The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-16
THE wAGEwoRKER PAYS The
FIDDLER.

The wageworker In Manchester, y. H.,
has had to pay dearly for the Democratic
free trade fiddle. The Manchester Mirror
and Afaericaa finds that the wageworkers
Of the city will be million and a half out
of pocket because of the Democratic free
trade victory last November. The mills of
Manchester last year paid their employees
about 81. 000.0o0. After several weeks idle
ness these employees have gone back to
work az 10 per cent reduction, which
means loss of 500. 900 in the coming
twelve months The Manchester Mirror and
american estimates that the loss of the
operatives during the two months the
Amoskeag mills were shut down was half
million dollars, and the workers
in the other mills in Manchester
sustained about the same loss. Tins sum,
added 10 what Is lost by the cut in wages,
viii by this time next year amount to a
million and halt of dollars. The Man
chester Mirror and american has this to say
of the price the workingmen of the city
have to pay for the great Dem ocratic vic
tory of November. 1892:
ION the first OF October, 1894. the people
of Manchester will have received for their
labor nearly a million and halt less dol
lars than they would have received If Ben
jamin Harrison had been elected last fall.
an average OF nearly $50 for every man.
woman and child in the city"
This is q small portion of the tribute
that labor has been compelled to pay to
enable free traders to put their theories in
practice. Cleveland polled large vote
among the mill hands of Manchester. and
today instead OF the prosperity of 1892 the
wagsworkers are face 10 face with the fact
that the luxury OF a Democratic admins
trstion has cost them q million and half
Of dollars. Without knowing 1T, these
mill hands voted in favor of reduction o.
wages. They had not the brains TO UNDER
stand that in America protection under
the Mckinley tariff meant wages. They
are reaping what they sowed last year.
The American mill hand who voted for
Cleveland may be said most emphatieally
to have shot his granny"
The mischief is done, however, aud the
only hope is that the Democracy will
allow the Am erican people 20 vote once
more upon this question before free
trade tariff is put in operation. let the
Democracy Il K such date for their new
tariE as will give the country time To
accept or reject it ia the choice of new
congress. In is32 congress enacted a
new tariff at its second session with the
proyiso that IL should go into operation
7 January |. 1854. but before that date
arrived another congress had met. and
the tariff OF 1883, altogether different
from that of is52. vas proposed BY Henry
Clay and adopted as a compromise 10
make pesee with South Carolina. which
had rebelled against the tariff of is22 So
that the tariff of iSS3 never vas in opera.
tion at all The enactment of the tariff
Of ls33 TO 40 into effect January /. lisa
put the question fairly before the country
gave ;he people a chance 20 vote upon il
and the decision vas adverse. As a
matter Of public safety, no new taria
should So into operation until two years
after its enactment hy congress.
lt is proper shat reason able notice
should be given As TO revolutionary
changes which affect the business of the
country. Sir Robert Peel, when he de-
elared his conversion 10 free trade by las
passage Of the cora laws. announced that
the change OF policy would be gradually
made IN order 60 give The industries and
commerce Of the country . chance 10 re-
ADJUST their business in accordance with
the projected change of revenue policy.
Ssr Robert Peel also gave the English
haoE. shsrsv ,eearss ,,asR~a - . ......as.
assumption of the power 10 issue paper
money BY the government I've years is
certainly not 200 long term 20 give cur
Industrial system 20 prepare for new con-
diuoas- rSo years would enable the
peoale e pronounce upon the nex legs
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