New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-22

But ngain they that this reduction cf the tfin VIII
AFFECT only the profits Of the manufacturer and that the
WAGES Of the operatives will not suffer How long, them
wagccarner do you suppose that the manufacturers VIII
do business AZ a iossl Possibly they may struggle on
for few months without reducing your wages but the
time Will surely come when they Will say; We cannot,
even for the sake OF our endure longer the risks
and anxiety OF business without getting some return
upon our investment" and they will say to you; Men,
done the could TO preserve your wages
az their old standard cannot longer DO business
Of loss and must give you your choce between
accepting wages that win enable TO make decent
profit upon our capital being discharged altogether by
the closing Of our business" AMI eventually the
blow profits the manufacturers must fall In
measure upon the heads Of the operatives
ABSURD TO TALK OF AVERAGES.
Now. when you think OF 1t for minute, how utterly
absurd this Talk averages Is 1t gives, OF course nc
accurate Idea the amount Of protection upon any
specific article Let illustrate. / am out IN the
country. come TO pond with the depth OF whch
unacQuaintc1. / desire TO take BATH put cannot
swim. I resident OF those parts who knows that
for half It's surface this pond Is just two feet deep and
then IL shelves suddenly down, and for the Other
bali OF the surface Is eight feet deep ask the resident
Is safe for me. being unable 10 swim TO go All over
that pond He rclolns. How tall are your 1 say,
WELL perhaps 1--WE feet and a half" lie thinks TO
himself that pond Is for half It's surface two feet deep
and the eight feet deep and there Is en- average
depth OF five feet and he tells ne Why certainly you
are 1--WE feet and half tall there is average depth OF
Thcreupon reassured venture In. ana IN the hrst hall
OF that pond about safely In water two feet Deep
and then L the shelving portion. and suddenly 90
INTO water eSt feet deep what good does it do TO tell
ne when | am feet and half under water tnat Inc
average depth OF that pond ia only five feet ana that
is great pity II J. with height Of Ave feet and haf
cannot go about In pond whose average oepth II
only five feeti prolonged and uproarous iaughter''
Consider for . minute this average matter.
Take the two articles with protection Of 100 per
,ha frpcl As between those TWO
articles there is duty Of so per cent only you
Will notice rice has all the protection ana woo mas "oh
Mark too the deceptive manner In which they arNe a'
their average" conclusion They leave out OF the com
mutation I'm ascertalnng their average every article hat
has been placed upon the list that given lOl
different articles one being sugar, with protection Oh
G7 per cent and the other 100 swept on to the Tree H
there is STILL according their method OF reckoning an
average protection OF 81 per cent Ana again. III ooir
uutlng the average they swell the result 10y hcluu"s
,ce with ia 100 per cent duty sugar with It's 81 per
cent foreign spirits with 15 per cent foreign 'oo"coo
and cigars 81 per cent, with the lesser pro'co'''
and thus increasing the average. Now 'ne uuO" -
that leaving out these very highly protected articles ana
taking into consideration what has been well called inc
heart Of the tariff consisting Of the chemical
glassware metal woodenwaic cotton. hemp max !u'c
and woollen schedules. the reduction ihS'e@A u Jeans
per cent ia from % to 80 per cent
ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM CoNNEOIiOoE
And next they say that the tarlh Is TAX 'na' 10
he nrice n foreign ditclc - Hld'i " ~ 49,
duty: that the con pays both ana that TINS "pP
NOT rercv to foreign imported articles but I" similar ~
los OF domestic manufao ture. the home manufacture %
tnq the cost price Of HIS goods TO inc CONSUME, ~
amount OF the the competing ioIc's" "'''e
,s absolutely untrue. Let me give you one OF '"o III
&c ,ro,, nv own state In Naugatuck we nave
orcc r,her factohcs The rubber manufacturers tefe
SOLD In 1863 or 1861 Arctic ovefshoe LOT ScNenS So
cents per pair. strong protective tariH socuio1 O'
against dangerous competition, and the same IuDo''
,.rfr for forty.
