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References: Richard H. Dana's ballot act; opinions of HOn. Henry Cabot Lodge, Hon. James A. McGeough, Hon. Wm. E. Russell, Mr. John Boyle O'Reilly, and others in Boston Globe, Feb. 23, 1888; English statutes VII Chap. 33 (1872). North...
...John G. Brooks of Brockton, who has spoken in Cambridge several times this year, spoke in Boston, Wednesday evening, on "Wages and the Tariff." He gave the average daily wages of the different nations as follows: United States, $1.25; England, 68 cents; Holland, 42 cents; France, 40 cents; Switzerland, 35 cents; Italy, 22 cents; Russia, 20 cents: Turkey, 20 cents...
...John G. Brooks, who lectured here last Monday at the invitation of the Finance Club, graduated from the Harvard Divinity School in 1875. He was not, however, a graduate of the College. As pastor of a church in Roxbury, he came in contact with the working classes, and devoted himself actively to bettering their condition. After some time he went abroad, and studied ethics and political economy for several years. On his return he accepted a call from a church in Brockton, where he is now settled. A large number of shoe factories are situated in Brockton, and the population...
...spite of the storm, a large audience assembled in Sever 11 last night to hear the strongest argument for free trade that has been made here for some time. The lecturer, Rev. John G. Brooks of Brockton, said that the argument that a high tariff raises wages is entirely untenable, and that private self-interest, not anxiety about the condition of the laborer, was the real motive of the protectionist. The general average of wages is entirely unaffected by protection, since the rate of wages depends only on the amount produced by the laborer. It is said that when wages...
Officers of the meeting-Referee of Sparring, Dr. William Appleton, '87; Judges of sparring, Mr. J. P. Hawes, Mr. John Bryant, '73; Judge of Wrestling, Mr. Outram Bangs, '84; Judge of general events, Mr. G. B. Morrison...