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don: S2-53 per DAY IN ST. Louis and S-57i+
in Manchester
Carpenters received s. 4sa4 per day in
New York and q ess4 in London 8 8 in
St Louis and $780, ia Manchester, ana
& u in Chicago and $I55t4 In Glasgow.
Ironmolders received s.. I3+a per day ~
Chicago and I6zls in London $50 in -.
Louis and Si5si4 in Manchester
Machiuists received $3.50 per day IN
New York and &-54at IN London S--'--2
in s. Louis and 81. a. IN Manchester
PatterEmakers received $2.7slz Per day
IN 81 Louis and SI-5s14 in Manchester.
IN England. as in the United STATES,
there was q steady increase IN WAGES,
owing 20 the Organization II labor. the
better education of tie woTklns people
and the improved opportunities Tor nigh
class work " lille il Great Britain there
we're no serious Mars Or other influences
70 give setback 10 the steady upW ara
course OF wages during ine petto1 I'm
1870 70 1895. covered by the lnNsstls = ION
the United States have had two occa-
sions upon which there We're sLSh m ct
ruptlons- The hrst was from les - 60;
the period OF reaction from the abnormal
conditions caused oy the Civil y ar ana
''tariT reform" Notwithstanding these
Interruptions the net increase IL wages
from 1870 10 1885 was relatively greater
in the United States than in Great BFlt-
ain.
INCREASE IN WAGES
Within a few short years By the wise
administration Of the Republican party.
the Democratic haunts Of idieness nave
been turned into hives OF industry. Owing
TO the density of the smoke that is pour
ing from the chimney tops of their fac
tory furnaces it Is Impossible to see the
gloom that is predicted by the Demo-
cratic party. Side by side. with this
record Of the resumption of work is that
of the increase of wages, ranging from
five to forty per cent. and the most
gratifying fact in this matter Of higher
wages is that 1t has been voluntary TO
large extent on the part OF the employ
ers. The following table is compiled from
the reports Of national and international
unions made in April, 1879, showing the
per cent. of increase in wages. Of fifty
six different trades or crafts in the years
1S97-1S9S and 1S99.-
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March g. 1875. President Grant. In his
message Of December :. 1874. laid before
Congress a recommendation for the en-
forcemeut Of the law The legislation
on these several acts was acconnpIis he'd
by the Republicans in iss2, IN the Thfr-
ty-seyengh Congress, and in lsss. In ths
ForrIeth Congress.
peonags AboIished-Thls act was pass
ed Ia the Thirty -ninIh Congress. when
both Houses were Republican BY large
majority. March z. 1851.
Inspection 81 steam vessels-Passed
during the Fortieth Congress. when
the Republicans were In power IN both
Protection Of Seamen-Passed during
the Forty second Congress when both
Houses we're under control Of the Re-
publIcans. Il was amended during the
FoFtE-thir3 Congress. Ni1en the Eepupli-
cans were IL control IF both Houses.
Involuntary SerEitude q Foreigners
A5rogat ed-pagsed during the Forty
fb{r7 fsrf-z,vesz v5.berz FF9+h Houses ygeT,s
under the coatrol Of the Republicans
Alien Contract Labor-Cent TacE .abor
ia. passed the House March z. Isse. All
the votes against the Dill were Demo-
UHions-Pa the senate june 8, lsss,
without division Passed The House
June Il lsss without diRlss0n.
Payment Of Per Diem Employees for
Eoi5as yz-F Passed without division In the
ForEy -uints1 Congress second session
Ia baT az Tinted STATES F0usEaf@-f ,eY.-
tract 5yHtem Prshinifed-Passed the
House March 8. IssE Passed the Senate
February = 1856 All ths votes against
TIE Basa were AysffisfeEEz2f--
Board Of ArbltratlOn-Passed the
House on April 3. Isss with thirty votes
against the bill, ali being Democratic
Hours Of Labor. Letter CarrIers-law
limiting letter carriers 70 eight hours q
day Passed IN the Senate without ctv1-
SIGN
Department Of Labor-Passef the
House April o. ISIS. Passed tf7e senate
May . lsss- All votes cast against the
bill we're Democrats
Alien Contract L-aoor-Passed the
House during the F5fty-firzt Congress
without division August -. 1886. Passed
The senate with verbal 6DsudmAnts
September e. $50.
