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

deal of interest in the political ISSUE and had pre-
pared cards of nearly the same nature as ms own
10 he hung in the various offices and factories oil the
firm.
Mr. Dewey was found in the Office and was very
willing to discuss the subject.
IL fnd.r SAID he. that these cards winch we
have prepared and hung mp are having very
marked effect in the factories. There nave oeeh
great changes in the politics of the men durina Cue
mast three weeks, and should not be surprised II
there were no Democrats left among us on election
day. The fact is, the men are beginning to under
stand how much depends upon the tariff question:
how much that affects each one of them ind'v'd-
uallv. WHY. If Hancock were elected we should
Immediately reduce our force of employees one
third. and would have to reduce the wages OF those
whom We would retain from twenty to thirty per
cent below what we now paying we w"uiu NC
running too great risk to keep on manuiacturhe"s
we are now. Business, and particularly our business
would be so unsettled by the possibility OF tne cut
ting off of protection, or tine rednctinh vi .Uo am
Mt anv moment that there would be depression III
the market and in the demand ~ once. NO Que
would be willing to carry any ~ v he "S,gIt
he broupDt int competition with men selling goods
purcbaseo in England. where. owing to te low prices
paid 10 the workmen the cost oil mahuiaclur'hei Is
90 mnch less tn3n lt is here that consequently the
wholesale and retail prices can be "a ereat ueai ess
The people would buy what they could get ior me
least money OF course, and that would mean me
speedy oslng of the works IN TINS country Sh"uiu
the tariff be interfered VITO We have taken pans
TO explain this 10 our men, because we osne,o ~
right mat they should understand these questions,
SO as to be able vote intelligentlv ald iol Ineir
best interests We have never ms sted upon any o.
our men voting our wav we nave mercy sse petoir
them tatement OF both sides of the case, ana theV
NAV use their own judgment as TO the Dest way Vi
voting" ovor 70 the Re-
pD
Eyes. For instance. there is the foreman OF ont
cutting department who was s,aui I'LL, t,ma AGO
Snt who has come over into the Republican ranks;
and is working nobly for the goou Cause lou Will
end him just ID the next room.
FACING THE FIGURES.
Tho reporter thereupon found the foreman, whose
name is John Kelly and obtained consid cradle IN
terestiDg information from him.
understand Won are one of the men who has
rome over 10 the Republican party from the Demo-
cratic party; would you object to telling mo what
induced You to make that changer"
Certainly not The whole matter is explained
by that card hanging there" pointing to one OF Mr.
Dewey's cards hanging npon one oil the posts'
don't mind telling you that was member Oh one
of the Hancock clubs, but when joined IL had no
idea or thought of this tariff issue that has lately
come up; if / had, would never nave
gone inside tho door of the CLUB
However | am out of it now, and am
mai the only one who has had occasion to change
his mind tell You when it comes to the possi-
b,lity of introducing English wages into America
10 place of the present wages paid here IL Is tine
for the workingmen to take action against that
instability so far as may lie in their power nave
work ed in England for English wages and dont
want 10 work anywhere for such wages again.
Why. over there worked for large wholesale
honse where was among the highest-paid men IN
WEI us l.
Inos a week! Seven dollars and wenty cen = lsn I
very munifcent wages IN America is ~ NY
father, who was IN the same houSe' io0o''0u @' ~
lipgs (S4 S0) week. A..
Inst abont the same effect one of them had
o me MANY of them have been revouioni.ed
nolit,caly They read the cards and then thry De
rin 10 consider what that means tDen they tlIk ~
nver among themselves and the result Is, In mlny
coses that though they may fully understand the
cnestion OF the tariff they know that tney are wen
enou Oh off as things are now, ana reote
they had better vote a -anst even the Ieuo'e IiSh
~ a chance that might bring them into The cOndi-
lion of the laborers of Europe Inc tact
IT, with these cards they are orougu IaTs tb,SSS
with figures, and hgures arc 'oi' 0"'''
sometimes" -, A. roor, ,,ban
The reporter was ABOUT 10 leave 'i0 i0o ""
VIC 'his change over to the Republican party ISN'T
,,ecnliar 10 this factory. | have friend who rs a
,nemher of one of the Unions over IN Brooklyn. VINO
tells me that the whole association nu n2erug oyer
a hundred men, is coming over IRON hahrooA ~
Garfield The men say they llKe hahcOck anu
would like to vote for him.. bui they cannot 'oe
a. hTeaJ and butter out of their mout hs."
Gaming ont of the cutting department, the re-
porter met Mr. Dewey again. A.,
:" How many people do yon employ IN lhe mlhuiac-
'u' Directly and indirectly, we employ about five
thonsand persops. Yru see besides the large mum
har emnloyed in our factories, there are Others 10
whom we give out work. WHO do IT at factories OF
rlaces of their own for Besides this factory and
onr house at Nos. 326, 32S and $50 Broadway, we
have a large factory over in Williamsburg. In
these factories we have about Thousand employees.
of whnm the majority of the voters Will Ger anu "
vote the Republican ticket. We feel that 1t is to
nr interest to do everything possible LOT the part
wbch nromises to protect us, and we have dlsrlD-
WI he tar,ff cards. as far posi- lIe
wherever our workmen are. And the effect
fs really marvellous Why even II the men
did NOT come and vote our uckei
the cards suggest to them the idea OF
fbev do study up the Republican party can pretty
surely Law claim to them before l,ng.
I'VE have a couple of those cards hung up In oui
office at No 500 Broadway and they have mad
Qu tie an effect among prominent Duslhe neh "no
nave been IN. Many Of them have begged us foi
comics of the card hang III their own FACTOR es.
III they can get them already printed tDey 40 NOT
want 10 wait 10 have them pruted. Lately lheie
has been a great demand for the cards we nave
given awav-well. couldn't tell you now many
and If they do as much good everywhere as they
have here we shall feel very glad OF having had the
opportunity OF giving them away
WAGES HERE AND ABROAD.
The upper half of tine card issued b. Mr.. Dewey is
the same as that of Mr.. Lyall the remainder of II
reads as follows:
In Great Britain free trade exists ora tarlf
for revenue only" the folowlng wag rs are pnd:
In Great Britain In Germany
Per week. Per week.
psters . So 80 to So 90 SO 80