New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-24

| one locomotive day. The Cooke Locomotive and
Machine Works are equally large, with similar
capacity. EcSides these there large number OF
smaller machine shops whose exclusive product IS SIX
machinery.
The rolling mills. which form important part
| OF the clty's industry. deserve word Of MENTION
SO widespread the energies Of one OF these con
| Germs that the average weinfOrmeI traveller VIII
be- likely to pac. every Iron bridge lie 10 the
cr, dit Of the Passaic Rolling MIL Company. some OF
the finest bridges I'm the country are the product of
| this company, whose skill Is pointedy exempDhed III
! the Washington Bridge spanning the Harlem River.
over 1900 hands employed and the plant covers
! twenty-five acres.
1t was tue Paterson Iron Works that the immense
SHIFTS were forged for the Pacific Mail steamship COM
pany, and large papts also furnished for mining
| operations by these works. In these ana other
branches OF iron industry the company has achieved
envable success. The works cover large area Of
| ground and employ several hundred hands.
| The benefits derived from the Mckinley bill arr
| seen In these rolling mills, and they are now
experiencing such activity as was never known be-
fore. President Watts Cooke OF the rolling MILL haS
often said that they would have TO close up shop were
1t not for the protection they received through the
enactments Of the Republican party; Charles D.
eckWih, the head OF the Iron works has served his
Jstrct In Congress- having been elected by the Re
publican party with rousng majority -
savings institution the depostors VI the latter being
largely working people They all occupy imposing
buildings, and with the exception OF the Paterson
National. which started a year ago, are old
established Institutions. II Is worthy Of note that
regularity OF the tide. A. indication OF the pros
pcrty OF this town one wants no better proof than
Is found In the suburbs, which have been butt up 10
Il remarkable extent by worldngnen who own their
own homes. Electric railway lines extend from the
centre Of the city to every suburb
Millions OF dollars annually paid TO the working
people of Paterson by the silk aud Iron manufacturers
Where does 1t go! The greater part of II invested
fully score solely supported by working people;
comfortable homes for their families The millions
received by the working classes Of ne SIR ey go
to pay for the maintenance. comfort and luxury OF
the families Of working people.
The Republican party says that tax shall be- paid
on s in wnfs 51sny ' Hhues
and If the duty or tax were taken of II the silk
p wSfngf %h the panpSr labor Of Europe The idle
mills of Macclesfeld Coventry and DerbyshiIe. Eng
sold In stores In Peterson for le,s than Its
facturerS could make the same goods for. But the
silk worker Is not yet ready TO cast his ballot for
The s Of anE only g go Tssn Of ,ss the d tex Ts
pioneer. John Ryle. attributed the great depression
that Paterson then suffered 70 this lowering , Of the
TO 20 through the experience again. In those
DAYS the Democrats Of the district protested that
Protection and plenty Of Il. necessary for Pater
SON, silk industry and their ballots were baz3ned
in starry letters with the legend 'pIoeeton 70 mTe
They are supporting platform which honls
that tariff Of any figure. no matter how small
levied for the purpose OF Protection Is "a lo anu
that il is "a Fundamental principle OF the Demo
cratic party that the Federal Government has no con
stiutonal power to impose and collect tariH duues
except for the purpose Of revenue 0nly.' ,,
Their Is that the ONLY thing that can I.lse SIN
workers wages T. the aboli shment " Pr0t'ction Dut
there many OF the oldtme Protection Democrats
left who cannot change their principles on 50 shght
preteXt the Free Traders offer ana VIII vota lOr
Harrison and Reid Kean and Doherty. To quote " II
lam strange, the head Of one Of the larGest silk
factories the country he was introduced as chMr
man Of Republican mass meeting the other ngnt :
have been n Republican ever since Knew the
difference between night and wrong. / am not iie
publican because am interested In the tarit. yet the
policy OF Protection f. nowhere better illustrated than
in This city
Parer on Is n Republican city, governed by Re,
publican Mnycr. n Republican Board OF Aldermen and
a Republican Board OF Chosen Freehoders. me CITY
+ accustomed 10 rolling mp big Republican ml)orlties
and Il upon this that the party Is building Us hope
IN November 70 elect lIenrs DOhety Of the cltys
the Vth Congre ,sona District. HIS popularity with
the silkworleIs VIII GSsSt him To run far ahead OF
the ticket. which it Is expected VIII poll 1000 mn
ontv In the county. But since the election OF Will
lam Walter Plelps and Charles d. Bcckwith the ais
trict has been rTpportioned. The net Of April H.
1891. made the district consist Of the counties OK
Pnssnic md bergen and The f'owtng parts OF HUI
son County The townships OF Gutenburg. North
Pcrgen. Union, Wechawken West HobOken ana me
town Of Union. II was, of course. constituted with
the purpose Of mailing II safely Democratic But &C
corilng t. the returns OF --s Mr.. Doherty has only
thing for him do Tile SilhwOrlers are united TO
his interest. and VIII put forth every energy
TO accomplish his election, thereby showing their hp
probation OF n high protective iariN.