The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-12
RICH AND PATTON.
GOVERNOR AND SENATOR EN-
Enthusiastically RECEIVED
BY OWOSSO LABOR
INGMEN.

The wisdom of Governor Rich's choice Of
a United States Senator If doubted, was
shown to the people at the rousing
reception given to the Governor and
Senator John Patton, Jr., at the opera house
by the people of the city OF Ow0sso and
Shiawassee county Monday evening. A
packed hall, an eager listening and believ-
ing crowd of aboringmen, farmers, profess
sional and business men and scores of ladies
who are now as thoroughly interested in
politics as men.
F. f. Bumps presided and Morris Osburn
read kilograms announcing that Governor
Mckinley would speak at the Owosso depot
today. AS it is everywhere, this announce
ment was greeted by prolonged cheers and
a grand ovation will be the visit today.
Governor Rich in his fOrclble way gave
facts and figures in his hours speech that
were convincing and logical and the points
and blows at 1.-THE change" were well re-
ceived. showing the we'll grounded belief
| that the governor is one of the straightest
| and best men who ever occupied the execu-
| tive chair.
He stated that this city had hardly felt
the hard times. He knew from the fact that
the factories had been running practically
constantly even under this democratic rule.
The question in the November election was
whether that party should continue in power
or whether doubt and uncertainty should be
removed by election of national legislators
of the party that had brought the country
into that state in October, 1892, the most
prosperous month in the history of this great
republic. The tariff question is the thing
at issue and the tariff question now is the
same as it was 30 years ago and in the end
resolves itself into the price of labor: what is
man to have for his days work? The in
terest of all are directly interviewer and as
the wages go up or down so is the condition
of the country-good or bad. This genera
ton not having an experience with low
tariff or free trade, naturally wanted an ex-
perience under it. They got it and now
they want another change and will not want
third one,
England. France, Germany and other
countries are anxious to have free trade here.
They are willing to surrender all other mar
kets for that of the United States. Why?
Because the American labOrer under the
policy of protection has good wages and is
therefore the largest consumer. More goods
can be sold here than in One.half of all the
I other countries on the globe. England
9 manufactures One-thrd of all the articles
0 and her consuming power is less than one
fiftieth and she must have market ant
G | America is what she wants. We cannot
compete and pay good wages against those
l of England for the laborer must have three
day in the year, have home, school
, newspapers and other luxuries impossible
q in England or in free trade countries. Tht
low priced laborer should also be shut out
. Chinesee are sample. They work for thu
meanest wages, live on small portion o
that and do not need the comforts of a de
y cent citizen. The people of the United
States would have to come down to thei
level il they came in. The wages of tn
> foreigner would not come up to the Ameri
= can level no more than a pond of large di
mension would raise perceptibly by be
70 ing connected with small one on highe
IS level, but the smaller pond would lower i'm
% mediately and Enthusiastically.
le The democrats have putsa tariff on coffe
le and tea and sugar. Why do this? N
coffee can be raised in this country, no te
E. and practically no sugar. 1t does not affeC
p the wages of single citizen to let thes
10 goods in free and get them as cheaply a
4. possible. Under the new bill sugar ha
r. gone up two cents pound, affecting ever
person in the United States, coffee will G
n up and tea will go up i'm price and no man G
IN women will get better profits for their labo
IN on account of the duty-making it diret
,e tax on the people. The duty taken off froi
a wool making it impossible for the America
farmers to raise it, lowering the price of
as farm laborer's wages, taking his work ava
10 from him and giving employment to tt
IN hOvel-lvers of Australia. The manufa'
10 turers of England and Germany will pl
nd articles into this country at less than Co
M until the factories of this country close
then raise the price to the American prote
ted scale and there is no work here and 4
" lower prices-this would be the direct an
u immediate result of the democratic polio.
- Germany prohibited the importation
a American pork. Reciprocity under Blair
no and Harrison put duty of two cents
pound on beet sugar If the pork was not a.
mitted free. Immediately the respectfully
nj of our hog was recognized. Distress go
as fast. Two years ago there were not be
g. ter paid or more contented and happy pc
u.s. pie OIL earth than the miners of Northel
te- Michigan, the results Of their labor was so
d. to somebody In the United States to NAL
rs up in machinery, ETC., at good prices. II
* making of machinery stopped-the mark
u.s. was gone-the miners work and wag
lD- must stop-and but for the charity of Il