shoe sells now. under protective tarin LOT io'
= nair The average wages Of the operatives IN uiose
,ories IN 1903 and 1864 s5 10 SO week lheS arc
now All 60 week In 1868 200 hands we're .mpoycl IN
the rubber business in that town now there are -OVo
Hinder the operations OF strong protective tarn u p
~ goods has therefore lessened 30 per cent 10 the pu
chaser while the wages Oh 'no 'p'''
100 per cent l., ,exo
In wilimant,c the wimantic Linen Company IN lso9
made threecord thread. 200 yards to the SPOOL anu SOU
IL at d IL cents per dozen. strong pio'ecu'e i
was enacted by Republican Congress- 30 heh 'n"' ~
was nractcaly pfohbory, and shut English thIeaa ou'
~ onr rnarkeis so high that the English thread manu-
,c,pres in order to compete, were obliged to come 10
This country and establish great plants here at PATERSON
n j. and at PawtIcket T. l. Their immense mus !"
those places give employment to thousands OF op,r",
with nav rolls running into the millions no" l" 1907
the wnlmantic Linen Company sells that same tnieo-
ora trroad 600 wards to SPOOL greatly Improved IN
qualify by improvement In process oil mahulac'u'e o
u cents a dozen In 1853 the Willimantc Linen Com-
cmpoycd GOO people, ana their pay-Toh "'''"-e
s1s7 nor capita per now they employ ABOUT Low
an5 their noyro averages 1913 per capita per anhuuL
DEMOCRATS WHO WILL DESERT THEIR PAkIf
SIR Rarbour next discussed the attitude oil the
Democratic marty in this matter as viewed by the
TnoE.b prcss. and as revealed by outspoken Demo
cratic declarations in Congress during the discus
sion Of the Mills bill, and in honest Southern
paDcrs showing bitter hostility to Protection
lie aIuded TO the swelling tide OF Democratic re-
volt. and predicted that even as in 1861, when
the flag was threatened and the Union was as
sailed. thousands of patriotic Democrats left their
party lines and acted with the Republicans for the
of the Union-not as Republicans
but as war Dcmocrats.-so now, when American
industries were threatened, thousands OF equally
patriotic Democrats would-nOt as Republicans,
but as Protection Democrats for that gal
liant soldier broad-minded statesman. and splcn-
did defender Of the doctrine Of protection, Bcnia-
min Harrison, and for that honored son of New
York, Levi Z. Morton the mention of both names
being greeted with great cheering; and in CON
cluslon said, that after all. thcre is higher
plane from which to consider this matter-the
plane of patriotism and love Of country. Aud-
ing Ia Mr.. Van Buren, DcnSow's work on political
economy, and to the conclusions therein drawn
that. TO maintain democracy IN America. il is
absolutely indispensable that the wagc-earners
,hOuld receive incomes Suiiclcnt TO provide homes
10 have comfortable and abundant food good
clothing. newspapers books. maya zines good
schools, leisure for pleasure and social intercourse
ma IN fact. enough 10 make them contenfc1 IN
their country and happy under its laws. he then
passed on 70 fervcnt and eloquent tribute IN
the sacrifices which have been made for This
country in its earlier and later days. concluding
rs follows: '"' N'''''u'ps
"hen think OF all that has been done for this dear
country OF the treasure that has been poured out Of tho
blood that has flowed Of the that have fallen ~ ho
hearts tna have acne1 In order that this republic Chit
be pleservcd-then want TO away from schedules
percentages and averages want 10 leave these so,ail
computations OF whether by tariff reform may save
ims here or penny there am GLAD to nav more for
ny nat am glad to pay moro for my coat am glli to
'ay more Tor my shoes n thereby may do my little part
oward LEAVING for my children and my chdr,n's children
country hlc1 with happy concntcd workngmen loving
he republic prosperous In ITS prosperity conened under
Is laws, ready II so be their country Come nv
IONS " to fight for herand need be- die hor-but
living or dying blessing God for their country deer