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

and the invention OF CHASTITY spec.
tres. and threats of suspension on
the eve OF elections, these protected
infants control the votes OF
their employees, whom they ARE de-
colvlng. 10y systematic scheme Of
lcgalized fraud. Such system can
be sustained only by sophistry. us
It IS impossible by Logical analysis
to sustain II policy SO utterly want
ing in equity aad fairness. To
protoc; tho American labor T. Who
are tho laboring men Of this coun-
try? That is II question that needs
to be answered and understood. bc
tore we can discuss intelhgently
the problem of "protection to
American labor" against the "pau.
per labor of Europe. Who ARE
they? answer that every man
who makes his living. and supports
those dependent on him by his own
efforts, whether OF brain or muscle,
is "a laboring man, IN tho strlctest
sense of the word. The farm hand,
tho miller, the merchlnt, the mer-
chants clerk, the to mister, the
baker, the ctrpenter. the bhck
smith, the tailor. the stone mason,
!he brick layer, the hod carrier, the
florist, the gardener. ,he rail road
empioyc. the rail road agent. tho
physician. tho lawyer, the rail road
"track hands," and foreman. and
a thousand and one other vooatlons.
are cirricd on by met (,nd .women)
who arc as truly ldborers us those
who work in rolling mills, ut blast
furnaces, in WOODEN and cotton f,c
tories, "tin plants,' aud coal
mines, and are entitled to just as
much protection and consideration.
IN all respects. Are all these VI
rious professions meant, when the
expression "lnboring man" is osed ?
Not by any means tIs u political
axiom. that protection cnn only b.
effective whore competition operates.
Where there is no competition,
there can be no real protection, as
Is the case with the farmers wheat
and corn, and meat products, and
tho southern phnters cotton.
an sorry tina; Mr.. Wilson retained
the duties OF wheat. corn, and II
number Of other agricultural pro-
ducts, in the tariff bill, rs It ,s an
insult to the intelligence Of far
mer to remind him that hc bus 20
or 70 per cent prOLectiOg on his
wheat, when he can only get so
cents II bnshel for IL in the IN ,rkos
1.-The home market, at that. 1t
would be all the same. presume.
IT the duty on wheat were dOliar
q buSiteL, or one cent-no competi-
tion.
The occupltions have mentioned
do not come IN competition With
the "pIuper lrbor OF Europe"
The only competition they meet, is
from our own people who may
choose to engigo in the same bus-
ness. Aud that species Of c,mpe-
tition is some times. aud often
ruinons. indeed but yet from II,
there is 40 relief-no protection.
lf the lawyer fails 10 get clients
enough, the physicfm patients
enough, the mrrch mt customers
enough, the carpenter and BRICK
layer houses enough TO bald, or il
the rail roid men fail TO mike fall
iinc, or get fair wages, aud so on
of all TIC rest, what is to be done
about IL? Does auy kind helrteI
manufacturer rush TO w Wishingtou
and pour out his soul. aud bis boo
die. to have sone protective meas
ure adopted Tor our benefit? D.
our COngrcssmen and Senators.
their grott hearts almost bursting
With symplthy ana patriotism, with
all possible Dispatch. Introduce %
BILL TO protect rs? No, never
beard Of such thing. IN tho first
place no one knows better than the
proteCii5nist, thpt such legislation
would bcutterly futile and negatory
NO foreign cOmpetiiion-@and in
The second place, too are not the
" nb9ring man" they arc talking
about. 10 Is only Meir "l,b0ri Y
man." that thcY want protection
for-fhose who work in their steel
mills, woolen aud cotton ficories.
gl'ss factories. col mines, and st
their coke ovens, Sc. Now il 10