The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-16

country. exported about s,oo,We'"o
worth Of cotton, sSo.DO@ OF topacco, "
say nothing Of her , GiSe Of Of aericulture
men that kept the balance OF trade III
our favor and brought to our SHORES luS
gold Of the old world, TO tne ! canrm,bined
t 56af eHS %aicS Mr. Blaine spoke
Now let u see what part OF TINS slra'
wealth has been shared oy tIe ,yesitb
From the census the total value OF "sa az.
I'm the whole country country IN ~ W.
s.. 100000 In round numbers, OF 80 liia "a.
the farmers owned nearly %1'vN'H''yv, VI
more than half. AFTER Ten y 1crs,s o ia ~
SIC G0.Ol0 90 I'm iS,0 the farmers snare Eds
still s $1,000 or still halt. But |iien
In lSs after twenty years OF "a S..tes
had increased TO s3,Gp.p9N', the lAAtttnI
ere share was but ,l2.GJ,VJ'VJp or i.t'ie
more 1hsn one tourtn .,r,r tho oq-
grcrate wealth OF one-half OF our poph-
lation Increased at an even rate WIN tne
other half, during - years o. biV VIZ ~ - VI,
the farmers increased only $AVO wv, ~
~ ,er rant while that OF the other nfit
Increased 23.0oa uoQ.eo or .Jl per cen
Doesn't this show who pays the duut7
Again. from $50 20 lNp farm Nalue '"-
creased over 10 rec cent. ..,,.,o In
Again, from 1867 20 lbfO farm Nai"e III
creased over fl per cent. .,..o g.,
Again. from 1870 10 $50 farm value IN
creased over per cent -.
and that though Immense tracts OF me
Dublic domain We're scyied hhoh anu
swclled he list OF lands % be yaluel.
During The same periods live STOCK IN
creased IN the first lO' per conf IN 'ng5
second L per cent. and in the last -
tgain. contrasting an agricultural state
ana manufacturing STATE. Ndy
uu-o.s ana Massachusettes, we
find from figures compiled by Mr.. Ll.b,
tIar in $50 ne wealth OF Massachusetts
nor capita vas ST.. Illinois was S3, our
Ing the low tariff period up 20 ls'9' curing
20 years OF protection Massacn use ~ I's ~
creased % s. J6s per head. while lIilho's
increased 10 $l0ej.
COLD FACTs.
Thus the new, state OF Illinois when nae
exported more bread stuits than any -,
State I'm the Union. while IL rebled uhqrt
low tariff in 10 wears, only douoiep ut"C'
~ wears og protection. ana H"@-i
an old state that exported comparau,
nothing. on the contrary. Ec, fdSeu i 'te
wealth only Is per cent IN tne low lai III
decade but from 1850 % INeV she ~,
creased - 80 per cent a. mas n'.n l.o,
pcrly said, having no olh'I ~ -
than the great sucking pump pldcsu ON
the agricultural states by IespD,IC
government falsely styled the govern
mcnt OF the people. ,,.. .bo,cn
When il H. TACT as aiffi9S 80 -
'lurts are products Of tie farm ana "h.H
We also remember that according 10
reliable estimates, II our la9t2i',7 oM~tbs
run at their Cayaclt" Tor 'iSH, No.
thev would be able 90 supply ne nun
demand is not the claim mat ny ~
cre1sing our factories We couh absorb
the agricultural produces geo Wrat 80 ~
down A. has been said tNe 49, . ,
ists by their argumen'i'S themselves
Inc spri.sneld Republican says asri-
culture as a fairy pronfape 'a'"9tlS
has come 20 be unAnNwn IN a Eie3t m''''t
sections Of New England. The business
nolrssheA ~ 1850 reached AIS tHiillh"-
ION I'm 1863 and has been going u'"h
The farmers Of the West pay OYER 500
600 900 every year IN Interest on me
mortgages M their farms and mis- 'on-
dltion vii grow from bad - wois" Lh,
~ the people OF this country HeH'SHN
relief rom their burdens or 'dNHl'Vu.
