The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-01
Voice of
tho People
ARE WAGE FARMERS WORTHY OF
CONsIDER ATOM

ARE WAGE FARMERS WORTHY OF
CONSIDERATION?
Editor Providence News:
The immense quantity OF political par
tisan dust thrown In the optics OF the
people. is not scattered broadcast for
mere amusement. The continual sarcas-
tic illusions 20 our infant industries are
not aimless. but for a purpose. and that
purpose is none other than to draw the
attention OF bread winners from the fact
that not only has the fostering OF infant
industries given bread winners millions OF
needed jobs, but the continuation OF pro-
lection has continued TO furnish employ
ment TO vast armies OF needy wage earn
ers.
Many fondly hoped that Candidate Par
ker would speak some distinct word and
utter some pertinent phrases I'm favor OF
some project TO supply wage earners with
the grea test temporal boon which comes
TO the great mass OF the people dependant
upon their labor for a livelihood but they
looked In vain for even so much as an
allusion to the question go frequently con-
fronting the common people. a problem
which we. who are dependant on employ
rnent have endeavored 10 solve so many
times I'm vain. especially during the awful
sem-free trade period under Uncle Gro
ver's second term, when We beheld those
with money purchasing the necessaries
and the luxuries OF life at a figure often
below the cost OF production. Moreover
we WILDLY remember how those with
money chuckled at their bargains while
we poor devils tramped the streets I'm vain
for work at 30 cents per day. OF which
people should be often reminded.
And. gentlemen, you cannot wholly
blind US 10 the fact that the common
people must have employment and all the
talk regarding this political privilege and
that moral reform will be considered pure
and undenled buncombe by the needy
bread winner who knows and realizes
that without employment he and his fam
ily must suffer hunger and cold. For
now abideth political privilege. reform
and employment: but the greatest OF
these is employment
II Is we'll known that all the smooth
phrases about a reasonable reduction OF
tariff duties simply means that we are 10
have as near free trade as Parker. his
friends and his Rhode Island supporters
arc able to make our tariff why not
give us something definite? why all
thesc smooth platitudenous sentences and
Rlittering generalities IL not 20 pull the
WOOL over the eyes OF needy bread win
nersY
II was only one year ago that the DEM
ocratic speakers OF Rhode Island went up
and down the serene confines OF this com
monwealth and woke the echoes with loud
sounding cymbals OF profuse defamation.
and the people with a patience born OF
long suffering listened without protest
hoping for some definite promise OF doing
something for men dependent for daily
bread upon employment The people lis
tened 40 long and attentively that the
free traders looked forward with fond
hopes 90 the day OF election: for they
knew not the peoples thoughts When
the crisis came the people elected the Re
publican nominees by increased maJori-
ties. for no other party save the Repuh-
lican. promised anything but moonshine
and starlight. while the Republicans
promised work and wages through n pro-
tective tarif
Did you ever read the poem of Prayer
and Potatoes7" Well. we have no obiec-
tion Co prayers even though trlfe too
lengthy but We demand potatoes through
protection for home Industry that shaIl
AFFORD work and wages for every needy
man. Biehfalutin II amusing but ~ is
not good substitute for work
sully's free trade speculation IN free
trade cotton proved entertaining for the