Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-10-03

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example, Major Mckinley, having made
sample Of American tln-plate IN Piqua
tOhia) factory, here come or own Times
and Herald, following in the wake Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and declare that il
was foreign iron OF steel, dipped in foreign
lead, and chat the major made his Amen-
can tln-pldte.
Thus say three democrats but fourth
democrat makes oath that he knows that the
steel was of American make, that the lead
was from American mines, and that the
tin used with the lead to make the coating
which forms roofing tin-plate was of Amer
lean production. Then the Metal Worker,
a trade journal simply, comes out with a
notice of the superior quality of the tim
plate made at tue Piqua factory These
contradictions must be hurtfu TO the free
trade falsehood 6ureau
But we regret to say that worse, much
worse, remains to be said in derogation Of
me work Of the bureau, and we regret that
our esteemed friend Major Jones, of the
st, Louis Republic, leading democratic
organ in the west, again 70 the person who
hoodoOs the plans OF his free trade con-
tempOrarles.
ne UldbJET hbdUNA buuhF All tue UbutI
free trade journals having said that mo
American tin-pate has been made, neither
is there active preparation for making
any, but all the alleged tin-plate factories
spoken Of are just paper enterprises, tales
written for political effect, the candid
Major Jones chose for his leading editorial
Of the day before yesterday the subject Of
the great immigration of Welsh wOrkmen
10 St. Louis in search Of employment al
the Niedringhaus tin-plate works. The
gallant and candid major undertook to
prove that all Wales, or nearly so, was
coming to ST Louis, and not merely to seek
work as til-platers, but under absolute
contract with the managers OF the Med
ringhans J'In-plate company. The major,
Justly, was indignant ut this evasion OF
the contract labor law. But, having
proved that the tia-pIate makers were
hiring Welsh laborers, he proved that the
scheme of making American tin-plate was
not political but intensely practical, which
was merely just what the Chicago Times
and Herald did not want him to prove.
We repeat 1t is absolutely needful
that the free traders should get
together and agree as to what truths are
to be suppressed, and what falsehoods adj
hered to.
Major Jones. however, is glad to know
that the Welsh immigrants have learned
shc art and mystery Of the American
strike. He says:
But, though Mr.. Niedringhaus has no
trouble in getting his imported Welsh
men past the Custom House, though the
Harrison administration asked no ques-
tions though the men have arrived, there
is still Glitch Thousands of miles
from their homes and friends, they de-
cline to take advantage offered them by
the Mckinley bill and by Mr.. NIedring-
haus They would not take the bread
from the mouths Of American working
men, and as Mr. Niedringhaus had said
nothing in the contract about requiring
them to do so they joined hands with the
strikers. So there is 9nother delay in
furnishing Mr.. Mckinley with more
campaign badges, made of genuine
American tin by genuine American labor
under a genuine tax eft Si4 ton against
competition,
Thus Major Jones admits the fact of
genuine American tin-pate made by
genuine labor but is glad that its manu-
faeture in large quantities may be 3e
layed by labor troubles, whereas the Chic
ago Times, Herald, deny there ever was
or ever will be any genuine American
tin plate, made by Americans. " Major
Jones has the best of it in this unfortun-
ate controversy between eminent free
traders. But the brethren should get
together; they should, indeed, and soon