Evening journal., 1890-10-13


for the workingmen and that the latter
grow richer, then | will give up that best
attributs of man, my selfrespect and
join the Republican party.
How happens IL that when the Repuo-
licans have been making what laws they
please, imbued and permeated as they
were with the spirit Of protection for the
workinemsn. they have been de-
barring the products Of pauper laborl
How happens ii that Il never occurred TO
them to debar the pauper labor itself In
stead Of the products OF It. Instead of
doing this they ship load after ship load
OF people who viii work for less
than what an American mechanic can
live on. These pauper workers force the
American down to starvation prices. The
excuse Of the Republicans is that as
pauper labor products are debarred, the
American manufacturers have no com
petition and can afford to pay their
workmen higher wages. Yes. Of course
they can afford to do 1t. but will they do
It. Did You ever see man pay another
80 where 81 would suffiees No, ! think
not.
The speaker here spoke Of the effect
this was having on the American work
man. How this affects him and how II
really was affecting him. he said that II
the workman received what he Is said by
the Republican party to receive, then he
should be the happiest man on earth, but
facts show that he Is not so happy, hence
the Republican logic must err. he asked II
the American workman was better fed,
better clothed and better housed than be-
fore this high duty was placed on these
articles. He said thFt there was now
walking the streets. 100000 men
Of the country an army which
were not begging bread. but work by
means Of which they might earn bread.
Here be quoted Jay Goulds opinion Of
the Mckinley bill Jay Gould said that
the workingman should buy one suit Of
clothes where he formally bought two,
and eat one meal day instead Of three
and imagine that he was not hungry and
he would be all right.
Mr.. Blackburn said. 'Tell me, II
twenty eight years did not raise the con
dition Of the workingman, II over a
quarter of century did not improve
them. is II not time to try some other
plant" de said that any petition pre-
sented by trusts or large corporations
nhu bEbA ANaAAl1 kAAAtuA ny Anu phoA
Congress, but no legislation was done In
the interests Of the workingman.
He continued, 1.-The architects OF the
Mckinley bill placed a duty Of 2 cents
per pound on sugar grown In this coun
try. Now they should also place duty
on wheat. cora or peaches. The peach
grower Of Delaware has certainly rs
much right TO protection as the sugar
grower of Louisiana Here Mr. Black
burn said that every time the sugar
grower weighs out pound of sugar, 2
cents is taken from the national treas
ury and handed TO him with 1.-THE com
pliments of the Republican party" This
money is put into the treasury by the
workmen of this country. The Senator
also spoke disparagingly Of the tax
which was made for the State Of Yer.
mont alone. He said that this state
produced nothing but stones. maple
syrup and such things. and Of course
must have protection.
1.-THE makers Of this law have incul-
Gated novel experiment In this law,
continued the Senator (which they call
the reciprocity Law" Here lIe explained
the law and its objects and greatly de-
rided It.
He then spoke Of the Mills bill and the
objects at which IL had aimed de said
that IL had none Of the Objectionable
features of the Mckinley law, but for
that very reason was killed BY Repub
lican Congress He said Of the McKin-
ley BILL This bill raises the tariff on
every article from AS per cent TO "a per
cent This bill is upon your statute
books and there 1t must remain until
you rise in your might and demand that
ii be taken off This is not the only bad
law. There Is now Pending before the
Senate the most detestable measure ever
offered to legislative body This Is the
Lodge Election bill, or more properly the
Force bill | wish copy of this bill could
be given to every citizen Of this country
Of whatever political party so that The
injustice OF 1t might become apparent II
Is ths vilest, harshest, most indefenciblt
detestable measure ever sent to ths
Congress 1t wss designed to take al
the machinery If elections away from
the state and delegate II to the Fedora
doverpmeut. The glorious right Of
suffrage is put ct the mercy OF mercena-
ries appointed by the Republican officers
Local state lines are cultivated and The
election becomes Federal machine.
The Representative and Senator OF
Della ware will no longer 90 to Congress
bearing a certificate signed by youi
governor or secretary, and bearing tn
broad seal of your state, but will bear
the certificate Of q carpet Dagger anC
Federal hireling. No political organiza
tion has ever before had the audacity {,
offer such bin Are you going to res
/ quietly under high rates of taxation anc
allow this minority party to pervert Il
its own uses the constitutional authorit,
and the product OF your toil2
Make your protest now. There is bu
one way TO stop this force measure
Reed, the Speaker OF the House passe,
that bill In the absence Of a quorum ans
sent II to the Senate, where 1t was onl,
kept from operating against the peopl
BY the determined action of a Democrat
minority, which could hold II of INIT
the people could be heard from az least
II you win 60 to the polls on the ides o
next month, and put the seal Of ven
disapproval upon this measure. thes
warplots will sink away from thei
abominable purpose. The Republican
party never was ard never will be til,
friend II labor It has never put upo
the statute book a single law that be
been to the advantage o
the American workingman. Never b
fore in its existence was the monopoli,
or the tramp known In the nomencatui
OF American politics Il Is the part
that never made an obligation, but 1
break it, never made a promise but
disregard 1t, and never guarded treas
ury but TO plumber it. IL has no remors
for its CHASTITY past and gives no promil
as TO It's barren future. In this state i
Republican, from your Senator down /
the lowest officer, can be led to discu'