who haviog uniO tlutli. by telling oi It.
N.te ,uch A .inner of his memory
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So that. during the general gloom and distress OF
the period [ have described, our opponents re-
vaced in the opportunity of taunting us with the
question: " here now are your two dollars
day and roast beef I"


Az the same tine the measures proposed for the
relief o. inc country by the Wings in Congress,
had hern Gcieated oy the ,reacherous course ol
the Act,np President, and the steady, persevering
efforts Of Fl reckless opposition, which iaoorco
without ceastny 10 battle or embarrass every
Why etior, for tnc good OF the people. But the
harvest wss over. and the summer was just emo.
ed. when the patriotic Wing Congress oi 1912,
TO the deep disappointment OF their enemies, sue
ceeded, amidst unexampled enbarrassmenls ana
tificui,ie-, ia passing the glorious Wing faiti
0. mat yeai sehlcn has since not only savc0
many poor Wing trou. want, but enabled many
Loco Foco 10 cara Two dollars day and eat roast
beef who ct that uIne, as ne wandered about the
country ior want OF employment, waved his rag
ped hat in scorntul triumph over what he called
The violated promises of these rascally Wings


There is single mandatory about sixty
miles rom Boston which gives livelihood 10
2,0C0 persons, where the wages OF men vary
irom Sl2 to SIS week. Tnis concern Is
c.lIei me Sandwich Glass Works. The pay OF
,he fancy cutters is still higher | understand
they can earn nearly three dollars u Day
and eat roast beet. There are many glass
factories. perhaps ut eGua. dimensions, IN other
parts of rae United States; and the laboTcrs III
ibese factories consume hreudstutlS ana agrlcu
mral p-oducc raised by the iarmcIs OF the MIDDLE
and NVes5eu States, Tor which they assist IN sup
pyinp US with glass. II is stated that The sand
of the Sandwich Works is brought from Mau-
nee River, New.Jersey; the coal 10 heat lhe
furnaces, &c. from Virginia, seven hundred
miles distant; and the straw Tor packing The
glass from the State of New York. Take
of the duties on glass ware, and establish
ments Of this description, numerous as they are
in our country, will cease TO furnish the means
OF profitable employment to thousands who now
helD to constitute u home market for us; and we
compel them to compete with us IN agricultural
labor, thus increasing the supply and diminish
ing the demand ior our produce. In that case
thew may pc, roast beef enough; but where the
two dollars day arc to come from l can
not understand. | hold IN my hand certain
published statistics of the Lowell manutac-
lures. as they stood on the Jst OF January last
which an! assured, are conpled from anthen-
tic sources Eleven manufacturing companies
q, this place employ capital ot SlU,ooo,OUU,
and iunsh prohiabe occupation to 5l3 maes
and 62g5 females, making IN all o,b4O opera
lives They make II, IA 500 yards of cloth per
snnun, ana consume y, 2,oo0,UOO lbs. OF cotton
The average amount of wages IN these eslab
nents pad per month is Sl50,0U0 and they
annually consume 1900 barrels of flour for
sa:ch IN their mills print works and bleachery,
10 say nothing of the amount OF Hour consumed
By the operatives in bread They consume in
Gesc factories, annually, l., 500 tons of anthra.
c,e coal 1920 cords of wood, 6.,si9 gallons OF
OIL. soc coo los. Of starch, ana oUU,Uuu oushels
Of charcoal! Observe tina. am not attempt
Ing 10 give the statistics OF all the facto-
nes at Lowell. but only part OF them The
water nrcofing establishments, The powder mills,
the Lowell Beachery, q haunelmlll, blanket
mil, batting mil, paper. MILL card and whip iac-
.ory p.u,nc machine, reed machine, a ioundrH,
Wth gust ana saw-mils, are not incinded IN
;iese statistics. But wish The farmers OF Del
aware. penos. iyar,ia and New-Jersey, this Gay
assembled here. 10 distinctly understand how
hat home market Is created and maintained,
without which Their agricultural labor could not
possibly meet with any adequate reward Lei
me be still more particular about this matter =
One Of ,hcse eleven establishments, the MlodIe


s1 Mile, noa consumes the aesces of l,2OO
'assp da,iy, a. friend informs me, who has with


ne few Gays returned from the spot. FARMERS !.
as'e, teen, is u single establishment which sup
aes you with an annual market for the ieeces
'i mo'e than 100000 sheep, which, supposing


zach oi ycC 10 keep one hundred head, would


.oisCme all the wool raised on more than three
nous aid Of your farms At the same time, this
angle Establishment consumes l5,Op0 gallons O


a,d oil annually, and also $500 gallons oi sperm


ho4 IN nJ hand statement, prepared by


~, ~. Vblds Of Pnlladepha, OF the manufacture


nv. .@oo'n f4brcs in that city and It's vicinity IN


:, sas, showing that those manufactures consume


,'Qo lbs Of wool ,ceekiy, OF 4.394.OOO lbs. per


1oam. He estimates that about 100 acres Of


,;s ;so all ulnst pasture and fodder for $50 sheep


s'.ie'r round, aad that single manufacturer ii
I'm as actually requires and works up all the wool


e-'a can be raised on sc, 900 acres Of land. But