Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-01

among the voters Of the country,
a promise which it required no
persuasion to obtain from the
democratic bosses, who are jubi-
liant among themselves at the
prospect Of an unlimited campaign
fund. The reorganization scheme
is only a little dodge to blind the
public
The President, aided by the cab
met has reached what he and
they believe to be a satisfactory
solution of the problem Of how to
end the stringency Of the financial
market, and It is expected that he
will send a special message to
Congress this week, recommend
ing that authority be given the
Secretary of the Treasury to pur-
chase large quantity Of silver
bullion Immediately = just how
large l cannot positively say.
/ Secretary Window, who has just
returned from New York, where
he went to confer with the leading
lights Of the commercial world, is
understood to favor purchasing
the present stock Of 100000
/ ounces of silver and also of an
additional amount, equal to the
returned national bank notes,
estimated at $780, 100000. If both
these suggestions are adopted by
/ Congress, it will place 100000
in circulation. Treasurer Huston
also has an idea that with the
assent Of Congress will add $751;
i 900, 900 more. It is to authorize
the transfer Of the S2o,0oO,o0o Of
fractional silver currency now
lying idle in the Treasury and the
I 100000 in silver trade dollars,
also lying idle, TO the bullion
account for recoining into stand
ard silver dollars, and to allow
the Secretary Of the Treasury to
issue treasury notes therefor.
Protection For Wage-oarnor8.
Why need foreigners labor 50
zealously and pay SO literally to
have our tariff reduced, if it be
true, as alleged, that they will be
content to sell their products to our
people at present prices less the
duty? They now have this privi-
Iege, as they are only required to
pay the tariff to bring their wares
into competition with the products
| Of domestic industries. Their
dissatisfaction with the arrange
ment is proof that they desire the
substitution Of some arrangement
more favorable for themselves.
Their desire is to sell to our people
! more goods than are now bought
/ abroad, and under this increased
| demand they hope for a chance to
! increase prices, as they invariably
have done whenever opportunity
offered But inasmuch as the
necessities Of our people are
provided for under existing arrange
ments, an increased sale Of foreign
products means a diminished
market for home products. This
| means less work for the thousands
OF workers now engaged in making
what foreigners purpose to supply.
The people thus thrown out Of
employment must either go hungry
and cold or find work in some
other business than that to which
they have been trained, and in
which by reason Of skill acquired
their services are. most valuable.
Right at this point the situation
assumes especial interest for every
citizen Of this country who is
compelled to earn a living. Every
man thrown out Of work to which
he is best adapted and compelled
to crowd the lists Of workers in
E some other industry, by so much
renders steady employment for all
workers the more precariOus and
the maintenance Of fair wages the
more difficult. The more work
there is done in this country the
: better Wilt prove for the workers,