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administration shows a marked improve
uent IN every line of industry. commerce
and business conditions under President
Mckinley.
FREIGHT CARRIED ON RAILWAYS
The record Of the railways Of the
United States Is an accurate register Of
commercial activity The freight car
ried shows in 1884. the year in which the
V,s' 60 tons, or more than 10 per cent. Of
the entire business as compared with the
year In which Democratic President
was tnaugurated, while 1888, under Nc
hluley and the Dingley law, shows
increase Of 124.A0o. 900 tons as compared
with 1897. the GEAR in which the Wilson
low tariff act was repeai led. and Il in
crease OF 81. a9 900 tons over the year IN
which the Wilson law was enacted
Meantime the net earnings dropped from
an average Of 5000 per mile during sew
eral preceding years % SlSpp per mile
80 &saln passed me $5t1 per mile Ane.
being for that year S21If the average
earnings per mile Of the railroads OF the
The enect of this depression upon the
employees under the low tariff is seen in
IN fact that me mum Der OF men en-
pluyea BY railways fell IN 1884, the year
~ the enactment Of the Wilson law.
nearly 1qc 19o below the number employed
in 1>f5- while the earnings also showed
marked decrease In 1885 The frst full
year under the Dingley tariff. the rufn-
lH9-ld4 greater than IN 1874 and the
amount paid IN wages 81, l90,119 greater
man IN 1870 y E24le the year ANA@ showed
an increase OF $4,000 employee over 1884
and SIS I'D. coo increase in the wages paid,
q compared with 1884, or ISS5.
DECREASE OF MORTGAGES
Al important item showing the pros
porous condition II the farmer under
Republican protection IS the decrease n
mortgages u which we heard 50 Er7l-h
in tbs campaign u 1856. The single
q <eDra ka Bryan Own state REPORTS
that The value Of mortgages fled IN lSs7-
the nrst year under President Mckinley
and the year in which the protective
tariff law was enacted amounted 10 but
SIS 53o.92l. against 81 591 SIS in 1893. the
1rst year under q Democratic President
ana low tariff Congress ard So $50 ga
the year in which the low tariff law was
enacted. while the value Of the mort
cages released in 1885 the frst full year
under the QrotecLive tariff was 80 as $40,
against SIS 1882 n 1895. the year Of Mr..
Bryau's nomination
POSTAL BUSINESS
The Postmaster General in his recent
annual report says
The course Of the postal revenues
furnishes an unerTing barometer Of ths
business conditions Of the country
He then quotes Che receipts. expeudi-
lures and deficits Of the Post once De
Rar1uent from 1888 70 1884 showing that
the receipts n 1884. notwithstanding the
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SEeao& -t1~kG ia --.'--. =
lsit -FtSe A4 se- r,-
Fts@t X YEN s4t S Y So i ~
1ss11s Et-A- 49, Z So
l4Ee a'-- -
~ z - e.+--5@
Lsas tl.al gag t4i7
taL-e - 80. eS+4- - 49, z.
Ns@f eit&ia@ lGHr +t $3.50 -, t4
increase aa ms iatE years - ze7S t--.-s
t-'s- &4z-e ~ Ns1@ @W9 S<st t5,+sa
a5ie - iss5s lo as=
VS. i+-H+ rS5a
80 30 rs -. -. III -
- stlS it7 ~s5s5Es : 80 - -
Sas5s ~ Ss.sts ,s--.9 ~, -, - -
stnti@r -. ~ raTf4 - 81 al - sr5
1falEe3 agat1 under protection ana tte
business tstt{J$ aaea accompanied II
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years have been confined almost entirely
to tinplate which are reexported in the
form OF cans containing oil, fruit. fish.
etc. By the terms Of the DingIey law
80 per cent. Of the duty originally paid
on such tinplate Is refunded by the Gov
eminent on its reexpOrt.
Herewith is shown the average price
paid for full weight coke tinPIate at New
York each year since 1S$0. prices are for.
imported plates up To and including 1894
and for domestic plates since then
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The American people are not
fooled but once on a subject, fer once
deceived, they never follow the
deceiver a second tinae.-Msj. Me
kinley 10 Travellers Republican
Club, Sept. %, 1896.
