Tariff Debate Debunks Wage Gain Claims In 1880s
In a Tennessee legislator’s speech, a table from the Tenth Census shows labor cost as a share of production for carpets, cotton goods, nails, pipe, oil, screws, wool hats, and more, arguing tariffs exceed labor costs and hurt workers. He cites trusts and a Pittsburgh steel dispute as proof that tariffs enrich monopolies and harm farmers and laborers alike.
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Benton McMmlin
Tennessee
Texas
Mills
Gome
Pennsylvania
Kelley
Michigan
Burrows
Keston
Henry J. Philvot
Des Moines
Iowa
Clements Fires Back on Tariffs and Wages Debate
Georgia's J C Clements argues tariff reductions boosted quinine production and cut prices, while wages held steady. He criticizes protectionists for claiming to shield labor as capital seeks cheaper overseas labor, citing increased output and lower costs despite warnings.
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J. C. Clements
Georgia
Clements
Aix
American Congress
Mr. Krumm
Engleus
America
Wm L Wilson Defends Labor and Denounces Tariff Claims
The Honorable William L. Wilson of West Virginia argues that American labor earns higher wages not from tariffs but from labor productivity and invention. He cites evidence from census data and observers at the Paris Exposition to show wages rise with production and innovation rather than tariff protection.
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Wm, L. Wilson
West Virginia
Committee On
America
United States
Mir
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Mlare
Lowell
Alassachusetts
Morse
Wilson
New England
Rhode Island
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Congress
Vermont
Mr. Wilson
McMillin
Ten-nessee
Morrill Teri
Home Market Club
Commissioner of Labor
Wright
Pere
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Hiscock
Mr. Long
Farquhar
Great Britain
Merrill
England
Kicken Vpsiur
Ways and Means Couniries
Gould
Roy
Ali
Ek Vallie
Daghrik
Demu
Waherer Laoag
Wuich
Ti Orsis
Bron
Iva
Llew
Wages and production costs debunk tariff myths in debate
In a Congress debate, speakers argue high wages reflect greater output, not tariff power. They cite Atkinson, Brassey, and factory data from New Hampshire and Massachusetts showing rising wages accompany rising productivity and falling labor cost per unit, challenging protectionist claims.
Tragic Arsenic Poisoning In Front Room
An apparent accident ends in the death of a two year old girl after a child mixed arsenic with soda water and fed it to the infant. The mother, upon discovering the cause, summoned a doctor but the child died at five. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental poisoning.
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Louis Repaitir
Semtuee
Semtuer
Lisle
Carlisle's Argument for Tariff Reduction Emancipates Labor
Speaker Carlisle defends the Mills Bill as emancipation from unequal taxation, arguing lower import duties boost manufacturers, labor, and wages. He cites tariff history from 1846, showing New England gains, and refutes claims that high tariffs raise wages or prices, urging removal of trade barriers to expand markets worldwide.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Tso
England
Wright
Labor Bureau
Great Britain
Raos
Harper's Magazine
Cox
Mills
Howard Newhall
Massachusetts Bureau of Satistics
America
Carlisle
Henry Clay
Centleman
Maine
New England
Massachusett
Connecticut
Vermont
Collamer
Applause
Ap.lause
Rhode Island
Rode Island
Lsie
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Rthenware Trust
Mer Steel Trust
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