Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-29
waterville. Me-. Oct. 81,

that all can see where the fraud
lies in the argument
so NJ. T. s.
Waterville. Me. Oct. q,
We saw the list to which YOU refer
but, frankly, We deemed it too mon
sensical" to bother with If there were
not 50 many thousands of iaborers
in this country who know that the diff
ference in prices is as nothing eompar-
ed to the difference in wages, the task
might be difficult. Probably there are
many EngIishmen in Watervilie who
came to America to work in the mills,
so that they might earn money enough
to buy any sort of mousetrap.
Let us look carefully at this porten-
tous table of contrasts, which shows
that mousetrap in London costs only
two cents while in New York it costs
three--one of our lion hearted ex-
changes jumped it up to five in its edi-
torial, probably to make change easily.
While we are shuddering at such tariff
extortfor, let us remember that the
mason whose wife wants the mouse
trap in her pantry. gets in London y
cents an hour, while in New York he
gets 60.
1t is indeed instructive to gaze upon
a hammer lin the Wilson chamber OF
tariff horrors") which costs so cents in
London and Sc cents in New York, But
what shall we say about the earpen-
Ter who wields the hammer. and who
gets only Il cents an hour in London
and SO cents in New York?
When Dr. Wilson and his free trade
followers and supporters are honest
enough to include in their lists of con-
trasts in prices Of neeessaries the most
important and necessary of them ALL
human labor. the fallacy and deception
of all their arguments and claims VIII
be shown That is the very reason we
oppose them-their brazen dishonesty.
II they deceive you in this are they MT
to be entrusted with the government?
If the middle and the older genera
tons did not know from bitter ex-
perience the results of free trade nc
ton, would it be safe, to install men
at the head of the government ~he
stoop to such tfickerye sek
Let us take up the mans suit OF
o. z r. II =
clothes which they tell you costs onis
$3.50 in London and s12 in New YORK
They caffs il a working mans SUIT
Presumably brieklayer might buy IT.
Let us see what he would have to
buy it with. In London he would re-
ceive for mis- labor q cents an hour
In New York he would get So cents an
hour. We wonder il he couldn't al
ford to pay the difference
Breakfast food of some kinds may
cost only II cents IN London ana Dc
laden with the extortionate cost OF Ii
cents in New York but the blacksmith
who eats it gets only is cents an hou
in London. while in New York he get
ss cents. 1t is distressing, of course
10 think that while we could get col
cream in London for A cents we hay
tn spend 10 cents for it in New YORK
but. then, the poor plasterer who pur
chases it may console himself with TN
knowledge that he would get only
cents an hour in London, while y
gets GS cents here.
While we are showing off the CHEAP
ness of gloves and perfumes and spi
bamboo fishrods in London, why M
complete the exhibit AND inform IN
nublic that IN London the pay OF pc
l,eemen ranges from $6.76 to $3.50
week. and that the average wages
raiIroad engineers, conductors al
Guards in England are $3.50, in SEQ
land 1884, and in Ireland s. weei
while we are comparing or contrasni
nrices. lei us contrast the price OF
nor az well as of other things
The tactics referred TO by our VI
teryilIe friend are characteristic al
NAV make some votes for the tart
for-revenue crowd, but il is not I
most intelligent classes that a
caught. Those who remember