Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-08-25

priced labor Of other lands has been
the anxiety Of every loyal friend to
tho American toiler. Yet last year
We imported - the product Of this
foreign labor, in goods, consisting Of
glass, silk, wool, fax, hemp and jute,
ir'n and s'eel. cotton, tobacco, liquors.
paper. ea'then. stone and china ware,
and the manufactures thereof, alo.e,
to the amount OF more than $780,.
OOO.UOO.
Every dollars worth Of these could
Do produced here. Had they been, does
any one believe that our laborers
would have auffered the same an xiety
~ to whether their wages were in
danger Of reduction? Yet to tho OK.
tent OF these importstions our laborers
have como in direct competition with
tho foreign laborer. II has been
found almost il not quite Impossible
for our wages to be advanced 80 long
IS these heavy imports continue.
Time and again during the last ten
years have friends OF our lsborers
Fought to so adjust duties on these and
other imports ~ to protect them
against the low wages of other lands.
Tho Mckinley bill has proven .
master stroke in that direction, and
its authors are entitled to the graft.
tude OF every friend Of the laborer.
Tho Treasury Department hes
Issued statement sho wing the amour,
OF our foreign commerce for the year
ending June 80, 1891, which 10 full OF
Encouragement to the laboser and
demonstrates the wisdom of the
Mckinley act.
This statement shows that the value
of imports Of merchandise paying
duty for the nine months ending June
80. lS9l-this being since thu said
act went into force-was 1334,242..
$40, while for the same period ending
June 30, 1890, the value Of imports
paying duty was 1883, 756, O32. This
shows q reduction of imports paying
duty in favor of the Mckinley law Of
$55,543.692.
Every labor organisation, every
lahorer and every lsbore,'s friend will
read these figures with delight. Has
modern times revealed 80 effective 4
wav to relieve our laborers from the
evil effects Of competi,ion with the low
wages 1t other lands?
What labor has supplied this vast
amount Of ever if.y.five million dol
lars worth to our people? The
American labor~r has supplied everv
dollars worth of it. No wonder tn. re-
is . feeling Of confidence growing
stronger every day that this much
mslig'.ed Mckinley act is TO prove
the best friend of this generation to
the laboser. II is u second Emanci.
patton act.
And who 10 worse off because of il?
Psrenthe,ically, let US sueue.t that
you pass BY the importer, his agents
81 employees in answering this question.
Has any one paid more for what he
has had to buy? No. Let us pass
over tho few months when fals.hood
ran riot in the early footsteps Of the
at and put the question this w.y: Is
an. one paving more for his goods Co.
day? Truth compels you to answer
no.
But the above report goes further
and shows that for 8 months 10 Jun.
30, 1890, we imported free of duty
goods valued at e2OS,9S3,873; while
for same period ending June 80, 1891,
We imported goods free of duty o: the
value Of 1896. 963,G65. A difference
in favor If the Mckinley act amount.
ing to $S6,979.792. Very much of
this has game directly to l.ssenine tho
cot Of what goes on the breakfss
table. thus going directly into tho
lahorer's pocket.
No wonder the workmen are raj.
lyi"g around Major Mckinley Of Ohio.
It is the frat opportunity they have
had. after the benefits OF the above
act are known, to show their apprecia.
ton OF this great commoner who ha.
worked 30 assiduouslv in their behalf.
Fhev have the sympathy Of the labor
world in their efforts to elect Major
Mckinley to the Rovernorship Of Ohio
ny the largest majority ever given in
that Sfnto N auv O,ov, - $780,.