Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-26

were climatic or seismic. But believe I
do not state it too strongly when l say that
the common miDd-the close observation OF
those who are educated and instructed oy
facts rather than given 20 refined theories
has settled upon the cause OF this present
depression. They fnd itin that uncertainty
which has intruded itself into every mans
business enterprises, which has paralyzed
his energies, and which has compelled the
wheels TO stop while this great issue was
being concluded
Who is more TO blame for the cen
tinued uncertainty IS to the tariff than
these Republicans who are fighting the
Wilson 5ill. The bill is sure TO be
passed at some time, no matter how
much the Republicans may flibuster,
and all that Mr.. QUAY can hope to ac-
complish is a continuation Of the pres
ent depression, which according to
President HAREisoN be is succeeding
most admirably In accomplishing.
Itisume the Republicans ceased their
policy Of obstruction and discontinued
their efforts to postpone prosperity.
HOME MARKET AND PAUPER WAGES.
The Republicans OF Indiana selected
an unfortunate time for reafirming in
their State platform their belief in 'the
Republican doctrine Of protection and
reciprocity, which furnishes home
market for the productions Of our fac
tories and our farms and protects the
American laborer against the eompeti-
ton Of the pauper labor Of Europe"
Never was there a time when the dis
astrous results Of compelling our manu-
facturers 10 sell Ia a home market
were so evident as to-day. By
that system OF protection which
forbids all commerce with the outside
world and glu,s the American markets
With the products OF our mills, there
has been brought about period OF In
dustrial depression almost without a
parallel in the history Of this country.
The home market provided by McKin-
ley legislation has long since been sup
piled, and with all other markets closed
by the same law, the products Of the
factories have Increased far in excess OF
the home demand. There has been
great over.productiOn and the mills
have had TO stop. The result has been
the throwing out Of work OF hundreds
Of thousands Of la6orers until
to-day the unemployed persons in the
United States are said TO number more
than three millions, and organized
bands OF thousands Of hungry men are
moving on TO Washington TO ask relief.
Three millions Of idle vorkmen!
The market supplied!
Factories closed,
Such are the results Of the home
market" provided by the Republicans
for the products Of American labor.
They reanirm their belief in that
system which protects the Ameri-
can Iaborer against she competition OF
the paupsr labor of Europe" How
Is American labor protected? Ask OF
the 10000 miners OF the United States
who are to-day engaged in conducting
the most gigantic strike in the history
OF the country. They are not striking
for fun; they are not striking because
they have plenty and can afford TO live
in idlsness; nor because they are lazy
and do not desire to work. They are
striking against STARVATION wages"
They are striking against the wages to
which they have been reduced in COM
petition with the imported "pauper
labor OF Europe" against the wages Of
the Hun aud the Slav, imported by pro-
tected capitalists to cut the wages Of the
miners below the living point. They are
striking against unprecedented reduc-
tions Of wages. while working upon one
OF the most highly protected articles OF
American production.
These are the fruits Of protection,
the result Of that policy to which the
Republicans Of Indiana have once more
pledged themselves. More complete
disaster could not have been brought
upon the country than has resulted in
the brief time since the enactment Of
the Mckinley law, and once repealed,
a system which has enforced idieness
and poverty on the laborins classes Of
our people, will never again receive the
sanction Of those who have experienced
It's results.
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