The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-30
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mo II will DO impossible for us 10 raise
the price OF our aooda, We are already
getting fair prices, and II would greatly
decrease our sales 10 make them any
higher, The people are already paying 40
much 40 they can afford 10, What We
must do Ia to got our labor cheaper, That
We will have 70 do II we continue 10 make
our buaineasa success
These significant words we're spoken by
Peter Y, Studebaker, treasurer Of tho Stu
debaker Manufacturing Company, and
resident member Of the firm, while taking
his noon lunch few days ago IN the Le-
land house cafe,
Az the time these Rlatenlng truths fell
from Mt, atudehaker's lips he was enjoy.
Ing q carefully prepared and well served
meal, Ito was IN conversation with an
old friend who Ia also capitalist Of aoms
note, The great manufacturer was feel.
ng somewhat dlaguated with certain pub.
lle measures aud he was in a humOr TO
speak his mind freely, The conversation
took a political turn, for, aa 10 10 generally
understood, the Stndebakera are nearly
aa well known Tor lhoir partisan republl.
oanlam aa for their splendid buaineaa
ability, aud Ia course OF time the Mckin.
10y tariff bill was reached.
"What has been the effect Of the Me.
kinley bill upon your bualneaa Nv was the
question yeniured by Mr.. SIudebaker'a
friend,
Il 10 needless 10 say that the great wagon
and carriage builder falterrd moment
before the plain truth aud his loyalty 10
the grand old party, llo was alone with
n business associate, and little thinking
that q newspaper man was la hearing he
concluded 10 be frank aud confidential,
and the result was q straightforward ro'
ply, , ,,...,...... -, ,..,,.,,
piled Mr. Studebaker with emphasis, for
ho was In earnest. ~ doubt,n ho con.
tlnuod, "if there II any other llne OF bua-
moss Ia the country Az aerloualy affected
40 ours, IL ~ almost impossible for me TO
explain how much We have been Injured
bylt. Thla ID especially the case with roi-
erenco 10 our carriage bualnoaa, Tho
price OF nearly everything we use In build
Ing carriages has boon Increased beyond
all reason, am unable 10 tell aa yet the
exact difference between the former and
present cost 10 ua OF our manufactured
goods, but know near enough 10 10 say
that Il In something onormoua.h
"rhen, Mr.. Studebaker, you will be
obliged 20 got more money for your goods
Ia order 70 come out all right,h suggested
the friend,
"Oh, no, lndoodn replied Mr.. Sludo.
baker, sharply and promptly, "ThAt will
be impossible, for tho roaaon that VT are
already getting fair and reasonable
price for our goodai In fact, as much ~
they are worth
"rhen what do you propose 10 do2n
"Thorc 10 but one thng left for uA 10 do,
We must mako arrangements 10 get
cheaper labor. | know this la u bad thing,
but wo are driven 10 H. II IL simply an
imperative business move In order 10
keep our manufactures on u paying ba-
sic,
There Ia probably no ono In Chicago
who does not know Of the Studobaker
Manufacturing Company. II iaonc OF tho
wcalthiost and moat aucccasful business
firms OF the West, owning NJ South Bend,
lnd,, the largest and hOst equipped wagon
and carriage mauuiactory IN the world,
The company la composed OF several
hrothora, of which Glenn Studcbaker,
member OF Blnino's pan'Amcricnn con.
qross from Indiana, " president. Togoth.
or with President Oliver, Of the Oliver
Chilled Plow Works at South Bend, tho
Studebakora have leng controlled South
Bend and 81, Joseph county In tho inter'
WV VI WV AN'lhAfAANNA iNi W NhN VIZ hhAN"
once of these two gigantic concerns has
boon felt throughout tho ontiro State, ~
for ton years thoy, with tho DcPauw glass
works company at New Albany, have fur
nlahed tho major part OF tho Republican
"slnowa OF war; In Hoosierdom.
Some half dozen years ago there was an
ugly strike nt divers because his work.
men were refused an advance OF 10 per
cont on thoir wages. Nearly everybody
remembers the result. Mr., Oliver shut
up his works and locked his mon out and
never let them In ngnln, though he know
their wives and children were dying with
starvation within stones throw OF his
mammoth works. Instead ho imported
several hundred paupor lnborora from
Poland and Norway, and there was con-
siderable bloodahod and untold suffering
before the great plow.works could begin
to run with the imported worlSmen.
N Mr.. Studabakor stands by his threat
made TO his friend In the Loland House II
is not improbable that his firm will take
advantage Of the example given them by
Ncighbor Oliver and that South Bend IL
10 be the scene OF another great labor
hght.
ia past campaigns In Indiana the Stud
obakcrs have always taken lively inter
est and been among tho most bitter enc
mics OF tariff reform, and they did as
much n not more than any other business
concern 10 carry Indiana for Harrison In
1883 on tho high protection issue. II was
openly charged, In fact, by the Democratic
State Committee, that they marched their
several thousand employees TO the polls on
election day and voted them like cattle
for Harrison and Morton,
A prominent Indiana politician who
knows the Studcbakers we'll, In speaking
lnat night OF Potter A. Studebaker's latest
political utterances, herewith reported,
said:
"Itlsmy candid iudgmentthat the Stud.
ebakors will all be red-hot tariff reform-
ers " not out.nnd-out free traders, with.
In very short time.N