Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-02

port Of his tariff law, and to witness
the manufacture Of, so he said, "tin
made from the products OF American
mines and by American wOrkmen."
Located at PiQua arc the rolling mills
of the Cincinnati Corrugated Iron
Works, OF which Messrs. Hicks and
Batelle are at the head. These gentle
men are enthusiastic Republicans, and
10 further the cause OF the champion
Of a higher tariff had announced that
they would begin the manufacture OF
tin-plate.
Friday, September IS, was the date
set for the inauguration Of this industry
i'm Ohio. To give eclat to the occasion
Major McKlnly was present. Under
the protection Of Col. Orr, Hicks,
Hicks, Batelle and others, be was taken
20 the PiQua mills TO see American tin
plate made. The Major saw the steel
plates rolled. Than he witnessed the
dipping of the plates IN American block
tin, melted, and as a finishing touch
run through rollers TO give them a
Weleh polish. A sheet Of American
tin plate was then laid before the apostle
tina apostle OF high tariff, and under
the inspiration Of the moment he de-
livered q thrilling speech upon the
beauties Of the Mckinley tariff law and
the vast benefit 1t would be TO American
workingmcn In building up new in
dustries, such as tin-plating.
THE MEDAL ID&A.
But the matter did not stop here.
The Cincinnati Corrugated Iron Works
continued 70 manufacture American
tin plate. It's entire product was manu-
featured into medals and distributed
throughout Ohio. The medal is circular
ga shape, stamped with the inscription,
Mckinley and Protection. Made Of
Ohio Steel and California Tin. Piqua,
1891"
One of these medals coming into the
possession Of the Republic, and eXper-
fence with the Messrs. Neidrlnghaus, OF
this city having caused doubt as TO any
OF the assertions OF Mckinley pro-
tected manufacturers regarding Amer
lean tin plate, II was decided
70 have a chemical analysis made. The
result is a complete contradiction of the
claims Of the tin-plate manufacturers.
In the words Of the chemist: 1.-THE
composition is wrought-iron plate OF a
rather inferior grade, covered with a
very thin coating of tin and lead al
10y, in which the lead largely predom-
mates"
II the deception of the tln-plate man
ufacturers were merely made for politl-
cal purposes but little damage would be
done as compared with the injurious
effects which will arise when this bogus
tin is placed upon the market CONNER
cially. Every user of articles manufac-
tured from this American ttn-plate"
wonld be a victim OF lead-poiSoning.
The workingman would carry death
in his dinner-pail, II made OF
this bogus American tin; every
school child would sip death
from the tin dipper; while the house
wife would find death In cans Of fruit
which she had carefully preserved In
the summer. No class Of people would
escape the slow aud insidiouS grasp Of
the poison. Even large industries, such
as the fish cannerieS and canned beef
manufactures, would be ruined by the
fear OF the public to use articles canned
in American tiR-plate.
PROF. LUEDEKING's OPINION.
With view Of ascertaining the char
acter of lead-pOisOning and the danger
to people using this bogus tin-plate, in
which the coating is "a tin and lead
alloy, in which the lead largely pre-
dominates" a Republic representative
Yesterday called upon Prof. Charles
I.uedeking, who occupies the chair
of chemistry st Washington University.
Prof Luedeking is recognized among
scientific men as one OF the highest
authorities In the United States upon
poisoning. He has been the expert In
all large murder cases IN the West for
the past five years, notably IN the Max,
we'll Preller trial. Gne Of the medals
was handed TO him for his examination,
and without any explanation Of the re-
suit Of the analysis made by Messrs
Chauvenet.
There's something peculiar about
this" he said. at doesn't look like
tin. II has a blueish cast, whereas tir
Is invariably Of pure white"
An explanation was made and Prot