The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-16

mer. manufactures, the common Iaborer.
Production from all kinds OF business
has doubled since 1886. when the cOun-
Try turned 20 William Mckinley, cham
pion of protection, as advance agent OF
prosperity.
The Cost of Living.
There has been much discussion and
no little confusion over the effort 10
compare The relative increase in wages
and cost Of living in the last few years.
The Labor Bureau Of the United States.
in it's last bulletin. on this question made
a very careful analysis for the fourteen
years from 1850 10 1904. In that COM
paris0n and analysis Il was shown that
the weekly earnings OF all employees haa
increased 534 per cent from 1891 TO 1904
and that the retail prices OF food prod
ucts had increased in the same time
only y per cent This. 1 believe. is the
only careful and scientific investigation
that has been made of the subject;
The Republican party has always
followed the maxim Plant the FACTORY
by the farm. The settled policy OF
protection has gradually extended in
dustrial development West and South,
bringing agriculture and manufacture
closer together.
Spirit or Manufactures.
The statistics Of manufactures com
piled last year show the benefit Of the
protective policy. The prosperity un-
der the Dingley law has not been spas
modic nor sectional. except that 1t has
produced greater extension OF manu-
featuring into the Central. Western. and
Southern States. There has been a
larger per cent Of increase In capital
in manufacturing plants in the last five
years than I'm the produce Of these in
dustries. The actual increase in capt
tal was 81. 200. 100000 OF q per cent
greater than the capital invested In
1900 The actual increase in output was
$3364, $50. O1o. or about 30 per cent over
that Of 1900 Capital has grown conf
dent OF It's investment and has turned
back into the plant a larger share Of
its earnings 20 Increase the demand
for labor and ultimately increase the
output
From 1900 TO 1865 the increase in
waEe-earners employed was 16 per cent.
and IN wages paid 80 per cent
When to Revise the Tariff.
Tariff revision in time OF prosperity
always has halted. and always viii halt.
business activity, production, and com
merce- The manufacture will lessen his
output, the farmer halts ia improve
Tents because there is "A shortened de
mand- me decrease IN wages pending
t'HHIISloh YOU'D amount 70 many hundred
Lllllloll, w mere lueFe lS confluence ana
tIosprIiN lheFe WoHlu ue DOUBT ana
uCS I uClioh oL tonudenle. ,,
III .s"Ls. lle p'alIoI'" on t4e FepunI-
cans OF lhdlaI'd. thal Ine HeIEhIican /
party VIII revise the tarH' Wncn II VIII
do more good than harm To the mass OF
people.
Republicans Must Control.
CT, 10 vital thor the marty -,,,,f,, fri,
,,oy.sr ~, coD,ir,e w., 80 r. ,.s
enaro,, gboula e1act - EJo,ao m N-,,.or,
her that bo5,- 3, che Sivristb C,,-g~ass
- -. - a. ,-.---- ..s.f $50. -
N~'' ''' ~ ''' ''''i ii'o''F "'''' o'''e'e OF
PRESIDENT mere WouiC De t'e-up' IN
legislation.
Furthermore. their success would be
claimed 10 be an evidence Of diSSatisfaC-
ton with the Republican Congress and
President and an assurance OF complete
power 10 be given the democracy IN 1905.
Ihei- success would halt production and |
consumption.
Union Labor and Politics
OHIoH AaOul anu AOIilLOS'
IT, 49,. 81, $50 ,.'.'l TIT ..l III.
~ required the combined activities OF
employer and enpIoye Naturally. diner-
enCes arise as 10 a proper wage. Labor