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ter illustration is afforded than by the
condition OF the wage-eaTuers II the
iaoorer IN any country Is receiving good
wages. with steady employment thar
country cannot be anything but prosper
Gus That the United States has been
prosperous during the past three years
Il shown by the growth Of the labor
ORGANIZATIONS ia this country. The
American Federation of Labor mas
grown al surprising rate during that
period While capital has been concen-
trating its power, labor has been doing
the same. This means that abor is
amply protected and Is fourtshing under
this Republican administration. The
American Federation OF Labor which
was founded in 1856, has conducted its
business publicly. with dignity and with
success To-day It employs twelve paid
organizers. besides 40 volunteer organ
fzers who work in Canada as well as
the United States. The following tabti-
lated statement Of membership shows
the condition OF the different organize
tions named on the first day OF January.
1900
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
ENROLMENT reported January |, 1900. ,oo4 600
Local charters issued IN 100 -. 'e'f S"9
internn tional and national unions
VIII VIII state unions. ii; city trades eoan- .
RECORD OF 1895
Membership gained ............. 225 900
InternatioHaI aud national unions added 8
Inion labels authorized ............. %
strikes 425
strikes lost OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4s
Strikes compromised .......-...... 30
CHARTERS Issued ia 1883 reported ..... 2. 2s4
CHARTERS issued In 1890 mot reported 800
BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY ORGANIZATIONS
Membership
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers. "a 900
brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen %. 600
Brotherhood Of Railway Conductors .-.. p 600
Brotherhood OF Railway TraInmen .-.. -. 600
The working man OF to-day who does
his own thinking has had the proof pre-
scented that IL is to his best interest TO
stand by the platform and principles OF
the Republican party. The American
wage Garner wants the present good
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Honest industry never comes IN
for any part Of the spells in that
scramble which takes place when the
currency OF country IS disordered.
Mai. Mckinley TO New York Stale
Delegation, September p, 1896.
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The prophet of evil no longer COM
mands confidence, because he has
been proved to be false prophet
President Mckinley at Wahpeton.
n. D., Oct. 3, 1899.
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Democrats Promise but Re-
publiCalS Perform, as the
TOileTS Fully Understand.
VIVA? HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Masses of Facts Which Show
That in All Lines the Party
Of President Mckinley Alone
Has Brought Better Wages
and Ample Work.

Following its historic custom the
Democratic party seeks the support OF
the workingman hy striving 10 destroy
the facts in the Industrial history Of the
United States.
In the face OF history il sets up the
cry that the Republican party is the
parent OF trusts, great combinations Of
men who daily meet in oonclave ana
make plans TO enshackie the honest
toiler.
How the two parties have acquitted
themselves in regard to workingmen IS
clearly defined-mas ses of facts show the
result Of Democratic promises and Re-
publican performances.
How the Parties Differ
The Democratic party looks to constant
a citation with no restrictive legislation;
the Republican party TO such restriction
as VIII prevent arbitrary advance Ia
prices, or reduction in wages through eX-
elusive control but not the destruction
by legislation or injury by fictitious agt-
tation of legitimate enterprise through
great manufacturing systems by which
production is cheapened. prices OF manu-
features reduced and permanency OF
employment assured. This is convinc-
fngly illustrated by the enactment OF
the measure known as the Sherman
Antitrust Law, which was enacted In
1880 by Republican Congress and sign
ed BY a Republican President-Benja-
MIN HARRISON AiIApuEH the l1ti1o1f ats
sneered at the bill. which they con-
tended was simply piece of buneombe
and would be only dead letter. the re-
cent decisions OF the Supreme Court have
shown that IL is at least the only piece
Of legisla ton ever put upon the statute
books which has the sembiance OF power
TO control and prevent combinations IN
restraint of production or commerce.
Under this law the Supreme Court OF
the United States on the oath day OF
October, 1898, held Illegal the Joint Traf-
hc Association. an agreement entered in
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Free trade IS the voice Of interest
and selhshness in principle; protec-
ton IS the voice Of intelligent labor
and development Hon. w. Nc
kinney. il House of Representatives,
AprIl s, 1882.
