The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-26
THE GREAT ROUT OF THE DE-
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THE GREAT hOUE OF THE DE-
MOCRACY.
Last week we gave the Troy Times re.
port of the accession to Republican ranks
of these gentlemen:
Jonathan Hitler, proprietor Of the
American hosiery mill.
Charles F. North, of the Anchor hosi-
cry null.
Charles F. Doyle, of the Anchor hosi-
cry mill,
David Akin, of w II, & D. Akin.
w. H. Akin, of w. H. & d. Akin
David Fuld, of Fuld & Bochlowitz.
Herman Bochlowlz, of Fuld q Boch'
lowitz.
The introduction to the interviews-a
portion of which was printed last week,
says:
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
A glance at few figures in respect of
the value of the knit goods industry to
Cohoes will make plain the Importance
ofprotecting the manufacturer and the
employe. The mills operate 800 sets of
machinery, the approximate value of
which, including the buildings. is 49,
100000, This Is exclusive of stock,
Each set of machinery gives employ
ment to twenty persons, making the ag-
gregats of emPioyees 5000, men, women
and Children Estimating the average
wages at $50 a month for each empioye,
the monthly payroll figuresup $lSO,OOO,
and there is paid for labor in one year
$2,160,000 in this one industry. The
value of the product is estimated at
about 81, 000,0 900. This is for the knitting
mills alone. Then there are the Har-
mony mills, a cotton industry, which
employ about 1000 persons and pay out
for labor something like $75, 900 month
or 100000 a year. Add to this the
amount paid for labor in the iron indus
tries of the city, and then take INTO con
sideration the fact that free trade means
practically the destruction of these in
dustries-or if it does not utterly wipe
them out, it will reduce the wages OF
employees to the pauper labor standard
of Europe-and some idea may be
formed of what protection means for
Cohoes employers and employees And
vet in the face of these facts and hgures
the free trade advocates ask the manu-
facturers and employees, whose interests
are identical in these great industries, &c
endorse with their ballots the ubiquitous
free trade programme inaugurated by
Grover Cleveland | Cohoes has popu-
lation of between $4,000 and 10000, and
the knitting mills and the Harmony
mills give employment to about lO,OOI
persons, more than one-thlrd of the en-
tire population'of the city. Every man
woman and child in the city is interest
ed in the success of these industries,
ANTI CLEVELAND DEMOCRATS.
The Times account continues
Charles F. Doyle, a prominent Demo
crat and senior member of the law firm
of Doyle & Fits, is a partner OF MIR
North in the Anchor hosiery mill. A few
years ago Mr.. Doyle rendered the city
Of Cohoes excellent service as recorder
an office corresponding to the office oil
police magistrate in this city. Said Mr.
Doyle:
i have always voted on the State aDt
National politics my party ticket-tht
Democratic. This year l believe there
is but one thing for man who is en-
gagged in the knit goods business anc
who is looking for his own protection
and that the protection of the business
interests of Cohoes-and that is to VOTE
against Cleveland. That comprehend'
it all.
Free trade would shut up the knitting
mills of Cohnes, and throw out OF EN-
ployment between 5000 and 6,OO(
operatives. The knitting mills are the
mainstay OF the city. The knit goods
the Harmony mills and the iron indus
try comprise the industries on which
the city depends. These must be pro
tected, or the business of the city will bt
destroyed. The issue is clearly defined.
1t is protection against free trade. Tit
manufacturers and labor Of CohoeI
must be protected, or they cannot
operate the mills"
Herman Buchlowitz, of the firm o.
Fuld & Bochlowitz, made the following
statement:
80 long as our business was not at
fected we were Democrats. We wer'
in the jobbing trade at Albany. fol
twenty-eight years, and the tariff don't
affect that 30 much, you see. We have
always been Democrats, both OF us. We
have been in the knitting mill business
for two years. We operate ten sets O.
machinery and employ 200 hands whel
running full. We find that our business
needs protection.
81 know something about the wage
in the old country. In Austria, where
was born, they make the finest kind o.
laces. The girls make three or fou
yards day and earn ten or fifteen cent
day. 1t is real point lace, but that i
all they can earn. They live on pOtatoe
and oatmeal. A well informed Euglisl
gentleman was IN our mill six month";
ago, and we compared the prices. W.
pay at least forty or fifty per cent. NOR
for labor than is paid in England,
There is only one thing about it: a
reduction of tariff means a reduction o
wages. II the working men of thi
country want to buy foreign goods q
free trade prices they will be Obliged t
accept free trade salaries, The EN-
ployes in Europe can work cheaper
Stock don't cost as much as labor.
II shall vote for Harrison and Morton
and for the Republican Congressiona
nominee this fall. am no politician
but can see where my inter ests are a
stake. / voted for Buchanan the frs
time voted, and have voted for thu
Democratic presidential candidates al
along till now. My interests deman,
that shall vote for the Republican can
didates and for protection. shall cas-
my first Republican vote for presiden
for Mr., Harrison, 49,,
Free trade would close all the mill
in Cohoes. There isn't mill in thi
country that could run and compel
with the cheap labor goods of Europe i
the tariff should be taken off. The EN-
ployes in Europe cannot dress anywher
near as we'll as the employees of tn
Cohoes mills. Some Of our hands dres
as we'll as the wives and daughters o
European manufacturers. And the oil
country working people don't live a
withholding like It--as the American
laborers. Meat twice a week was tn
rule when was over there. Here tn
employee has three square meals day
and meat at each meal if desired"
David FHld, senior member OF tn
firm of Fuld & Bochlowitz, said:
"We have got to have another chang
at Washington. l have been Demo
crat all my life, but this fall l shall vot,
for Harrison and Morton. The tarif
question has caused me to change,
n -. "