Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-24

Oh whisky was not a wise one at best, but
the situation has now been completely
changed by the prolonged prOstration of
industries. depression of prices and reduc
ton in wages.
The fall in goods has come to great ex-
tent already, and has brought home to the
people the fact that cheap goods and cheap
wages go together. But the advance in
sugar will he felt by every hOusekeeper as
an additional burden in time of distress.
Then nearly all Democratic politicians
seized the crazy notion that almost any
kind of tariff bill assailing eastern inter
c-tS could be made to appear compliance
with II popular demand and used to save
In. Democrats from overthrow in western
AMI southern districts. Out Of these two
notions have come the bill Of sale with
ali its shsmc.-New York Sun (Dem.).
CHEAP GOODS AND CHEAP MEN.
The president of the United States, in
lis annual message To congress, talks very
clihly about the reduced price of goods
comp"n.;:t;ng for any reduction OF wages
which might he brought about by his tar
, itf policy. And this il. to IL great extent,
the S:ocl, in trad of the free trade theor-
lists.
On, yes! Cheap goods and cheap pro
duets of the workshop and the farm arc
the things to make men happy and CON
tented with their L.. in life. We deny it
utterly. Adults, with no one depending
upon them, may bc satisfied with ii bare
living. But the wage wnrkcr. the toiler in
summers lassitudc and winters frosts
and shows wants more than IL living. He
wants something for old ngc-somcthing
. for his children. Besides being fed and
clothed they want books to read and pens
and ink. and paper, and pencil. They
want education with which to fight
lifc's battle.
Go talk to the toilcrs in the iron hills
and coal mountains in Pennsylvania and
Virginia. or the bituminOus coal deposits
Of the great west. about the advantages of
cheap food. and cheap clothing, and cheap
commodities of every description, and they
will tell you very quickly that what they
. want is steady employment and good
wages and they will take care Of the food
and clothing part of this whole business.
We are opposed to cheap goods and cheap
agricultural products. Cheap goods and
cheap products mean cheap labor-starvH-
tion wages for toiling slaves, without hope
and without ambition for the future. Huts
and novels, and nakcdnesS, and pauperism,
and crime follow sadly after the procession
of cheap labor. The greatest advantage of
/ protection, however, is to be seen in the
condition Of labor under its mantle. Wages
are not only higher than in England Italy
Hungary, Poland and Other free trade or
scrli-frcc trade countries. but the cOndi
ton of the iaborcr is infinitely more bear
able and hopeful. He may live comfortably
children and expect them to become worthy
useful and leading citizens. They are eli
gibie to all places under the government
capable OF any business enterprise, and
may hold any sp;iai position. This state
of things exists only where protection il
, general. and it is that only in the United
! states, Goods are cheap in Italy, in Hun
gary and iii Poland, but labor is cheaper
and the laborcT cannot buy. The laborins
/ man cnii.;ratcs from free trade countrie:
! to protective ones. not from protcctiv.
! countries to free trade ones. Cheap labor
i il Il national curse. Nay. mOTc. it is bar
h;iris,n it>,h. Ill paid labor means a de
| graded standard of life Therefore. vel
4 paid labor and it, attendant consequence:
are to be desired and not to be feared
The cost Of living is reduced to IL Common
factor. The price fixes the condition BAR
bariSrI Is the condition.