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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-23
THE BOON OF PROTECTION.

Mr.. Cleveland SAYS the protective tariff
is no boon 20 the workgngman and quotes
the Homestead riot in support OF this
statement. and Mr.. Stevenson repeats the
same thought by saying:
Recent occurrences n neiehborins states
have sadly emphasized the fact that the pro-
teotive tariff affords no protection aud tends in
no way 10 better tie condition Of those who
earn their brcsd by toll.
Let Us subject this sweeping statement
10 the test Of figures and see whether pro-
lection hAs not been an immense boon" 10
the nottingham. Protection made the
great iron and steel business Of the coun-
try possible. put il on its feet in ls6a-70.
kept 81 on It's feet and enables American
labor 20 earn enormous wages, compared
with foreign iron and steel workers.
The lowest priced labor employed in
mills running on he Amslgamated scale
receives $3.50 per day. LIS counterpart in
England IS paid - cents. The pay OF the
blast furnace keeper has been So * per dav
under the scale hitherto in force in the
Pennsylvania mills. and s. in England.
Lacle men have received from s.. Is to
$i4S in England. None OF these wages
were affected by the reductions which led
80 the troubles ~ Homestead. Those ap-
piled only - the skilled laborers. who
we're able. with help OF improved raachiu
cry. 10 earn from S. TO So in eight hours
work.
Here are the comparative figures Of this
skilled labor and the same labor in rur-
1as3: The wages of an English roller are
Se.se and Of an English heater $Le0 per
dav. or about 500 and 500 per year re-
specavely. The average wages in Amer
lean mills are about 80 AMI S, 80 fer
rollers &nl heaters respectively.
TIE American earns I've or six times IS
much As the british workman. and some
workmen III tas Homestead mills earn
from zen - fifteen times as much IS
British workmca ~ the same class IL is
known that there are some skilled labor
er> in these mills waose earnings amount
10 more than s. 80 per month.
Ia this vast iron and steel Industry, in
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these starvation wages" Grover Cieve-
land can see no boon TO American labor.
Henry B. Blackwell. the venerable hus-
band of Lucy Stone, the famous champion
of woman suffrage, writes q letter to the
Boston Herald which presents an alto
gether more cheerful picture of the condi-
ton of the American people under protec-
ton than that presented by Grover Cieve-
land. Mr.. Cleveland ought to read it be-
tore he denies that protection has been no
boon to the nation. Mr.. Blackwell says:
Fifty years ago the average days wages were
less than half what they are today. speak
from my OWE experience when, as e boy OF Ii.
In a thriving Western city, was glad to earn 81
8 week, after month spent IN seeking employ
Inent From 1856 20 the breaking ont OF the
civil war in l.ol under moderate revenue
tariff, the sum paid an industrious Irish gar
dener IL Orange, y. ]. ian hours ride from
New York city, was only IS cents for day OF
eleven hours. In the same locality, for day OF
shorter hours, suca labor will now command
$50 day. At that time 81 would buy less than
Il does today. Flour and meat were high,
rents were as high, clothing was higher, and
sugar was twice as high /. vas harder then
than now for a workingman 10 save money or
to buy a home. Interest then was high and
money hard to borrow; now money is abundant
and interest much lower.
Further along Mr. Blackwell tells of q
friend of his who was employed to build q
factory in Boston forty years ago. He
bought the MATERIAL" says Mr.. Blackwell.
hired the men. drew the plans, superin-
tended the job. and thought himself well
paid at salary of sl2 week" Turning
to the farmer, he says:
mortgage in those days was almost sure to
take the farm. And as for merchants, Presl-
dent Jackson once said in annual message
that "the man who does business on borrowed
money ought 10 fall" And he did fail. Peri
odleal panics swept over the country every few
years Ike cyclones, carrying bankruptcy even
10 the prudent and industrious trader. In the
absences of national banks our currency was
flEetuating and unstable The rates OF ex-
Change between East and West and North and
south swallowed up larger margins OF profit
than are now realized in the wholesale trans fer
of commodities Yet in those Gays no one
blamed the government, for there was no gov
eminent interference in our finances, and We
had the double metallic basis" il theory,
though we seldom enjoyed it in fact
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Wa,ia walla Union, July Il.

Na,ia Nalia Union, July IL.
