Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
Mms. eouoAn y1sirs rloUA.
And Secs tho Boiling Cauldron and the
Mckinley Tongs.

M. Cougar, who told how she had
visited the alleged tin-plato works at
Piqua, Ohio, thus:
In order to show you how parties are
driven by their party spirit to go before
the people with false issues, and TO de-
ceive and hoodwink the voter, want
to call your attention to the matter of
tin-plate in Ohio. In that state it seems
to be tight between the two parties as
to whether tin-plate can be or cannot be
made, as to whether tin-plate is made or
Is not made in the United States.
So men are reading yards and yards
of matter that has been telegraphed to
the papers on this subject, and column
after column of editorials has been
written discussing the same question.
Week before last, for the purpose of
proving that tin-plate can be made, and
that the Republican party is the one
that ought to have the votes of the peo-
pie, the news was heralded all over the
country that tin-plate was made In the
city of Piqua, O.--that Mr.. Mckinley
had made tin-plate on that day.
So this circumstance, having been
infinitely telegraphed all over the United
States, was supposed to settle that issue,
and it was believed that Ohio would go
Republican in consequence, and that
then the Republicans would sweep the
country in 1899, oil owing to the fact
that tin plate is made in this country,
namely, at Piqua, Ohio.
Now, last Friday night I spoke in that
city, trying to prove to the people that
the protection of boy was as much
concern 10 this country as the protection
of a tin horn. Applause.l Believing
In informing myself on the subject as
fully as possible, and the Democrats
having stated that tin plates could not
be made either in Piqua, or any other
part of the United States, thought
would go out and sec for myself this
large tin-plate factory which had been
described. / wanted to take pride in
the fact that tin-plate making in the
United States was an accomplished sue
cess, and that by 1t, as Mr.. Mckinley
had said, 20,000, 900 had been put into
the pockets Of American workingmen
and manufacturers.
So was taken to the tin-plate mills
of Piqua Ito the factory which was
pictured SO graphically in the Republi-
can press. You remember Mr.. Mckinley
said he was taken in carriage and did
not know exactly where he was going
But he was driven about a mile east of
the town, but all at once he behold q
large factory, and as the carriage came
in sight of II whistles blew and out came
about 500 workingmen who hurrahed
for Mckinley and protection--a protec-
ton which tells us that the tariff is not
tax, It told how Mr.. Mckinley
alighted and went into the rolling room,
and there was piece of steel plate
rolled out until II was almost as thin as
o wafer, showing that the steel plate on
which first-class tin is made can be made
in the United States.
Mind you this factory was nothing
more nor less before this day than q
corrugated iron works. 1t then told
how Mr.. Mckinley was taken into a
room where there was great furnace
in which stood boiling cauldron of
tin wash, and how the man placed his
manly form over that dangerous boiling
cauldron as he stood upon the edge Of
that great furnace, how he buttoned up
his Prince Albert to the throat, and,
grasping the tongs as if he was in the
habit OF handling tongs just like any
other workingman--so tho Republican
newspapers said---and with these tongs
he took this plate of steel, which he had
seen rolled out, stood over this boiling
cauldron and dipped it into this genuine
tin wash, and lifted 1t up, amidst the
hurrahs of the workingmen, who, pre-
sumo, stood about with their Prince
| Alberts rolled up to their sleeves.
Laughter.l They hurrahed for Nc
kinley, the production of tin, tho Re-
publican issue, and success to the high
tariff in the interest Of workingmen.
So said to the manager of this great
tin-plate mill as was kindly received
in his Office. ! have come to settle for
myself the question, whether tin plate ia
made in the city Of Piqua or not. / want
to know if these pesly Democrats are
telling awful falsehoods about this tin
plate mill Iwant to see for myself. Will
you kindly let me sec the product of this
| mill?
Standing in his office and by his desk,
he picked up piece of tin about 10 by
"a inches, held it up and said, MADAM
this is our product"
| asked: rs that all your product ~
[Great laughter and applause.
"Well," he said, madam, it's all we
have on hand just now [more laughter;
would you not like TO write your auto
graph on it? Here's Mr.. McKinley's
autograph and also the names of some
friends Of his"
I said: "Oh, no. ] want you to allow
me to make piece of tin-plate here to,
day, so that can send it to my husband
as memento, because Mr.. Mckinley
| IL - T. T.. q
[laughterl, and want to have the same
privilege" added: "You must have
had a great many orders to have youl
stock SO exhausted" Great merri.
ment.
lie said; eyes, we have had large
| number of orders, so our stock is ex.
hausted."
GLOW many boxes can you produce
in day?"
Thinking for moment be said
"You know this factory is quite younl
only about thirty days old"
"Yes," said, Established since thu
campaign began in Ohio" fGreat laugh
ter and applause.l EXISTS mostly OF
paper, does it not, Mr.. Manager ?"
With slight twinkle in his eye and ,
smile he said: II think we would pro
duce twenty boxes in day. We hop,
to do that much"
Every we'll" said I, "won't you pleas,
| take me and let me see the size of th,
boxes ~
"Weil," said he, Ywe have no boxe
won't you let me % and sec wher
the boxes arn made AID the measure
mcnt from which you make the boxes p
"Well, he said, tive have no no boxes ii
process of construction
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