Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-07-22
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vt and the rate of wages paid,
.,.lv answers the claims of the re-
Is..sa that the workingman is bene-
~ protective tariff. The existing
n bituminous coal, which is the
4 coal mined by the strikers, is
Nnnts per ton; the rate in the new
fEll is sixty.seven cents. Some of
hiting miners have been working
mlry CENTS pei ton; others are
rapg against a reduction from FORTY
nm TO THIRTY CENTS. This rate is TEN
cv LESS THAN THE TARIFF, conse-
ustly il the argument of the republic
un Is good the "pauper' miners in for
IN countries, against whom they are
s.sing to protect (?) our miners, must
~ 1t least TEN CENTS per ton for the
Grhse Of digging coal. Query: Where
|ds the "pauper" get the TEN CENTS?
The most the striking miners are ask
| mh 6ty.nine cents, and to cover this
&hiG bill for the protection of trusts
pdnonopolies has showed the rate up
b izy.seven cents per ton, or eight
mn more than the total wage. Can
ry honest man, even though he claims
b Be Z protectionist, endorse such rob-
M! Is it any wonder that that broad
minded statesman, George Turner, voted
,nna the steal-and for which a lot of
Hscoyotes are barking at his heels :?
like the lumber industry, and we are
Interested in its prosperity as much as
ny; will a tariff on that benefit our
'akiugmen? Or will it principally BEN
lit The big stumpage owners of Michigan
nd other parts OF the country? The
'dual cost Of rough lumber to the manu-
aturer, as given by leading lumber
ourra, including every item of expense
snnected herewith, except the cost OF
be log, is $3.50 to - per thousand feet,
nd3the lumber interests have insisted
pn free logs the 81 tariff demanded
'ua be to protect themselves against
70 expense; or, as in the case OF coal,
iorelsn "pauper" labor must pay for
privilege OF working if the republican
10! is correct.
a plain Illustration OF the fallacy that
'anif always benefits the nottingham
!! be had right here at home. The
'ef price Of logs OH Grays harbor and
decreased cost of towage enables the
l'son the harbor to place their product
N tile ocean for from $3.50 to 50 per
osand feet less than their competitors
~ Puget sound. This amount is
lss'eht to that much protection to
nafoof mills as against those OF the
No. and yet the ruling wages are the
% IN both places. Who benefits by
projection We are not prepared to
out the workingmen surely are not.
10 new York Sun, one OF the rankest
OH sta ndard papers, has no use for
proposed currency commission, as
coated by the boiling democrats IN
indianapolis platform. In speak
y 'ie matter in its issue OF July 18th,
Gun says: even the mugwump
al swallowed so greedily by Secre-
uage, the suggestion of retiring the
aoacks and taking the government
o. the banking business for the bene-
Inc banks, is now rejected even by
VINO mad been most credulous as to
'uacK nostrum." The Sun, however,
aore favorable to the silver plopo-
'''an ever, j: is merely solicitous
''e mckinley administration does
'onmlt the blunder of carrying out
,'nes OF the money power by an at
/" 70 iurther contract the currency,
'"ec' Of which attempt would be
'''u' aid to the cause of free silver.