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THE TARIFF AND WAGES.
Exeelltat Baturns for Labor From the
McEMey Law.
Stubborn Pacts Prom a Democratic Eeport
in York State.
Investigations by the Commissioner of
Statistics Show a Net Increase of
$6,377,925 in Wages.
Also a Net Increase of $31,315,130 inPro
dnction, in Sixty-Eight Industries,Em
ployinsc 285,000 Persons.
Had a bombshell dropped into the
Democratic camp from a clear sky, it
would not have seat greater consterna-
tion into the hearts of the Cleveland
Democrats than did the ninth annual
report of the Democratic Commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
New York, Charles F. Peck, made
public last week. Senator Hill and his
admirers, including Mr. Peck, look upon
the dissatisfaction caused by this unan-
swerable statement with grinning coun
tenances. They bear no love for Mr.
Cleveland, and have not forgotten the
in-mit.s heaped upon them at Syracuse
and Chicago by the Cleveland faction.
They look with evident relish upon the
true statement which Mr. Peck presents
of the prosperous condition of affairs,
feeling that, the statement bristles with
stubborn facts which the Cleveland men
cannot shake. The Republicans say the
statements made by Mr. Peck carry
great weight.
Mr. Peck's totals show a net increase
iu wages for 1801 over 1890 of $0,377,-
#25, and a net increase in products, in
York State, during the same period, of
$31,315,130. The report of Mr. Peck
shows only partially the prosperity of
the country under the protective tariff.
No better arguments are needed for the
workingman than these continued favor
able reports of business and the better
condition of the wage-earners.
Commissioner Peek gives as a reason
for»selecting the tariff as the subject for
his report that it especially affected the
working classes. He had found that the
statements of the Democratic speakers
were not borne out by facts. Governor
Campbell had said that not a single
workingman's wages had been raised as
the re-uit of the McKinley act. ''My re
ports .-h.vr that there were-just 2S5,000
men vho-e salaries were raised as the
resiiltoi this law,*' asserted the Commis
sioner. Mr. Peek adds that lie is free to
admit that his report was not in harmony
with the platform adopted at Chicago,
in so fur as it related to the subject of
the tariff. However, his report was as he
had found the condition of .-iffairs.
The summary prepared by Commis-
sioner Peck says, in'opening:
Tariff, whether levied "for revenue on
ly." or for -revenue and the incidental
protection of American manufacturers
and American labor,*' is certainly a ques
tion of such vast import as to enlist the
most thorough and dispassionate investi
gation at the hands of the American peo
ple. And while the present report has,
under the law, been confined to the State
of New York, its results can but be taken
as indicative of the conditions existing
in every section of our country where
manufacturing and industrial pursuits
are followed.
With the exception of a limited num-
ber of the great industries carried on in
our country, no State in the Union of-
fers a. field so varied or extensive within
which the statistician can carry ©n his
work with greater assurances of intelli
gent success than is presented by the
State of New York. Within its borders
are to be found by far the greatest num-
ber of manufacturing establishments, the
most varied industries and the largest
number of individual employers, and
wage-earners of any of the forty-four
commonwealths embraced in the United,
States. So that, whatever the statistical
data collected and tabulated may prove,
Relative to the effects of."Protection" on
labor and wages in New York, may just
ly be takea as fairly representative of the
conditions throughout the whole coun
try.
