The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-26
"PoLITICAn DAYr
At tho Detroit Exposltlon An Parties
Represented d-SprIngOr Speaks for the
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At tho Detroit Exposition An Parties
proseuted-SprIngor Speaks for the
Democrats.
DETROIT, Mich, August 25.-More
than ten Thousand persons assembled
to-day on hegrounds of the Detroit Iu-
ternational Fair and Exposition Com
pany, it being ''political day" and there
being present prominent speakers OF
tho different parties, who made adj
dresses OF some length in favor OF their
respective political beliefs. The speak
ing began at o'clock. Ex-Congress-
man Dunnell, of Minnesota, represented
the Republican party and was well re-
ceived by those present Colonel Nor
ton, OF Chicago, made strong speech
in favor Of the Peoples party crusade,
and was followed by Congressman
William NJ. Springer, of Illinois, who
received flattering reception when he
arose to speak on behalf OF the Demo.
cratic tenets. He discussed national
politics, dwelling particularly upon the
tariff question.
FEWER woRiMEN TO STRIKE.
During Mr.. springer's speech he
said: From 1s46 to 1860, a period OF
fifteen years oflow tarifr-a Democratic
tariff, ii you please, for revenue only,
there were only seyenty-four strikes and
lockouts OF which any official report has
been made. There were quite num-
Der OF strikes reported during that
period, but they were OF little or no i'm
portance. Altogether there were not
two hundred strikes and lockouts dur
ing this whole period of fifteen years.
During the past fifteen years there have
been six thousand strikes aud lockouts
in the United States. From 1876 to
1880 there are no statistics as to the
number OF persons involved, but from
1881 to 1890 inclusive, there were over
million persons involved in such strikes
and lockouts.
II any evidence were needed to prove
conservatively that the tariff does not
increase wages, 1t is furnished by the
report OF the senate committee on
finance, submitted by Senator Aldrich,
at the close OF the last session Of Con-
gress. Let mo read q portion OF that
report under the heading Of wages" "
It appears from the report OF the statis-
tician employed by the committee, that
in fifteen general occupations selected
by tho committee, wages we're three
fourths OF one per cent higher In Sep
tember, 1901, than in the three months
(June, July and August) selected as a
basis in 1880, and that the wages in the
special industries selected was thirty
one hundredths OF one per cent higher
than at the beginning OF the period"
The Mckinley bill increased the
tariff on protected articles 20 per cent
on a general average, but its friends
now claim that wages have increased
in these fifteen industries since its
passage less than one.third OF one per
cent.
The Democratic party insists that the
tax shall be heaviest upon articles OF
luxury and lightest upon articles OF
necessity; that it shall bear heaviest
upon articles consumed by the rich and
lightest upon those who are poor. 1t
further insists that whatever is said on
account Of the tariff shall 90 into the
public treasury to support the govern.
ment and that no more shall be levied
than is necessary for the purposes OF
government honestly and economically
administered; in other words, that 1t
shall be q tarill for revenue and not to
enrich the favored few at the expense
OF the toiling millions. The Demo-
cratic party favora tariff for the sup
port OF the government and not TO
build up and foster monopolies.