The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-30

EDIT0R NEws,DEHOGRATl- notice by
Press reports that John Jarrett eNfpresl'
dent III tha lion and Steel Wolkera or
gansation, and now tbs ", \, Consul ~
Birmingham, hnaland, has been ln IAls
Congressional district making speeches
| tor The Republican party and phleAypf,
ing 20 convince tie Worhlpgmeli Nhhl
their future welfare depends upon con-
tinuatIOn OF tho Republican party Ia pow
or and tie maintaining OF hlah pfolee'
| tive tariif,
Mr, Jarrett relates hls own eEperlepoe
as representative Oi labor W prove lihl
a high Tariff means high wages, ANA a low
tariff low whnes'
Were Il not Tor the reputation Mr Jar'
rett made Tor himself 40 a labor leader
aud tho high esteem Ia which he has been
| held by WOrhingmen, We would pay no a.
lentIon W hiR utteraneee, but thinking
that, upon tho strength OF his reputation
40 q labor leader he may have hueeeeled
Ia getting sOme of our lAborlng men to
| believe him, We are compelled W con,
| tradiOi lia staiemhhiR and 20 prove lihl
i hy his own statements llla position h not
t,nglble And that his present arguments
arc h direct conflict With those made by
him 0n other OCCASIONS,
Does q protective tarlt Increase wages
When before tic united tiales Senate
Committee on education aud labor Mr
Jarrett answered aud said
"Ihe wages of labor can only DO maln'
ialned al living standard by tic work,
| ingmen belonging " lab0rOrRanlzallons,'
"i could name 70 you MILLS Which, dur
Ing tha boom of lhiH, dld not advance
wagea, although iron advanced from
tWO and One'half 10 four per cent aud
over four cents a pound When iron sold
al four cents la tho market they dld not
advance wages one cent? The commit,
tee aaked II lhe manufacturers took all
| the benefits Of the advanced price, and
Mr, Jarrett said, "They took ID all,N
Tie answers made by Mr. jarretl are
both emphatic aud positive, and We know
lhem 10 be true, but how are they 70 DO
accepted 40 such " lao IN now telling the
truth, by saying that wages depend upon
high tariff the Republican party, eie,i
The difference between Mr, jarfetpa
statements can easily be accounted for,
The abatement made before the Senate
COMMITTEES was made IN the Interest of
worklngmen, while hih uiieraDeeh now are
made in the Interests Of q political party,
under which he holds office, Why dOeA
Jarrett not give the whole Of hlh expef.
enee In treating upon Tie subject Ot
wageai Why not explain how tho tarili
allows only $3.50 10 $40 per ton for boll'
ing Iron Ia the mills east of flllahurg,
aud yet pays $3.50 for the same work In all
Of the mllla IN PlUsburg, aud Ia all the
mills west OF that city, Why not tell the
worklngmen OF thla Congressional dis.
lriei why ID was that Ia June, 1882, with
no change In either tariff or the selling
price OF Iron, tho Iron manufacturers
lnIated upon reduction OF twen.
Iy per cent Ia the wages Of
iron aud steel workers. Why not tell
them that tho iron and steel workers
| themselves had no faith In the tariff, but
had great faith In tho strength OF their
grand organization, aud how, not the
tariff, hut their organization, succeeded
after strike OF seventeen weekh, IN all
mills In PltiaburR and west OF the ALE.
pheny mounlalna, In compelling thelr
highly protected employers 20 pay
tho old rate OF wageaY Why not
tell them how two thousand Ave hundred
worklnamen In the Steel works OF Carne.
glo q Co., ~ Homestead, Pa, had 10
strike lately against a reduction
Of ~ per cont In tholr wages,
aud that during the strike while
tho government protected tho products OF
the mill by an almost prohibitory
tariff Of i0i per cent. Carnegie q Co. pro.
tecled their mill with plnkorton'a hlr0.
linga, who, armed with Winchester rliloa,
gave every assistance 10 tho company IN
their Efforts 70 reduce wageaY Tariff for
the employer aud rifles for tho employe,
10 that the hyatom you advocate, john9
There IN not an Intelligent worklngman
Ia the country hut knows, aa doea Jarrett,
that 40 far NJ the Increasing or docreaa.
Ing of wagoa IL Concerned, the olAima Of
the tariiliea are harefacod iraudaand mia.
cradle shhma. John Jarrett told tho truth
whom he said;
"The wages Of labor can only be main
talnod ~ u living standard by working
men belonging 20 labor Organizhtlona,n
We endorse that aontimoni, John. We
know Il ~ bo true.
The tariff 10 u humbugi itroba the many
10 enrich the few, II giyua 20 the fow all
Of the honora and omolumouta Of society,
aud forooa the many 20 become moro how.
ora OF wood aud drawers Of wator
There should bo equal aud exact Justice
10 all OF our ciiizont, and special prlyl'
legoA 10 none,
JonN Mcbride.
MAsslLLoN, o., Oct "a, 1890