Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-18

WI ISoIib wv I''IbIliS N''Ibi III'ilI
ufacturer of Philadelphia, and II man
OF broad gauge ideas, struck the key
note rs to the folly Of protcctionsts
insisting that business was paraIyzcd
because Of proposed tariff legislation.
Just one year ago, when the Baulc b".
gan, he gave n carefully prepared in
tervlcw TO the public journals Of this
city, In which he said:
at appears to me that 1t Is entirely
wrong for the republicans TO keep
harplng away upon the same old cam
paign tnctics. The democrats have
fully three years In which to right
matters, and If the republicans Insist
that the present depression Is due to
fear regarding the tariff, when bust
ness becomes brighter the democrats
will claim MI of the credit and assert
that better times are due to whatever
change In the tariff laws they may
have enacted. This county IN Just MS
rich ns II was six months ago. The
harycsts are bolntiful, the needs of
consumers are just as great and ns
soon ns congress cnncts the proper
laws look for II complete restoration
OF confidence which viii cnuSc the
tide of prosperity again to sweep over
the land"
Mr.. Dolan was quite right. Justice,
Batemnn Il Co, Philadelphia wool
buyers publicly declare that the
American WOODEN mills are the only
mills Of the world In that line which
ARE really crowded with orders" and
1t Is but the beginning of the indus
trial revival that IL certain to come to
tho country. When It shall come, rs
Mr.. Dolnn well says, "lnc democrats
that better times are due to whatever
change IN the tnriff laws they may
have enacted" This Is II problem, that
the reckless political leaders of today
must confront In the near future, and
those who appreciate II the earliest
will profit most by II.
The new tariff will revive industry
give increased employment TO labor,
enlarge our home aud foreign mnir
kcts, necessarily increase the demand
for labor aud thus increase wages
and long before 1896 shall be upon us
the republican leaders of today will
he compelled To face the most prosper
ous condition of our whole people W"
have enjoyed for half II generation.
They will then br ashamed of their
calamity hoWlcrs and the people win
naturally distrlst the great party chat
sought by falsrhood and clnmor to do
Stroy industry for the sake Of political
advantage, Honesty Is the best policy
alike Ii. politics. In business and IN
private affairs.
A FINE SHOWING.
The sixth biennial report of the
state labor commissioner of Wisconsin
now about ready to be published,
makes n gratifying showing for Wis
consin industries. II shows that the
average Of wages Inns advanced
steadily during the last 1--WE years, de
spite the calamity howlcrs, and that
the demand for workingmrn has in
creased until within the last twelve
mouths. The report shows that the
number of men In classified employ
mcnt In WISCONSIN IN lSo2 WAS lO2,
325, NJ against Si,215 In 1891, whlc
the comparative amounts of wages
paid In the pnst six years have bceu
ms follows:
1883 SGT ,ooo.olG 1881 %io,SG6l In
1880. 30, 100, i52 1899 . 3o,GS3.n10
1900 31,SoS SG5 1893 lt,G23, 100
Railway shops stand first In the
amount paid and rolling mills and
agricultural implement factories In tho
average of wages paid,
The report Is based on figures voluu.
tarly furnished by employers, SO
far rs reported. the principal indus.
tries paid out for labor, during 1S03,
tho sums hero stated:
Agricultural Implements SlGI2,O51,
Reef and pork packing, SilS,SS5,
beer and malt S2,i6S,2oO
Shoes 81 .25t ,1M.
BoNcs packing, paper, cigar. S@i3,.
20i
Rrooms ana brushes. Sl0i,2u
Chairs and chairstock SS2l ,2l3.
Cigars S3So.G00
Clothing, S7St.ii
Collins and caSkcts, SaS,60
Concrete, cement and sewer pipe,
S127,G25.
Confcctioucrs, bakeries, S2o1, lG6.
Cooperage. Saal.7SG.
Flour and feed, SSlS,lSS.
Fur goods, gloves aud mittrns, SIT.
061.
Furniture mot including chairS)
$a21 $40,
GRANITE
Hardware Spccialtics. SOS TG2.
Knitting goods, S31S,91i.
I.aundrcs S1Ta03i
Leather, S1.ia1 3t3
Lumber, S7,iG3,7 $50.
Machine Shons and iron and brass
foundrics, S2252 nS1
Marble and cut stone SlGa,S26
Mattresses and hn11inv Sti3 nnb