The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-11-05
LABOR PROSPERITY.
Tangible Results That Arc TraceaElc
to Republican Policies.

Tangible Results That Arc TraceaHlc
to Republican Policies.
The Democrats are silent as to the
alleged benefits their party has brought
10 American workmon: this silence Is
something workmon should seriously con
slider, turning the matter over ana over
in their minds before they cast their
ballots.
In saying benefits the word is meant
10 cover the most substantial good OBJ
taiDahle as result for labor-the best
wages and the fcwest hours of work.
Such results are not within the power of
the President TO directly produce, but
they do come from wise egiSlation-the
conception and enactment of national
laws that are to bring prosperity.
Democrats are mum because what
they might show would be 50 much to
their discredit as to at once turn all
classes of laborcrs away from the Dem
ocratc party. The most they venture to
say is in their national platform; and
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
prchensire. Neither of those documents
promises the lah0rer higher wages or that
he may work fewer hours To get them.
But what the Republicans do promise in
platform, and speech, and documents,
showing how it will he done, backing it
with forty years of incontcStabie 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 for
legislation first and administration next
that shall be wise and comprehensive as
To public interest. The Republicans have
established themselves as a power capa-
BILE Of producing and maintaining con
dition in national affairs of the greatest
benefit to the working classes; but III
showing this is also demonstrated the
fact that the Democrats have hurt Ia Dor
in all its various lines 10y laws created
and conditions established that have
brought disasters for which there was
neither avoidance nor remedy under their
management uf federal affairs.
Since the Cleveland administration Of
1893 TO 1897 the Republicans have
changed labor matters wonderfully for
the better. Take the wages Of 1886. the
49, W ~ '''''' 4'i :" ''7'0' i''7'
year ll"'"i, rs result "I R'ri"lI'Ah
.i"lI''S an" l""N' "'a'hNm'H got over
l. per cent more wages per h'nr ana
WORKED per cent less hours per week
nnah III IH'"' carpenters received over
81 per cent increase per h"Hr ana worked
over per cent. less hours per "etN :
painters wages increased nearly % per
cent per h"aE' ana th'lF hours OF Ianor
were reduced near! per 'ru'. or the
hours per Week. hr'rNIay"rN were gamers
l.! an increase "l :" per cent III wages
per h"hr ana 10y reduction OF per
cent per h"ur l"r 'ahoF umt' uhSkI!!eu
i"h'r went Hl) ~ per cent. per hohr' W.'i
gam "!>o III the reduction OF almost .
per cent. III the number OF hours or WORK
per week. DINER occupatons-lron mold
cFS' mach!hiStS, masonS' stone cutters
ctc'-aI nave had their wages per hour
increased an" ihcif iime Tor the week
decreased as among th2 apprec!ah!e nap
pN results OF h"puhHcahS III power AT
aN"'nEt"h. Another feature oil ms
labor CONDITION l"r the period mentioned