Not for many years had the subject of
the tariff assumed.snchgreat proportions
aa attached to-ittiM^.^ ^w»y^vn
:inlportant
fwirminnpi mi Ill [, —4
and interesting**question of
political economics for diacusssfnby our
stfttWBjaeja^yVjt by reason,of the President
of the UnitedStated making it the sole
subject of his annual message*to Con
gre«j in December 1997, interest: in it
bscfrma general ameng
tg^w$
masses and a
fcecfrma general amtu msese an
a attraction "£*. _v
memorable "campaign of education" fol
lowed during the ten. succeeding months
of 1888. It is not the province of the
undersigned to here discuss the merits of
a "protective tariff," or to pronounce for
o* against the public policy cif a "tariff
for revenue only." A majority "of the
American people declared by their votes
in 1888 in favor of the latter policy, and
yet their candidate was defeated by rea
son of our electoral system, the minority
candidate and a Congress in sympathy
with the Chief Executive being
elected. The canvass was carried
on with relentness vigor by both
sides, and public interest was unusually
aroused in a question of great public
policy, rather than to the personality of
candidates. The selfish business inter
ests of the manufacturers and their em
ployes were appealed to larger produc
tion, wider markets and increased profits
were promised the employers. More
work, higher wages, shorter hours of la
bor and unexampled prosperity were
among the inducements held out to the
'wage-earners by the advocates of ^Pro
tection." On the oilier hand, the advo
cates of the policy of a "tariff for rev
enue pnly" contended that only through
a '•reform*' of our tariff laws, i. e., a re
duction of our revenues to a basis of
raising just-sufficient money to defray
the expenses of the government, honest
ly and economically administered, could
all of these desirable results be ob
tained.
It may be urged by some that an in
vestigation made has not been broad
enough or of sufficient scope to fairly
warrant the deductions arrived at, by
reason of the fact that the cost of living
including the necessaries that go to make
it up, have been given no' place in the
work. It should be borne in niind,how
ever, that it has been my endeavor to in-
vestigate only that phase of the subject
which relates simply to the increase or
decrease of production and the rates of
wages paid.
The period covered by investigation,
includes the year immediately prior to
the enactment of what is termed the
.•McKinley bill" and the year immedi
ately following its becoming a law. Tliat
is, the data upon which the report lias
been made was for the year commencing
September 1, 1869, up to and .including
the 31st day of August, 189Q, and tiie
year commencing September 1st, 1800,
up to and including the 81st of August,
1801.
The report here embraces a lengthy
table of figures carefully arranged and
then continues:
It is needless to comment upon the
separate figures or the totals included in
the above table they tell £heir own
story simply and with absolute truth.
It appears that there Avas a net increase
in wages of $6,377,925.00 in the year
1891, as compared with the amount
paid in 1890, and a net increase of pro-
duction of $31,315,130.68 in the year
1891 over that of-1890. A simple anal
ysis of this table further demonstrates
the interesting fact that of the sixty
seven industries covered, 77 per cent, of
them show an increase either of the
wages or product, or both, and that
there were no less than 89,717 instances
of individual increases of Avages'durum-
the same year.
It has been my experience, as, I doubt
not, it has been that of eA^ery statistician',
more or less, that one often "finds himself
tempted—unconsciously, perhaps—to
pursue an investigation with a view to
establish a preconceived theory. How
often failure and positive discomfiture
follow, I can safely leave to those \vho
have engaged in the fascinating study of
statistics'. To the true statistician, how
ever, uninfluenced by social or political
considerations, the profession is an envi-
able one, and carries with it duties and
responsibilities of the highest order. To
him theories are as nothing without facts
to support them, they become mislead
ing and therefore, worthless. Facts and
truth are what he seeks', and having pos-
sessed himself of them he places them,
hard and cold as they oftentimes are, be
fore the public, satisfied that he has done
but bis duty 'and' thereby attained his
highest ambition. ,,- ,. .",?
'•r A-'«
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^IHMP&egtoferati}* of th vicinity expect
to have a grand rally in NewUlnt on
the 80th, when their candidate fof Gov
ernor, Dan Lawler, will be present and.
speak on the issues of the.* dayJ v, It is
DEATH OF ME. STEINHAUSER
The Late Editor of the Portschntt Passes
Away After a BriefHlnea8.
Sunday morning the announcement
was made that Editor Arinin Steinhauser
had died at three o'clock. Grief fol
lowed the telling of the news and in
quick succession came feeling sympathy
for the bereaved.
