Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-02
A COLORrD FDITOHrs VIEWS.

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The Peoples Advocate is a ool-rcd
organ published in Washington b. o
colorsd man. It's editor il a recent sr-
t.cia iDtimsies that every negro who ac-
cspis such Office as the Republicans choose
@ give him is sc once sold into s. system
of slavery more Calling than the old
system. TIE Adr0c1te says that when "a
colored mar, through the influence Of o
Congressman CT come other prominent
person, secures a position aod IS assigned
TO division, &c IS not many days before
lie is called Oh 10 20 30 the house OF the
chief Of that division % make fires in the
morning, TO cut grsss sprin kla the sidewalk,
Pot down carpets, wait on dinner parties,
drive the family carriage, and do scores Of
o.hr thirgs wiiiou. a penn 3 extra com
p.nsa,ion"
According to the Adroegte tie negroes do
these .iicgs though fear Of being dismiss
ed from th.i positions. 10 says thst, with
the possible exec tion Of The white house,
iu which negroes are b5ycotted altogether,
ihsrs ia not a department. Of The govern
u.c1- 'iu which auditor, secretaries, as
sisiapl secretaries, chiefs, commissioners
a1d deputy commissioner Do no. use gov
erauent employees .muuIg color,d em-
p'oye To- their owu advantage"
tsctms, according % ihis ,xce,ien. cue
thoriiy. that the Republican party loves
the colored brother so because they can
compel him TO vote as they diotate ard
chen use him as slave afterwards. The
R pubHcn party ia cuisines" an over.
AMERICAN ASD EUROPEAN LABOR
To bis statement in fsyor OF free iron
ore Wsi j. S BENT. President Of Che
Pennsylvania Steel Company, Of S,eeion,
expr sses the opinion that Che present CEN
ifoa OF Che European market, 10 which
iron ald STEEL have advanced TO American
pr.csa. win bs permanent Tie bases the
op.-ion upon ths growing scarcenssl ofore
cad coal in England and ON the Increase
there 90 gsess. which, he says. at no dis
can. dsy. viii equal wages in the Uaited
satss Hs believes that this equalization
OF wsg,s iu the TWO Countries would sspec
isly benefit Che Uaitsd Satss because oil
tbagcestec productive power of American
labor Regarding PIE industrial habits of
tbe two countries, he makes the following
remarkable statement:
"rhcrcs radical difference between the
character OF Che American and of Che foreign
Forsmemcn Al0 per cent advance in wage.
iu oar tus'ra establishments means, as
rnle l0 per cent. of saving. which IS made iu
itself productive, by the employee. and an increas-
ci effort ou his part 90 get in more hours and
produce more tons. thereby Increasing the net
saving to himself as wen as to bis employer
On Che other side Che rlie is quite dI1e' eut
Neither Che condition. the habits nor Che pros
pac.s OF One worslnsmau make che saving of
money an OBJ Elective point % Che fusil-h labore5.
Ten nsr cent. advance iD wsgcs means FOB him 10
rsrcen, more leisure, or o. corr.sp ouding redgc
ucu OF work. ans 90 the employer Do per cent
le.. product with increase OF fixed charse
Ihc difference is uot SD much in che physical
condition of the men os iu Che irregulariy with
which foreign labor applies ITSELF 20 Ils task. and
iu .he industrial habits of Che different ma
t.o1S"