Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1891 — A PROTECTION THEORY APPLIED. [ARTICLE]

A PROTECTION THEORY APPLIED.

[National Democrat.] The McKiniey tariff made especially good provision fortheproteo ion of manufacturers of knitted goods, and, therefore, when the wages of some of the employes of the Saxonv Knitting Mills in Little Falls, N. Y., were reduced at the beginning of this year, the Albany Argus investigated the matter, and one of the officials of the mill explained it in this way: *La»t fall we had trouble in getting help, and had to pay more lhan we had previously paid for certain kinds of work. This winter laborers have been plenty and we oould get all we wanted, so we (•- turned to the old wages. ” Office-holder Roberts’s paper, the Utica Herald, published what purported to be a contradiction of this, but it was only a denial that there was a general redaction of wages, »nd this the Argus had not charged. We oall attention to this incident, because the explanation offered by the mill managers is, what everybody except Mr. McKinley knows perfectly well, that the manufacturers increase wages when they have to, and reduce wages as soon as they can, without any regard to the amount of protection they get. Ths tariff may have enabled Mr. Charles King, of the Saxony Mills, to inonass wages, bat it didn’t compel him, or enable his employes to force an increase. He increased wages when labor was soaroe, and as soon as labor beoame a little mors abundant he reduced them again, altho’ Mr. McKinley’s bill will go on protesting him for years. This iastanoe shows exactly what the relation between proteo tion and wages is. Mr. MoKinley will take care of the employer, and the employes may take care of themselves, if they are able to. In the House the other day Mr. O’Fsrrall. of Virgmia, was making some remarks about silver coinage, when Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, mad* a taunting allusion to Mr. Cleveland’s letter. Mr. O’Ferrall replied that Grover Cleveland was deeper down in the heart of the Democracy of the country than any other living min.— It might be that Mr. Cleveland’s views on ; silver did not suit the Democracy. They were the views of an individual member of the Democratic party. He (Mr. O’Ferrall) faasumod that whatever Mr. Cleveland’s position might be to-day on the question of silver coinage, when the National Convention spoke in 1892 he would indorse the prinoipleß of tneir platform, whatever they might be. He did not believe that Mr. Cleveland would surrender his convictions, but there were questions of Democratic principle far paramount to the question of the free coinage of silver. Go to the great Boot and Shoe sale of our $5,000 worth of goods, and double the size of any other stook in the county. Chicago Bargain Stobe. Both Representatives from Rhode Island in the next house will be Democrats. A Democrat was elected in the First Distriot last November. In the second district thtrq was no election, and a special election was held on last Saturday week. Charles H. Page, Democrat, was elected by several thousand majority, practically without opposition, W. O. Arnoid Republican, having refused to run, because the election ecouned on Saturday, and his distriot inoludes a large community of Seventh Day Baptists. We are the sole agents in Rensselaer for three lines of the “World’s Best” thatyou can not buy elsewhere. Ludlow’s fine shoes for ladies. E. Stout’s patent ■nag-proof rubber Boots, and Cone’s Boss Overalls. Chicago Bargain Stork.

Ballot reform is progressing all over the country. On Saturday of week before last the Kansas Honse and the Idaho House caoh passed an Australian ballot law. Just purchased, an immense stock of boots and shoes at a great clearance sale, at one-half price, and if money is an object, examine before you buy. Chicago Bargain Store. Gov. Pattison, of Pennsylvania, seems te have a number of very wholesome, old fashioned Democratic ideas about spending public money only for necessary things. When the Legislature made an appropriation for ten thousand copies of his message for free distribution the Gov. emor vetoed it on the ground that the expenditure was uncalled for, as the newspapers had already givan every reading family in the State a copy of the message. Figures will not lie. Boys’ good, honest boots 60 cents ta $1; man’s good, hen est boots $1.25 to s>. Women s shoes 6U cents to SL!S for a first class calf-skin ■hoe. Fimeslipperssooentstosl. Most of the above are sample lots, and good goods at much loss than wholesale price*. Chicago Bargain Stor., National Economist: The secretary oi the treasury has given his approval to an act of congress that will extend the payment of duties on imports from Feb. 1* to July Ist, a period of five months. Thi6 will save the speculating importers abom $1,300,000 in interest. Of oonrse th s measure is constitutional; but wnen the mortgaged farmers of the west deman i a stay-law against the wholesale confiscation of their property, it is called repudiation. It makes a difference under present conditions whose ox is gored. Over one hundred Farmers’ Alliance men of Evans township, Kan., all ma*kod, removed by force three loan company tenants from farms recently sold by the sheriffs unde> forclosnre proceedings, and put the original owners in possession.— It is believed that the Alliance all over Kansas is preparing tn carry ont this design in all similar oases. Teacher—Now, Johnny, yon may explain to ms the difference bet we n a king and a president. Jo tinny—Kings are born and presidents get there.