Mr. Steinhauser's sickness was of short
duration. A few days ago he was in ap
parently the best of healtJt, and at his
office he could be seen attending to his
duties with customary diligence. Sud
denly an attack/of iuflamation of the
bowels siezed him and after a week of
suffering, attended by a constant Aveak
eniug-of his physical powers, he gave
quietly away to that dread summons,
which"marks at last the end,of each and
all.
To us his death has a peculiarly, sol
emn meaning. Brought together by du
ties in Avhich there Avas much in common
Ave learned to know him as he really was
and found him to be a quiet and unob-
trusive individual Avith a most kindly
nature that lead him to aid a friend
Avhenever lie could do so Avithout violat
ing his sense of right. His opinion or.ee
formed,lie AVAS tenacious of it not kick
ing hoAvever in that element of convic-
tion that must lie at the base of intelli
gent and conscientious action. He had
all of an honest man's hatred of shams
and about the only evidence of irritation
exhibited by him Avas when some
proof of insincerity v.ras apparent.
In the domestic circle as Avell as in pro
fessional life those who knew him best
speak of many evidences showing him to
be truly good. We can speak of him,
only as we knew him from being thrown
closely together and our only desire to
comment at all comes from a high re
spect for the qualities that .he •pos'se^sed.
Within him Avas integrity of mind and
heart, and his family and his neighbors
Avere better for his having lived. What
more is needed to make of life an entire
success? -.
The deceased was a comparath'ely
young man. He Avas born on the in
1863,- and
in New Uhn
tained, until two Aveeks ago Avlien he re
signed to accept a similar one on the
Post. To his Avife the grief that comes
Avith his untimely death is almost un
bearably and to his other relatives the
load of "sorrow is naturally a weighty one.
Tiie funeral was held yesterday after
noon at two o'clock from. Turner Hall.
Col. Pfaender made the address and at
the grave Win. E. Koch read a feAV part
insr words.
Geo. Ssherer in Politics,
•As has been stated previously, Geo. W.
Soberer is a candidate for nomination as
county superintendent of schools at the
hands of-the Republican county conven
tion. He is a graduate of the Normal
school and has taught successfully and
is in every way qualified to discharge the
duties of the position. He lias neArer
held an office, but as editor of the Post
for many years he did good service for
the Republican "party, and is deser\ang
of reward at its. ha*nds. Mr. Scherer is
an active, energetic young man, and
would undoubtedly render valuable ser
vice to the schools of the county. He is
the only Republican whose name we have
heard mentioned in connection with the
nomination and he will undoubtedly re-
ceive it unanimously, in which case he
will certainly be elected.—Mankato Free
Press. -v
NEW ULM LACE MAKERS.
They Kay Afford an. Attraction. the.
,, Xuinaiotft Sf&bit at Chicago..
VOLUME XV. NO 35- NEWU1M, BROWN COUNTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7,1892. WHOLE NUMBER 765
his
his
earliest
with
days
Nine
parents.
years ago he removed to St. PauL, and
worked steadily in the office of the St.
Paul Volkszeitung. While there he Avas
married to Hiss Emma Nix and their
union has been a most loving uid nappy
one, resulting in the«birih of one child,
a daughter at pax-sent hardly a year old.
TAVO years ago he returned to- New Ulm
and assumed management of the Fort
sehritt, a position Avhich he retained un-
In the Minneapolis Tirne^ of, Sunday
0
Woman's
Auxiliary Board of the'^World's Fair of
the state of Minnesota has discovered
that tftqrcfld industry. .Qf lace making
piiWws'eipjk& 'ini this state. "It
a a
seems
t&er&tii a faMnmunity of Bohemians in
quite likely that other apeakemiwiu.ja»alHeirTJl»f ^noae women,# after their
be present, but tawler *rUl he the ,brtei d&j* wo*k is d«ne, spend their evening^rou^^cn
attraction.' ''TX^'.A^i'Zx [%«kinfco^aapajoiysthepattet^tnarwrapped.
have been handed down for generations.
