Milford chronicle., 1904-11-04
LABOR PROSPERITY.
Tangible Resnits That Are Traeea5ie
TO Repu blican Policies.

Tangible Resnits That Are Traeeable
TO Republican Policies.
The Democrats are silent as TO the
alleged benefits their party has brought
10 American workmen; this silence Is
something workmen should seriously con
slider. turning the matter over and over
in their minds before they cast their
ballots
In saving benefits" the word is meant
10 cover the most substantial good oo-
tsinable as a result for labor-the best
wages and the fewest hours Of work.
Such results are not within the power OF
the President TO directly produce, but
they do come from wise legislation-the
conception and enactment Of national
laws that are to bring prosperity.
Democrats are mum" because what
they might show would be so much 10
their discredit as TO at once turn al
classes Of laborers away from the Dem
ocratic party. The most they venture 10
say is in their national platform; ana
that utterance is to suggest the enact
ment Of impartial laws for both labor
and capital; but the Republican platform
is wider. longer. stronger and more com
promises the lab0rer higher wages or that
he may work fewer hours to get tnen'
But what the Republicans do promise ID
platform. and speech and documents
showing how il will be done, backing II
with forty years Of incOntestable proofs
is the maintenance OF the government on
such economic foundations as experience
has given assurance are for the prosper
ity Of the country: that promise is Tor
legislation first and administration next
that shall be wise and comprehensive as
to public interest. The Republicans have
established themselves as a power capa-
bic Of producing and maintaining a con-
dition in national affairs Of the greatest
benefit 10 the working classes; but IN
showing this is also demonstrated the
fact that the Democrats have hurt labor
ia all its various lines by laws created
aud conditions established that have
brought disasters for which there was
neither avoidance nor remedy under their
management Of federal affairs.
Since the Cleveland administration Of
1898 70 1897 the Republicans have
changed labor matters wonderfully for
the better. Take the wages Of 1896. the
y
YEAR G9U3l. as result OF Republican
finances and laws. a blacksmith got over
j. per cent. more wages per hour and
worked 3 per cent. less hours per week
than IN 1896; carpenters received over
81 per cent. increase per hour and worked
over per cent. less hours per week.
painters wages increased nearly 26 per
cent. per hour. and their hours of labor
were reduced nearly Q per cent. Of the
hours per week; bricklayers were gamers
by su increase of PC per cent in wages
per h1ur aud by a reduction OF I per
cent per hour for labor time; unskilled
labor went up IS per cent. per hour, with
q gain also in the reduction Of almost
Pc. cent. in the number of hours Of work
per week Other oecupatiOns-iron mold
ers. macliuists. masons. stone cutters
etc.-ali have had their wages per hour
iacrea ased and their time for the week
decreased as among the appreciable hap
py results OF Republicans in power at
Washington. Another feature Of this
labor condition for the period mentioned
uss in the increase in the number of
workers. The Republican prosperity
following Mr.. Cleveland's administration
eAtA --1-. al 4IGI1 as aesal4AAHA AetAs
there was over 40 per cent more black
smiths. % per cent more bricklayers,
- per cent more carpenters. 20 per cent
more laborers. and 10 per cent. more
painters. Everywhere more work, more
men. higher wages and fewer hours Of
labor
Does not that show that a Republican
Of the government stands
for labor prosperity: Such an admins
tra-ioa had FIRST TO get the country out
Of the quicksauds of Democratic inefi-
cheney which took more than one year.
After that the possibilities for getting
work and the wages for doing it were in
creased for working people, until now the
United States is the golden land for the
rest of the world. II the Republicans
have accomplished this great good for
ia Dor. aud the Democrats have made a
bOtch Of the attempt whenever they had
a chance. common sense and the pocket
book should keep the workingmen with
the Republicans, who have put up the
proofs OF well-doing.