The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-01
BOGUS TINPLATE AGAIN.

The whole country is laughing at the
predicament the MCKINLEY party is placed
in by its too previous" rejoicings over the
supposed fact that genuine tinplate had
been made at Piqua, Q. MCKINLEY him
self was of those who were deceived and
likewise sucked i'm and whole regiments
and brigades of Buckeye Republicans have
been wearing campaign metal badges
thought to be samples of a new American
industry. Banquets have been prepared
at which all the dishes were of "tin"
alleged to be of home manufacture.
The HERALD has exposed the modus
operdndi by which this tinplate fraud was
worked how the plant" really consisted Of
an old pot in which the refuse of
making house cornices were melted up;
how thin steel, or wrought iron sheets were
dipped in molten lead and smoothed by
rolling; and how Cincinnati firm turned
out the medals. stamped as though made at
Piqua. The far-reaching purpose of this
imposture was shown in the fact that on
the very day The HERALD exposed it, the
chief protective orgvn Of Salt Lake, which
DISCUSSES its advocacy Of measures opposed
to western interests under veil of Lib
eralism," went into OBSTACLES over the re-
ceipt here by DR.. LoRIN HALL of badge
with an inscription on the top, "Pure
American tin plate.'' Our contemporary re-
marked:
The doctor says that by Just such enterprises
IS this tn plate enterprise, that Little interior
town in hio has increased fIom 7,0JU eight
years ago to o.er e, eco row: that the people
lave oonsentedtD very hi h taxation in order to
have money to foster sucl in iustries.
Yes, and it is by just such pretenses that
the highly taxed people have deception
practiced upon them by the advocates of
protection. Fortunately this particular
fraud has met with prompt exposure. In
addition to what THE HERALD's readers
have already been given on the subject
another and very interesting feature comes
which paper had al analysis made by
REGIS, CHAUvENET s. Bro, we'll known
chemists, of the so-called American tir
medals Here Is their report:
We have made qualitative analysis of tn,
medal sent US and find results as follows: TIL,
medal is q circular piece OF metal stamped Will
the inscription: MCKINLEY and protection
Made Of Ohio steel and California tin. Pequa
1891"
The composition OF the metal is wrought irol
plate OF a rather inferior grade, covered with
very thin coating Of tin and lead alloy in whicl
the lead largely predominates There is Ger
tRinly no steel in its composition, and we doub
very much the source claimed for the tin.
But this is not all. Users of article,
made Of the Pequa ''tin plate' would b.
liable TO lead poisoning. The working
mans dinner pail, the school pupils dippe
or cup, the housewives fruit can
all would carry disease and death. DR.
CHARLES LUEDEKING, professor Of chemis
try at Washington university, St. Louis
one of the highest authorities, examined
sample of the MCKINLEY medals H
found it had blush tinge, whereas tin i
pure white, and, on being asked as to tn
probability of this stuff creating wholesal
poisoning, replied 1t would. Said he:
Lead poisoning is by far the most insidiou
with which The medical fraternity has 10 cor
tend. The poison is slow in manifesting Itself
and before the physician can ascertain the tru
cause of the illness the patient is frequently b,
yond hope of recovery. Paralysis st ems to b
the favorite form the poison takes although i
some instances it causes rotting of the bone,
The lead is absorbed into the system slowly. ]
IS for this reason lead poisoning from food c
drink is mainly due. The cooking OF food 1
iron vessels coated with lead. or an alloy cor
tanning lead. or the carrying or preservation
cooked food in vessels Of the same character
extremely dangerous.
Thus it would appear that the attempt t.
deceive the American people in the interes
of some projected manufacturing interest
&c li,relv m rahnnnd and nroduna result
quite the reverse of what was expected.