The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-01

my kindest consideration. | write this
hasty letter merely to let you know
did not neglect the matter OF the par
don you spoke to me about at Ihlcu-
go. Sincerely yours,
RoBHsr j. REYNoIp5. f
New Castle Reduction of Wages.
The reduction of wages in tho Deln-
ware Iron Works a. New Castle is II
sweet morsel for free-traders to roll
under their tongues. We hardly know
what the Every Evening would do II II
had not this particular instance OF
wage reduction to refer to whenever
1t hears of Il raise OF wages IN other
places. When Commissioner Peek's
New York report came showing how
wages aud products had both inrrvas-
ed during the past year under the Nc
Kinley tariff our neighbor hasteHed to
throw doubt upon the report and s,.td
II Commissioner Peck had only sent
his agents to New Castle he would
nave seen how the A.rkinley tariil in
cteased wages ia the Delaware Iron
Works, or words 10 that elrrt.
As matter OF furt. Commissioner
Peck had no OCCASION tn come to Della
ware to hunt u uuuutHrtUry where
wages had been eat down. We ilud
that out OF some six thousand mpuu
facturers to whom he sent blanks III
qulrinE il wages had increased or lie
creased, and how much, that there
were several hundred reported de-
creased wages. This is the class OF
Works ld they been located in New
York Instead OF in Delaware, would
have been numbered.
We doubt very much that IL labor
report was made Of the industries of
New Castle county whether another
mandatory can DO found where the
wages of labor have been reduced. The
Delaware Iron Works is one manufac-
tory where wages have been reduced,
supply that aud nothing more. As to
the causes OF the reduction OF wages
In number OF factories in New York.
Mr.. Peck, Of course, ventures no opin,
Ion. and this pant is left to general sur
mise IL may be that these New lorI
factories, like the Delaware lroI
Works. had Democratic free trade SUI
peIintendehts whose political inter
ests were better subserved by making
bad showing for labor under the Nc
Kinley tariff. MIR, Bori@. superintend
ent OF the Della ware Iron Works, Is no
only Dem crat but lie WIS II dele
gate to the Chicago Convention tina
declared Republican protection to b
a fraud on labor.
Mr.. Borie believing this to be true
no surprise can be manifested at Iii
reduction OF wages at tho mills
superintends. AS protection was
fraud Mr.. Borie may have felt it I
be a conscientious duty to oppose tn
fraud by cutting down the wages o
his employees. thereby cutting him
self loose from the evil effects OF hiE
wages under the stimulation OF tn
Mckinley tariif. We do not say tia
this motive positively actUates MI
Borie In cutting rIuwr wages yet il
nn undisputeI fact that lie was a
ardent Cleveland Democrat. OF uuurs
coinciding with his free.trade polite
and as such he was sent to Chicago
do all he could to nominate his free
trade friend. lie got lis friend nom
hated, and Gftcr declaring RepubllGa
protection fraud upon labor N
Borie came homo and afterwards dow
came wages in the Delaware Ire
Works,
How handy it is TO point
these works and SLY, soc VIVA you
Mckinley Tariff has done" Mas thor
any understanding at Chicago b
tween MIR Bayard and Mr.. Horie
bring about this result: We're the DE
aware Iron Works there singled out I
sacrifice to the Moturh at free trad,
We all know how Reynolds an
Dickey met Mt Chicago and talkt
over what criminals should ana shuu
not be plrloned had MIR. Baydrd an
Mr.. Bore any talk at Chicago Hboi
making tue delaware Iron Works
example OF the bad effects of the NJ
kinney tariff?
The political reason why Mr.. Boz
was sent to Chicago was generally u
dsrstood to he on account OF the 2
litieal influence lie could exc
srnong-t the employees Of the Uol
ware lrcu Works
New Castle Hundred had become
Democratic wreck, and somethiI
had to be done tn bring tho factiol
together Mr., Bur.e was the man
do the WORK and he was sent to q
cago to dc It. Is Ae doing it by ca
ting down the wages Of his employee
and laying tic blame upon tho \!
Kinley tariff
We really regret that mission
Peck, without being partisan cou
have shown how n4auy oil the factor
OF New York that reduced wages W,
under Democratic management. i
Delaware Iron Works are fixed In ii
regard,