The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04


It has been many years since the {
shipyards OF the Harlan d Holdings
worth Co. have been silent. In fact |
no department Of that great industi ial ,
firm has much work at the present ,
time. The car shops are still busy, but
only on. South American work, for
which there was no great hurry. About
twenty cars wore shipped some ton
days ego, and forty moro are now
under way. When this contract is
over there are no others in sight at the
present time. BY the way. these cars
hre OF most excellent finish and pat
torn. The coaches are built or solid
mahogany. highly polished but not
painted. and instead of being shipped
on wheels are boxed up and shipped
as freight. Tho shipyards, however,
hardly look like the same place. No
ocean steamers nor big jumbo river
vessels are on the ways, This is some
thing very strange, indeed, Tor this
great shipbuildlng firm. ..-
What Is the cause OF it2 Not strin-
gency In finances partlcularly,for this
firm has never had any difficulty In
raising oil the money it wanted and
paying as 1t went. There must be an
object lesson some place to be learned.
Where is it2 We nced not 20 far back
to find it. Last fall there was IN cleo
ton held 70 President Of the United
States. The majority of the hands in
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
pany voted the Democratic ticket year
In and year out. They are people OF
the First, Third, Tenth and Eleventh
wards. and give the large Democratic
majority those wards roll up at every
State and Presidential election. Las
year the Democratic vote WINS aug
mented by large number OF Republl
cana, who deliberately walked out o.
the works. went to tho polls and votec
for Grover Cleveland. They had lis
tened to the plantations OF Ambassa'
dor Bayard and Senator Gray, and
they believed what they said. The!
were told that their employers ha'
their hands deep down in their pocket
taking from them their hard earne,
earnings, which should go TO the sur
port of their own iarnlIles. and the
believed 1t.
They were told that II there was
change in administration and tarir
revenue enacted, they would hay
cheaper living, cheaper hats, cheape
clothing and cheaper shoes. and the
believed 1t ALL Neither were tho
wages to be interfered With, butif an!
thing, increased, und they believe
that too They thought they woul
try change anyhow, There could |
no harm in the trial. and they though
that surely such men as Mr.. BayaI
and Mr.. Gray would not deceive then
They made the trial. lhoy took Il
headlong plunge into the vortex
free.trade, and behold the cons
quences. Out OF work, slipyar,
closed. They may be opened sou
day in the near future, but certain
not before orders come for ships, III
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company CT
afford to keep their yards closed, b
the men who made them ring with Il
hum OF Industry. cannot do wltho'
work.
They realize that the necessaries
lie are no dearer than before, b
without the money with which to pi
for them, what use arc all those IL
uries or even necessities OF life
them. Another feature OF work
these yards Is that the firm Is prep
ing to do as much work as ever VIII
work Gomez. but at a reduced force
manual labor. improvements are
ing made all tho time by which lab
ers can be Topped off. few here an
few there, and still the same amol
of labor will be done.
But this is not ALL whether I
trade or protection is to he the or
of tho day hereafter. the firm is fl
prepared for either. In it's diiIert
departments 1t Is prepared to comp
with foreign manufactures, but
plan Of competition will not be v
agreeable and acceptable TO work.
men. They will have to bear
blunt Of the battle. Competition VI
foreign manufactures means fore
wages. 1t cannot he expected
saeh large establishment as tho 1
Ian & Hollingsworth Company
kept closed for any great lens Il
time.
They will not be carried on at
20 the owners. They must then he
ried on at loss to the workmen.
this 10 what the great Democratic
OF workmen and the Republicans
went with them voted for last fall.
the hundreds OF discharged work.
from these WORKS now walk the str
L. idleness they will have plenty
time to reflect upon tho cOnsequel
OF their folly, and IL they are :
men they will not again be cat
voting against their own interests
BEEcHAN PILLS arc faithful frieu