The sun., 1898-10-11
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.

EDITOR OF lhE CtN. I.
DEAR SIR:-As we are on the eve OF a
congressional election there are few
questions l would like some learned Re
publican to answer. Previous to the
election of Mr.. Mckinley we see labeled
along the streets "Vote for Mckinley
and protection to American working
men," Now is protection benefit to
working men to cut 1900 employees at
one time from 10 to ID per cent in less
than six months after his election in the
State of Massachusetts and adjoining
state at one time, which was done shortly
after NcKinley's election?
No. 2.-Did not Mr.. Carnegie cut the
wages of his employees shortly after Mr..
Mckinley's election? Haven't the Dia.
mond State Iron Company frequently cut
their wages? have it from mechanic:
who worked there quite number OF
wears and they cut him several times.
He told me he could not make living
at the wages he was getting. guess the
rest of the men there, their wages is a
little like the temperature on the klon-
dyke, good piece below zero -.
No, 3.-There are SOME firms in this
city that are paying to labor the magnltl-
cent sum of 10 cents and 10! ar hour for
labor, and wages are reduced generally
all over the country. If you want to
vote for trusts and monopolies, vote for
Mckinley and high tariff and you will
be sure to get it. Does protection bring
the great portion of the work that is
done in this town on paper machines?
Are they not made for Canada, Wales,
from Switzerland and nearly every coun-
try in Europe and a portion OF Asia. Is
that protection that brings them here?
No. Allow was it that free trade
England had to come to this country to
Sparrow Point in the state of Maryland,
to get steel rails to build government
railroad through India? This question
was asked bv member of the English
parliament. 1t was answered by another
English member. He said that he could
answer that question to the member IS
satisfaction. He said the bid from Spar
rows Point was $423.75 less than the
lowest bid in England. Did protection
bring us the work?
No. 5-Did protection bring warshlps
from Russia to be built at Cramps ship
yard?
Please tell us how it is that England
paws much more wages for skilled and
unskilled labor than any other country
in Europe. England is free trade
country where the rest of the European
countries are all high tariff, and the
English labor will average 40 per cent.
more than Germany, which has wall
Of tariff all around her.
No. 6-Did free trade bring the panic
of the seventies, one OF the worst that
was ever in the country?
How much money was there IN the
treasury when President Harrison went
in?
How much was there in the treasury
when Cleveland succeeded him? How
much was there when Cleveland wen,
out?
: Please answer these questions.
, No. When Mckinley was electeC
there was also a Republican house
elected. That house appointed a com,
mittee to hear what manufacturers haC
to say on the tariff question. There was
one manufacturer of nickle who wanteC
the duties on nickle increased. He was
cross examined by member OF the com
mittee, Mcmillan, who got him to admi
that he was undertaking Europe by fou
cents pound, but wanted an extra dut.
= of len cents pound.
No. S-There was lady who lived il
the state OF Texas and was on her way
2 to visit England and while in New Yorl
she thought she would buy a sewinI
machine. She priced them and told tn
L store keeper she would stop on her re
e turn but v hen she reached Liverpool sh'
+ found that she could get machine o
8 the same make which was made il
= America, and have it delivered int
n Texas at the nearest point by rail to he
: home for l5 per cent. less than in NeN
York. Is this protection
Yours Truly,
WoRKINGMAS.