This the Democratic party propose ~
give YOU, while the ReQrblicahs pro
pose 10 increase these burdens Whlch
should you. which VIII You sustain;
LAB)E.
f. las often been and truly said that
Of all the questions entering mo 10.
tarn controversy, that 81 ''e Wages %
labor is the most important
There 8 10 better evidence - the zen.
sral prosperity Of d country man lndl
.here is work at remuuefatNv wages
for all who desire Work.
j. it were true that tac.t cou-d 10 30
constituted as 20 Secure 90 the WORKING
f.e.i of .hfs country steady WORK az it'f
wages. th~7e would be little opposition
among our people 20 The high iartH.
But Jet Us look 1t few OF nc Iacts
relating 20 this subject ana see II II tors.
II INC claims OF ,hc Protection =, '"@l
the high tariff increases wages. ls cor
rec. wages ought 10 Doe low ln low i5Tu
coimu,ea, and h.gh ln hsh tdIIN 'o"H-
trfas 80 one can dispute luis.
Now the fdcts Ir0fc the very ttFtin'.
FOR when We consider the countries OF
Europe. we tad Germany. r'ug-, I,dIH'
and SPAN nigh prote'ilFe countries, I"f
ing low wages. Germany wiih a hltuer
tariff than France, pays lo"rT Wa1'a'
France with higher tariu IMAM Iris VIZ.
lain FOR revenue only, pays IoW"I N"Etf
thun free Trade Ingiandt while IN .l.5
And SPAIN vita almost prohiMuVe tauH'
wages are lower than in Germany
Iu tuirI. where thr uh'H tdih''i OF
Cluese wall exists, vases are 80 ID"
chat 70 white .anorer coHli NOT exist on "
months pay 'or one Week.
Again. II the high tariff raises WaSe,,
fy the same country "a change from tiI-H
10 low ought 10 lower wages. while.
change from low 90 msh. ought 10 III
crease Wasee.
Sow. lei us Took again ~ tho facts
About rftv years ago. Ineh-h WoINlI,"'
aus.r 'ann. dld not receive - OF th~
wages they receive today aut. mars
,his. workmen employed IN cotton ana
wooden mills. Ola NOS iece!"e j. they no"
got. IN other words .hrlr wages nave
doubled under fraer race.
ry.srrrsoE OF woREv4N.
let us now SEQ What the experience OF
tie workman ia the United states has
The wages ~ labor have always been
higher Le.e than m Europe. l'iS "'a
,rle .eYore any .ariH whatever existed.
IT. fat 1t was true in Colonial times.
VIE. tnr Jaws OF commerce amt tdNtuon
we're so favorable 90 England, ANA so
much against the Interests Of tins coun-
try. that the co!ouIes rehelled. Ihr5t
aiyn Wage. We're due then, as Lo", 10 Vie
facts following.
owe. Tins country the horn Of plenty
had been inverted. TIE N's'hess "l or
domain. tie opening of ne" Mods.
hlelW.ye. canals. mines, and railroads,
ID. construction 0f towns ana cities, al
m... 10 Cos magic. ;hcsr among other
.h.r-s. .4ctted demands for labor never
-Qus.ei before on earth; ana, the pop
DlatiHu being sparse lAboretS were Tow,
anI the law az supply ana dtHa nus
which always controls me price or moor
as ~ every other connolly, made wages
high and they have always remalneh
higher here than ia Europe whether me
Government was pursuing low or hiBh
Bl p.a-e. t;onists claim that the tariff
has done so mach fer labor. that II VIII
boz wolf 90 examine the idc'S. IL Is "ru
said experience Is the oest teacher, Iel
us tren refer % history. and see what vas
'n- effect ~ the low tariff from 1876 %
lVN AS compared with The align from
1850 90 1894 on the wages OF labor; wages
upon which SO murn stress IS properly
laid, actually increased from $50 10
1900 ~ per cent while from 1870 20 $3.50
they only Increased % per CENT. and from
1888 . 1874. they have actually decreased
and would have decreased Il great . 'al
more but for the Strenuous opposition
Of labor organizations. Thus we $40 'ne
same efeet here that resulted iu England
wages increased more under low policy.