New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
INDIGNANT WAGE-EARNERS.
VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION or THE SENATE COM
MITTEE on FINANCE FOR REFUSING
THEM a HEARING.

VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION or THE SENATE COM
MlTTEE on FINANCE FOR REFUSING
THEM HEARING.
Washington. Feb. % (SpeciaD-1n behalf OF the
delegation Of wagc-earners-w in the flax
hemp jute cotton thread and cutlery industries OF
Pennsylvania, NewJersey. New-York and New
England-H W. Thurston. chairman. to-day ad-
dressed another communication to Chairman Noor-
bees OF the Senate Committee on Finance. After
quoting their letter OF February 15 which has al
ready been Published in these dispatches. the dele
gates continued:
Up to this time have had no reply We haze ,E
tariff you would reduce the wages Of the working
g per So IN ro 9Su & FOX the Of
wage-worker You have denied our request and
shsS % enS1T where OUR Gould
and cannot be heard. You have turned that prlU-
aaSger with which 10 destroy the wages of the
American wage worker for the benefit OF me ior-
for yourself reputation by destroying the families
and homes of every waee-Torker N the Chiien
our wages to that OF the pauper labor Of Europe
We must. manufacture the goods as cheap,y IN tnc
by paaper labor. otherwise we must starve -.
We regard Senators as me rePt rfoTd
to do injustice TO the laborng classes OF he Cieu
States ana aeny or in The NANCE Without ex-
cuse you have done the wage-workers oI Ameii i
10 destroy the bulwarks Of protection and the
homes of the American working people as a suit
United States You have made charges about ana
against the American workinen That you dare not
pibrnit to the working people Tor examination
Charges that you know TO be unqualihedly anu
malicously iallacious when you say ma, the rise
OF the prices of material DO not increase ihs "aSCs
OF the worklngman. You have, by your silence re-
fused opportunity OF being heSrd ~ S Sis
theories TO destroy the wages and homes OF work
ing men and women OF Ametc si,or a" go that the
goods have been making in The Onitea Sta'es
Tor thirty years may be imported ana oep'Ne ''
When You do this YOU put the American working
labor Of Europe The working people Dy their Eoses
placed you in power 10 cid them but dsd not ior
wages as YOU viii II YOU pass the wilson Tariff oil
rhree millions Of WORKING people tor1ay are We vi.
are OUT machine shops still spindies are qulet;
railroads bankrupt hundreds Of thousands OF stoc@
the stock are made penniiess; loss OF conhdence;
5esoIation min and untold suffering among ali
CLASSES throughout this vast Republic. We write
this with much reluctance. nevertheless Il is all
true. We represent an industry whtch employs
thousands OF families Ii is but just that all Of them
should read request and your denial of justice
% the wage-workers Of the United States.
GLANDS BILL MAY BE SHEINED.
Washington. Feb. 22-There indications this
afternoon tnat Mr. Bland had carried his segnior-
lge bill about far as It is possible TO do under
existing conditions. A member Of rhe Committee on
Rules Is authority for the statement that notwith-
standing the declaration. OF The caucus on Monday
afternoon, a sentimspt Is growing on the Demo
cratic side OF the House In favor Of abuidoaing
the pending measure He said that when Mr. E.and
makes his motion tomorrow 10 80 into the Com
mittee of the Whole he viii be antssonizei by a
motion tnlse up one OF the appropriation bills.
and inti:natcd that. When this done The latter
motion would be adopted and the Ssigniorase bill
shelved.
The change to-day IN Mr.. BANDS motion for
terminating general debate on the Seigniorage Dill.
extending the time for discussion until O'clock
on Saturday afternoon accustomed considerable
prise. Heretofore the motion ha1 been 10 conclude
debate in ten minutes a nalf hour. In expiane-
tion OF this change. Mr.. Bland said 10 a United
Press reporter:
o'clock because number of Western Republicans
Say they will supper. the bill. and Will make
. quorum IL further time for debate Is given and
n Il Is demonstrated that the Dsr1ccr1 - from
New-yor,. ana their followers are determined the
III should not be considered"