New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-11
The Tribune ard the Cnrpct-weavers.


qaanted with the facts easily reconcile with your
general profession The gross misstaeInents land de-
rision the Express pass nay, oven ;olc-
rate for its consistency in acting out Il established
characterthe open and avowcd supporter OF Monopoly
and Oppression-but pause over The Tribune Are
you really ignorant Of TIE felsity you painting the
public in the OF the principal manufacturers or
rather By your leave, principal Neutrality-suspicious. near
neishbor Mr.. Aaron Thompson Why do you pun Us
forward into your political arena, Way muaate our
public documents and with smooth face as almost
makes forget that Z" there those wEo boHo"
friendship tongue TO speak ;heir scorn -.... -
Horace Greeley, you know, and the world kno"s -
twelve hours hard labor with the Thermometer =.
ty.nve 10 the congenial concomitahI 70 80;
exceency be supposed that the aans
cd to WELD the shuttle may Tie WIZ le iii fade and
our opponents but the gloss Of faise,noy S 49,.
grow dim before the plain, INV Iii - IN ,e.
The SIX articles published on ne ,lii , t nro rho
by statements well authenticated - Command bur win
a;, ~ r-rs NJ ,pec;a communications no" pfepaf-
Tg'' ''' JoHS- G. McNAlR- Trades Secretary
Yarereyau Sept. 9Th, 1916
We deeoly regret that Mr. McNair does not ap-
near to understand that Literary excellency Is
~, az ali essential in these premises and that if
he had spared his poetry, and given US simple so
Der facts impugning the statement OF the Manuiac-
turers. he would better have served his course AS
! it is what does his article amount to w hat does
it provci The employers and weavers nave differ
cd about the price TO be paid by the one class to
the other for weaving the weavers themselves
have held Convention, and brought the matter
prominently before the public. We have given
the substance Of their case their Resolutions rer6d
TIM and the Constitution Of their Society. We have
given on the other hand, facts within our know
ledge, showing that causes entirely beyond the
control of the Manufacturer have powerfully tend
| ed TO depress the wages OF labor in Hand L DOM
Carpet w eaving, and we have giventhe substance
of the employers statement of reasons for the re-
duction of wages in their several factories
! All these seem to us plain and pertinent How
are they met Is it denied that the Manufacturers
will be compelled after December TO pay SIR times
MS much duty on their raw material as heretofore
or that the price OF their products have already tall
en- and may be expected to fall farther No, most
of this is trium phantly asserted by the Manutac-
lurers adversarics, and not contradicted on any
side. Is it denied that the Powcr-Loo are now
making for six cents per yard just such carpets as
these Hand. Loom manufacturers have hitherto
paid twenty-five and now offer to pay eighteen Tor
| weaving We do not hear 1t. We have only
heard it urged that the PowerLoo carpet is not
so valuable ms that woven in the Hand Loom, but
| carpctd dealers assure that such is not tue fact
What them is the answer to the Manufacturers
statement 1t comes to partly in scraps of Pc
ctry and the balance in gross personal abuse. The
first letter we had from weaver accused us OF be
iur b,ibcd by the Manufacturers, Though never
had even thank you from them and now
comes Mr.. McNair rs thoroughly insulting ms he
dare be in an article he wishes to get into our
L..
believes" we "will have the candor to place be
fore the public. Has he given any body reason to
| nut like confidence in hiS candor! Has he shown
any reason for his liberal imputations OF dissim
ulation and falsehoodl Docs he not know that his
charactcrizing the EGprcSS as the open and
arorcd supporter Of Monopoly and Oppression" is
lie of the grossest kind! Whatever may be the
faults of the Express, it never 'avowed any thing
! like this
We shall have to plead guilty to the charge Of
having Mr.. Aaron Thompson for neghbor, but not
| guilty to the plain inference OF Mr. McNar there
from w c never but Mr.. T. to know him,
and never spoke to him but at that visit TO his
store for information on this subject The state
ment we made on the 18th inst. which Mr.. Men.
terms the SIX articles was based in part on in
|
the statement OF others.
But why do you push us forward into your Po-
rtical arena 2" asks our innocent friend, knowing
right well that the Political aspect was given to this
question by his Tammany Hall Convention and all
the Loco oco journals of this city The latter were
glad enough of an opportunity to ditfusc the impress
sion that the New Tariff did not induce Reduc
ton of Wagcs--that, when such took place, twas
| device of the Wings, a result of wanton op-
preston on the part OF the Manufacturers the
Convention, il not precisely intended, was adnira
bly, calculated to subserve their purpose All the
Political complexion we have given to this matter
| has been in reluctant defense against our adverse
ries Ii any man had asked Mr.. McNair six months
ago. What do YOU think will be the effect on the
wages of American Carpet-Weavcrs of such a
change in our Tariff as will make the duty on the
raw material six times what it is, while the
duty on the fabric is reduced onchalf in the ave
rage What will be the effect on the Wages OF
Hand Loom Weavers OF complete success in weav-
Ing by Power at oneiourth the present cost by
hand y he would doubtless have answered precise
ly as we should. Now he may insult and calumni-
ate much he chooses for holding to the
I same opinion we held six months ago. but abuse
, will not overbear our convictions.
Ofcourse 1t will be understood that while we have
given place to statement on behalf the manufac-
turcrs which seems to conclusive, do not rest
the case upon that. Were We to act as their coun-
! sell we should demur to the Indictment against
them altogether. 1t seems TO us that they are on.
~ charged with doing timidly, hestatngly, apollo
setically. what almost every body else does with
out word OF rebuke-that is take care OF them
selves and let others do the same. Here they arc
with very large properties often all they are worth
sometimes more, invested in factories, looms, &c.
&c, Congress has just reduced largely the duty
ON their fabric and more largely increased that on
their raw material. 50 that the is no higher
than the other, aud both avowcdly levied for
Revenue only, with thought OF Protection
Their fabric has iasn Of in price and they apPre
hcnd still farther fall and division OF their mar