The light rain OF Saturday morning stopped
harvesting soe the day, and large number OF
farmers and farm hands coming 10 town. the
streets were thronged all day and the city pre-
sented lively appearance. They clustered to-
gether on the corners ike q hive of bees Ii
two mea stopped 10 shake hands and talk of the
harvest. politics or the weather, in a moment q
dozen would have gathered around and quiet
conversation would be turned into common
council
Harvest is the general topic, and while some
are disappointed st the result OF their years
WORK. others are iunilanr Around Walla Waila
for miles and miles, reaching TO the mountains
on the south and eass and 10 Wsissburg on tho
north, great waving fields OF golden grain are
said to stand. which. when examined. are found
10 be but little injured and will yield from
twenty to forty bushels per acre. In the Rus
sell creek region the wheat 10 particularly good
for this season, aud hesdicg has just CON-
menced- One OF the largest farmers OF that re-
gion reports that all the wheat in that part Of
the country has stand for 6fty bushels to the
acre but being slightly shr;yelsd is wiz cut the
yield down to thirty-five and forty.
On Mil and Dry creeks the yield will be nearly
rs graf Pat lyons has Loo acres which. it
is reported, VIII average very we'll Mist Aid
rich has 40 acres which IS 80 good. Green Rifle
has 500 acres OF as fine wheat as ever headed out.
Harvesting in this section ia not as Tar adj
vancej as in other sections
On Eureka fat the wheat is not as badly dam.
aged as has been currently reported. W. II.
Babcock. the bestin.ormed man on such mat
tiers in that section, is suthogitv for the state
Taent that wheat on the fiat Will average from
twelve 10 twenty-five bushels per acre. He
himself has 5000 scres which will turn out
eighteen bushels per acre. w. p. Reser has
700 acres upon which the average OF fifteen
bushels IL conceded. Others with less acreage
in favorable locality report better average,
and many reasonably expect 10 harvest
twenty bushels per acre. II, however,
the farmers OF Eureka fat will have
to be content with smaller yields
than usual, they Will be rewarded with cIeaner
wheat, which will command q higher price,
counieracting to = great extent the decrease IN
yield The wheat there this season is reported
60 be entirely free from sIaut and other -obnox-
ious substances.
George De aney has just commenced harvest
Ing with combined header and threshcr his
l,eO0-acre Geld OF wheat on his ranch. between
Nalia Waila and Milton, which Will go twenty
bushels TO the acre
Barley in all sections OF this country 10 8 good
crop, having been less affected oy the hot W nds
then the wheat W. 2. ReserA and Hon. J. F.
Brewer have several hundred acres each on
their Russell creek ranches which will yield
forty bushels
The first new wheat of the season was
brought TO the city Saturday by William c.
Townsend The wheat is of the Martin Amber
winter variety. and yields twenty bushels per
acre.
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sEATTLE. sATURDAY. JULY e3.


Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Stevenson both
denounce the Homestead riot as an object
lesson which proves the worthlessness Of
the protective tariff to American labor.
Holding this view of course Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Stevenson must logically favor
the removal of the present iron and steel
duties, and unlimited competition be-
tween American and English work
ers. This repeal of the iron and
steel duties would be. we suppose,
Mr.. Cleveiand's idea of how to make the
tariff under Democratic administration
"a boon" to the workingman. What
would be the effec. of this "boon" upon
the wages at Homestead? According to
the Iron Age the lowest wages paid at
Homestead for days work of eight
hours to any roller were SITS, and the
highest Si976 The English wages of
rollers average about s. so per day of eight
hours. The lowest wages paid for days
work of eight hours to any heater was
1888, and the highest S9S3. The English
wages of heaters average SLIGO per day Of
eight hours. The pay of a blast
furnace keeper has been 1925 per
day under the scale hitherto in
force in the Pennsylvania mills,
and 81 in England. Ladle men have re-
ceived from 81 rs TO 1915 in the United
States, and from 81 to sl.15 in England.
Converter men are paid from $3.50 to $3.50
in the American iron works, and S1.45 in
England. Rail straighteners earn $40 per
day under the Amalgamated scale in
America, and SL35 in England. The low
est priced labor employed in mills running
on tho Amaigamated scale receives $3.50
per day. Its counterpart in England is
paid O. cents.
What sort OF ''boon" to labor would the
removal OF the iron and steel duties prove
10 the Homestead mills, where "the hopes
of toll are now Knocked" says Cleveland,
by wages which are more than double
those paid for the same work in the Eng
lish mills. Carroll D. Wright. the lead
ing ststisfician Of the country, says that
the cos; Of the labor in every ton of steel
ineoss produced in the United States is
20 per cent more than in England.
