Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-10-05

IN favor OF laborlng men voting the
Republican ticket and for the sin.
| gle gold standard There is inst
about as much inducement in the
prosperity at these shops for labor.
ing men TO vote for the continua-
tion of the single gold standard A.
there j. in all the other arguments
made by the Republican papers
Down at Huntington the laborinp
men declare that the prosperity in
the way of regular employment and
better wages at the Ensign has fail
ed 10 come TO pass as was predicted
IN the event of the election of Nc
kinley. The closed doors and star.
vation wages at these she ps are be-
ing pointed out rs an object lesson
by the men who were deceived into
voting for the single gold standard
in 1896. II Will do to point t.
these shops in the upper end Of the
district where the people know not
what the real situation II. Cattle
at distance wear long horns
Wayne News.
The above is specimen of much
else in kind that is being circulated
in the interest of Mr.. Meals candi-
dacy. Were it not for the detriment
TO the business welfare Of this city,
and section, such reckless and gross
peryersion of the truth might be al
lowed to pass unchallenged. In be-
half of the good name of this city
however, and in justice to it's great
est manufacturing industry, the
Herald has gone TO official sources
and ascertained few facts.
Major Ely Ensign was found al
his desk at the big shops and shown
the above from the News. "This, >"
he said. ''could never be written by
any one acquainted with the situa-
tion, as it directly contradicts our
experience and record here" Asa
result of a reference to the records,
the Herald is able TO make the fol.
lowing statements, which of course
will commend themselves to all who
have observaDt eyes, and perhaps
even to our disappointed free silver
mourners:
] Wages paid in cash
first eight months Of
this year....... $23O, 600. 90
Wages paid in cash
corresponding period
in ls9e............$l79,oss.47I
3 Wages paid cores
ponding period in
1870 ............ o.. Slj2, 90 80 /
4 Wages paid cores
ponding period in
1894 ............ SOS, 420.Os :
Observe a gradual increase in wa
ges paid ont in cash by this concern |
covering period Of several years
past and note particularly that the
Ensign shops have paid out consId- /
erably more money during the eight /
months df this year than during any /
entire year since the election of
Cleveland. Will the News please |
note? But We are not yet through (
The average number Of men en- 4
ployed by the Ensign
IN 1898 was ..............2t5;I
In 1895 was .............5l5;I
IN 1895 was ....... ..5ss. /
in 1898 was - 7o4.
Are the doors Of this big insutp- /
ton 'ielosing," as the News sug /
gestsY Will it make replyS
II Is strange indeed that when I
substantial and healthful activity in (
business exists all over the country. /
when impulse and life are manifest .
IN every great manufacturing iadus- .
try from Maine % California. even
here in the very heart Of our city
we say tits amazing that there arc
men 20 sightless aud 80 deaf fbsfI
they can neither see nor hear. LetI
the calamity Pusbers 90 70 the En. I
sign shops and observe the number
Of its "cIosed doors They eU|
ind that besides tbe wages paid oas
IN oash this year there e. even nos
being invested large sums of mons,
by this company in The purchase Oft
improved machinery and mecdng
the demands Of increased bnune..
and what is in progress in these
shops o. apparent ali over fhe laad.
VIII itpay the followers Of Mr
Neal to further sacrifice truth 90 no.
litical ends n decying our great
est industrial insutationg Is tbs
authenticity of the above siatemrni.
douoiedP Iho records arc oren ami