Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02

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giniQn, for party effect, call a free
trader" was chosen speaker of that House,
d what the Republican press, and our
neighbour among them, call a "free. trade
blli'' aoas passed. 1t is deeply interesting
to know the effect Of all this How many
factories were ''shut down.; how "great
stagnation in business followed; whether
'.at least half of the shoe factories
throughout the United States" were
''closed for the next six months''; whether
wages were materially reduced'';
whether the result was disastrous" and
''deplorable." Fortunately we have The
means OF information at hand. On the
h of this month October, 19SS-four
years after these dismal prophesies-the
N. Y. Ecening Post took the list and sent
reliable reporter to the various towns TO
see how many of the industries had "shut
doWn" and how many more we're in
''deplorabIe" condition. The report he
made should serve as warning to our
Republican contemporaries, and not less
of caution to the w0rkingmen of the
land how they put faith ia their prophe-
sizes. We give the report on each industry
il the order Of the letters as published
above, and We trust the reader will refer
to each letter from the manufacturer as
be reads the report On the condition of the
industry OIL Oct. ssh, 1888.
Moore Bros, of Clayton. have been
doing good business for the four years
and increased the size of their works.
G. Albertson is paid 81 900 month by
! tie Glass Trust to keep his glass works
| closed.
Starr & Bro, Gamers. have done more
business in the last four years than ever
before.
Thos. Fl. Hawkins instead Of retiring
from business, after 1884 increased It's sizs
largely. and in 1885 sold out and went to
Europe with large fortune.
Moore, Jones s. Moore instead Of ex-
periencing deplorable effect have added
a window glass factory to their estab-
lishment.
John E. Getsinger and Son who would
! have te close half our works. have since
built two extra factories and now employ
! It's men.
Bodne, Thomas s. Co. are doing -four
ishiDg business, and there is nc complaint
from tier employees about reduction of
wages.
W. Warrick, of Glassboro, instead of
having to ''stop making glass" has been
doing q good business all through the
| four years.
Clark. Shoemaker & Co. have, since 'S4 i,
added one new factory to their works and
have teen running full handed Ill the
time, employing 225 hands. Jos. A. Clark
the monsyed man of the concern is going
to vote for Cleveland next week, Mr.,
Gavison (Garrisonl who wrote the letter
has built one of the finest houses in the
town.
The Cumberland Nail and Iron Works
have been doing the same business they
cid from 1880 to 1884 and no better and no
worse since.
| Bodine Bros. instead of finding "great
staguation," have made improvements in
their works, the result of largely increased
business. and employ $50 men.
Whitney Brothers who thought the
result would be disastrous, have enlarged
tie capacity CT their works and the num-
Der of their hands. They now employ 700
the largest number ever on their rolls.
CoX 4 Sons instead of shutting down
their works" have built large addition
to them, and in 1888 have made more en-
glnes than IN any previous year.
john Gayner instead of having his bust
ness entirely stopped has been busy for
| the past four seasons and made more win.
dow shades than ever before.
The Eastlake Glass Works, (co-opera-
tiye), managed by MeBryde u KIRBY,
have done good business during the four
years. Kirby is going to vote for Cleve-
land.
And here is another case so similar that
! we must give it. Waterbury, CT, has
about 90 COG population and is full of
factories, including the Waterbury Watch
factory. Just previous to thu election of
1884, the following circular was put out
among the workmen there:
MANUFACTURERS TO VOTERS AND
WORKINGMEN.
Great efforts have been made by unscrupu-
lous leaders of the Democratic party in Water
bury to magnify the opinions of single
capitalist, Gordon w. Burnham, as of more
importance than those of the very great ma
jority Of tisa managers and leading business
men of the various manufacturing establish
ments which have made Waterbury the pros
porous city it is to-day
Mr.. Durham is q nonresident capitalist,
having little knowledge of the people and
business of the place, and is lifelong Demo-
GRAFT The uRdaFsigued resident manufactur-
ers, familiar with its interests, believe that
this Presidential election is of vital impor-
lance to our interests, and we know that tho
iuteEsets of the manufacturer and employee
are the same
We believe that If Blaine and Logan ars
elected, business will revive and prosperity
siil attend us as in the past. we be.ieVe that
If Cleveland and Hendricks are elected and g.
Democratic Congress placed in power that
Free Trade will surely prevail, which means
the Gripping of our Business, the flooding of
onr country WITH foreign nlanufGc.ures.
Geover Cleveland is the English candidate,
Every Eaaish paper advocates bis election
With out tariff f0r protection we cannot COM
pete with English goods manufactured with
the advantage of starvation wages.
WORKIMGMEN, do you wish to sec onr
manufactures crippled? Do you wish to see
wages reduced from 30 to SO per cent. to meet
such competition
If so Vote for Cleveland and Hendricks.
If you believe as we do, and want prosperi-