Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02


ina tia. under Great B=itain's free trade
policy vagss In England have steadily
advanced, while the hours of labor have
been reduced. Taking both the increase
OF pay apd the diminution OF hours OF
work into confederation, he says thst
1--WE shall hnd the cases are very few In
which the increment docs not range as
high rs from 80 and toward 100 per cent"
10 this NE. Blaine, who has all the way |
through the advantage of the lss1 word in |
the discussion, replies that the advance
OF wages in England has been referable
to "tle higher wages in the United
States, which have constantly tempted
British mechanics to smisTSts, and which
wogld nave tempted many more, II the
ipducsmsnt Of an advance Of wages ct
home had not been intsrpossd." But, in
claiming this point for protection Mr.
Eiaige opits explaining Why wages in
| high tariff Germany have not gone ss
high OF higher than ia free trade Eng-
land. And Er. Blaine'1 contention OBJ
vioualy tails to explsin why unprotected
labor, sach as that Of carpenters, brick
| layers, painters, mssons aud hundreds Of
other occupations, which our tariff System
only teuches to tax, has advanced steadily
| IN either country. Al far al we under
stand his, Mr.. Blatne's argument, II ii
bears on this issue at all, it must 20
to the extent Of claiming that the
/ pay o. the a3 per cent Of Amer
lean labor engaged in unprotected
induEtriss Is regulated BY that Of the
I per cent which may be considered in
| poaition to receive some benefit from orr
tarid system--thht is to soy, that per
cent Of the Isbot Of this country lie
powerful enough to raise the WAGE
standard not only Of the remaining 80
per cent but OF all elabor OF England
contention too absurd 10 be considered
foE 0 moment
Prominent among thi9 unprotected
labor Ia that engaged in agriculture and
Ia the production OF food products, of
which MIR. Gladstone well says 1T is
beyond hsman wit and power to secure
to Tho cotton grover or to the grower OF
wheat or maize 10 the United States the
tenth part Of cent per bale or per
bushsl o-yond what the price ia the
markets 81 exports will ALLOW To him. II
under these elraunlstanoss he is required
20 pay 10 the !son master Of Pennsy iyania
or 20 tie manufacturer ct Lowell an extra
pgios on bis implements OF on his cloth.
ilE, for which 40 can rs0sivs no compea-
SETON whatever, such extra price Ia, Et
ars. eight, much like robbery perpe-
tiated ~ lsw.n This ia truth that the
sgy.rult1r!ds Of Pennsylvania, in tue
bss psrt Of the home markst to when
Mr. iains refers in reply, are finding
Out With auoh earnestnsEs that, We learn
from tns Pres % inst city, thera
is grave danger Of the forest growing
up aaain on the abandoned farms OF our
ug.ghbor state. 1r. Blaine Is Of Lila
wsass9t in attempting to answer this part
Of A!g oppousata brief. 10 goes 10 iar
az to ASSERT thst the farmer knows that
tie larger the homs market Tue better are
/ lis pr css and az the home market ID
narrowed his prices fall, Clearly this
oaE only be true 0! articles consumed En-,
+, tissly in tbs home market, sueh as perish,
, allie irrisg and vegetables that will no'
bear expnr'ation. No one VIII dispute
. for Illustration, that PhtLdslpaia with
. 2,OOU 800 iRhabilan,swnuld cFsr a better
! market 70 he Delaware Pegoh groves
, than philgdRinbis With Geo 200 inhAb