Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-27
GRADY THU ELOQUENT.


Nl'4lO I'LL HLUqUUNl.
Continued from Fourth Pare
DRY shirts nor overalIs. Laughter. !
He didn't say much about
labor. wonder If there
IS any old line Republican here.
lie must feel out Of place at any Repub-
hcan meeting now. In those times the
only question before the House was.
whether the bondholderS should be paid
IN gold or diamonds. Laughter. There
was no talk about wages then. The
talk was all about 5-2OS, and 7-3Os, and
lO-4OS. And that reminds me of a
story. APPLAUSE. Acertain country
man of mine laughter went to one Of
their meetings, and after he came away,
a friend OF his, also countryman Of
mine, asked him what it was all about.
Indeed. and / don't know" was the
reply, 1t was a good deal about 5-2OS,
and 7-3OS, and 1O-4OS." And you don't
know what that meanS?' Indeed
/ do not. well, III tell you. IL means
/ that you'll have TO go to work at $50,
and quit nj 7:3O i'm the evening, and at
/ the end OF the week you'll have about
5000 for your wages" ApplauSel.
/ All, no. At that time the Democracy
/ had
/ \ MONOPOLY OF THE WORKING MEN.
In Congress they used to speak of the
Democratic party Of New York as being
made up OF the scum OF the earth.
Well, at our meetings there you didn't
see many white ties or Swallow-tail
coats Laughter. That was before
the days of labor organizations. That
was before the days when YOU employed
the means capital employed for your OPP
preston. Applause. just as soon as
we had Knights of Labor; just as soon
as We had the American Federation OF
Labor; Just as soon as the labor OF the
country became political force-then
there was a change OF scene. APP
plauSe. Why, l don't suppose Golf or
ElkinS know what bOndholder Is.
Laughter. l am sure they don't know
what a bondhOlder is; and as for Il
trust, Faugh" Laughter and APP
plauSe.
But 50 far as l can understand they
say these taxes were not put on for the
purpose Of erecting mills and factories.
Although we didn't have you in our
minds eye when they were levied, like
a dose OF poison taken in mistake they
may be 10 your advantage, and they
want you to believe that because Of the
tariff
YOUR WAGES ARE HIGH.
Applause Now. tariff is only another
name for tax, and tax is only another
name for take, aud because they were in
tended 10 take your money, your wages
are high. / was educated in an old
fashioned school When my father
came over from his native land-and
TN allow you all 10 guess what land that
was. lCheerS. Down in the lower
part OF the State they made a guess,
and they put an 90 " before my name.
Laughter. He came from his ma
tive .and a poor, friendleSS boy of
sixteen years of age. He left behind
him a father and mother. and brothers
and sisters whom Ia loved with all his
hear. and he turned his back upon the
fairest, loyclieSt country Gods sun
shines ON Applause to-day, aud he came
here. where. i'm all the length and
breadth of this Republic, there wasn't a
man who had ever looked upon his face,
and he started out by honest toll to try
I TO make living for himself. and take
/ his place among those who were enjoy
[ ing liberty under the skies OF America.
I That was fifty years ago, and he II was
who told me that labOr-the strength
and skill 4 man has TO sell-which he
takes into the market every day looking
/ for conference.-the told me labor Is
commodity which, from the beginning to
| the end OF time, will be governed by
1uELAws OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
/ And il is sixteen years ago since he gave
me this lesson in political economy;
MY son. YOU will always find that when
two men are after the same boss wages
will be only one half a. high as when two
bosses are after one man" Applause.
And with that TO guide me, have tried
90 find out what protection there Is Tor
labor in this country, and have diS-
covered not only that there is absolute
Inv none. but that the only market IL can
have is the market open for the bidders
|of all the world. Applause. See II
sneak the truth. When you go TO sell
vour labor YOU have 10 take your stand
alongside not only OF your fellow citizen,
but alongside Of men from every cline.
Here. right alongside OF you. IS the
man who came from ireland yesterday,
'aud along side of him is the man who
came from England the day before, ana
alongside OF him the man who came
from sweden. and the man who came
from Germany, and the man who came
from France. aud the man who came
from Italy. Applause. There you
stand in the labor market on an equality,
and when the manufacturer comes 10
employ any one Of you he takes, not the
American citizen, not the man who
came from Ireland, nor the man who
came from England, nor the man who
came from Germany, nor even the man
who came from Italy, but he takes the
man who will work for him at the low
est wages. Applause. There's the
protection 10 American labor, under
the broad shield Of American law.
| vivid cheers. That's where you have
something to sell.
Now you've
cor SOMETHING TO BUY.
The things very different. Wen say
you're carpenter, and you want to buy
a hand-Saw. It's the celebrated, genu-
line. North American DittSon saw. How
much is it? Three dollars and a quar-
ter. Amt that little high? Yes, but
we must protect our American indus
tries. This is home production. You
might say: Il want some home protec-
ton: there was no protection tome when
went To sell my labor "Oh. but that ;
different. Laughter. That was
for YOU: this is for DittS0n." But
why should DittSon have any more pro-
lection than me?" "Why I'll tell you.
Every four years they fry the fat out OF
Dttson. and in the intervals he has
chance to recuperate." Applause
"Oh. but they've changed their tune.
Mr.. ElkinS says that the articles pro-
tected are cheaper now than they used
To be. But they're not half as cheap aS
they ought to be. Applause. Now
let them take either horn Of this diem
ma. Does protection cheapen2 well
that won't do" Does it make prices
dearer? Cant tell" But they have
diagnosed the case, and all they'v iound
. g.. .t,+ - bnlns IN build mills, ana