Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02
cHANGED ms poLfrIos.
A Penusylvaniau who Went West
IL NOW n Democrat.

North Dakota Farmer and Breeder.
WHEATLkND, N. D., Nov. 8, 1889
Ny Dear Father. / am sorrT you feel
SO cut up ut my voting the Democratic
ticket You say you think have been badly
Influenced and that should vote accord
ing to my own Judgment. will try TO
tell why voted as did.
The most Of the talk cut here WAS
about tariff and can't see any qoad any
more in q high tariff on things pco-
people want TO buy, so Just voted for
the low tariff party. have to work
pretty hard for every dollar get, and
want things that use to be cheap and !
am sure tariff doesn't make labor any
higher. You know how it came that
lost my job in the mill OF Pittsburg; they
Just fred me and Put an Italian in my
place and at the same time bounced Joe
Wheeler and put new arrived SCOTCH
man to helping the engineer a. Sl.75 Der
week less than Joe had been getting. You
used to tell us that the tariff was 10 pro-
tect US against the foreign labor. It
didn't seem to work in Joe's cass or in
mine. held it down for three months
ia Beaver Falls, bat it Is Just about the
same there; those mills are full of for
eigpers. made S3l in IS days and
seldom got in over Ave days in week. 1
paid 81 rs board, SO you can see about
how came out, Protection don't seem
to do me any good there, and SO l lit out
for the "Wild West"
The first place struck here was big
farm owned by an old fellow named
Staples. l walked from the station to his
place with two Swedes, one Just over
couldn't speak word Of English. Staples
seemed like nice sort Of man, asked
me where was from and offered to give
me dinner, but he hired both the Swede.
and let me "move on" The next place
tried for work was at the Elgin farm. The
boss, fellow named Todd, told me be
had nothing but Polsnders on his place,
heard about him atterward that he was
regular crank and when ha wanted 9
Nand he would drive all over the country
tnnting Pole. Well, then we to the
sark farm, about 1000 acres; they gave
ne my dinner, but couldn't get job.
There were IS men ate at the table al
nut four were Scandinavians.
am told that all the big farmers on,
lere would rather hire NoFwegians OIL
Bwedes than Americans and some OF ths
big farmers send over and bring gangs o.
them. They say the foreigners work fol
lower wages and are easier suited witt
regard 70 board and other sccommods
tons. Now, il the tariff is to help tn,
like Of me, there should be duty o
$500 head on foreign laborers.
One Swede where am working nov
seems like pretty decent sort of chap
He came over with his uncle year ~,
last spring. His uncle has farm il
Minnesota and loaned this young mar
$50 and told him to buy clothes with /
to bring over with him. He says he hRI
enough to do him for five years. Z
showed me wooden shirt he said COS
him over there u 20 in our money.
paid $3.50 the other day for one / trio
to trade for bis. Now, pap. how in thrl
der am helped by the tetif have t
pay more for that shirt, and all the Va
from Pittsburg to Dakotah / have I
buck against these foreigners, who,
not exsctly aupers, can do as this youn
Swede, bring in enough clothes to 10 tiy
years. II they protect ore America
manufacturer they ought to protect q
OF them but as soon as these fellows VII
hire lsborers find out that l was manr
factuEed in this country they tell me (
tAke walk, and run 10 the foreign art
Gle. So now yen know why I've Rot
back on the old party as you SOY II
am of my base lat me know. Your d
fso!ioE ste son, 3. d. l. .pISsoS.