St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-22
sT0RMIHG The CAPITAL.
HIGH TARIFF H0NLERS BESIEcE THE
Sig LAWMAKERS.
RECEIVED BY BOSS QUAY.

"A 5m6li fAfmY Oh WOFk iH2lIioh
From New Jersey and Pennsyi-
vania Assemble in Washing.
ton-ResoIutions Against the
Wilson Bill Adepted-Gallerie
of Both Houses Crowded.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Mors than
LOCO workingmen from Philadelphia
and New Jersey marched down Penn
sylvania avenue today to emphasize
their protest against the Wilson tariff
bill. Men and women were in line,
marching four abreast under the Amer
lean flag and fiuttering banners display
ing notices opposed to the Wilson
bill. The special B. & o. train
from Philadelphia carried 670 men.
This delegation was met by the
company of $50 which arrived yes
terday. In the front rank was carried
a great silk American flag, which had
been donated by John Wanamaker for
the demonstration. Behind was black
banner with the legend. in gold letters:
''Non-Partisan Delegation of American
Workingmen from Bristol, United in
Defense of Their Home Industries, and
to Prevent Their Transfer to Nations
Hostile to a Democratic or Republican
Government"
The procession marched to Metze-
roth's hall by way of Pennsylvania avg
nue.. Many senators and congressman
walking up the avenue at that hour to-
the capitol eyed the parade curiousiy,
a. lar n
demonstration Of any sort was made by
the spectators.
Gathering in Metzeroth's hall, the
committees delegated to walt upon vari-.
Gus senators made their reports. Eph-'
rain Ligg reported that Senator Voer-
hees was chairman of the finance COM
mittee in charge of the bill; had been
written to. and had been called for at
his home, and
COULD NOT BE FOUND.
Jeers greeted this announcement.
Delegates who had called upon Senators
Brice. Smith and Murphy, reported that
those senators could not be found. Sem
ator Hill had promised to meet the del
egation at noon, and Senators Cameron
and Quay had promised to do all in
their power to bring the memorial OF
the convention to the attention of the
senate. The resolutions adopted by the
special committee were read by Secre-
tary NJ. J. Kelly, as follows:
To the Fifty-third congress of the
I'm tied States:
At mass meeting of wage-earners OF
| the United States assembled in Wash
ington. D. c., this Goth day of April.
1894. the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted:
Whereas. for nearly ten months the
business of this country has been para
| lyZad, the promises of improvement in
consequence of certain financial leglSla-
ton not having been realized, and.
| Whereas, we see ourselves and others
| deprived of the means of livelihood by
| reason OF threatened revision of tariff
| laws, under which we had been so pros.
| porous, and by the continuance OF
| which, without prospect Of change, we
feel assured that all the business would
be restored to its former prosperous
condition, and,
Whereas. the wages of labor in this
| country under unassailed protection
| custom laws have been fully twice thai
| of the highest in any other country
| and,
Whereas, Any reductions in the Gus
toms duty on any article manufactured
or produced III this country means G
corresponding
REDUCTION IN THE WAGES
t-of labor employed in its manufacture OF
| production, and,
Whereas. In our free country the in
tereSts OF one class of workmen are the
interests of all. and,
| Whereas. We believe that all law:
framed by our representatives should
be for the benefit OF their constituents
the people of the United States and no.
the people of other countries, therefore
Resolved, That we, the authorizer
representatives of millions of American
| workmen. without distinction of party
hereby respectfully demand of our rep.
resentatiyes Ill the congress Of TIL
United States that no change shaliib i
made in existing laws that shall in all,
way deprive us of the capacity to earn
the full amount of wages TO which wt
were accustomed during the years il
which there were no prospective %
threatened changes in tariff laws t,
prevent US from providing for our fam
lilies better homes, better education
and more comforts than in any othe
country on the face of the globe. =
Then follows memorial addressed
To the Right Honorable Bodyof Unitet
States Senator'S resentins for cunsld
Grafton the objections of the nieanrial-
lists to making the Wilson tariff bill
LAW OF TIE LAND.
Paragraphs OF grievances against tlii
bill are then given, the first recitir.
that should the Wilson dill become
law Its effect will be the depreciation o
ali values in the United States 40 De
cent or more.
The tin schedule of the bill is con.
planned of OH the ground that the prize,
of tin was not raised by the Mcklnie
bill. and would not be lowered by TIL
/ Wilson bill. while the latter woni,
deprive the government Of SIS, 90. 0Oo il
duties OH tin.
The business depression eff the pas
ten months. when hundreds of Thousand
have been thrown out of rmp.oyinerIi
will be continued indefinitely it III
Wilson bill becomes faw, 1t Is sad
: and III order that TIE prosperous cons.
} tions OF 1881 and 1892 may be revive,
the senate Is asked To defeat The bill