The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-02

work: then certain free traders cry out
for the space OF about two hours,
"0reas 10 the Diana Of free trade
adding. God save us from all
Gates and defenders who would supply
needy bread winners with work. What
We want Ia free trade to make things
cheap for those OF us with money"
The fact Is That free traders feel awful
sore over such an overwhelming protsc-
tion victory November fourth when four
free trade states nopped over into the
protection swim, leaving only two OF the
smallest Northern states behind. Again
free traders are terrfbly disappointed
that Pennsylvania. within whose borders
the poorly paid miners struck. went
10000 majority for protection like a
whirlwind- Why? Because under free
strfka but would be glad to work. or at
least would be forced to work or starve
for little more than half what they re-
ceive under protection: aye. under free
trade the miners would be glad to work
for any old thing.
God pity the miners OF Pennsylvania II
free trade Is ever again inaugurated in
our blessed nation. But miners know the
value OF protection. and when they aided
In rolling UP 100000 majority, x was q
sockdolager for free traders.
In conclusion: Read that splendid edi-
torial in News OF November 18th: mo
Tfnkerng with the Tariff" and fay aside
all mere party prejudice and stand for
tariffs which supply wage earners with
work instead of catering to merely those
with money by robb,ng bread winners 10
afford foreign fabrics cheaper for mon
eyed men.
A LIFE LONG WAGE EARN
ERs ADVOCATE.
woonsocket, December l, 1sn.
WHY HE CHANGED.
Editor Providence News:
Your live editorials are causing much
comment Of the best kind. They make
US think. Now want to say to you that
I entirely agree with your comments on
President Eliot OF Harvard as to his Ian
guage on unions. but would not have
done so six weeks ago. Let me tell you
what caused the change. 1t was saving
wood, Like President Eliot am small
capitalist and have employed more or less
labor these last G years. and felt quite q
sympathy for the mine owners.
But. as the strike continued and could
not buy coal my wife got scared and
bought a cord OF wood, and she being In
command l had to go to saving. Well.
sawed the first ten sticks In a Eailop and
cursed the miners while the heat was
on. After / commenced to rest 1 also
commenced to think. Do you ever stop
to think. Mr.. Editor, or are you too busy?
Well. my whole sympathies were turned
towards the miners and reasoned like
this: Here you are only 30 minutes work
Ing at hard labor In a cellar What do
you think you could do ten hours way
down under ground in a damp, dangerous
place and get nothing but a mere exist
ence7
And now let me tell you secret you
can give II to President Roosevelt IL you
have time. The way to stop a coal strike
Is To make the operators and railroad Of
fcials work ten hours digging coal. Presi-
dent Eliot is looking at the strike from a
class point of View. Let me illustrate.
My sister keeps a store. One day a
Jewish person came In and bought some
thing with lard In II. My sister said to
her boys that they were civilized Jews.
They would eat pork. One boy said:
Ma. when We eat meat on Friday I
suppose we will be civilized, too7'
President Eliot Is. OF course an edu-
Gated man, but class consciousness mar
rows the mind of the best OF men III he
had to saw wood he would change as
have. Yours, JEB
Bucksaw PHILOSOPHER