The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-14
AN INTELLIGENT wORKINGMAN.

George T.. Murray. of New York city. Is
painter. prominent Knight of Labor.
who has written for tho .4mericcn Eeoao-
piss very keen criticism Of the proposed
Democratic policy toward the protective
tariff. Mr.. Murray takes for his text the
so-ealIci tariff reform bill prepared by the
Democratic free traders and importers
who compose the New York Tariff, Reform
;ciuh. Taking the facts and figures of
these Democratic statisiicians Mr.. Murray
shows that the comparatively moderate
tariff revision of these Democratic reform
-ers means vast increase in the importa-
zion OF articles from abroad and the
consequent displacement OF articles now
supplied 10 the American market by home
aadustry With articles of foreign make.
j ms of course means inevitable loss Of
employment 10 American labor unless our
.~ageworkeTs consen; to an immediate
reduction of wages In the foreign level.
According 10 the Democratic Reform
eiuh's owa figures, imports will be in.
creased by slSS.uoco year by reduced
suites. Additional impostations of xias-
"",t"" al foreign articles means an annual
iAss OF over Si1l.tko.o0l OF wages 10 Ameri-
san labor, Tor thFee-iourths 81 their value
represent labor and labor is equivalent 10
ages. This Hoad OF additional importa.
:oas, argues Mr.. Murray. must displsce
American articles. close American fur
faces aud factories and compel American
: :hhos 70 submit "a eut OF wages down TO
tie level al the faceiea scale
According - the figures of the New York
Democratic TA-.U Reform Club. the i'm
rjat.Qn~ of vno.cn goods will be- Ia.
eascd sa'.ossa.tso \ year. This means. Of
s'orse, reAaceA docks Tor tie wool ..fos.
tFs Of Oregon. Washington, Texas and
'altafnis' means a loss OF employ men, 20
atc wsge Norsers IA the woolen indrstr,e.
~ New York and New England. VIA,
oula Re true o. she wool ani wooden IN.
=: .stry woa.d ne true ot every other e,,,,.
<ats;sve American sniasi-y stat would
: 81! The impact 81 greatly increased I'M.
:assa,lons from abroad. The ouseoueac,
. ould &c a sharp reduction ii wages. to-
iusca hy strikes and lockogss.
NJ. Murray turns 10 his fellow warr
''arAeys and asks this searching question
:MAieA "a tSst. to have tie usansy ia y>ossa.
- n al fsapss "a thts couaisy ard she ysNsscssoss
4: i sA-e - erect tue hailassxs. aad sn tast wsy
:: ealT%ryaeat IL others O. 10 .ss II SO 10 Ea.
e ~ ks1 We FsoetvS 40 heSvat from ~ Ia fast
!: = i1si - log ga tor 0i the trade usseas -
sa'1aer o4F rsf sScA4Ss sossa ct Is have q com.
u eaco So az : taF ~ gas saestfHefaasa Of
. - fs'ia o''Aa serle 81 the manufacturer, se-
. zusaie tArA secegat Eas destruction a.
sslSs vffsar sNs4aas - IL akye tao eftscs OF re-
<. ssnk SsSes ts&s a tsc. accented 3, ali
. fu'AesA- 0- aodt&ost.aa - tets Ia. 4 ~sasi
eafret sse opsAFsaa sttes q }sgssg sss ssesv era
.ilsre IN the tAsS4 gA<s4rcN stfesgss - ta ..rss
M. Murray : raiaieF. h1l be has m
- .ixener 20 s%e ihsI wh..e ne j. rst en-.
kAscd in protested Industry nevertheless
~4sh the rri0csaon cf employment: ard
~3sges in yroseetes. industries thai al me
ss.a-psoteeied industries. Ike Ais eau.