Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-10-28

eion 10 no worse In Ohio than It is IL
othor States, The politics of tho elm
ployers and the State in which they
1.-Two have nothing to do with the present
deplOrablo condition. The story that
Republican manufacturers are closing
their establishments and reducing
wages for political effect is the meres'
buncombc. Will anybody explain why
Democratic employers nre closing theii
mills and shops and reducing tho nun.
Der Of hands and cutting down wages
hold in my hand the Columbus Even
ing Press Post, Democratic paper, o.
last Saturday. 1t publishes the "Week
ly Review" of r. Ct. Dunn e. Co. Thi!
review is recognized all over the United
States nS absolutely feliable and as no
being influenced at all by political con
siderations. The Reviews" article il
an outlook upon the condition of tht
entire country, and it starts out will
saying: 1t is difficult to detect any
signs Of improvement. While there
has been some addition to the number
Of manufacturing establishments ant
the number of hands at work during
the past week, it is becoming painfully
clear that the orders obtained do no
suffice to keep employed ut full time
even the limited force at present en-
gagged
What is the reason of this 2"
1.-THE reason is that the business
world is afraid of threatened free trade
That is the whole thing in nutshell
It rs q remarkable and significant fact
that while the American business world
" alarmed and delnorslized at the pros
pect Of free trade, foreign manufactur.
ers and foreign merchants are taking
an active hand in bringing free trade
about. do not make reckless asser
tion when say that foreign manufac
tureFs and dealers, striving to secure
possession of the American market. are
organizing to defeat Mckinley and tc
bring about free trade. l have in my
possession, which l Will show to any.
body who calls upon me, copy of
letter signed by Leon Chotteau, Dele
gate of the French Committee in France
and the United States, who is also
member Of the Golden Club of Eng
land, addressed to Hon. William L,
Wilson, President of the Ways and
Means Committee of the house of Rep.
resentstives Of the Congress of the
United States. This letter is dated
jointly at Washington, D. c., and al
Paris, September 4, 1893. 1t is a de,
mand FOR tho repeal of the Mckinley
law. 1t starts out by saying: You
have just accepted the nigh commission
of preparing q new project of Ameri
can customs tariff. There can be nc
doubt that you will be able to compass
this difficult task in the well-ordcred in.
terest of tho United States, France and
tho. whole Of Europe. AS delegated
member. of the French Committee. or.
gSnized in Paris for the repeal of the
Mckinley bill, allow me to write you
these few lines
"The letter is a plea for European
countries and is signed by number OF
French merchants and publicists. Is
not it spectacle that there should be
aA organized movement abroad for the
repeal of law under which, when ad
ministered by the friends of the law,
this country enjoyed the greatest pros.
perity in its history"
Have you any idea of the number Of
unemployed in Ohio today"
"After careful canvass a conserva.
tive estimate would fix the number at
175,Oo0. Based upon the crop of 1899.
taking the opening prices of last season
and of this, the farmers of Ohio have
lost 81. .085, 900 on wheat, $1,950.0OO on
wool, and the loss in wages, deprecia.
ton in values, will aggregate through.
out the country an amount equal to the
cost of putting down the Rebellion"
A Safe Prediction.
Tho wool industry of tho United