Mr.. Cleveland finds labor At Homestead
receiving more than double the wages paid
in foreign mills, and he proposes to repeal
the iron and steel duties As "a boon" to
hopeless toll ;ha; Is Knocked" by the re-
cssp; Of the highest wages paid in the
world Mr. Cleveland, because American
labor .; Homestead is suffering slightly
frorn internal competition, because over
production has caused a slight reduction
Of wages, is ready 10 make q
wholesale cut in the wages of these
workmen by opening their market
10 the competition Of English and
Belgian mills. And this is Mr.. Cleve-
lands ''boon" TO American labor; he
finds him suffering trans;ently from over
production. and he proposes TO relieve
him by forcing him to permanently suffer
frour foreign competition, too.
This is good deal like proposing to re-
lieve man from the annoyance of mus
quito bite by burning him with a red-hot
iron. This kind OF stupidity on the part
of Cleveland is worthy of man who per-
sists III saylAg ''the tariff Is tax"
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One Firm i'm Buffalo Spends Moro
Money at the Buffalo Post-office
than all the Banks and News.
pApers combined.

4 Washington ID. c. letter says, that the
poSt-ofiice authorities at Washington report
that one firm in Butfalo-the Worlds Disnen-
sary Medical Acknowledgements annually
one hundred thousand dollars ;sl0o. ooUs for
stamps alone, in carrying on their extensive
proprietary business. This is more than all
the hanks and newspapers CT Buffalo CON-
binei spend for postage.
Here's firm which has grown, step hv
step, through many Years u greatness. The
reason for this wonderful growth has been
that they have faith IL What they sell, so
mach faith that il they can't benefit or
cure. they d0nt ,euBt tour moneal
For many years they have teen selling Or.
Perces remegiies--one, DR.. Plerce's Golden
Medical Discovery, for regulating and in
vigoratiny the liver and purifying the blood:
the other, DR.. Plerce's FaSorite Prescription,
tire hope Of weakly wolnanhood, and they've
been sold for years, sold by the ras!.oa bot
ties, sod under 3 posiflre guarantee OF
benafiting or curing, or your money VIII DO
refunded
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Negro Lynchinss in the south.

Fred Douglas in Current Number OF North
American Review.
The crime imputed to the negro is one most
easily imputed and most difficult to dis prove,
and yet it is one that the negro is least likely 70
commit 1t is q crime for the commission of
which opportunity il required, and no more
convenient one was ever offered TO any class OF
persons than was possessed by the negroes OF
the South during the war OF the rebellion
There were then left in their custody and in
their power the wives and the daughters, the
mothers and the sisters of the rebels, and dur
ing sill that period no instance can be cited OF
an outrage committed by q negro upon the
person of any white woman. The crime is q
new one for the negro, so new that a doubt may
be reasonably entertained that he has learned
il TO any such extent as his accusers would
have us believe. A nation is not born in 8 day.
II Is said that the leopard cannot change his
spots nor the Ethiopian his skin, and IL may be
as truly said that the character OF q people, es-
tablished by long years of consistent life ana
testimony, cannot be very suddenly reversed. It
is improbable that this peaceful aud inofeasivs
class has suddenly and all a, once become
changed into a class of the most daring and re-
pulsive criminals.
lin any case there could be shown an ele-
ment of doubt of the certain lawful conviction
and punishment of the accused, there might be
admitted some excuse for this lswle,s method
of administering Justice But Tor no such doubt
is there sny contention. No decent white man
in the south will pretend that in that region
there could be impanelled Jury. black. white
or mixed, which would In case of proof OF the
deed allow guilty negro to escape condign
punishment
Whatever may be said of their weakness when
required 10 hold white man or q rich man, the
rneshes of the Law are certainly always strong
enough TO hold anu punish poor man or q
negro In this case there is neither color TO
blind, money 10 corrupt. nor powerful friends
TO iuarsnce court or jury against the claims o;
justice. All Prescriptions OF law and society
are against the negro This state OF opinion at
the south not only assures by law the punish
ishmeni OF black men. but euaolss white men
TO escape punishment By assuming the color of
the negro in order 10 commit crime.
