The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-01
THAT is FUNNY.
Secretary shaw Tries 70 Prove That
High Prices Are a Blessing to
Workingmen-

There is no escape for the repub-
licans from ID. stand-pat position CT
the tariff taken by them. They are
compelled by events 10 contend thar
7 prosperity is widespread. But Secre-
tary Shaw in opening the republican
campaign in Delaware under The aus
pices Of the Wilmington Roosevelt
Workingmen's club endeavored 10
make labor see that their welfare
depended upon the success Of the re-
publicans whose policy had produced
high prices. and. as he claimed. cor
respondingly high wages and steady
employment Secretary Shaw is al
adept al telling half-truths and then
building thereon an argument 10 prove
his contention He said 10 the VII
mington workingmen. Universal ard
constant employment 81 reasonable
wages. even in the face OF high priced
living expenses. is preferable 10 en-
ployment TO only : portion OF our peo-
pie. though az the same wages and a.
much reduced living expenses.
Are the workingmen OF Wilmington
blessed with universal and constant
employment as Secretary shaw
would have them believer The re-
ports Of the condition Of he ship
building industry. car shops. wooleu
nil and some other industries which
are carried on al Wilmington DO not
by any means support the shaw theory
that employment is universal and
constant. but rather that a great
many men are idle and a number wo-k-
ing or short time That this is The
condition uf the manufacturing and
railroad centers nearly everywhere Is
unfortunately true. ard no one should
know il better than Secretary shaw.
who has all the government sources
OF information al his command
But instead OF telling the whole
truth and nothing bur the truth about
the conditions that prevail for tho
American workinEmen under the high
priced trust era thai republican pol
icies have produced. Secretary shaw
promises 10 furnish wei authenticated
data. from the highest possible zu-
thority ia the United States. showing
that The average wages have increased
In larger proportion than the AVERAGE
articles OF ordinary household co..
II is common report that Secretary
-ortely0u is having prepared in The
bureau Of statistics TIE data that Sec
-etary Shaw gives notice of appearing. \
n fact that the matter FOR The repub- /
lean campaign book is being prepared 4
Il government expense and 10 make \
showing favorable 10 the advantages OF 4
high tariff and hieh trust prices.
Government statistics are notorious
y unreliable when manufactured 70 4
uit partisan purposes. and although
he expert siatisticians OF the DEPART
nent OF commerce and labor NAY
rove that al OF US are living n lux
~. every one can judge Of his own
better than partisan figures
an prove ii 10 him.
There viii doubtless be a great nun
er OF Roosevelt worizingmen-s clubs
rganized by the republican politicians
II over the country. but il viii keep
ecretary Shaw and other republican 4
pellbinders busy explaining how. IN
er present high trust prices. tho-s Il
> with restricted incomes can make
Vpenses come within what is received.
he true test 81 prosperity IS 4 CON-
'rtable Twins and the amount remain
IL after all the bills are paid fo- nee :
isities. that can be expended for luz /
-ies. or that can be saved for fha !
rainy Gay. Each family can
eide II they are satisfied with their q
resent condition more certainly than q
,psTis' figures or the special pleading 7