Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-06
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Who Has Something 10 say About the
Tariff and His Business.
T.ASI LIN ERFUOL, q, NATCh D.


! IL he Et1o- o5r5s Register.
SIR We have been taking quite an
interest in your tariff discussion on
! cfockery, and believe il will bring out
the facts in the case. We were more in
terested when We discovered that Mr..
Pearson was in the controversy. He was
formerly one of our citizens. that is. he
lived here, What he don't known about
tariil, finance, and economy with a big Z.
is not worth knowing. We knew some
thing desperate would take place when the
httHigCHcej reporter interviewed him on
free raw material. That was very sore
spot, III fact too sore tn be touched. but the
Hteliigeacer didn' know it. Mr. Pearson :
love for the working man knows no hounds
He fairly dOtes on him II must have
brought a smile out when the potter.
learned that he had become their especial
champion. You never had to strike down
there to get your rights, did yous
Oh, no; your friend was always on deck
to look after your interests, but since !
come to think it appears to me that you
have been locked out several times. We
need not dwell on this; il is getting to be
An old chestnut, and the wOrkingman has
learned long ago that these protective peo.
pie are not their friends only about rer
tlUn time.
Now, iuT free raw material. Mr. Elitor.
No industry in this country has Lad more
to contend with than the manufactures. of
crockery. From the very beginning to the
present time II has been constant and
continual worry. Aud why Simply be
cause OF the unjust duty on raw material
compelling, or rathe: inducing our manu-
iactnrcs to use home products What
has been the result of using our own
material; Bad goods, very bad, about
| should say one.third of all such goods
craiZIng. This has brought American goods
into bad repute. Ask any jobber Of crock
cry why he does not sell more American
goods, and he will tell you that there is too
much crai1ing. We cant be bothered
with them. 1t any stakeholder of any
pottery in this country we are not allud-
my to any particular one, We are all in the
same boat take his ledger and ascertain for
himself the amount OF credits for bad and
inferior goods allowed to his customers,
and II be Is not paralyl=d he will have
stronger nerves than we think for. 1t is
fact known to every mau who
knows anything about the manutac-
tura OF CrOckery in this country,
that TO make success Of it We are com
PEELED to use imported material, and no
manufactures will dare deny this. Exper-
fence teaches a dear lesson, and the Amer
icVn croCkery manufacturers have Ger
tainly had enough of it. Let Us 20 to
work and make good ware, use good
material and ali will be well. The pas
sage OF the Mills bill will herald a great
victory and America can and will produce
the finest goods made in the world. Shame
upon the men, who for political effect, at
tempt to mislead and place a false con
suuctiOn upon Just and meritoriuus
measure.
We notice in this mornings HatsHigearcr
the views of Mr. Knowles and other man
uiacturers OF this place. Your Knights Of
Labor down mere will I've .,sluutsu,u at the
audacity and the impudence of these men
speaking in behalf of labor. What,
Knowles, Taylor x Knowles speaking for
the working potters of this country after
having introduced that iron clad oath be
fore they would permit them to enter their
! factories to earn by the sweat of their
brows an honest living for their families?
With this robher tariff they took away
from them their manhood and by force OF
starvation compelled these men to re-
nOunce the knights OF Labor.
Please publish and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
POTTER