Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-16
FRYING OUT THE FAT.
HOW SONB WAR TAN ORGANS MANAGE II
LIVE
Bootls Editors Alter N'asy-H.ga.y Protected
Manufacturers Who Pa! Up Literally O.. Tae.r
Millions To Keep Alive Porter Monopoly
Shset-S1ms Subscribers.


YORK, PA, August li.-On August /
Mr. A. B. Farquhar, OF this city, who had
been for many years Republican, and who
is one of the largest manufacturers of ugri-
cultural implements in the country. an
nounced that he would support Cleveland
and reform. Just before Mr.. Farquhar
publicly stated that he and the Republican
party had parted company on the tariff
issue he received circular letter from
Robert p Porter's New York Pres,
dated August >, asking the firm of which
he is member, A. b. Farquhar
Il Son, to subscribe for from ~
tu 500 copies Of the daily Pros for free cir
culation among Farquhar's workiugmen in
the interest OF the war tariff. This clrcu-
lar letter was given to the \ ork GG-tt,, hy
which it will he published tomorrow. In
order to impress Mr.. FaTquhar with it,
value as a high tariff war tax organ it gives
list of manufacturers in various parts ot
the country who have subscribed for copies
for their workingmen. Honest men. who
earn their own living, and do not ask to
be enriched by taxes levied upon their
neighbors, can get an idea from this OF how
the monopoly party raises its corruption
funds, and how the newspaper organs OF
mOnOpo'y y are kept alive.
DOLLARS To ADVANTAGE.
The Pres, announces that 1t is a marvel
Ousy great newspaper; that il IL doing
splendid work" that II is admitted 10 he
| the beat, most active, vigorous and con
else tarii! paper published - and that "you
! FaTquhar II Son cannot SPEND 4 rrN
| DOIIAES To BETrEE ADVANTAGE than IN
aiding us the Pr,,.I in the work 0l eN-
tending our circulation in the cause ot
protection" please make a list OF ad-
dresses and send MS an order" The cir
Cular further says that the combined
circulation of the Daily and Weekly Pro-.
! is now about IN, 900 copee, made M, We
presume, hy the subscriptions OF the tariff
! barons-who beDevoently take ii in bun
dies to be distributed TO their employee
! like kiss-pape to babies.
But the cream of the Pr,,,' circular,
which il either u mendicant or blackmail
| ing affair, ~ the recipient might happen tu
! look at It, IL in the list of mOnOpoll-ts wh0
| have thus far generously responded 10 the
touching appeal for aid in It's noble effort
TO preserve their monopOlles. First and
appropriately first, on the list il the highly
disinterested Edward H. Ammii0wn, Pres
ident Of the American Protective Tariff
League, who runs his Newark, y. i. ., mills
II IL L..
ported llungarians as the most excellent of
workingmen.
PENNSYLVANIA COSIEIBuTOE,.
Then come the Cambria Iron Company,
the Pennsylvania Steel Company, Dlsston
Il Sons, Jones y Laughlins, Carnegie Bros,
and page and a quarter more, closely
printed, names of steel and iron lords, and
manufacturing nabob@, who take each
IRON 81 to 5OJ copies OF the organ, and
dispose Of them according to their royal
pleasure among such OF their men as are
not imported and are able to read English.
Nj y. + Jones, lately Chairman "l 'h,
| Republican National Committee, the t.
cipient of Blalne's Florence letter, is one Oi
these generous sub-IdiIer1 OF the subsidy
| organ and Mr. Andrew Carnegie, Of Cluny
! Castle. Scotland, who draws matter oi
! S. UUO a day from his Infant industry" 1T
Braddock. and finds himself able 10 enter
tain Mr. Blaine, when abroad with royal
magmiiCance, H. OF course, another.
1t has heretofore been "A wonder how
| this screaming, hysterlCal shOuter for mo-
nopoly tariff has managed To live; since 1t
was plainly impossible that anybody, with
ont pecuniary interest, should he willing
| to read it much less buy IT. But this cir
cular clean mp the mystery. The mOnop-
olists buy it in quantities ranging from
80 to 500 copies, and thus give the Pros
an opportunity to boast OF a constructive
circulation, combined weekly and daily,
of l5O 900 But what the mOnOpOlists do
with it, after they have bought it, would
be hard to guess. They, no donb,, en-
deavor to force it upon their employees. but
certainly no intelligent aud independent
American workingman would read il IN
less he was paid for it by the job.
\ LESSON PROM FOSTER.
The Prs, has evidently learned lesson
| from Deacon Foster, the candid president
of the Republican League OF Clubs. His
circular informed the beneticiaries Of the
monopoly tarifi that a portion OF their
unjust gains legitimately belonged TO the
Republican party because the Republican
party maintained the taril, and the tarif
rolled up their vast fortunes at the eN-
pense of the rest of the people Foster
! demanded "A share for his clubs, and de
manded il in no uncertain tones lie said
| that it was his impression that pro
tectedn manufacturer who wouldn q pay
to the Republican fund ought to he put
under his own fires and have all the fat
! fried out of him. The Press deals more
softly with its victims. II IL rather the
mandcant than the bIgcSmaIleT, though
the large list of heavy m0nOpc.lst contrlbu
| tors to ita support show that its appeal t0
their sell.intcrest ~ against the interests
of the people. has yielded n rich return.
II has .,ot the fat, >" though by a process
somewhat milder than Fosters.
~uME ct THE 81 RIDERS.
In the long list Of manufacturers who
are buying from $50 TO 500 copies" of this
monopoly organization are the following
Edward II. ArmmidOwn, President
American Protective Tarill League, New
York; Cambria Iron Company, Philadel-
phla, fenESylNaulh ote"i Company MIA
delphia; Henry Dis-t)n x Soma, lrncorpor.
ated Philadelphia, George Campbell n
Co, Philadelphia; Harrison Bros. q Co.,
Philadelphia; Dornan Bros, Philadelphia; +;
| s. b. Il y. W. FIeizher, Philadelphia, To-
gan Iron and Steel Company, Philadelphia.
Jones n Laughlin Limited, Pity
burg; Carnegie Bros. Co. Limited B,
! Pittgburg National Tube Works Com
pany, PittsburI Pittsburg Plate Glass
Campany, Pttsburgi Henry W. Oliver,
! Jr., Iittshurg; W. ID. Wood * Co, Pitts
burg; ShOer berger * Co, PIttsbur4;
Apollo Iron and Steel Company, lrttshurg,
Moorhead MCLEAN Company, Prttshurg,
| TE,,,t,.,,,,I ,u JI,gl pIy.