Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-29
GLASS.
Views Of @. w. Brockunier,
Chairman of the Tariff
Committee Of the Ma
tional Glass Asso-
citation.

Among our most astute business men,
and taking rank with the foremost, Is
Mr.. T.. ". Brockunier, of the firm of j..
ii. Hobbs. Bruckunier X CO one OF the
leading glass manufacturing firms in the
world And what is OF far greater i'm.
portancc, in this connection. he is Chair
man oi the Committee on Tariff. Of the
Association OF Glass Workers Of the
United States. His views, therefore,
were sought particularly. Finding him
in his office, the REGISTER elected the
following:
care you tariff man.
"Ies-havc always been in favor OF
protecting our manufacturing Industries,
and for that reason shall support Han.
cock ior President and Zen Wilson for
Congress"
"Why so'"
Qarhelds Free Trade Proelivities
Because ! would rather trust an
honest Pennsylvania Democrat like
Hancock. without sny expression OF his
views, than q weak and va,i lating poll.
tician like Garfield. with his free trade
theories and utterances. Why, there
were those of his own party friends
Republicans-who were =" diseust.'d
with Gariield's notions of free trade aud
his connection with the Golden club.
that they refused to support him ~ their
party candidate for Speaker uf the
House. Congressman killinger, III his
letter dated October Il. 1877, explaining
his refusal Ia vote for Garfield, said:
MIR. Gariield's record on this question is
well known Ia the country, aud some al
il has come nndrr my own observation.
| have never found him Ia stand square
~ for protection.
"What do you think oi the excitement
on the tariff question
Soaring" Him In.
"My opinion is that II IL gotten mp
for the purpose al soaring Garfield
into the Presidency. There are men on
our streets jabbcring tariff, and honey.
ing around the workingmen, who would
run over a workinsman on the side
walk the day after the election II he
didn't get out OF the way.
Talking with business mana l.e'
publican and free tradcr-in the Fast
the other day, mentioned the tariii,
With n shrux a. the shoulders and n
smil. that Was child.likc and bland,
he said that would catch the votes ui
pottcrymen in New Jersey and the iron
men in Pennsylvania; that much o' the
talk was mere twad,ilc; the balance was
mostly insincerr.
"The present Democratic Congress-
have shown in all their legislation their
care Tor the hest interests Oi our manu-
factories and the woi kmen, and the bill
of Eaton's cmbodics the most feasible
plan by which all the difficulties Of the
tariff question may be- adjusted Ia the
advantage oi all parties interest in our
industrial enterprises.
The Work,ngmon Of Wheeling
do not fail Ia Recognize the iart that
since the Democrats have been in the
majority in Congress wages have AL
vanced from 10 Ia 10 per cent, AMI We
have had peace and plenty. IL il largely
attributable To the fact that the Sonth
got rid of her carpct.hag rulers. took
new heart, went Ia work AMI made tic.
mendous cotton crops which turned the
balance of trade in our favor.
GLOW about Col. Wilson
"Col. Ben Wilson consider
Tho Most Efficient Congressman
we have hal for many yrars-in the lat
twenty-five years anyhow. lie IL active
and prompt in his attention Ia the bus'.
ness oi his constituents lie svery
prompt in hi- correspondence, attentive
when yOu go Ia srr him in Washington
and his experience IN the methods Oi
business in the House and his ac'Iuain,.
ance with members cannot he replaced
by a new member. ExConeressman
Danford, OF the neighboring Ohio dis.
trict, said Ia friend the other day that
Col. W. was hard working and va'n.
able member of Congress. The work
ingmen of Ohiocouniy especially should
see 10 il that he has rousing majority
"Do you think the success OF the
Democrats means any check or disaster
to business
"No. That is simply nonsense. Look
around YOU and see what men who hav"
nearly all their means invested ~ man.
uiacturing are gong Ia do. Three of the
Presidents OF our largest and most flour
ishiny iron mils-,iilchrist, Of III" Top
mill; Kelly, OF the Belmont; Mct"riney.
Of the BelIaire; Mr. Ilcarn, one "l the
largest owners in the Riverside: IorIng,
Secretary of the Benwnod; Dn Bots, Seq
rctary Of the Belmont; John IL Hobbs,
the most experienced yassman IN the
city: Andy Baggs, of the I.albcllc glass
works; Brady. rrcsidcn, Of the River
side glass works, are all heartily ia sup
port Of the Democratic nominees, AMI 1t
cannot be denied that they are the peers
in shrewdness, foresight and business
sagaci,v, as they are IN integrity oiany
men ia the community