Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-21

Ele COlerenCy OF SuCn OISdulLdAOH W
strictly regulating and guarding Its
forces from intimidation or disruption.
And, Notwithstanding this comDrehen-
siye basis Of organization, manufacture
ers and capitalists make inroads on the
wOrkingman'S wages by Iesorting TO the
uu-Amerlcan and detestable system OF
shipping pauper labor from Europe to
work for cheaper wages.
Mr.. A theory Of a protective tariff Is
that the finished product OF the pauper
labor in Europe be taxed so high at the
port Of entry in this country that the
American manufactures, capitalists and
employers shall be protected in their
product from the sharp competition OF
the European manufacturers in our
market.
Then what protection has American
wOrkingmen from the encroachment OF
the pauper and contract labor OF Europe
who are brought up like cattle, Indirect
iv by our American manufacturers and
capitalists, aud imported here to work
for less wages than our laborerS?
What protection has the hundreds Of
good, honest American citizens, who
are daily walking our streets in want OF
employment, and have whatever i'm
DrovementS added TO our city, done by a
cheap batch of foreigners who never in
tend 70 become American citizens?
What is true Of this city in regard TO
cheap foreigners taking the place OF
home labor, Is true OF every other city
in the United States.
Mr.. As high protective tariff is a
palpabIe injury 10 every wage worker
who has not permanent employment.
Men who work six or eight months,
and who are idle four or six months out
of the year, have q terrible struggle FOR
existence. The high prices for the
necessarieS Of life brought about % the
influence of high tariff eats up to-day
the wages of yesterday: especially those
who only receive from one dollar to one
dollar and half a day. The working
men OF England, France and Germany
are better off under these conditions
than our own workmen.
High tariff has on the face OF it cor
rupt. illegtimate feature that creates
wealth for the manufacturers and capt.
taliSt.
This kind Of wealth accum ulated in
the short space of from five to ten years
makes manufacturers and capitalists In
s0lent, Overbearing and uncharitabIe TO
the American labOrer and wage-earner.
10 creates an arbitrary, arrogant dispo-
sitlOn in those men from dealing hon
estly aud Justly with their employees.
For an Illustration Of this fact / will
refer TO high tariff Carnegie, OF Pitts
burg, from whom il took ten years time
TO recognize committee OF his own
workmen, who belonged to the AmalRa-
mated Association; then he would not
humble himself to recognize a commit
tee Of his own employees, but the foxy
politicians induced him TO do so.
Here in our own midst the board OF
directors OF certain mill who accu-
muIated their wealth under the benign
hand Of protection shut their puddle
mill down fiat over year ago, before
they would allow their puddlers TO
organize a branch OF the amalgamstion.
Here high tariff laws are inadequate
aud inconsistent in protecting the
rights and wants Of wage earners, and
especially so TO the wOrkmen who labor
for this latter company.
Protection protects the manufac-
turerS Of this establishment, but 1t does
not protect the employees thereof.
Here the wage Garner is no: permit
ted to belong TO any labor organization,
to protect himself against the savage
attsck OF unmaning and debaSing him.
He must put his American citizenship
and sovereignty in mis- trowSers pocket
and declare that he is not
entitled TO the inalienable rights OF an
American citizen. He must work for
whatever wages this protected monopoly
pleases to give him, and II he is not sat
iSfed with that, his place is soon filled
with pauper labor from Europe, which
class has been rather prevalent In that
establishment Of late wears.
Other manufacturers like those last
quoted are not much more liberal to
their employees.
The great profits gained under the pro-
tective tariff system has enabled manu-
facturerS to increase yearly their indus
trial capacity To turn out more OF the
finished product than the demand for
consumption requires. by adopting
this means there is an over production
OF the manufactured article which can
be stored away until there Is demand
for IL, not fearing a reduction In the
price Of the article till disposed Of in the
market.
When manufacturing establishments
produce more Of the finished article
than what is required, they shut their
works down to give their workmen
time 10 dispose Of any little surplus
earnings they have laid away, thus re-
ducing them down to the necessity OF
living from hand to mouth, aud keeping
them always in want and misery.
Wonder II Mr.. Atkinson knows II
this is a fact and II the workingman is
the most benefited by the tariff? --.-.
Mr.. Atkinsou'S high protective tariff
on the foreign product has its influence
and effect in benefting our manufacture
erS. Their per cent. Of profits from their
/ invested capital has been so large and
profitable that it has been put TO I'M
necessary use in building and enlarging
their industries so as TO manufacture as
much Of the finished product in six
months as will I'll ;heir orders Tor one
year. II this select class Of our citizens
were not 50 highly protected they would
/ have to hide their time and keep con-
tiuued pace the year around in manu-
( featuring their supply for the demand,
I thus giving Steadier employment and
trmer wages to their employees.
The inequalities Of the present tariff
/ is inadequate and unjust TO the wage
Garner, because he is not protected from
the pauper labor Of Europe from coming
in deadly competition with him in the
labor market Of this country. On the