The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

fact that. far from the most protective
policy that the world ha. ever seen dur
ing 4 quarter ~ q century in this coun
try eleya,ing and lettering the condi
tion Of the working classes. II has had
the tendency 81 degrading domestic life
and putting labor and hardships on thoss
that are least able 20 bear them. First,
viii compare the female labor in fact
ories 81 this country in 1880, under II
years Of a ven tariff, with that IN
1850. under 20 years Of . protective tar
in.
In 1850. after ~ years ~ revenue tar
in. this country employed in manufact-
Dries the following hands. namely:
Males above rs years oid ......* ..., 4 nso.Sss
Females above ~ years Ola ..........- ssu.,s'
Now. | call the attention of my read
err 20 the most significant fact hat in
the factory labor undera revenue tariff no
hands-whcthcr male or female, accord
ing 10 the official statistics were en-
ployed below the age ~ IS years. Now
let Us turn to the year is>o. after 20
years Of blessed protec don. which. II j.
claimed. made this Nation happy:
Ia i~Nl fIttt were employed IN manu-
factories. males above ~ years 2ue5.Tr
Females above IS years ..-... ....... aSlA@
Children from ~ 70 5.-.-.....-...... i>i,E
In the first place we find that protec-
tion has naturally doubled the hands
employed. but il has. unfortunately.
nearly doubled the female labor. Wis
from 27o. sy7 in 1860 70 53l. $50 in 1850.
II protection is such a blessing and
gives full work and good wages 70 IA
theirs OF families and husbands. why
should the female labor double? Be-
sides this, what a sham. swindlc and
disgrace is a protective tariff which has
enlisted lsl.9oI children under the are
Of Is years to work in factories? Is it
not as clear as sunshine that this slaugh-
ter Of the innocents Of lsl,o0u children
in the factories is simply for the pur-
pose Of having cheap labor? II these
Isl. 900 children were not allowed to be
employed would not their places have to
be taken by persons above the age 81
fifteen years, Who naturally would get
higher wages? Again. by employing
53l, $50 women the factories are only
employing cheap labor. OF what earthly
use is a protection OF so. 20 and even 100
per cent. on WOODEN goods. or 20. 50.
and even 20 per cent. on cotton goods. il
we have 10 employ the same class OF
abor which. whom il Is employed in
Europe, we sheer down as pauper labor?
Has not this protective tariff proved a
curse BY introducing the employment
OF children at all? We have il on sta
t~istical record that no children below
= years old were employed in factories
before 1861. and anybody who chooses
TO consult the census returns OF Iss0
find that fact in the compendium.
vol. ?. page $50.
And now as to the employment OF fe-
males. Let me show the contrast be-
the farmers employment Of fe-
male labor and the employment OF fe-
male labor by the pampcred protective
nd Z stries-
The farmers in 1880 employed in the
United States and Territories
nale laoorers \. .. 7.0f5.eS3
tmaie iauor IN. h. .---... 5q4.5i /
which Is q little over ~ per cent The
manufacturers employed
Males above Is wears old ....aO2 5 n,
Females above IS years old wv. ........ 53o.63o
which Is about u per cent, besides the
300 children.
But this Is not all. OF the agricult-
lral employment OF the $3.50 females
ve find that the III tton-producing
'tates. namely. Alabama. Arkansas,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Worth Carolina, South Carolina, Ten
lessee. Texas and Virginia, employed
81. 314 females, which, g every Ameri-
an will understand. 10 colored labor by
emales who for the last ESQ years have
cen, as IL were. to the manor born. and
rho, after all, are mostly employed in
licking cotton. which compares to the
lose labor In the walled factories IS
beef compares to oatmeal cakes.
we find hat the farmers who
We in the West and Southwest and pro
uce our breadstufYs, cattle and dairy
roducts only employed in 1850 81. 1876
amales as laborers on their farms. All
onor to the farmer. He does not look
Dr. cheap female labor. lie does not
children OF tender age into en-
loyment. He pays full and manly
ages, and treats his white help a. his
quail. 1 speak Of course Of those mill
,ns OF farmers employed in raising
dairy produce, etc But
hey are taxed by those Of their fellow
itizens who employ weak women and
hildren Of tender age, and who by the
race OF q protective tariff make them
ay SO per cent. in average more on
all manufactured articles they
Sc on their farms and in their house
odds.
The other day Senator Dawes made a
pecch 81 the paper manufacturers
neeting. The worthy Senator Is a IA
protectionist and took occasion
Q deplore the inadequacy Of protection
a worsted goods. Now, 1t is q fact
In the worsted -millsNof the United
'tates there we're employed in 1850 the
GLOWING hands:
!ales above - years
49, 49, soos. y !rars
This Is an edifying exhibit. Is II not,
hen We ind an industry that EMPLOYS
ouble as many ONE and children as
ZEN? OF course, the reason Is simple:
heap labor Is sought for and got.
Yell, then. The Senator. as / said. de-
the ~inadcquacy OF the tariff on
'orsted goods and wants the dutv
lised, which In other words means !
'at the people in general. and the