The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-25
ALL THERE is IN IT.


off more than they can chew in declar
ing that manufactures of tinplate were
in operation in this country. They have
been called down on their unwarrantec
assertions and it is amusing to see then
squirln and wriggle to get out of the hole
in which they placed themselves. The
Chicago Inter Ocean is among the
squirmers. That journal in an unguard.
ed moment, or actuated by a desire tc
screen Mckinley from the charge of be.
ing a knave or a wilful prevaricator, de.
clared editorially hat tinplate factories
were running in the United States.
Now there is not a man in the country
who would not be pleased to know that
the United States were manufacturing
all the tinplate they consumed and mined
all the tin employed in making the plate,
but in view of certain facts it is abso-
lutely necessary the truth must be told
about it. The facts are these: When the
tin schedule of the Mckinley tariff was
under discussion objection was made to
it on the ground that this country had
not nor could not put up works to manu-
~facture ~tinplate by the first of July, 1891,
the time when the increased duty on tin
plate was to take effect. Mr.. Nc
Kinley assured the DIRECTORS that there
were three or four plants in the country
which by IA little alteration at slight ex-
pense could he employed in the manu-
facture of the article, and that they
would be so employed. Mckinley knew
nothing of the kind. The assertion
was made to bolster his scheduled
strengthen his bill.
Therefore. in view of McKinley's
promise and the necessity of shielding
him from attack, certain leading repub-
lican journals sometime ago simply in
timated that tinplate works were about
to be established. AS the time APP
preached for them to be built and in
operation according to McKinley's pre-
diction these journals grew holder and
declared they were in full blast. There
upon every little penny whistle among
republican newspapers struck the key
note and also declared that tinplate
works were in full blast in the country.
These little Trays, Blanchcs and Sweet
hearts were, however, soon silenced as
the Leader of this city was silenced but
the big guns" found it humiliating
u,nrk IN fnlya hanly u-hnt fIny, L,l ,,.l
and hence they have been squirming and
wriggling to get out of the ridicule and
laughter directed against them. Among
those that have been making holy shows
of themselves in the tinplate lying bust
ness is the Chicago Inter Ocean. That
paper had asserted in it's editorial col
umns that tinplate factories were estab-
lished and in operation in this country.
1t was finally called down on its state
ment as follows:
To Editor of Inter Ocean: Our demo-
cratic friends claim there is no tinplate
manufactured in this country. We re-
ferred the matter to Hubbard, Spencer,
Bartlett a Co.. of your city, and received
inclosed letter. How do you harmonize
their statement with your editorials of
June 20 or 81 and July 81 An answer
will oblige a constant reader and life
long republican. o. w. HEYNEN.
The following is the letter inclosed by
Mr.. Heynen referred to:
o. W. Heynen, Esq, Miles, Iowa
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of the
10th there is no tinplate manufactured
in this country that we know anything
about. All fnIldte is imported. Very
truly yours.
IIBBAED. SPENCER, BARTLETT Il Co..
per Whipple.
This is a clincher. but the Inter Ocean
proved itself equal to its mission of Gre
ating false impressions concerning the
working of the Mckinley bill, and thus
squirmed out of its unenviable position:
'Of course it is impossible to harmonize
the editorials of the Inter Ocean with
this letter, because Mr.. Whipplc, who
writes the letter for the company, states
positively that .all tinplatc is I'M
ported Now the Inter Ocean
has never maintained that any large
portion of the tinplate used in America
was being made here. We were aware
that it would take time to prepare suf-
icient machinery to make the tinplate in
quantities to say that our manufacturers
were really competitors in that market.
But we have maintained and said, with
full knowledge that we are telling the
truth, that extensive arrangements were
being made for the manufacture of tin
plate in this country And that is the
hole they all come out of: extensive ar
engagements were being made for the
manufacture of tinplate in this country
That is all there is in it. Extensive
preparations. It's the old, old story
about the three black crows.
AFTER displaying a column or two of
red lights and danger signals over a few
pools Of water and a back alley some
in the citv. the Taadar want ;pto