Mrs. Hunt, of Mankato, has obtained
some excellent samples of their work,
which, however, they insist' must be re
turned to them, as they are very jealous
of their patterns. It is likely, however
that pieces of the lace will be purchased
of them for exhibition at Chicago, and
possibly some of the women will be in
duced to go to Chicago and carry on the
work. '£"^"4 V'." :_'
The credit for the above feature if it
is secured is due to the Ladies' Auxiliary
which was started here- several weeks
ago. The ladies who compose it are
making researches in all directions for
means and methods in which to make
BroAvn County prominent at the World's
Fair and tiie above article shows, that
their work is being appreciated.
MINNESOTA'S PET- FL0WEE,
THE LADIES WORLD'S FAIR AUYIL
IARY SELECT THE LADY SLIPPER.
The state fioAver as selected by the"
Minnesota Woman's Auxiliary Board of
the World's Columbian Exposition is
the cypi'ipedium pubescens or lady
slipper. Belonging to the natural order
Orchid ace, it is c,lie of the most beau-
tiful flowers in the United States.
The folloAving varieties are indigen
ous to Brown county: cypripeclium
candidum or small white lady's slipper',
cypripeclium parviflorum or small yel
losv lady's slipper cypripedium pubes
cens or large yellow lady's slipper and
cypripedium spectabile or shoAvy lady's
slipper.
Tiie first of the
moist meadows
uove is lounu
id frequently in
swampy bogs throughout the county. It
blooms in May and June.
The second is found in the' same local
ities as the first and usuallv blooms at
the same time.
The third,'Avhich is the proposed state
rloAver, and which is commonly called
lady,'s slipper or Moccasin flower, is
common in shady and moist Avoods and
blooms May and June.
The last is'the most beautiful of the
speqies and is found but rarely, usually
in swampy and'springy bogs, blooming
only in June. It, is A-ery beautiful, ex
ceeding in splendor some of the ra,re
exotic orchids. All. of ike varieties are
highly scented, while the large yellow
lady's slipper is especially sweet.
No better choice of a state rloAver
could be made and the selection should
be ratified.
The cut which appears herewith is a
good one, and is the only one Published
by the papers since the selection Avas
made. Together with the description it
was kindly furnished to us. by Mr. Hei
demand.
ROBBERY AT 00URTLAND.
THE STORE OF SCHLOTTNAKN BROS
ENTERED WEDNESDAY JMIGHT
BY THIEVES.
THEY WERE NOTICED BY A CLERK
BUT NEVERTHELESS SECURED
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS
IN GOODS.
"Wednesday night or rather Thursday
morning between two and three o'clock
a burglary occurred at Courtland. They
enterei'the store of ScMottmann Bros.
which,is also the postoffice and opened
the, s^fe, but found that empty.- Then
thay proceeded to t&e shelves and- coun
ters and a special to the1 St. Peter Her
says Herald they secured between four
and, five hunjired (lollara worthofjewelry
watches*flnpdress-goods"arid the like.
The ,thiev« made an entrance through
a aide wiadbsr-and after' securing what
they wanted they repaired'|p the lum
ber yard near the: track and disposed of
W«l^trftT»,speetftcle.boxes and boards in me I will send you out
goods had been there at n^| o,wn expense. ItwasrigHt
Jjeewfltiro to grant the raJJ^oad thft xelief 1
suspicious looking characters around
the store the night before and
it is supposed they are the thieves. The
clerk who slept in the upper part of the
building heard the thieves when they en
tered and departed but was entirely un-
armed and did not care to interfere, but
gave the alarm immediately after and a
posse was soon formed who watched
the three o'clock passenger trains to see
tl»at they did riot board either of them
and must have been very near the thieves
for an hour or more. No clue hoAvever-
as to their whereabouts has thus far been
obtained although active search is being
made by the "authorities.
