The Globe-republican., 1894-08-31
We have quite an interesting letter

We have quite an interesting letter
from DR.. Dodd of CharIeoi. Pa, who is
much interested in the successful culiiva-
ton of alfalfa in Ford county aud also
contemplates an experimental irrigation
plant on his farm six miles west of the
city. The doctor. who is practicing
physician in a manufacturing district.
can produce some real facts rs TO the
relative merits of protection To American
Labor under the Mckinley Law. and the
present Democratic anti American policy
of giving our American markets over TO
the foreign manufacturer. One of the
leading articles Of manufacture. that
daily comes under the doctors observation
is plate glass. which is principally labor
and fuel, and even the cost of the fuel
is mostly labor. The day befora the
presidential election i'm 90 these glass
factories were in full blast converting the
worthless sandstone of the PENNSYLVANIA
hills, combined with ! few other cheap
ingredients, and great amount of Amer
lean labor. into 4 very useful and valuable
article of commerce. giving employ menr
and paying good wages to thousands of
labOIers. who were thereby enabled TO
pay good prices TO the farmer for his
breadstuff. to the >tockman for his fattei
beef and pork. TO the dry goods man
ufacturer for clothing for his family, 10
the shoemaker for their footwear. and
TO the doctor for his professional attend
ance on the family. But all is changed
now. The democratic platform declared
that Protection was robbery and should
be destroyed. the election of Cleveland
was accepted in Europen As q pledge
that the American markets should be
open to their wares produced by
cheap labor. capitalists in Europe who
had investments in American manufac-
tories began selling the same and draw
ing the gold from the L. 5. treasury TO
invest in and re-kindle the long gone
out fires in Europe where they could hire
cheap labor. Other capitalists who had
investments in American K. X. stocks,
saw that with the breaking down of
American manufactures, the carrying
business at the railroad was destined
to be much less, and began 10 sell their
stocks and carry away the gold.
Does any one wonder that Santa Fe
stock. that was selling for 30 cents iii the
y. Y. stock market on the day of last
election should now be cried
with no bidder ut bets. in the same
market. after twenty-one months demo-
cratic jangling over Tariff REFORM"
Does any one wonder that the one
hundred and fifty millions of customary
surplus gold accumulated in the Us.
treasury by the working OF protection has
entirely disappeared. and that 4 demo-
cratic administration. with a democratic
congress. has been compelled TO borrow
money to run the expresses OF the govern
ment.-iust like the last democratic adj :
ministration did in 1886 to 1860: With
the flooding of the American markets
with the products of cheap labor, comes
the necessity for reduction in American
wages in order to compete with lower
prices. 1t is not the manufacturer that
is the loOser. He can close down his
works if he can't meet the competition
Of cheap labor goods. 1t is the wage
Garner that always suffers, and these
glass workers that almost coin wealth for
themselves and their employers out of
was tematerial find that the read ustment
Of wages to suit democratic Tariff re-
FORM has not only cut off their ability
to buy Injuries, but that they are unable
to buy for their families many of the
comforts of life. Ii he buys the farmers
breadstuffs now, he must of necessity
buy it very low. The same is true with
all the other necessaries of life. and if he
is compelled by sickness in his family TO
call in a physician, he finds himself ut
terly unable to pay the doctor. What
an object lesson to the deceived voter.
who was carried away by the battle.cry Of
'Teriff reform:
The Best Are the Cheapest.