The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-22


1eveled down.
I'm 1896 100000 men working on short hours
were employed on the railways of America;
to-day. 1.100.O00 men, working full time and
overtime, man the railways of this coun-
try Five hundred million dollars more Will
be paid to American workmen this year
than were paid in 1886. Then we exported
but s200O00.0OO OF manufactured articles; this
year we will export $i20. 100000. Behold the
marvellous increase in American pay rolls.
The following gross sums at each recurring
decenniai have been paid TO American labor:
1ooV .-...-....................- SfOuU,VV
IotV fI0Vp,OOO
1ssO ......-.......-............. 9ilV0,0OO
1890 500 600 900
''To whom are these enormous sums
paid? They are paid to $4,000 free Amer
lean citizens. the best educated. the best
clothed, the best fed, the best housed and
the most intelligent workmen in the world.
What have we done with the mighty prod
mct of labor? We have consumed part of
IL at home and sent the remainder abroad.
Think of it,
American factories must furnish cloth
Ing for SO.000,0O0 of people; American farms
must provide food for SOOOO.GO0 men, women
and children. More than 20.0O0000 meals
day must come from the American farm
and the American garden. The mighty
plies its own needs but supplies the needs
OF the mighty army of American work
men, The mighty army of American work
men supplies the wants of the mighty army
of American farmers These two mighty
armies, together, after supplying the
wants OF themselves and each other, are
sending their surplus to other lands. What
rs tnat surplus? The surplus sent abroad
In 1892 passed the one-billon-dollar mark.
In the four succeeding years of free trade
our surplus fell off S200000OOO per year:
but in 1897, with the re-establishment of
protective tariff. our exports again sprung
forward beyond the bilion-doIIar mark
reached a higher level, reaching last year
$l.50d. 100000, the high-water mark in Amer
lear industrial life.
SAVINGS IN BANKS.
do you want other testimony? If so, go
to the counters of the savings banks in this
country. Ten years ago there were 100000
depositors; to-day there are 6,5OOOO0 de-
positors. In 1890 there was 81 500 100000 Of
deposits; to-day there are s., 100000 of
deposits Whence came these 100000 of
new depositors? Whence came this H.OOO.-
00e,Oco of increase in deposits? Savings
banks are the depositories of labor They
are barometers of prosperity. They mutely
but eloquently tell the story of good or bad
THE policy of the Republican party is
that we shall have our fair share of the
Oriental trade; that the demands of those
uncounted millions shall be partly supplied
by the American farmer and the American
laborer. We propose that the man in the
gas belt OF Indiana shall supply his fair
Orient This is the doctrine of the Repub-
lican party; this Is 10 be one of the results
of protective tariff. We have fought our
way into the markets of Europe We have
struggled and won in the markets of north
ern and southern Africa; We now propose
10 demand and receive our fair share of
the markets of central Africa and eastern
Asia. We have just entered upon this new
but mighty undertaking. The doors of the
or Mt are now standing slightly ajar; we
propose 10 enter, and, having entered, COM
pete for our just share of her trade
The swift messengers of commerce will
go 20 ana fro across the oceans like weav-
ers shutties In the looms. The great seas
have shrunken into canals, across which
commerce swiftly moves. We are thou
sands OF miles nearer the Orient than are
tne nome ports or our competitors The
American mechanic excels in Ingenuity and
productive capacity. Our factories are bet
ter equipped and our resources are limit
less. Why. then. should we not take ad-
vantage OF the opportunities presentad ,
Why should We hesitate?
'"rhe farmer has had his fair share 90
this unexampied prosperity In 1896 the
gross value OF farm products was 81 SO1 NO0 :
900; In l9Oi, the value OF the products OF the
same farms amounted TO 50 500 GOO eSo 'Iu Tn
1896 the live stock on the American farn,s
and American ranches was worth 81 s0o oao
coo: in 1901. the live stock on the same farms
and ranches was valued at 81 COO Oso c.e1
Here was total increase i'm five wears ~
products and live stock of American farm
ers OF more than two billions of dollars II
is doubtful II at any time in any age OF tbo
history OF this old world of ours prosnerit,
universal as ours has every biesseS
mankind Shall all Of IL be put i'm ieopardv
while we discuss an academic ouestioy
the doctrine of free trade? VIII labor usfe,
10 the siren voices of those who sing -,
free trade? Will the farmer keep his hands
10 the plow?
But some one says labor is not all en-.
ployed Yes, that is true. The anthracite
coal miner is idle; and why is he idle? Be-
cause he alone OF all American workmer
is not having his fair share OF our unex.
ampled prosperity, he ought to have
The miner west OF the Allegheny monn'
tains does share with all of US in this orrea
development When the Republican 6arTv
returned 10 power in Indiana IL found ~
miners condition most pitiable Hard ftmss
prevailed throughout our country: laho,
everywhere was idle and the miner suffered
with all af US. GU
PAY OF INDIANA MINERS
I'm 1886 the total production OF the Indi.
ana mines was 100000 tons: in 1901 We pro.
duced 100000 tons In 1896 there We're : a..
miners working short hours I'm ALI ON,
mines: in 1901 more than 1900 miners xvere
working full time in the Indiana mines
In 1896 the miners I'm our bItumfnous Goa
fields received but 81 cents per ton fo,
screened coal; in 1901 these same miners
were paid 50 cents per ton. In 1896 the min.
ers In our block coal fields were paid q
cents per FOR screened coal; this year
the same miners. working in the same
.sines, are paid % cents Per ton. There Is