BIRCH COOLIE VETERANS.
THEY MEET, EAT AND FIGHT TH1
BATTLE OVER AGAIN.
The survivors of the battle" of Birch
Coolie met last night at the Merchants
in'St. Paul and fought the battle over
again. The occasion Avas a A'cry pleas
ant one and Avill long be remembered.
Tiie A'eterans who got together fought
this battle thirty years ago at the time
the Indian depredations Avere attract-
ing so much attention iu this state. Sev
eral companies of militia Avere just in
the early stages of organization at the
time, and Avhen tiie n"\vs of the out
break Avas received the raw militia was
obliged to hurry to the front. It was just at
this time that the notable battle of Birch
Coolie occurred, and proved the turning
point in the Indian war in the North-
Avest. There were but 150 men in this
skirmish, and the suiwivors, all of whom
were at the banquet, are: Capt. H. P.
Grant in command of company A, Gth
regiment ex-Chief of Police John Clark,
of the Faxon Rangers, under Capt. Joe
Walker in Col. McPhail's command:
Thomas E. Byrne, the youngest man in
the battle, and attached to Capt. Ander-
son's volunteer cavalry William H.
Grant, who fought all through the battle
independently and belonged to none
of the companies Judge J. J.
Egan, Company A. 6th regiment, one of
the officers, and the folloAving of the
same command: William Vashinger, H.
C. Mavsden, AndreAV Kilpatrick, E. G.
Erickson. S. C. Arbuekle, v.-ho Avas shot
through both legs, and Charles Y^ec-d:
also William Hart, of Capt. Anderson's
volunteer cavalry.
GOA\ Ramsey Avas tiie honored guest
during the evening. Capt. Grant pre-
sided-over the meeting. After seA-cral
speeches had been made a motion Avas
pr.sscd proA'iding that a committee of five
should bo appointed to memorialize the
legislature to erect a monument on the
battle field. A lunch, was served during
the c-A'ening and the time Avas spent in
listening to addresses by the old veter
ans.—Journal of Saturday.
NELSON *0N- THE STUMP.
The Little Giant Is Quick to Silence "Lie?.
of Hi? Opponents.
The Republican stump speakers, says
the Pioneer Press, are now meeting dai
ly, in their meetings Avith the long-haired
and beAvhiskerc-d sub-treasury crank,Avho
has little else to do beside attend these
political meetings and propound cut-and-
dried questions Avith the intention of
trying to "rattle" the speakers. Such an
agitator Avas present at the La Crescent
meeting Thursday afternoon. He had in
his hand a slip of carefully prepared
questions which he Avas holding in readi-
ness for an opportune moment, and af
ter Mr. Nelson, the Republican candidate
for governor, had concluded speaking,
he begged the privilege of asking a ques
or two.
"Is it not true that during the time of
the grasshopper scourge in this state,
you voted against a bill in the state leg
islature granting relief to the farmers
and extending the time for the payment
of taxes, and voted in favor of a bill ex
tending this latter privilege to one of
the newly incorporated railroads in the
southeaster a part of the state?" v.
"The first is a lie," replied Mr. Nel
son. "It is an example of the kind of
warfare that the'Great West has made
upon me. My district was part of thar
country visited by the grasshoppers, and
I would not likely have, voted against
any suchmeaaure, and I did not. a all
my service in the state legislature nev-
er received a complaint from one of mj*
constituents. My record is open to all,
.and if you want to know what jay peo-'
mmm^mmmmmmmm
was willing to give the farmers. This
road referred to was built by local capi
tal, and it was a time of great depres
sion. Capitalists were as hard up as
the farmers. While my sympathy is
naturally with the poorer, I want to
treat all classes with common fair
ness and justice. And if
you want to get acquainted with
'Doc' Fish, who is evidently your auth-
ority," continued Knute Nelson, "you
can take a second trip to the county ad
joining my home, where Fish lived for
several years, and you will find how he
is respected. You can have 'Doc' Fish
and his statements, but you do not Avant
to go around lying "about me. Do you
want to know what Fish thought about
me. two years ago? I have in my satchel^!
