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Show VXm DATA ON LA BOK AND TARIFFS. That phase of the tariff question which relates to the physical well-being of work, iiitfmen in different countries is going to have an intelligent and thorough overhauling overhaul-ing during the great campaign about to open. The lack of sufficient data during the last presidential campaign was a source of reat regret; but since then Colonel CaK-MOT.I. CaK-MOT.I. L. Wiuoht. the United States eom-missioner eom-missioner of iabor, has given the subject a thorough sifting. Col. WrUSHT has lived the basis of what is called a "normal family"' at -V-'O persons, and his investigations, are condip ted ehietly ?n the textile aud iron industries as being the leading ''protected'' industries as well as the most universal. A canvass among .Vis I families fam-ilies in the United States makes the incomes In the cotton and woolen industries range per family from $400 to $4100; but if we Include In-clude the pig iron and other high priced in dustrieg, the most generous estimate does not make the income per family in this country reach over .d4. !u cor respond! ng families in Great Britain the income per family is jf-olO: in France, $US;and in Germany, 82S7. The average income per family in the United Stutes for -."ail families Is best shown in the following table: E. 1 e it if . . Fat" Hi's . 9 liKi v. ar or 1R Orer S90H and nattarSW SM iver S40B and under $500 CM vrr S.Vjtl and nude jMiilU old Over $600 and ander$700 ;101 t'K-er jlilOaiui uuder l-i -Its Total 3301 The following table, showing the proportionate propor-tionate expenditures cf the families. wi!i be nardlj less interesting to American work-ingraen work-ingraen : Per Cent. For rn:t 15.00 Fuel 5.03 Lighting HO Clothing 15.31 l-oi... 41.(8 Saarh-ies a.'.TO Total 100.00 The r lativ xpcnditui'cs for food in t'ue four leading industrial nations of the world tire as follows : Untied States income, $UM: expends J for food, 14 per " "lit., or .HH. Great Britain -Income, $3X3, expended for food U per cent., or nance -Inedme, $41S; expended for food, 4-1 ler cent . or Sam. tiermanx jpeome, $387 ; expended for foaH, 50 per cent., or jll-"!. Now, the point of the whole contention as to the benefits of protection is in the fact of how much the w orkingman's income will buy of necessities and what these necessities are in various countries. Elaborate data -oon to be furnished will effectually ef-fectually checkmate the well worn device of the protectionist and free trade organs of giving mere surface figures and wholly ignoring the pur. basing power of wages gtrroad as well as the differing necessities and other data bearing ou the well-being of toilers. |