 1T that represents the
monied interests of the county? Which
one is it that receives the support of the
millionaires and those who have got
rich through the protection whics their
business has receivedf Let every labor
ing man consider this matter. Don't be
led astray by any dsiusion and snare
set for him by the men who have ao-
sorbed his earnings, by charging him an
extra price for what he wears on has
back.
What is the price of pound OF wool!
On good authority it Is stated that
pound of washed wool will weave g yard
of good cloth suitable for a coat. What
does it cost to weave the cloth in coat?
What does it cost to make this coat?
Use your brains ard see whether you aae
paying more than you ought for such
| things. The producer knows what he
has to sell his wool for and he knows what
he has to pay to buy it back again
In goods after it has been mixed with
| ahoddy. This is the kind of information
that the people want. They want to
know how large the profits are, that
| multiply millionaires in this country so
| rapidly.
The laboripg man will st least try to
| obtain the information By voting for q
man Who has signIisd q desire to put the
producer, labor and capital upon an
equitable footing. That man is Grover
Cleveland, and the man who will ably as
.is- him ia Allen G Thurman