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NEVADAs BIG FIRE.

Fire destroyed two-thirds Of the min
ing town of De Lamar, New, the other
day. The main business portion is a
total loss Most of the residences are
in ruins. At least a thousand persons.
have been rendered homeless-as many
as suffered in the Scofeld explosion.
There. is a great difference between
the cases, however. The earning ca
pacity Of the Nevada sufferers has not
been taken away, IS was that Of the
people rendered destitute by the SEQ
field disaster. The bread-winners, the
builders. the wase-earners at De
Lamar were not destroyed. They have
d live camp. big mines. good climate.
strong hands and a chance to recover
their losses There viii be some trouble
getting supplies into the camp at first
owing to the fact that the stores were
nearly all burned. but after that the
work of rebuilding viii be swift and
the town wiz som resume its normal
condition little the worse for the con-
nagration.
Utah people sympathize with their
Nevada neighbors, nevertheless.
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VALUE OF A CLIPPING.

Burrelle's Press Clipping Bureau.
New York, is sending out a circular in
which it is related that a single clip
ping from The Salt Lake Herald
brought s4,5OO 70 the Maine monument
fund. The story is told by Paul Latzke.
secretary of the fund. in the following
letter to the clipping bureau:
This may interest you. One of your
clippings secured for the Maine monu-
ment fund $500 In the summer Of %
we circularized all the churches for aid in
building the monument to the Maine mar
tyrs The Mormon church was not COW
cred, as no list was Obtainable. You sent
us a clipping from the salt Lake Herald
containing an address by one of the Nor
mon elders in which it was set forth that
the MormoEs felt hurt because they had
not been appealed to ike the other
churches Enclosing this clipping, L wrote
the president of the Mormon church as
surfing him that we should be very glad
to have the cooperation of his Organlza-
ton AS a result. a committee was APP
pointed to arrange for collections IN an
the Mormon churches. A check for A,5Ol
was the result And the committee wrote
that this is only the first installmenJ-
Naturally, press clippings were in hlgh
favor with us.
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pass laws by which the industry can be
regulated.
Adulterated food does not necessarily
mean unwholesome food. and there are
many people in the larger cities of the
east who prefer oleomargarine to ran
cid butter that has stood in the shop
and absorbed impurities until it is
neither palatable nor Wholesome. But
no one wants to pay for butter and get
an imitation No one wants to be
cheated even if the substitute be as
good as the genuine commodity All
limitations should be conspicuously Ia
beled as such, that no goods may be
sold under false representations.
All that dairymen and farmers ask is
that they be protected from competi-
ton with imitation butter. And the
consumer wants to be assured that he
can patronize q dairy in preference 70
a soap fsctory if he so desires. If the
lawmakers viii arrange this the butter
! makers viii take care Of the business.
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a CYCLE OF CATHAY."

apologies to Truthful James.)
(Which I wish to remark,
And my language is plain.
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain,
The heather Chinee Is peculiar.
Which the same / would rise to ex-
plain.
Ii Hung was his name,
And l shall not deny
He hung to his game,
And that is no lie.
For he rode in the bicycle races,
And that Chinaman seemed for TO fly.
Which the lists they were full,
But Ii Hung he was not;
He trundied his wheel
Right up to the spot,
Examined it clOsely-it seemed
A machine he understood not.
But the way that he flew
Up the Pennington track,
Proclaimed that he knew
The wheel and the knack
OF passing the average wheelman
Until Christians could gaze on his ;
The crowd it went wild
= AQd cheered that Chinee;
But the Wheelmen were riled,
And asked: Can this be?
We are ruined by Chinese cheap l.. rr =
And sportsmen on this point agree.
These coolies belong
To a different race;
1t strikes me all wrong
To give them a place
/ In a race that is purely Caucasian.
Which the same l maintain with gooC
grace.
Which is why I insist,
And I've told you the cause,
| We need TO persist
/ In amending our laws
I To drive from our shores coolie cyclers.
For their irnnudence sticks in our era VS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-31
HEALTH AND sPolLs.

An interesting fight between the
MAYER aad city council is in progress.
The counsel. seems 10 have the strong
side of the controversy 1t proposes to
put the entire business and administra-
ton of the health department under the
control of the health officer OF the city.
