The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-03-24

tnat ueClueu upon III L dll NlFCi Moh
day. The Chase Mills, the Corr
Manuf. Co.; the Quinnebaug, Lock
wood, Wauregan and Farmunsville,
it is announced, are also to restore
wages at the same date of the Fall
River mills. There cannot be much
question that all of the mills in New
England will, in the near future fol-
low the lead of Fall River.-Boston
Journal of Com.
The puddlers employed in the
Postage Iron Works at Duncanville,
Pa, have been granted an increase
of IS cents per ton. All other en-
ployes ten per cent. The Baker
Chain Co., of Pittsburg have advan
ced wages of all employees from 5
to 10 per cent.
The Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut
Works and the Lebanon Rolling
mill at Lebanon, Pa, announces a
ten per cent advance. The emplo-
yes of the Swede's furnaceat Norris
town, Pa, have been advanced 10
per cent.
The American Steel and Wire
Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, have ad-
vanced the wages of their 8, 900 en-
ployes from S to 10 per cent, assig-
ming as reason, increased business
and better prices on finished prod
uctS.
The wages of all day laborers of
the New Castle district have been
advanced S to 10 per cent, effect
ing from Il to IS hundred men.
The Reia Hammond Brick Manu-
featuring Co., at Jeanette, Pa, have
advanced wages from 5 to 20 per
cent. The Williamsport Nail Co.
have advanced ten per cent.
The Riverside Iron and Steel Co.,
at Wheeling, West Va, on March
IL gave 10 per cent advance to
their 5000 employees.
The great Manchester Mills at
Manchester, N. H., announce
ten per cent advance all down the
line. Economist.
In addition to the above, scores of
smaller factories and many larger
ones are falling into line advancing
wages. The present advance bene-
fits over quarter million workmen.
During the life of the infamous Will
son bill, we heard on every hand
the walls from our Democratic jour
mails in behalf of the poor downtrod-
den oppressed laboring man, and
the soulless corporations were &C
used of starving them to death. The
Republican party was accused of
enacting tariff laws that enabled the
wealthy to Cypress the poor and the
the great Octopus was abroad in
the land.
Now that the Republicans are in
power and have put into operation
an equitable tariff law and the labor
of the country is employed and at
advanced prices they can no longer
bemoan the condition of the poor
laborer unless, like Bryan, they refuse
to recognize the facts. This vast
army that is being employed and
having their wages increased must
be fed by the farmer. The increase
in their wages gives them greater
buying capacity, and thereby increas-
es the home market for farm prod
ucts. 1t is urged that the tariff is
against the laboring man because he
has to pay more for what he buys;
but what does the laborer care for
the extra dollar put on the price of
the suit he buys once year or the
IS cents on the sack of -four he buys
once a month if the law that makes
this increase gives him steady en-
ployment the year around at remu-
nerative wages, where before he felt
lucky to get days work now and
then? 1t is no oppression to the
farmer that he might have to pay
trife more for some manufactured
article when he gets an increased
price for all he has to sell by rea-
son of having so many more prosper
Gus laboring men to feed. Thu
merchant can't object to the inceas-
ed price ofhis living, because this
increase gives his customer, the far
mer, greater buying capacity. l fact
it is almost too plain a proposition
to admit of discussion; protective
tariff benefits all classes. The manu-
facturer first, then the laboring man,
then the farmer and then the far
ming community is the life of this
country.