New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-16

These exart'duotat0ns from the two plat snd
decide wn suits he business interests u country
- Tar,n Tor Revenue oniyr-Dewoe ate Ps,fe,.;
rsrn q mat dser inmate ia favor Of An'sricns
4, Q BFiain @er. Free Trade exists. or raria
Tor Revenue ony,' tGe following wages are paid:
Foreman Of oom.....-..32s. IS 90 per Teek
chnists...--..-.-....-.2ss.= 100 pr wees
Loom hiters.- 80 per weak.
Second Fundamentally. b 90 per wo,s
sonDsFs SnEsFs Dat: and % Ssr Ssr Week. wsss
In Germany still lower rate CT wages il pad. If
Deuocraic PRINCIPLES mean Anytbisg, Eisan that
tne employees OF ti. mil 10 a6ys vaa.s -
low OF foreign compe,iou cr ih- closing OF ills ml"
THAT is our greas document said Mr. Lyall.
"Do you know l have AID a consider
able demand for copies of rhe card FROM other
manufacturers, latelyf After saw the effect they
were having here. had considerable number Of
them printed and sent them to different maDufae-
turcrs OF prominence line of business vari
GUS parts Of ths country, AMI have received .
number of very encouraging letters concerning the
effect produced by Ghem together with requests for
more Of them. think nave q couple Of letters in
my pocket. whicn have Just received from gentle
in the city whom seat copies Of the card.
Yes, here they are.
OFFICE OF A. H. HART A. Col
tEIM FLAX MILLS, I
Nc. 80 WHrrEsr.. N.Y.
DEAR sRs: Please accept nay thanks for Ave carss
eeved. wblch shall post In the Gh. II strange thas
any of ordinary cs4omOn sense. Engaged m
uacurng, ent srtaIn the Dem, ,cra'ic view Yours
IN Republican feilo owship, JONI HINDU
MASF'R OF SCREWS BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS
No. 229 WEST IESTH ST., y. l.
DEAR n you spare them. VII you be %
good send me three more cards such as you we're -
kind send me last week explaining the ttrih
ton hnd the party Is issuing pamphlets goffg INTO
tnls gaesson more fa,ly wish 10 place oac Of tasms
SAMUEL HALLs som
.g,
the city have hung these cards III tneir factories.
and some men have had cards printed exactly simi-
lar except in the list of wages, which Is varied 70
the particular industry OF the factory where
the cards TO be placed
TALKS WITH EMPLOYEES.
Seeing one of the workmcn disengaged for me
ment the reporter left Mr.. Lya1 and spoke to tho
man. Pointing to The card posted up near by. the
question was asked:
"What do the workmen think about thatP
"We sir" was the reply, they think there is .
good bit OK reason in that"
Do yOu think most Of them will vote the Repu5-
lican ticket ~
Pm sure most OF them will. and the Democrats
among us are coming over pretty fast now. wass
Democratic myself not very long ago, and meant
to vote for Hancock, but have reformed Tho
tariff business brought over Just it Is bring-
ing over good many more. can understand that
if my employer doesn't make any money the chances
are against my making good wages, aDd | tell yoa
the question Of the amount of wages we receive 70
an important one 10 Us"
Are there many discussions among the men con-
cerning the tariff question ~
Yes, there is considerable talk about it."
Were you one OF the men Ia the procession tie
other nlghtr
Yes, ST."
DO you object to allowing me to publish what
you have SAID, with your naGle "
No, sir not at all. II Z will do any good mY
name Is William Leggett"
Another of tac m u named Philip Miller corrob-
Grated the statements made by Leggett regarding
the effect the tariff cards having IN TIE factory.
and thought that before election dag nos5 ol tho
few remaining Democrats wonld be brought over.
Before leaving tue loom works the reporter met
another of the workmen, who happened ~ be IN tho
office. His name was William McE"en.
:" Aud how DO You feel regarding this tariff mat
ter !" asked the reporter.
Jus about as the rest do-that il is 10 our inter
est t0 vote ths Republican ticket was DemoeEas
a little while bnck, but am n0t much Of "A Demo-
crar now haa never thought anything about this
tariff question affecting my wages uBtii
those cards were put up, and tnen | did9't
take Just what the cards SAID, but studIed up tho
matter found it WAS true and came % the concin-
sion that l wanted TO belong TO the party and WORK
tor tue party that would do the most for me-"
How Is tue question affecting the workmen gen
orally ~
Pretty much as it has affected me. The Demo-
Gratis are thinning out, tel yOu aud none OF tnem
are beng dIscaarged either"
Z" How were the cards first received by the men,
Just after tney put up dldmt some ~ the Demo-
sive ~
but nobody could find any fault with it at,er e0n-
siderug the question. It was only - plain state
nent OF iact ana the men might eousie 1t OF lot.
they plcaSed'
"Tien the men did not regard the putting up of
these cards as an attempt 10 bad.Zs' tbeu into
voting the Republican ticket; IN sl0gF, there was
TO feeling among them that on voting che Dsfno-
crasc tIcket Shey might be deprived OF their places
here ~
too well even 10 think or ANYTHING OK tAas KIND
We have always been treated larry here, and Know
that we will be- no matter nov We vote. We only
get into tr0uble with our employers wnen the w0rx
ISN'T done rsut, something of thaJ kind'
IDe Brighton Mills We're VISITED, aId theirs tho
same sentiments we're expressed Tue ihen seemed
well cOltented with tnelr work. their employers.
and particularly with tae Republican ticket La
the Br gatVn 3illl there are hundreds or hands en-
p.Oyed IN manufacturing cuttings and damask
work.
too" SAID Mr.. Lyail. "Qmte 4 EuDberoi he work
men there asp nave CONC over W US lrom lhs Dsno-
cratic raH <s.'
Will vote the kepubesn ticNet tOr tae nrst time.
this year, OF the active workers fOf thas
ticket. lie sand chat the cards put up about the mlt
had mad considerable efect upon che men. aud no
Thought they had been toe means oi cony,r.lng
numUer OF Democrats 10 the true faitb. Among
tuuse had nc mentioned
Mchael McDonough Oyerseer of the Gaming
room. and the assistant OycIseer, named ilusnL
When questioned regar.ing his change," Me-
DouOugn sad: " Yes, 4 was Democrats ivng
enough. | thInk l know better now, tnOngh, aud
I'm not the only WHO has come over, either.
There were a dozen ex-DsDiocfals nom here IN our
part OF tue procession other gIt-nien wbO nad
expressed their nteatlOn Oh voting Tor Hancock q
lew wesks ago, Just as 1 myself nad done. But We
know wnere our interests are now, anu ven vote
with our Interests III consideration"
thomas Dunn, employed IN Que oi TIE nnsning
rooms oil the ullli. WAS asked whether tDe taru
question had been debated mach ia tae niii. no
answered:
Debated Why there Is nothing about IL to
ocus.on debate. IL is all oue-sidet There can only
ID, one view of the question from che wOrkIu gmaas
stluupoln,. Whatever Is best for the employers 10
best for TIE empioyes, and tnat Is clearly proectlon
luo me IA understand inat pretty thoroughly now.
aud viii vote according TO their understanding"