The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-04-05
THE POTPBRS WRONGS
Republicans Are Seriously
Troubled Over the Big
Trenton Shutdown.
FOREIGN WARE DOOMED.
Cynical Recommendation Of the
Bosses Which scares the
McKinleYites.

SieciGt 10 tie Sunday MORNING NeiDs.
TRENTON, April 4, 1891. fine Republi-
can press Of this city has joined with the
Democratic newspapers for weeks in de-
nouncing the action OF the inanufactut-
ing potters in lockin out their men. The
men have been out Of work since Christ
mas and they are feeling the strain, al
though they have been supported by the
union and BY workmen in other branches
III trade. They have offered to submit
the matter in dispute to outside arbitra-
ton and have repeatedly req uested con-
1erences with their employers, but in
vuin.
The matter now has assumed political
phase that decidedly frightens the Re-
publican politicians, and it is understood
that leading men Oh the Republican party,
both inside The State aud out, have been
appended TO IN order to avert what 1t is
feared Is the beginning OF a revolt by the
wOrkIngmen against the Republican
party. The political turn Of affairs came
10 the surface in an interview with Presi-
dent OeNeil OF the Working Potters' AS
ISOLATION, one day this week. Mr.. O'Neil
said:-"lL y the height OF folly to continue
this lockout longer. It has cost onr city
hundreds OF thousands of dollars The
lockout now Is not SO much on the ques-
ton OF wages, but of pride. The manu-
AtctulekS nope VI breaking I'D the HOt-
rers' Union prevents them from coming
to an agreement with US. / am afraid
this lockout will help to elect a Democrat
ic President III 1892, for the men who
voted for protection TO American industry
will not feel encouraged to do SO again"
REPUBLICAN VIEW.
Mr.. O'Neil is Republican and conse-
quently this utterance has u good deal of
meaning. In conversation today he re-
marked that the treatment OF their men
by the manufacturing potters here and
the Clark Thread Works. in Newark,
would prove disastrous to the Republican
party next year. Thestory OF the way in
which the potters aud spinners were be-
ing treated had been told in every work
shop IN the land, and 1t was the most
effective campaign card the Democracy
could have.
That the Republican editors are getting
very anxious abouS the new phase is
editorial in the Times of this city.
The Times is strong Republic
can organ. The editorial In question
refers to the secret circular TO the trade
just sent out by the seven sanitary ware
potteries of Trenton. The circular starts
off with the statement that large prices
have been offered to the men, who will not
accept because their Organization is at
stake. ad ing:--"We propose TO continue
the struggle indefinitely until SUCH time
rs we can control our own establish
ments. This we feel will eventually ac-
crue to your advantage in many ways"
A CYNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
Then comes the most ugly feature of
their circular:-.In the meantime we ask
your indulgence. so far as possible, aud
would advise the purchase of foreign
goods for your immediate wants, such as
we cannot supply"
The editorial snys:- Manufacture
our government for which they have
asked, and who have obtained the votes
of their workmen TO protect that industry
during yarioas elections past, and who
certainly pose now as prOtectionists, not
merely from selfish motives, but for prin-
ciple's sake, in a circular sent Tia rough all
the union, advise the purchase OF various
goods from England, while they are en-
gagged in the business of Keeping their
shops idle, in order to force their work
nicu to take lower wages than before the
mckinley tariff was framed.
Nothing could be stronger than this
and the Democratic journals are wisely
allowing the leaven 10 do its work with
out additional comment A storm is
brewing that will soon reach national
proportions If statement made to your
correspondent be true, Secretary Blaine,
Major Mckinley aud other protectionists
have been written to by Republicans here
in vigorous terms, urging them TO nip in
the bud movement that promises TO i'm
peril Republican success next year.
The men in the potteries are sticking
together like swarm OF bees. They feel
satisfied with the situation and realize
that the worst part Of the strike Is over,
Tor the season is Mt hand when they can
obtain temporary and permanent employ
menr at something else. Many of them
nave already done so and about fifty
skilled men have left the city for other
points. They have gone to England,
Wheeling, w. Va. Thin, o., and other
points. Thfsswili permanently impair the
pottery industry here, as some OF these
men Will never return and can with diff
Guilty he replaced.