Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-25
7otAs Editor of ne Register.

WHEELING, VIVA, November "a, 1893.
The IGtSlligcnCCr, HOrkheimer and others
VS.. % ,00O, QUO American citizens.
5 Steel combine or syndicate has secured
control of all the steel plants in the coun-
try, and arranged that the Carnegles at
Pitts0urg and the Illinois plant at Cnlcago
shall control the Western trade; the
Bethlehem and Cambria and LackaWGnna
companies the Eastern trade.
The Sharon Point, Of Indiana, and the
Penn companies plants TO stand idle, on
the dead rent, and share in profits OF the
plants that are running plan.
The 5000 men who work in them don't
come ia on either the dead rent or share in
profits plan; they are to hustle for them
selves or become tramps, if you please, or
when they grow tired Of tramping, may
become competitors for jobs in the plants
that run. when the next strike against a
reduction of wages occurs. We Do not see
any provision made for the people who buy
rails. The syndicate or combine is close
corporation organized to take care Of them
selves. Only ask the aid Of the govern
ment in excluding foreign competition, by
taxing foreign made rails out of the country
and thus give them monopoly OF the ousl-
ness and profits, that they may lay away
few millions annually for use when rainy
season sets In.
Mr. Horkheimer cracks nut by saying.
eff the Committee on Ways and Means In
Congress will only say they will let the
duty on foreign wool stand we will pay rs
cents per pound for all the fine wool that is
offered A liberal offer, but not liberal
enough The American people want some
thing better. They spoke for II last fall
very emphatically. True, Ohio, Massa-
chusetts, and Iowa have spoken recently.
In doing so they only returned TO
their first love and into the fold where
they belong nothing more. But they are
three States out of forty-four. The point
is like this: Hor6heimer and the Intelligent
Ger approve, or II they don't approve, wink
at the steel combine-think II is all right
to throw 5000 men out Of employment
without share or profit in dead rents and
profits, by stopping portion OF the steel
plants. But say it is all wrong for Con-
gress TO legislate in the interest OF all the
people of this country, and by so doing
stopping the wheels Of few wooden mills
or the growth Of some wool in
the country unless the people
will submit to double cost 10 enable 1t TO
beyCrown here instead Of in some other
country, although the men doing the work
might De eating the American hog, AmeIi-
can flour and other American productions
whilst engaged. Now MIR. Editor III mat
tiers little TO the Horkhcimers whether
they pay 20 or 2S cents per pound for wool,
Ii is the per centage on their investment
thew are working after and they will obtain
il every time no matter what the cost of
the wool is. 1t does matter to the pur-
chaser of wooden goods. He buys it to
wear or sleep under and wants all the COM
fort he can get out of them and if pair Of
blankets is worth only Sl.00 and can be
bought at that price, IL is hardship for
the government to step between them and
the purchaser and exact 81 so more for
them because the wool was grown and the
blankets manufactured in some other than
our country.
Al ANfrDrrlv CITIZEN