The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-16


federal party and the ronmasters Of Pennsylvania on
the eve OF every important election, in relation to the
pretended depressed state OF the iron interest in Pcnnsy
vania The inventors Of this shallow device have two
purposes to accomplish The politicians engaged in il
hope to influence the election in Pennsylvania, and to
persuade the people declare themselves in favor of the
wing party The ron-masers have additional object
in view They not only desire the success OF the party
to which they attached but they wish also to per-
suade Congress to increase the duty on iron, and thus
enable them to put money into their pockets They
want the privilege of levyng still heavier tax upon the
farmer for his poughs chains stoves, and iron ware used
in his household, than they enabled toexac from
him. And hence the hue and cry about the depressed
state OF the iron interest in Pennsylvania. And hence,
carry out the farce and make the mposure more com
pletethe "pg iron" trick efectve-they blow out
their furnaces, dismiss their hands, and then raise most
ugubrous groan of distress, make up imposing arrays OF
figures to show how much in wages the laboring man
has lost and how much the farmer has suffered for want
Of consumers OF his products, il there were not the
very same mouths to feed before all this parade and
fuss were made.
But this pg iron" trick has been played off many
times Of late that the people begin to through it, and
to be convinced that il is the resort Of schemng polt
clans and avarcious ron-masers, in order to accomplish
their conjoint schemes Of political ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
selfish acquisition of other peoples money Il has led
TO searching inquiry into the truth Of the stories invented
and promulgated by these graspng ironm masters and
spectators in politics. which has resulted in their thor
ough and Notifying exposure Il has shown that their
pretended facts abrcatons and their dismissal OF the
poor abores employed by them cruel OPPRESSION resored
to in order to carry out this nearous scheme OF mpos
ton upon the intelligence OF the country
Our readers will recolect that while General Tay-
lor at Pittsburg meeting of the iron.masters
was held, at which report, setting forth the de-
pressed condition Of their interest, was made, and
corresponding resolutions passed, all OF which
were laid before the General and also published in the
newspapers Among other things stated in the report
was the fact that American pig iron now commands in
market but $2oper ton. The credulous old General
informed upon that he is upon all other subjects rela
ting to the duties OF his Office, listened with surprise at
this tale Of wo and promised in defiance of the
dsapprobaon of the South to do all he could to relieve
the iron interest from the depressed condition in which it
represented to be, by recommending additional pro-
lection.
now turns out that these representations Of the IRON
masters to General Taylor were falsehoods shown
prove. But show the audacity Of misepresenta
ton exhibited by these political gamblers, we copy
the following article from that sound and able democratic
paper, the Pittsburg Morning Post:
SALES RosUpon the occasion of the visit
Of General Taylor this city, the "iron-masters
readers win remember embraced the opportunity whis
per in the OF the credulous old dismal tale
in relation the awful run that has been produced by
the tariff of 1916. They made report, in which they
l,l. zf
ton" This statement we copied into the columns Of the
Post and produced item from the columns OF the
paper, Of the date, reporting sale Of l96 Of
Clinton I'll r. c. b. metal AT S27, 6months. Thenupon
the federal prints alleged that the sale in question Of
superior article of pig metal and that $40 the actual
selling prices stated by the 'masters" In the Ameri-
OF Tuesday find the following under the head Of
general review Of the markets." to which respectfully
call the attention OF Zachary Washington
Pho moN.--The long continuance Of low water has
brought what little metal hand into market aud
at saS mos 70 Wheeling; Io2 tons Mill Creek. s25
cash 100 .oas shigPenvlle atsS mos IL tons TeTn,
aaasS s 81 ioj ION. 'G ssppsar ana
lots to foundies at SIS, 8 mos III TONS mixed ot in
trade for bar and nails About $50 OF Shppenve
main unsod, which comprises nearly all OF Allegheny
now in market.
Now Gen. Taylor compare the facts here set forth
from wing paper, with the Munchauseu statement Of the
n.lnasters" and he must certainly come
cuson that gross and wicked attempt made to lead
him astray in relation to tue price Of pig ron while he
was In this city
Since the above in type have conversed with a
gentleman who engaged In the iron trade considerable
extent and he reports SALE within few days past,
Of 100 Of Allegheny pig iron at S26 cash He states
that the report Of the "ronmaste made to President
Taylor, lacking in truth and fairncss-it
political trick, intended deceive and mislead the Ex.
ecutive. The gentleman informs that he made
saes OF pig iron s23 per during tbs time that the
much Landed tariff Of 1912 in operation Hare
facts that worthy Of the consideration Of the President
and Congress.
In confederation OF the statements made in the article
copied above from the Morning Post copy the follow
ing prices OF iron from the pcescurreni Of Bcknels
PHILADELPHIA Reporter commercial paper published in
that city, Of the llth inst. They follows:
Iron-Daty, 30 per eent. ad. pai
Aalhraci,e $40 asss