Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-12
among employers aud the measure Of

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competition among workingmen.
President Cleveland does not favor
any measure that tends 10 reduce wages
or the profits OF the manufacturers. i
want it understood that reduction OF
import duties from AZ per cent to az
per cent, whore the Mills bill txes IL,
will still leave every difference OF wages
between this aud any other country
than now exists. But no tariff list OF
protection can maintain the price OF Ia
Dor where there is over'competition
among workingmen.
Senator kenua, after an interruption
bv marching club. continued Inc
wranele going on in Congress to-day
over the Chinese is ell on account OF
provision in treaty made by the he-
publican party. by which it was agreed
the Chinese should come to this country
and come 10 stay.
PROTECTION AND TRUSTS.
Senator Morrill, in 1860 said that i'm
post duties were necessary for revenue
only. In 1864 he declared that the
tariff was q war measure, and yet they
put all these taxes on the necessarles OF
life at the same time John Sherman was
passing bill in favor of contract labor
because labor was too high in this coun-
try. What part of free trade is 1t when
We don't need 1t TO take off some OF this
taxation? We now have $3.50, 600, OUO
of surplus. We want it of. We don't
want it there. We want it in the hands
Of the Deople We don't want any idle
labor or capital.
The Democratic party does not pro-
pose 10 hurt the American workingman.
How is it that | meet Jay Gould on
Broadway and he says to me " henna,
Won want to slave labor and | want to
protect it On this question OF trusts
and combinations the President wrests 1t
from Congress and submitting it to the
people declares it makes no difference
whether you call it by the modern name
of trusts or the old name of conspiracy.
How is il in England Glasses are es-
tabhshed there by law. How is it to be
here? How many mIllionaires did you
know until the Republican party took
control? How many tramps did you
ever hear of until the Republican party
took hold
NOT A FREE TRADER.
The doctrine of entail and primogeni-
ture have been abolished and IN their
places YOU have trusts, combines, and
conspiracies, and behind them all the Re
publican party, which means the de-
etruction of this Government or the
placing Of power il the hands OF few.
Comparing the Pinkerton detectives to
the Irish constabulary the Senator said :;
The honest manufacturer will never see
the day that he will not he fairly treated
10y the Democratic party. The work
ingman will never see the day ne Will not
have better clothes and be better paid
under Democratic tariff laws.
am no free trader, and | am no high
way robber. | don't want to reduce
wages nor the products of American
manufactures, but / will close with
sample of Republican consistency. -Four
wears ago they had candidate who, for
prudential reasons. has declined TO run
again. Now in 1871 proposition was
made TO place coal on the free list. In
West virginia We are not in favor Of free
coal hut we are IN favor OF free WOOL,
because we believe that with it your
mills will run more steadily and give
us cheaper clothing. Blaine voted in
favor Of free coal. and 80 did Logan,
FRYE. Garfield Hale, Hawley, Wheeler,
Foster. Allison. Banks. Cullom, Dawes,
Hoar. audmany other Republicans. And
vet they are coming down to my State
in this campaign and tell the miners that
if coal is put on the free list and re-elect
John Kenna that they will be starved
out Of the country.
After addresses were made by George
". Ward. John J. Maloney. +. 6. Thor
man, i. A. Herring, and John II. Fow
the meeting adjourned with three cheers
for the Democratic candidates.