Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-29
To Act Is The Proiectionisi xorkingmsn's
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The ~orkingmen Maine appear u be
sroused 10 the fact that the Wilson bill will
prove very harmful il not disastrous 70
,nsny of Names leading interests; that
should it become a law many of the working
men viii either lose employment altogether
or continue at greatly reduc Il wsges.
They should not only take advantage Mt the
sugsestion to personally write to their rep
r.seatatives in Congress hut should petition
Congress a. well. The committee If The
workinsmen's Protective Tariff Leagues in
shi. State is sending out the following letter
au' petition blanks;
OFFICERS
RI ,aaLk, President. Argu.'a.
\ u.LlTriBstkLp. Nice lresid. n. kennrbunk.
ir~is ss,niN'', frsDufer. Augusta,
orr. r. HATHAWAY. secretary. Gardiner,
tf~alsr ~. 3.
HsApouARrERs
WoRKISGnNN's t'RorEcrNE
s-a4 TARIFF LKAouE,
Areusr,, MAINE, Is
MY DsAR SiR-you are aware of tire
present condition OF our ~orAinemen and
women caused by the threat. ned destrue-
tion of our. p5vssrt system Of protection
ANY Interference with our American policy
will be disastrous ia our business irters SITS.
With such disaster. the wage Garner is
ai~sys the sufferer. bet us enter our
solemn protest independent of pniy
anilis,oas against tn passage az
tho wilson bill In ali It's features. We ask
every stone worker. lime burner, lumter
,rar, cotton snd WOODEN employee, and ali
ether trade workmeu to help circulate petit
,ious and in every way show determined
hostility 10 the passage of this bill. We
ask all busiaess men I'd send us letters of
Protest that VIZ can send TO our repre-
,entatives in Congress A united oppcsi
sicn TO this un Anericsn bill that has
been The mesns of throwing 5000 GOO of
CUE fellow lahoeer. upon the charity OF the
world ~ i'll help US p1sh the work AMI be
represented in the graf demand of "hasds
off, that 10 beirg made hv III, wsse- Garner
an. n,aaafactursr throughout thu county
Respectfully.
X +. Chalk. Presidens.
G. Il. HArHawAY, Secretary.
The general petition is headed;
To shr Senators aRd Representatives. If the
GATED States ia Congress Assembled:
We, the unds rsigned. employees
- " are. m0et enIuStiy pfoo-t "ksiu-t
tse era tment Of the so-caliei Wilson bill.
We call upon our Representatives and SEN
ators 10 use every honorable means in their
power 10 defeat the passage of that meas
ure.
This 10 the form Of petition to be circu-
lated among the granite workers:
Tsahe Honorable Senators and Reprssen-
saiircs Of the f'aitei States in Congress
.isseabied:
The undersigned, Granite Workers of
Maine. respectfully represent thss re firm
IL b lieve the tariff measure nos under con-
ralevsiion by Congress, and known a. the
Milton bill, il enacted into Law in its
pes 1t fcfm viii surely work the destruc-I
ii N Il tie Grsnite Industries of Maine.
W. ss-lieve IL eject will be to reduce our
~sss. now very Low, to the level Of the
svi.t labor Of the South, and Of the pau
pr bos u Europe and of the Canada.
W. most eernestly ead solemnly pro-
s-,s sfalnR he 1nae1nent Of that section
Of IN rRdpeapd measnRe which place un-I
dEesssd granite spon The frse lit. Its en-
aetnenk viii b soasiy fsr he bene1t md
= ~ inksrest II fsseign caPital. foreign
lnhee ~ wealthy iaposttfs. Ne peuesst1
ee61nA - faAss and sPscisns desigaation|
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