West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-03-14


beneficiaries' 'laborius man?F
This is what 1t means, just VIII Il it
looks like when uncovered. Is il
not high time that the unproiect,d
labor of this country were invesii.
eating this questions Of prottciiou
against the ''psupcr lIbor of En.
rope" and giyins some attcu,iun.
some thought, 20 their own intcr--
ests? But to add to the ,inlamy
aud ,reachery OF the scheme OF pro-
lection, assert without the fear Of
successful contradiction. that the
" laboring men" meant aud ia.
tended by the protected barons."
do not, as II matter of fact, get tho
protection "---or AZ any. they get
IL in inlini tessimal doses. They
may get what "slops over" after
the opcrntor's cistern is full that
Is about nll. The duty has all
these long years been ample, und
the system all the time in tho
"hdnds Of its friends" with one
exception. then how do you account
for the constant recurrence OF
strikes and labor troubles !? Have
wages occl mhintained The tariff
duties have. Have not the laborers
m these Industries been CON-
PEELED to organse IN "unions,"
To protect themselves from
the cupdity OF employers? Is it
not true. that in that way, aud
only by that means, they have been
able to maintain their wages ut all 7
"Ag inst the pluper labor OF
Europe J" Why. Is it not vel,
know fact. that tho struggles. OF
combined labor against combined
capital, have usually resulted in tho
importation and employment OF tho
oery PauPcr iabor, Chat they pro-
Tess TO bc SO very solcitous to pro-
tect their laboriug men against) to-
take the places OF the complaining
laborcrs! Combining because
they do not get some apI,reoiablo
share of the tariff bounties---ths
duties imposed profes~Hy for their
soie benefit aud protection? It 10
perfectly apparent to any one who
will take the time aud tIoublo to
Miab about this question, that no
considerable part Of Tho duty, or
in other words, the increased price
OF manufactures, on account of the
duty imposed OH the foreign article.
is devoted to tho Incrsase OF tho
wages Of labor. Why, the increase.
which the tariff enables the pro-.
tccted industries to- add to this
prices Of their products, will not
only ply thc di6ereHco between
American and European wages. but
1t is sufficient TO more than twicg
or thrice pay the entire labor cost.
Where does the surplus 90 2 Why,
II was intended TO go--into the
pockets OF the operators. 1t goes
INTO the wr0nJ pocket, every time.
II has been proven by fair cal.
cnlation, by one Of tho foremost
c1ucttors aud thinkers in this
country. that, the people Of this
country. il permitted TO buy and
seiI where they pleased, wherg they
cJnld bay cheapest and sell highest,
could m Ike millions Of dollars an
nually. that is s1Ds millions. by ar
ranging with the manufacturer to-
shut down all their works, and re-
tHn all their men, ut even better
wages than they now get, and pay
the operators 10 per cent. on their
Whole Investment, and let the whole
OF them have perpetual holiday,
except 10 m Ike out tho regular pay
roll. and the trlfling cxertion Of
wplking TO ,he oiIice--to draw their
pay, or get their dividends. u n
all bosh e, talk about the "labor-
ing man getting the benefit Of tho
thrill llo does not do IL. ltis q
delusion. aud ''promise TO tho
ear, 10 be broken to the hope"
The "other fellow" gets IL, and
you, MY laboring friend, contin NC
70 assist bin to do 50, by yoaf vote.
While you persist ~ doing that,
you perhaps have no just ground
Of complaint. Investigate this
question for yourselves; think pom.
der it over, reason, compare and
cdculate, and then say whether {
am not right
! assert. by way Of enfphasis.thst
the pxnressioD sIaboy;oe, .,.,.,J