Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-12
Inhrvisw With Ssrshy Hsrvig Of tho
Wortingmsni lsrif Radm Ase-
ciaion Of PhiAdslphiA
WHERE fHB PROTECTION APPLIES.
The Big Naauhcsursn Asistd in Rspus-
ing the Smaller Ones Yet Secure
Lots Of Free Raw Material.
FRAUDS Oh THE CUSf0IS.


PHILADELPHIA Pa, July Z, 1885,
Before going into details concerning this
iniquitous tariff businsss, mid Mr.. r. A.
Herwik, Secretary Of the workinsmen's
Tariff Reform Association, 70 your oorre-
spondsnt to-day, ''lst mo tell you little
story.
''Some time ago Mr.. Thomas Dolan,
head Of the large wollsn manufacturing
mills here, expressed desire for An inter
view with myself and two other members
of committee who were 10 70 to wash
ingtou. Our talk lasted some three hours.
Mr.. Dolan, You know, has . very largo
idea Of the bens6csncs Of his charity In tho
matter Of providing work and paying
wages to h,s large army Of employs. He
said to me: I suppose you are swars that
We pay moro for our labor than any 6rm In
this country, and almost double that paid
BY any foreign establishmsnt Many Of
our weavers earn SO . week. We take
the lead, therefore I happsned 70 have
in my pocket letter from Patrick Martin
& Son, Of Huddsnhsld, England, giving
their schedule Of prices, averaging. under
favorable circumstances, $50 . week.
Their machines worked, - supposed.
about ffty.two picks per minute. In this,
however, Mr.. Dolan corrected me, saying,
oh, no, they 70 faster than that-At least
sixty picks . minute ] asksd him
how fast his men worked, and hs
said, About eighty-6vs picks.' Now,
Mr.. Doian, mid, how can
you say you pay 70 much more than they
do9 At the rate Of sishty.Avs picks .
minute your men are earning one-fourth
more than the Euglishmen, BY your own
statement, yet you will not deny SO moro
than compensatss even for work actually
DONE Mr.. Dolan said, oh. but rsmsm-
Der have given you the highest paying
concern In Europe; tie nsxt 70 ours; there
are many Others who pay nearly Afty pr
cent. lee. They also have . special trads
for their goods and don't have 70 70 Into
open market on competitive salss = wsdo.
Thaif clelh h ssl6 saly - gsgal Ea0il1oa
the aristocfacy and snobs Of this cuuutyy.s
replied that my criticism still hsld good
according 10 bis own showing. He claimed
fist place here; therefore the dmils stood
oil through. Then he went into discas-
sion Of the makiug Of yarn, and declared,
~ will explain later, that whils W coald
mako pretty good yarn bsre, thsrs wsfe
certain iines Of yarn We oouidn'. maks sny.
how, such, for instance, be aid, - tie
ysn In this pIecs Of imported Eoslieh
Lmsterisp (strokins Tn slssye Of his go.
Mr.. Dolan,' I said, 7 thought you said
univ Amsr;c.n snohs MA thst rrs,s,iai
bersP A. this Nr. poisn ooior,d m ~
said. yir. I hoos VOC dopIt ar. M in thst
cst.eorvr INC rsniiad sh.t "a. ws6s
ths desi.nstion inf nov "a I co.0,,t
helm ,sfssrins - * - ,cr .ss,r.f d. r..
81 f.,
FRxs WOOL HscEssARY.
Then We came down 10 The necessity
of revising The tariff. Mr.. Dolaa hnaliy
admitted that Be thouRht free wool vosld
bs the only thips 10 remsdv sxistins svils.
because no amount Of pstchine sssoed
effective. IL that your boosst opinIooY'
ssked. Yea he rsplied. u have ooms
TO that conclusiop.' Il An ysry slsd a
that, sir,'I answered, 'becsass now ~
arc going 10 wnshingtou 70 arxus that
point very stropsiy.' 'WhAtr hs easpsd,
you ars not going 10 WAshi1gtea 70 uss
this - coming from msr Csrtainly,' J
aid. Why not2 Yea ~ yea bslIsvsit's
. good thing; ws thtnk -, TO. Why
shsuldn't ve urEs itr Ard ~ lsft NJ.
Dolan in the condition of Q naa Who had
unconsciossIy 1t slip his innast CO.
victions-ths rsvsns VI ststsosots nsds
for policy's saks 10 basinaa and politoal
friends.
Hsfsis horL 10. O coDs1otooey. Bat
I'm not throuRh yst.
"Wbsu 10 eot % Wsshiuxtou ns. Re-
dan was On had pspoptiy whsa ~ went
70 80 Secretary Faisc6fld-hs ~ ~
have received . poistss. bot thsrs s. vas
oil ths sama Nbss Mr.. Psischin bsesa
70 breach ths voolsa taei6 nd - 0N
free wool Mr. Randaii janpsd % and
aaid, NY Godg esstjsosa, vhsvs - -
Of yosf sakisg ~ tAasr YeaTi ssvw ~
it, Thsn I tarnsd 70 hs. RApdall -
aGked o. whess aathegity - naAs ~
statsmsst WIZ sss ysar ] ~, -
dictsts whst ws shall @ shall ~ hsvsR !
havs more tn %, 900 tsztile lshhe .yssk-
en- bshisd me wSs - ~ e wsss q
and that - nsastshsak pslitisiaa en-
prsvsot T. n psosis eises CsoUsuu.so
70 servs tbsn, ssd whsa thsas 6sopsD.
men wish b become nastss thsy awsys
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