The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-24

rhe Inevitahie Rs<utt of Taxing the Many
lar the itenent of tho Few.

RE Inevitable Rs<uit of Taxing the Many
Tor the uenefit ~ ths Few.
Among the protcctionist manufact-
arcr. who used Uulldozing pay en-
velopcs In the last campaign was !.
X. Dcderick. who makes hay presses.
brick machines. etc. at Albany, ,. =.
Ore OF his pay envelopes con'ained
the following:
THr oSE ISSUE or THIS cAhfAio"'
SHALL. AMERICAS GOODS ASP rnoprcrS On
ESciisH GOODS ASp PRODUCTS sH'eA
OUR HOME MARKET
SHALL ANEnIcAS WAGES on ENGLISH WAGES
NE PAID ~ orR wonKtS6-xk> And
wOHKIS0-woxksf
The following headlines from the
Albany Express (Rep.) OF recent date
are valuable for somparison;
WAGES HEAVILY CUT
,. x. DEDxnicKs MES MUST ACCEPT - Fhn
CENT REDUCTION OR co
| The woodworkers IN the employ 81 r. n
| Deder. OK nanufactu er OF hay presses prich
machines. etc. nave been nottfed 'hat 'ne'r
! wages win hereafter be - per cent lower thah
/ before They have not been asked ~hetns'
1 they Will accept the reduction; y mas s'mpty
/ been thrust upon them
This is only one instance out 81 nun
drcds OF others which occur as a mat
ter OF course. for II Is matter OF
course that however favored corpora
tions are benefited by the high tarlil
laws. they viii keep these benefits 70
themselves a. a matter OF business
and not part with them TO their work
men out OF philanthropy. The great
strike at Fall River was starved ou'
without loss to the corporations. on
with great loss and suffering 70 th'
emp. Dyes. Other strikes against or
ganized corporations will have IN
same end.
: The economic principle Is plain, an
all whose livelihood Is not derives
from interest or dividends -on capita
ought 20 understand II as well as CAP
italists do. II is this: Where maj
; ket is controlled by combinations Q
Q laws favoring combinations 50 as
K preyent natural competition. the o.
q ranized manufacturing corporation
Q arc benefited by strikes which Inn
Q supply. On the same principle und'
a which trusts shut down mills to lin
l. supply. they can afford to force strik'
Is by cutting wages. The falling on
D. supply in the controlled market e
hances the value OF the stock alrea'
a. manufactured. while at the same TN
al II results in a saving OF wages. II
re only when prices become SO high IN
e the high tariff tax can no longer pi
~ vent importations that the comoin
y corporations must begin manuiact'
TO ING in order to hold their market
i'd Under such conditions the stri
er must fail. The strikers do not dimini
az the supply Of labor so as TO cont
ng prices. for they have no control o'
es the labor market and they can not
m organize as to control IT, The La
,ir market is open TO the world supp
cir The market for the corporation Is =
he on by law from the world. AID tn
ed laws prevent his working-men "
nd forcing fair wages from him. sim
because in d single market under 9
the troll he gains during general Sur
it'll the wages he would have paid as
led M whatever enhancement OF value
iall products results from increased
FAX ply II he had open competition
air could not afford to cut wages and 4
the strikes. He would be obliged TO
ped his mill or lose his market st Il
Republic