The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-22
THE VOICE OF LABOR
Raised in Protest Against the
Ruinors Tariff Bill
PARADE ~ WASHINGTON CITY.



wasaEysroy CETx. Apsis 2i-Nore than
4. 60 workiaxrsen from Pnils3earhia and
ssw ye-ssy marched down Pe1nsyssaaEa
aveaas today ~ IN emphatic protest.
against tie Wilson farsH bill Nsn ast
women yer. N sine. marching four abreast
under she American Gag g1d sasfering
hanners displaying zossoes- A special
Bazsinsore Il ohso tran troa Blsnors
and PaIiz1e. csia carried s-a Tass 6elega-
sioa uas ne: by the cozn racy Of $40 vssca
axrsved Yesterday In froas Vas carried
. great ak AmerSeaa Gag. which bad been
donated by JOAN W.nasaaker for fhs de-
rscnsiratsca- Behind Vas black banner
With the segsa9 II gold le.sers. Non
partssaa delegation Of American working
men frcra Bristol. united In defense Of
their home industries and 20 rsevent their
trsnsfer 20 nasioas hostile 70 democratic.
republican goreraEee The procession
marched 20 Nssxsros's hall BY ~&y OF
PerasyIvania svea1e- Many sens
tors and congressman eyed ths
parade curio1siy. No Demonstration
vas made Gathering IN Metz
srot's hail. the con mi.see delegated 20
wais upon senators ns1e iss report
Eohrain Lixg reported taat Senator
voorhees,. chairman Of the Enanee ccza-
ral;see. n charge Of the biil. hal been
written 20 and had been called for ~ home
and .: the senate. lat could no: be fo1nd-
Jeers greeted the announcement The
delegates Who called uuon Senator's Brice,
Saith and Murphy reported these senator's
not 10 be fo1sd- Senator Hi! promised 10
NEE. the delegates .. noon. Senator's
Caneron and Q12y promised 70 do ali in
their power 20 bring shs memorial 81 the
convention 20 the attention Of the senate.
The resolutions adopted oy special CON-
nitsee usre ~ fellows:
TO tie Fifty Third Csmrres IF tie Tmitea
Sases: At . MASS meeting Of "a a<e-earners
oil the Jaisec States. assembled IN " ash
sngion City, the 1ysh day Of April, 1894
the following preamble ana resolution
were adopted:
.WEEzxss, For nearly ten months the
business 81 this country has been para
lyxed. and from the promise Of improve
raent IN consequence OF certain nnaacia.
legislation nothing has been realized: and.
"'WHEEEas, We ourselves and others are
deprived Of the means OF livelihood BY reA-
son Of threatened revision OF the tariff
lass under which We hsd been 50 pros
porous. sud by the continuance Of which
without prospect OF change We feei assured
al the business would be restored 20 lis
former prosperous condition; and
"WHEzEAs, The wages of labor ia this
country under uaassailed protection Gus
tom laws have been fully twice the highest
in any other country: and
WHEREAS. A reduction in the customs
duty On any article manufactured OF pro-
Guced IN this country means q correspond
ing reduction IN the wages OF the labor
employed IN it manufacture o. prodac-
zion and
seres.s OF one class Of workmen are the
interests Of all; ard
WHEREAS, We believe that all laws by
orr representatives should be for the bene-
NJ OF their constituents. the people o. the
United States, not the people OF other
countries; therefore Be il
s.Resolscd, That We, the authorized rep
resenta;lves Of millions of American work
men, without distinction of party, he.ebv
respectfully demand OF oar representatives
in TIE congress OF The United States tha,
no change shall be made in the existing
laws thar shall in any way deprive them OF
the capacity 10 earn the full amount of
wages 10 which they we're accustomed dur
ing the years IN which there were no pros
pec;ive or threatened CHI ges in tariff IS
70 prevent them from providing fo- their
and more comforts than in any other
country on the face OF the giobe."
Then follows memorial address TO the
right honorable body Of United States
senators. presenting for consideration the
objections Of the memorialisIs TO making
the Wilson tariff bill Law of she land.
Paragraphs Of grievances agains, this bill
are then given. the first reciting sha;
should the Wilson bali become Law It's
effect would be depreciation Of values in
the United States 8 per cent. or
more. The tin schedule OF the bill is
complained of on the ground that
the price of tin vas not raised hy
the Mckinley bill and would not De
! lowered hy the Wilson bull. while the lat
ter would deprive the government OF SIS
co, in duties on tan. The business de-
preston IN the past ten months, when
| hundreds OF thousands CO men have been
thrown out Of employment. will be con-
tinued indefinitely Il the Wilson bill be-
/ comes a law. IL 3 said. snd in order that
/ the prosperous condition OF is9i and Isaa
I May he revived the senate Is asked TO de-
I feat the bill.
+ Having adopted these resolutions with
+ great en.husiasEn, the meeting adjourned
/ aua q eoruD ittee of twelve went directly
J to the office OF the sergeant-as-arms and
{ sent messenger 90 notify the Pennsyl-
( ysn1a senators Of their presence. senators
I Cameron AMI oasv came oas Of the mar
7 bic room back Of the senate chAmbe II
( and there met the delegation.
1 There vas no speech-m akins. The
{ resolutions sese handed - the senators.
/ After the presentation Of the resolutions
i the committee acre handed over TO an
/ eIfieer Of the senate. wac escorted the
! twelve 20 seats IN the reserved gallery.
I The p4slle galleries were already occapiezi
I vita solsd tiers o. workingmsa, with TIT
( eoiorea ribbons On tneir coats.
The members II the iesgae ieft for home
n : O'Clock tonight / committee o;
{ iaree. MesSrs. Riggs. Paul Wallace aad
/ Jesse RoSat. wsl stag behind for con-
+ ference with .As P0paIiss leaders Mons.ar.
Z Tae Fopgsssss have EXPRESSED desire TO
/ meet Them. The workinsmea w.A en-
dsAvoT 10 seeare from the shi.a party
: senator's a pledge - aatagonise ;he VII
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