Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1904-06-16


for labor II labor were scarce, but so
long as there are more laborers than is
needed to perform the labor required,
high tariff is no benefit TO the one
who must depend on labor for his sup
port. II the manufacturer was willing
to give labor his share Of the benefits OF
high tariff then We would all be some
what helped by it. Now let's see if we
can get an illustration before Bill so as
to get him to understand our position,
Suppose Marion county to be on an is
land or a Government which is recently
set up without any manufactor, ,es, and
Bill was all the one in it who had mon
ey to operate an establishment to make
plows, and he would tell this govern
ment or the Congress If they would en-
act laws to protect him he would under
take to furnish the government its
plows. And they put tariff on plows
made by other countries of say two dol
lars and Bill could make his plows for
cost of four dollars Now Bill has it so
the other fellow can't get in his market.
Suppose there are men coming to Bill
every day, and he can get men to do his
work at even less wage than he is pay
ing is it reasonable to suppose he
would voluntarily raise the wages of his
men, even though his business might
justify such action. say no, be would
not, So you see he would pay his men
a scant living price and would put the
profits from high tariff in his own pock-
ct,
But Bill will say If be had not got
the protection be would not have made
plows, and no one would have worked
for him.
Now Bill, don't try to dodge that way.
You would have made your money
make your living if there was any
chance at all fyou could not have
made 100000 year, you would have
made S., 900 if you could. No such rot
is any argument in favor of high tariff,
and again you would sell your plows all
the time just so as to hold the other fell
low out OF your market, SO you see If
the tariff as not there the people could
buy their plows cheaper,
believe in tariff sufficient TO run
the government but not enough to pay
the Presiden and all his connections
for four generations, all the Cabinet
members, all Congress mem bers, minis
ters, and their pie hunters to a number
which would run ten such governments
if they were put to work as they should
all the men and women who are employ
ed in responsible positions by this gov
/ ernment don't do as much work in one
day as Bill does in his garden before
| breakfast.
The trouble with this country is not
in tariffs or politics, as in the way
things are looked after. 1t is pure
mean laziness in both parties They
want to get fat living off of the people
for nothing, and there is custom of
style, pride, prejudice, so called socials,
balls, dinners, teas, hunts, vacations,
and every thing that the devil and his
angels can devise, which the labor of
the country must pay for at very high
price This is the cause of high prices
high tariff, high living in the upper
tens and low living in the labor world,
and at the same time they are letting
the scum as rule come from every
every country under the sun and take
the labor from us at low wage, and be.
cause we want a living for what we per
form they issue injunctions, call out
the militia, put us in bull pens or hog
pens, treat us as brutes, drive us from
home, all because OF high tariff on the
necessaries of life and low tariff on the
scum of creation who are coming to ouI
country by hundreds OF thousands sv
cry year. say put the tariff on thu
Importation of labor to America and de
t port all men who are not American citi
zens and in very short time you will
not see tramps or beggars in our land
but one Of the happiest people you eve
saw will be on this continent, regardless
= of W. j. Bryan, Grover Cleveland, Ted
dy, or his right hand bower, Booker I
We would be in state of mind not t.
give heed to every wind of politica
dogma, which such men would promul
. gate.
Now, Uncle Billie, don't get excite
T. at w. J. B. or his IS to /, but try t
get your head to reason on what is tn
. real trouble with our wages, and see
you don't see IS to is the trouble, bu
+ it is 16 dagoes, Italians, Cinnamon an
such like to one American workma
y that is the trouble.
Thanking you kindly for past favors
hope you will continue to favor US.
y UNCLE JOE.
HAVE YOU A COUGH2