St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-11
SENATOR PRoCToR,s SPEECH.

Senator Proctor made a tariff
speech at Washington the other
day, in reply to one by Senator Car
Isle of Kentucky, and it had a sound
ring. The Vermont senator said:
Il do not wish to discuss the rela-
tive cost of livingi in this country and
Great Britain, but there is an object
lesson which am sure many sena-
tors have seen, and which can be
seen in any town in England. Fortu-
nately, and thanks to a republican
ad administration, American farm
products do not now have to beg
the privilege or apologize for being
seen in foreign markets. Go into the
market houses in England and you
will see over the stalls American
beef American pork American
bacon American hams American
lard American butter, American
cheese American -four and corn
meal This is convincing argu-
ment in itself. For the substantials
of life English workmen pay Ameri-
can prices, with freight and profits
added.
made by a member of parliament
that to erect works Sin the States be-
fore waiting to see the result of the
November election was not only
selfish and suicidal, but also sill
timed, misjudged and unpatriotic. ~
That is, to erect works here before
election would be to furnish evidence
in favor of the Mckinley act and aid
the republican party. Therefore it
would be 'ill-timed and unpatriotic'
from the English point of view.
In reply Mr.. Rogers partly con-
fesses and partly tries to avoid the
charge. He claims that his action in
starting works here is not entirely
due to the Mckinley act, but in part
to labor troubles III England.
$50 it seems that they have labor
difficulties even in that free trade
paradise. Strikes are unfortunate,
but they evidence demand for la
Dor. The republican party has no
other responsibilities for labor
troubles than that it has increased
the demand for and the rewards OF
labor.
"When there are great numbers
unable to obtain employment, those
who are fortunate enough to have it
do not seek by strike to join the
great army of unemployed. But
cripple or destroy our great indus
tries and there will be little danger
of strikes, and the greatest labor
trouble will be to find an opportun-
ity to labor.
I'm the darkest days of the French
revolution it is said that one of the
gibes of the mob, as the head of an
aristocrat rolled from the guillotine
into the basket was, he will never be
troubled with toothache any more
So, if we destroy the opportunities
for profitable labor, we may avoid
strikes and kindred troubles. For
my part, had rather save my head
and risk being able to cure the tooth
ache. l had rather preserve and pro-
tect the industries of the country and
trust to Anglo Saxon civilizat ton
and good sense to rightly solve the
labor problem.
with great enterprises, brisk bust
ness, and large employment of labor,
there may be more or less friction
until the millennium, but it will grow
1893 as thO WOIld c1d ctHNOS III CIV iliZd-
ton and we learn better how to deal
with such questions. have faith in
the American people that while we
make ourselves the leaders in bust
ness enterprises, in commerce, in
trade, as we'll as in the direction of
higher and a better civilization,
we shall prove ourselves competent
to deal with and overcome the minor
difficulties that accompany these
prosperous conditions"