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London Punch
I am shrouded in impenatrable gloom decay
For feel am being driven 20 my doom-de-ay,
By an aggravating dttty,
Which don't consider witty
And they call the horrId thing "Tara-ra-
boom de ay!
Every bus conductor. GRAND boy and groom
de az,
City CLERK and cheeky crossing-sweep with
broom-de-ay,
Makes my nervous system briste
As ne tries 10 sing or whistle
That atroeious and absurd "Ta-ra-ra boo m
decay"
So sit in the seclusion of my room-de-ay,
And deny myself TO sll-no matter whom-de-ay-
For dread q creature coming
Whose involuntary humming
May assume the fatal form "Ta-ra-ra- boom de-
ayr
Oh. fear that when the summer roses bloom.
decay,
You will ind upon a wsll-appointed toom-de-
ay-
"Infuenza never liked him,
But he fell an easy victim
To that everlasting BOOM
decay"
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WnoIenuHoef..-. Ss1
It is recommended that the Republican
county central comm tees call the prime
ries in their respective counties for Satur.
day, the twenty-third esd day of July,
and the county conventions tor Saturday,
the thirtieth (3oth) day of July. 1891, I'M
less in their Judgment they deem it best
TO name earlier dates.
It is also recommended that each county
convention elect alternates IS well a. del.
egates. so that their representation IN the
state convention shall be by duly elected
delegates or their alternates only. In case
delegate and his alternate are both alb
sent the delegation to DO authorized 10
cast the vote.
For the formation of county and pre-
cinct committees we respectfully refer to
the rules" and ask thai they be followed.
By order of the Republican state com.
mittee. E. T. WILSON, Chairman.
RALPH &. NICHOLS. Secretary.
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Special features OF the SUNDAY PcsT-ISTELLI-
GESCER. out tomorrow, will. be:
AN INDUSTRIAL CITY WHERE STRIKES ARE
UNKNOWN. Pullman. H., described by 7. c.
Crawford.
BILL NYE on PUBLIC ROADS. Beautifully Il
Illustrated.
ROBERT LOUIS STEyENsoN's SOUTH SEA STORY.
illustrated
OUR VICE PIEsIpESTs. By E. ]. Edwards
With many portraits.
CANOEING Up TO DATE. With pictures.
FASHION ARTICLES FOB MEN AND WoxES.
illustrated.
PLAYING lyrrELD. By Third Baseman Nash,
of Boston. Illustrated.
CoUHTRY LIFE IN ENGLAND. By Mrs. Custer.
BAR HARBoR, The HoxE OF BLAINE. By Ger
trude Atherron.
A TRIP TO QUEErs RIVER By Herbert Bash.
ford.
JOHN A CocKERrLL's NEW YORK LETTER
The SUNDAY Posr-INrELLIGENcER ia for sale
everywhere. Price, cents.
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The fair sex are having a big fight over the
selection Of a state flower. The rhododendroa
is now In the lead, with clover q good second
1t is wonder TO thu Qaess that there is any
opposition 10 the peerless rhodojsndron when a
wild flower is 10 be chosen. Who ever heard OF
a lady gathering bunch OF clover blossoms fer
q bouquet Why. the blossoms OF that pest
the thistle-are far prettier than the clover
The rhoiodendron stands alone as the most
beautiful wild flower OF the state-a blossom
that excites admiration wherever shown.
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THE PASSING THRONG.

Mr.. l. Preston Moore, OF the Moore Smith
Lumber Company, Of san Francisco, who own
the Port Discovery mills, near Port Townsend
and are Largely engaged in the lumber business
III California is in the city, and said Yesterday
afternoon: Times in California continue yery
dull snd instead of improving seem 70 be get
ting worse. This is largely due 10 oyerprotiue
ton and low prices and also 10 the railroad
monopoly under which California suffers You
people up North DO not fully appreciate what
commanding advantages you are obtaining hv
such splendid railroad facilities I have been
on the Sound often before, but usually
10 visit Port Discovery. and never bcfore
had any such knowledge Of this country
as ! have obtained on this trim. and
am Simply astoun3ed. i have been on prac-
tically every line of railroad west of ,hs
mountains from New Westminster TO Portland
ana everywhere / 80 the country is being de-
ve'oped and new settlements spFingiug IN
The exteat of Your resources is amazing This
country mas more substantial resources than
any other equal area on the continent. I ar,
convinced After thorough trip over the
Coast, must copiess tast | notice twice as
much activity, business and hustle here in -.
