Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-10-06

bill would fall The writer believes that
this viii prove true and that the Sherman
silver law will be repealed. II is certain
too, that even il the present Congress,
shall pass free silver BIZ, the President
VIII veto it.
1t was further predicted that a rcvcnu,
tariff bill free trade mcasurc"-wil
pass the present Congress during TIN,
winter, ana tina: it will 20 into effect mex
summer. 1t was further stated that
President Cleveland admitted that tn,
cheap prices of all their products. o
which the farmers complained. needed
any aid which it was possib,e tor Con
gresS to give; that he was opposed
however, to any cheap money schemes
believing that they wor,d not give
the relief the people expected. and
that he urged the passage of revenue
tariff bill on the ground that it would
enable thcE. to buy the manufactured
ncccssar,es of life cheaper than before
thus reduce their expenses, and give hem
relief by another method The writer be.
llcvcS that this part of tIc prediction
the passage OF a revenue tariff law-wll
he fulfilled within the time specified.
1t was further predicted that the immi
ncnt danger OF cheap legislation
brought on panic the present winter
The panic came, but little ahead of tn,
time indicated.
The prediction as to the results of the
working Of the low tariff law is here re
produced Tor the reader. These para
graphs are presumed to lie extracts from
4 letter:
at was the most convincing Of argu
mcntS to the workingmcn. Failures all
over the country, chiefly of manufacture
erS; shops and furnaces aud rolling mill,
and toundrics and factories closing Their
doors on every hand. The inevitable re
suit iolIowcd-.cnS Of thousands OF mcI
out OF WORK, and seeking it cy"rvwhcr,
to keep their tlmjlcs from starvation
You know the result OF two men a,k.no
one job the one who viii work for the
least money gets it. TIE tumhIciu wages
for SIX months was APPALLING.
You know the old argument Of TN,
free traders that only men in protected
industries would get less wages, aut
that things would he So much rhr,nr,
their WAGES would 20 as far ms before
Its uutru,h is demonstrated bv hitter
pcricncc The very carpenters to whom
| paid So. 80 a day two wears ago mr.,
now working ON a lob for me for 81. so ;
dav. Railroad mcu's wages average :
little over onc.hali what they did TIVE
wears ago. Clerks in stores yet less than
half; the depot telegraph operator !.
working for SO a month against s.;
two years ago. House rents are ncarI,
rs much as they wcrr-lor good hous,y
equally as hi.h. Meats are as dear n,
then; Vegetables ditto; coal the of,
pr.cc: clothing abou, 10 prr cent less
boots and shoes practically the same
! In fact, there is poycrtv cycrvwhcr,
! among the warc.yorIrrs
"The error of putt.,,r upr ,yorkipunr,
/ III connection with undcrpoiI tnrri,,
4 labor is plain to our pcoulc now Me,
/ with money to lend are rcaping fortune.
in usuriuus interest. The cottages q
| Iaboring men are loaded mortgages
and ruin starcs the masses N the face i
free trade goes ON.
THE farmers are cured OF free trade
Their land is lower in value than il wa,
two years ago; they find it harder /,
sell grain, too. The big crops OF last
| year proved to them that demand dnC
supply make the price, and that the Eel
low who sells cheapest gets the foreign
market. The chcapcnlng of the thing.
the farmer buys did not pan out as tn;
tree trade crowd said.
Look out tor regular earthquake at
the next Presidential election. We ar,
gong to elect protcctionst President
and House, as sure as fate. 1t is going
to take ten years to recover from thu
effects OF this free trade toolishncss, but
the people have learned a lesson that
will last them generation or So
Supplementary Note by the Author.
1t must be clearly understood that tn,
writer makes no prctensions to an,
power Of prophecy. The forecasts of tn,
story seemed to him theinevitable result,
of forces at work in our political life. J
close study of the movements of the popu
lar mind iii regard to those subjects which
o,,.,,. 80, ,,I;,;,,I i...:. .