IT proposes to hold the health commits
sioner responsible for this branch Of
municipal government. and, unless he
be given fun authority and allowed to
select his own assistants, he cannot
properly nor justly be So held.
The mayor insists upon naming the
food inspector and the sanitary in
spector without reference to their
especial fitness and without consider
ing the wishes of the health commits
sioner. The council is right in taking
the health department entirely out of
politics and remodeling it or a basis
of efficiency. DR.. Beatty deserves
credit for the fight he has made in this
direction and every member of the
council who has stood by him is en-
titled to favorable consideration from
he public for this work.
Let the mayor distribute his plumS
of patronage wheresoever he viii, bat
keeu the officials OF the health depart
ment out of the spells system.
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esting features, there are the series on
THE Great Newspapers of Continental
Europe" this months number covering
Italy. and THE New Leaders Of American
Illustration" DR.. Hills reviews Ine
Redemption of David Corson,' by Charles
Frederic GoSS. According TO DR. Hills
the story is a great one. The number in
cludes a large amount of literary mis-
cellany, with notes from Paris and Lon
don.
For June the Young Woman's Journal
has a good variety of readable matter.
The opening article is an animated sketch
of the life of local writer. The interest
is well sustained by wit and pathOs, Ma
ture Studies for Young Mothers IN a
sweet, clear way opens world OF de-
light to children along the line OF ma
tural science study. Teeming with witt
cisms and satire is the serial 'Miladl, a
pictorial story the scenes of which are
laid i'm historic places of England DO
nestle Science Clubs depicts rather
new and interesting phase OF the hlred
girl problem disappearing unuer the
sober title, '-The Family of John smith,
is a bright burlesque on the senumental,
sensational story, and incidentally is CIV
en- a little timely advice to amateurs OF
the peu. I'm the Home" a series OF art
subjects in needlewOrk. is attracting pop
Mar interest Another department OF the
journal universally commended is the
carefully prepared courses of study IN
theology, ethics and literature
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to the national convention; yes, I an Pat
would certingly have been chosen.
Now, 1 amt got no call to fight Arthur
Brown, because buZz-saws is slightly out
of my line, out I didn't say nothin' an
let Art wander on. i made a bluff about
not wantin' TO go to the convention,
Sport he says, but it was all a bluff. l
wanted to go the very worst kind. 1t
would have done me a whole lot of good
to go to Philadelphy an swell around
in front of them Pennsylvany friends OF
me childhood.
I would like to have showed EN- that
out here in the glad an glorious west
talent is appreciated an true worth
reckernized. A large drop of water, I
wasn't shore whether it was tear or
just plain sweat, rolled off Arts face
when he said this I'd heard that the
reason Art got such good recommends
from the people in Pennsylvany where
he lived was that they wanted to git him
away from there. But / didn't want to
harrer up his feeiin's no more than neces-
sary, so I didn't say nothin.
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IMITATION BUTTER.

The Grout bill. which places tax
upon the sale Of oleomargarine which
almost prohibits its manufactures mas
been favorably reported by the senate
committee on agriculture. There VIII
be a minority report not in favor OF the
oleomargarlne manufacturers, hut IN
favor OF what the minority members OF
the. committee consider a more praeu-
cal and just way Of deciding a vexed
controversy.
whichever report shall be adopted
will be welcomed by the dairy interests
of the comtry. whose chief obstacles
have ben the manufacture Of oleelaaf-
garine and other imitation buffers But
extreme measures, calculated 70 pro-
hibit The manufacture and sale OF ar
tiaeiaI or adulterated food. are apt te
Droue inehectuaL The best way IS &c
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-settin' at his desk You know Jim used
to be on the police force. Now he's Arts
private secretary or somethin' Lord,
Lord. how a man can fall when he gets
started
But that amt what I starts out to
tell After Art had made a excuse to get
Jim out of the Way-Sent him TO the bank
or sOmethin', because he wants to talk TO
me private-he turns TO me an says,
Sport he says, I'd like to tell you a
few things on the quiet Why, Art,
says, if you got sOmethin' troublin' you,
pass it right out TO me. A man what's
failed to better as often as I has can
listen to other peoples sorrers with con-
sider'ble enjoyment 1 says