The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-30


A Dombshell Amongst Free-Trnders.
The annual report OF Labor Com
missioner Peck OF New York, is the
worst bomb yet that has been thrown
into the midst of the Democrats. II
has two sharp edges, one cutting to
pieces and deruolishing tho lliulsy Ur-
gument OF the free-traderS against the
Mckinley tariff, and the other sharp
edge that cuts the Democrats 10 the
quick is the fact thut Mr.. Peck WIS
years ago to Grover Cleveland, then
Governor of New York, and was " thc
latter appointed to the Office lie now
holds. His Democracy, therefore, Is
undisputed. This is the ninth annual
report that Commissioner ltck has
made, and although It is confined ell
tirely to the State Of New York, the
results OF protection in that State can
be but taken us indi 'ative Of the con-
ditinns existing in every section OF our
country where manufacturing and i'll
dustrial pursuits are followed. Mi,
Peck says:
with the exception OF limited
number OF tho great iulustr les Carried
on in our country no state III thu
Union offers Il field 30 varied or eSten-
Give within which the stuician can
carry on his work with greater a7sHr-
ancs of Intelligent success I liAu Is pre-
scented by the state OF New York.
Within its hordeIs are to be found 10y
far the greatest number OF mnnuidc-
turing establishments, the most varied
Industries and the largest number oil
individual employers and wnSe.eArn'
ers OF any Of the fOrtr-fQur common
wealths embraced III The United states
30 that, whatever the statistical data
collected and tHhulnted may prove,
relative to the effects Of protection
on labor and wages in New York. may
Justly be taken as fairly repre- JCntatlvi
of the conditions throughout TIL
whole country
Mr.. Peck's report takes UP sevCra
columns in the New YORK papers. IL
reviews the tariff legislation since 1855
and the effects of the tariff upon til,
industrial interests OF New York, AN
he says that II was by reason OF tilt
situation, no less than with view Il
establish the truth or falsity CT iii
premises taken by the two great polit
ical parties of the country, that til
undersigned finally decided to max
the subject Of Tho Effect OF the Tar
on Labor and Wages" one of spocii
investigation.
The period covered by the repol
takes in the year preceding the enact
ment OF the Mckinley bill, and TIA
year Immediately following it's b
coming d law. He sent out 5000 sp
elally-p prepared blanks addressed to II
many industrial establishment
through the State, 75 per cent, I
which were returned freely and co
Feetly answered. Mr.. Peck s tota
show net increase in wages for IS
over 1890 OF 1921 9!5 ana a net i
crease in pl oducts, in this State, du
Ing the zane period, of s%l,@l5, u
TIE report OF Mr.. Peck shows on
partialy the prosperity OF the co
try under the protective tariff.
better arguments are needed for Il
workingman than those eontinu
favorable reports OF business aud tl
better condition of the wage.earnrri
II Mr.. Cleveland or Governor Cam
bell want to know now OF "a sine
maui who has had his wages inersas
by the operations OF the Mex n!t
tarif thoy can tlnl plenty OF them
New Yorl, state Commissioner Re
says: My reports show that the
we're Just 350.eJO men whose oallri
were rails sd ns the result Of this law
Mr.. Peck freely admitted that the
port was not In harmony with
Democratic platform adopted
Chicago in SO far ne 1t related TO t
tariff, neither was It according
what no expected but his report e
braced tho facts as they existed a
he could not nor would not ignore
truth.
The report makes clear the he
ficent operations Of the hcKin
tariff. Had 1t come from a Repu
pan snurca it would have been dou
Cd, but coming from such an tndlsf
I'd Democratic source who can do
Its TRUTH
just Us the Mckinley tariff has b,
beneficial to New York State it
been beniiicial to ali the States, '
nington even not escaping its heal
lul influence. md yet Ia the face
facts, Democratic papers in our {
parade the tariff plank OF the Cnica
platform at the head Of their editor
columns, declaring protection fri
on labor Not only that, but the
auds Of laboring mon III this city
30 infatuated with the name De-
crat" that they arc meeting mig
and doing all In their power to o
throw the law that has increased
output OF our Industries. To all q
we would oheerfully commend tn,
port Of the Democratic Labor Com
eioner Of New York.
Is your blood pcor2 Take BEEGH