sttle anywhere else Seattle has no com,
petitor in tais northern country I can see -a-a
chances here, and ii l were a young man sgsf,
! know ot no place / would SIS soon east nv ~,
with, and ] am nnpreiadiced, for nv interests
are not here"
Judge Richard Osborn. of the superior cou-t
returned yesterday from deliShifa! ,-fn 70 tha
mountains above Roslyn- Hs had fine success
81 fishing and Iured many large trout from
their h ding places and landed them safely IN
lis cFeeL. He brought n number of the t-oph{as
81 his Skin home and gave some 81 his frisnns
FotstaGtlal reminders % his outing. HIS health
has been greatly improved by the vacation. and
he returns 30 hls arduous duties renewed in
strength.
NJ and Mrs y. o Eshbspgh. OF Mnatcl.f-. y
J, are stopping at the Rainier hotel Though
his ao5na Is n New JERSEY, his business i N
New J ark city. for he is president OF tia New
EaS.an4 Loan 2ad Trust Company. which hss
Us AeAa oflcss there. The company Las = can
ital o. S. is,lso snd surplus Of sioC.l0a T;hs.
done some business in tais state. sud Nj Esa.
oAGsh IS noS looking over the groaaG hera
James /. Lsntxy has returned rrom the Ess,
after an soSeGee vi four months He hssyl
ltsa most q the principal Eastern cities and
hSs spent soma tine at his old hoIns IL Ohio.
ea' us business ksPs hin tor goo v ale az
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The average OF prices is lower now than
when the Mckinley tariff was passed.
Carpets was one article which was to ad-
vance in value; and standard grades of
carpets according TO the quotations and
figures of the Dry Goods Economist. paper
with free trade leanings. were lower in
January, 1899. than in January. 1880.
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The inducements 20 matrinony are many and
curious An Austrisn provincial paper lately
contained the following advertisement: "A
widow, Who still possesses the entire wardrobe
OF her deceased husband. is disposed TO enter
into correspondence with suitable gentleman,
If such can be found. with view 70 matri-
rnnpv
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and these are the only years in which
they reached these figures, and for ten
years before 1880 this export averaged less
than half its current figures. For the last
eight months in which the removal of past
restrictions on this export have had tull
play. the exports Of provisions, beef and
hog products have been ss4. sos, 7l0. against
x-S 2O1 2o4
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The public il hereby warned not to pay
any money 10 parties representing to be
agents Of the Seattle Posr-IsTELLreEScER
except the following, who are the only
authorized travelling agents of the Posr-
IsrErIreEScEa, viz: ]. A. Mcclellan and
I. A. Davies. This does no. apply to resi-
dent agents OF this paper, VINO are located
in various cities and towns Of the North
west, nor to postmasters, who are in all
cases authorized TO take subscriptions for
the Daily, Sunday and Weekly PosT-Is-
TELLIsExcEa
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way into the hands of more than 100000
readers by noon on the day OF publication. Yet
il 10 pretty certain that the aggregate number
of the issues OF ali the morning papers pub
lished IN New YORK city at present IL not looo.-
90 copies What vast strides remain then TO
be made in this local field alone before the god
q
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CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

A general convention of the Republican
party OF Washington IS hereby called I,
meet .. the city of Olympia on Wednex
day. the tenth Q0th) day of August, 1897
at 10: 80 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose Of
nominating four presidential electors, two
congressman, full state ticket, APRONS.
sng a new state committee and for III.
transaction of such other business a. NAV
come before the convention.
The basis OF representation to the con.
ven,ion hereby called shall be as follows
to-wit:
One delegate at large from each county.
one delegate from each county for every
one hundred l00) votes and one delegate
from each county for each fraction of hfsy
f5o) votes or more over one hundred tiON
the same to be calculated from the num-
Der Of votes cast in each county for the
Republican candidate for governor in
1889
Upon the foregoing basis the several
counties in this state are entitled to reure.
sentatiou as follows:
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George T. Myers, OF Portland. the manager Of
the salmon csnaery here. is az the Northern ho-
tel. Last night he said that q few tyee salmon
were running. but that he did not expect there
would De enough salmon to warrant the opening
OF the cannery before the middle OF August
I'VE are beginning TO get our supply of cans
and labels" he continued, and We expect TO
employ about sixty hands when We open"