Show labor and the free trade press of the country haa baen boasting so much of late of coming prosperity and in wages that the american econo-mist has undertaken to make a com-parison of the number of em-ployed and paid in the first year of the mMcckKimialleeyy tariff and the last two years of democratic administration over five hundred replies were received from 85 differ-ent industries and these returns show that the same industries em-ployed more hands in 1892 than io 1890 an increase of 14 cpr cent in 1891 they employed hands leas than in 1892 a of 14 per cent in the early part 0 1895 they employed more hands than in 1894 but less hands than in 1892 and 2787 less even than in 1890 for 1895 the aemployment of labor shows an increase of 18 per cent as compared with 1894 a de creasa 0 15 per cent as compared with 1892 and a of 3 per cent as compared with 1890 in regard to wages the showing is no less flattering for the republican tariff policy the facts show that the average of paid in 1892 wag 4 per cent higher than in 1890 in 1893 it was 17 per cent less than in 1890 and 21 per cent less than in 1892 while gaor the 1895 period the aver-age rate of wages paid was 14 per cont less than in per cent than in 1892 and only 3 per cent greater than in 1894 there is no ant tha election of a republican congress last year had a good effect on business lican speakers last fall predicted that the industries of our country would revive if a republican congress were elected congressman reed in his great new york up the threats which still hung over the country made by president cleve-land and hia clique and mr aeed promised that a republican congress would partially restore confidences it has done so as the figures show but thia country still lacks a great deal of being back to that high point of pros-perity that country enjoyed dar-ing president harrisons administra-tion tho country has rreettrrooggrersesseesdd more than half a decade abera is 3 per cent less men at work 14 per cent less wages than in 1890 surely we need republicans again at the head of our a full return of prosperity by this year voting the republican ticket |