The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-08
SEArTLE. FRIDAT. JULY 4.
A swEKr-scENrKp ekRANruM.

The Democracy within and without con-
gress are striving to make the frightful
Pistsburg labor riot an argument against
the protective tariff. General" Steven
con. Democratic candidate for vice presi-
dent. is reported as saying that the Pitts
burg riot demonstrates that a high tariff
affords no protection TO iaboring men and
never betters their condition. The
idiocy OF this statement Is evident to any
man intelligent enough 10 recall the
fact that in free-trade England dur
ing the last i've years there have
been more costly strikes and lockouts
than there have been in the United States.
Will General" Stevenson accept the con-
seuuent Of his own logic and say that -
tariff for revenue only affords no protec-
ton to lahoring men and never betters
their conditions"
General. Stevenson is sweet-scented
political geranium TO pose As critic of
Carnegie. for General Stevenson il
president of the Mclean County Ill
employed non-union miners. and has
had many strikes in consequences. liza
tariff for revenue only should replace the
Mckinley Act General" Stevenson would
have 10 face FREQ coal which woald force
down the price of his labor or close his
mines He would probably cut down the
wages of his non-union miners and would
probably then End himself face to face
with the alternative Of meeting
strike or declaring lockout:
which Is exactly the situation that
Carnegie was obliged 10 solve. Under
these circumstances If General" Steven
sons angry miners should become rioters.
would that prove tina, tariff tor revenue
only affords no protection TO the iaboring
man. never he,sers his eonditionf"
'saenerar' Stevenson. employer Of non.
union labor. aud sufferer by strikes.
II hardly in position today to de-
neance carnegie's quarrel with his
labor an areument against protection.
OF coarse every honest. intelligent man
knows that no advocate OF protection,
competent - speak for il. like Mckinley.
Reed. Aldrich or Lodge, ever pretended
that protective tariff hxed the worlds
price TOR wool or iron. or guaranteed labor
that II would always tx ITS own price for
labor and .oroe il upon an employer; the
protective tariff simply seeks 70 protect
American labor and industries from for
eign competition. which under free trade
would inevitably close American factories
and workshops. and faccs q severe rsiue-
ton Q: wages both in agriculture and man
sfAe;Grs
M. Carnegie and General" Stevenson
have both . rerfec: risa, e. employ what
rsen they see ct or none at al; il is =
matter Of business common sense for en-
rlcyes to decide whether they can afford
- declare strike; for employers 20 deter.
mine wAesAer they caa afford 50 enforce a
lockout. followed hy ire employment Of
noH-cnSen men, rather than submit - the
demands ef union men. This industrial
warfare between labor and capital RACES
IN every country On the globe and far
more des;Tuctivssy ard ranca-oasly IN
free trass" England than in protection"
America The facts are that Carnegie a
ca Insisted thai IN accordance With the
Pennsylvania, ia consesaence If the Sc
verify q Southern competition. wages
saen.a ee red1oea. The ~sSe.
received sy the Amslsanasea Association
ef Iron and Stesl Workers sre based N
slsSsns scale-hsSher wages with AisAe.
prices for iron And lower wages With loser
rrlees tar iren.
80 ar IS tie tariff question !. Concerned
II Is eaes. thai the internal oognnessssoa
between tAe iron ana steel manufacturers
81 this ceantry has eNdaoed the p-sces .:
iNen ana s;ee, 80 the lowest y>asnss svs-
reached, wltA0Gs excessive and 3ssasx-S=s
ceaneSissoa tcSra sarosd. and retained -
American iron and steel m&nEfs,Ea-s-s
and sAsar worsnsa the great irss-aA
market ~aleA tie United States .-sa-&s>
The rrotect-vs ssT.s which GENERA -
Stevenson snse-s OF - ''atFo-N3ics - vrc~
secs'on e. TIE l&Aorins man sa3 never Axi-
tiers his eon3luoa" Aas Clearly Assp~S
American industry ard lsAo- 50 a1vAasy
vils confess ~ comparing lrSa ana steve.
wages N tie Unite3 States sna G-ea,
Britain. Nc British iraa and .fssa ~l-S-
e. seS;a - cara ire sac 90 wares n.y.
rosea " cxsaes;s s ca Vaas. r7o.esssoa
tAs United STATES lcSas tie nations - tie
World - gr>3aoes ana manufactures Of
trea and sses-. All ts&. r~sa.t ASs Asea -
eanr.isAss sass NY when We ass No
ssesl industry bat were dependent q NJ.
gland fec car sagpsy q See. ~si.s 81 sIN
rer sSs. ee.S.
aSS Yea Mr.. Sf<vea.>a r-sssaas tAa;
e. e-esisaa ~ r->ss>sSSa of ;Ass snorra.
sAs fs3ass-y, wAsea employs thousands =.
~e~S}nsTasa 81 wages more than aoaS,s
ne ~Sses - Brush irsa .za sses'
workers has IN2s sNsASnS se- A2s-s>~-
sss>as, s@csG>s lSes- sn3 capita e>cSsso2
sly Ses-~~s Sve> sse sSSs ~ WAGES - II,
ss>saT X strikes. }e,So1ts saa rs>ss last 5.
tSeS 60 - s s2- greater sad rsers >Nss3v
sxs<at - ~e-se t-sSe" Enr.snS sa& p-ls
sss.asn Essacs ana Germany. TASs ssss >
tsssaS<-S<y = 80 <Assn an3 thru +
sEroSs G1Nn Sny wo<ksRcEaS2 No cSl
rs@1 uHSsrSt&NesEfsy tor BE sscwS ia
tAe vases cSs@.e3 ~ Cs-nsS,s's f-.-s.ssH
employees A-s A.zasxf Ss2S1s tie Vases :