a letter written by him urging me to be'
their candidate—the candidate of Don
nelly and Fish—but it cost me nothing
to refuse their overtures. I Avould have
gained nothing. That letter, which you-:'
read in the Pioneer Press, Avas Avrittc-n
but tAvo years ago, IIQAV he is- my enemy
You can take Fish, you'can dip him. you
can soak him, you can feugar-coat him
and swallow Mm if vou can."
NEWS OF OTHER TOWNS.
Events That Have Transpired in this and
Kicollet county.
W. M. Georgius of Courtland Avill at
tend college in JXaperville, 111.
Courtland is to have a new blacksmith
shop.
August Schultz of Golden Gate Avill
sell his farm and move to Sleepy Eye.
Rev. Ukai, a native of Japan, spoke
at the Methodist church in Sleepy Eye
Sunday eA-ening.
H. J. Hanson has sold his Sleepy Eye
residence to F. Frank of Sigel, who will
Leave the farm and try city life for a
while.
Geo. Yogel and Louis Brey, proprie-
tors of the Springfield pop factory, have
dissolved partnership, Mr. Vogel contin
uing in the business.
The Evan Republican club are making
arrangements for a rally at their place
on Saturday, Sept. 10th, at 2:30 o'clock
p. m.,A\hen Prof. T. J. McCleary of Man
kato, republican nominee for congress,
will be i')resent to address the meeting.
The meeting will be in the jrovc at Mr.
Chas. Plath's and there Aviil undoubted-
se a ug croAvu pre?
ing early. Between five and six hun
dred bushels of wheat, t'av 'property of
M. Donovan, two seeders belonging to
Mr. Ivrcinkc and some smaller rrticles
stored in the building Avere burned. The
only insurance Avas a policy on the build-
ing carried by the Farmers ToAvnship In
surance Co., of $80. The loss entire Avas
close to §000. This is the second season
Mr. Kreinke lias suffered from lightning
and this time the damage might very
easily haA'e been greater as several stacks
of grain Avere in close proximity to the
tire.—Sleepy Eye Dispatch.
Quite a little, commotion Avas stirred
up Saturday over a stolen Avatch, or an
alleged stolen watch. One Johnson, a
farmer living in RedAvood county, came
into town Friday evening and after in
dulging in a little of the 0-be-joyf,ul re
tired to a hay-mow and spent the night.
The next morning a transient happened
into Fredericksen's jeAvelry store with a
watch which he asked the value of. Mr.
Fredericksen recognized the time-piece
as being the property of Johnson, .hav
ing sold it to him only a short time be-
fore, and remarked to his visitor that it
was Johnson's watch. The fellow re
marked "that if it was Johnson's watch
he wanted no truck with it," and taking
it went out. Not more than ten min
utes later Fredericksen saw Johnson and
told him of the circumstance and they
went out to look up the man who had
it. They found him, but he said the"
w^atch had been given him by another
pajfty to whom he had returned it and
thft other fellow had left town. John
son |tated he-would have the party ar
rested, but for. some reason the caae was
dropped.—81eepy Bye Dispatch.
Get Tour Ifenar Ba^k,
Many people think they are satisfied.
wj,th the baking powder they are using,
tor the reason that they have never tried
Horsforda. A. gr^nd surprise awaits you
when you give it a trial. Do sb at once
and he convinced wa are telling the
truth. If it doernot do at we say, re
turn it at once"to your grocer and get
your money back. t.
-is
IS*
re-
The granary on the PoiioA'au farm
cently purchased by \Ym. Krcinke, four
miles northeast of toAvn. was struck by
lightning raid burned on Monday morn-
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