Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-05

DEGRADATION a labor- The Tariff Commission
OF leg2 was composed OF nine men. eight on
whom. n least. were Protecii01tsts. Atser pro
amb1iatlng ali the country east ~ INC $500
Mountains they admitted ths argent Necessity
% reduction, and reported bali which they sh'h
would lower Die taxes 5 ir-r cent -
Tho minority respectfully submit mas hose
Rrs enemies Of Industry vfo - enhance We VIZ
production and limit is Marcos, and moe AIe
Is true friends who chesp-n tts matsfial ana en-
large rs production and 10 m srkete
They further submit that tboee are enemies on
American labor who e9pplant y with me ispOr
~ unnatgralized foreigners Whenever that cAh
De- obtained tho cheapest, and pho receive py
law 90 per cent from the consumer IN trust ioi
the American labor which makes their produces,
ard fra4duierfly Withhold more than pan Hss
trust fund from &c 0wncrs, and who also lessen
Aui restrict the amount II labor by limiting the
production aud srkfts by tnrffis and u'us = :
aud thatthose are lts true irie1 dds who seek 70
shut on unnatural anG hsatnon conDeution, en-
lar 20 80 products and markets. aud 70 lessen ior
% Tue cost - tie necessities II ilie.
cotton Vac lOng agu placed ap0a the free lst.
DID fhat make rec Traders ~ those who voted
lor tls. measure Did u reiucs The wages OF
the operative ln cotton or Gloss the c0tion-nhls
OF u Il Dc dOs.rCY the cotton plantations On me
contrary We have grown more cott9n tban ever
since thaf legislation. we have exported more
cO-s5u thau ever our cort0n-miis are more
profitable today than any other, and our coton
0Yf ratiTe4 have efeHlfer AMI better wages man
-.0ss who work in oihor mills, aud We export
taoif finish rs products by mo hundred million
vsf1s. while protected WOOL has stopped one
fIlrtb 90 o. s Wuoilan machinery and thrown -
ror ceai. ~ wpoilcu operatives out Of employ
me1t
wore than l.,-ale snd o half sgo hides were
placed upon tle Tree lst. 1911 that destroy me
I.afher industry iu Ills country On The con-
IL .-y woe leal ihe world in ~ msnaiec'aft 50 o
la a f9w minor branches ali WIN largely ~
creased population orr importauous 81 ieaiher
have decreased and orr explorations % tAc
rrf. hcI pr.-frrfs hsrc increased.
what la- hIppeuad win cotton, and with
hiies BE- g. confidently believed viii happen Win
free Tasi. Cur production OF wool vii Increase.
our Manufacture Eil. revive, oar W0oten ope-
rsfirts VIII nave FteGdier WORK, ana therefore
better wages. Cur pfoipcis 81 Vo'if@n goons
Rtll .lrrta+e. aui ~ Vel our e1peraiOn VI
wo0llcu gods 90 foreign countries. Not zen
rcss ago qairins was PLACED upon he
free hef aEsin.f protests louder and more
schen ent than are heard now ahou the wan
tom destruction Of au honorable indus-
fIr Win wnat results " lh Immensely
fu .rea-e1 production h. TITS country without one
cent lose Of Fsgfs CO. operatives, but On the con-
frary fD fL-l- great saiu for ns we M axe t"o mn
quarter million ouhcof II cannot Dut mean
stlaGief work fo moro emI i1yees gnt the -ht or
lrg consumer rcaps benefit measured not Dy
ssut- baf b.. dollars per ouuee. and the only
destruction rIi0n follows iu me Take N Ids re-
ourl..n wax 1f eu1. WIS tnon lie most fornida-
poo trust On existence. Monopoly vent deH
a.I Legitimate u'anufa-.rro pruapered.
Cine miuori.y Gro formally convinced that be
fil,. the incs c.lab.e eif4ntsge 81 the wboio
country which vJIid resHit from the PLACING oi
W0uI upon ,ae free li-. % De- easily dcfHon4uaOle
t.af ul .'s-e e.lf suffer but llat each will reap
ft- shave of tro haae1i. ma rHusiierahlo spnfr
o. devoted 20 nn argument upon tnls point AND
GAO rita SON u s.fl'ai.-.
lu rOn.iI+.ur .le report a1Fs. To" minority,
tho-..o-o % seeming from tae report II uie m 4
.u-i.y, commend tI .lr senate Hri country ne
fI ~ ..f House ~ IT, pre-. lf.ftse4 .NO. ".Ill