Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-07-27
THE TIN PLATE INDUSTRY.


Fifty thousand tin plate workers have
resumed work at an advance OF thirty
five ler cent in wages. l: the democratic
party had d its way We would still bt
buying our tin plate in Great Britain. y
Vidette.
Such ridiculous statements as the above
have been filling miles Of space in repub
lican papers Of late, not that they contain
an iota Of truth concerning the tin plate
industry, hut that the tin plate trust hat
paid its good money to Hanna and de-
mands that it he defended by the press
under his control. Besides in defending
the tin trust the doctrine of all trusts
that it is true craftsmanship to tax the
whole people to create a few millionaires
for the reason that portion OF the taxes
necessarily percolate through their Golfers
into the hands OF the ~orkingman-is
defended
That the advance in wages of the tin
workers was only ten per cent, instead OF
thrty-fve, and was only wrested from
the avaricious grasp Of the trust after a
hard fought strike, that cost the workers
more money than the advance will recoup
in FIVE years, cuts no figure with these
joyous falsifiers
The fact of the matter Is that the tin
manufacturers are receiving their labor at
practically no cost to themselves; that
the tariff on tin plate is~nearly il not quite
equal to the total labor cost OF the article.
For proof OF this assertion, that the wages
of the tin workers are paid by the tin
consumers, We will submit good republi.
can authority.
Col. A. L. Conger, OF Akron, Ohio, is
an ex.member Of the National Republi.
can Executive committee, and member
OF the staff Of the governor OF Ohio. In
an interview with correspondent Of the
Cd. Co. Star, on October %
last, he gave out the following interesting
concerning the intimate re-
lations existing between the trust and
the republican campaign fund:
"Republicans will be anxious to know
how money is diverted to the campaign
fund in the framing Of the tariff bill.
Was one OF the first men in this country
10 build mill for the manufacture of tin
plate at Elwood, Ind. We manufactured
under the Mckinley bill, which placed
duty Of 1920 on each box OF tin plate
brought to this country. After fifteen
months We turned out tin plate at 1.5O
less cost box than when we started the
mill.
"If the tariff had been reduced this
much We would have held our own. When
quit the business we were making from
Dur little mill $4,000 month on CAPT.
al Of $275,0O0 actually invested. The
mill made IN four years $500 900 and was
hen capitalized at 81 zoo. 900. The wages
paid were out of all proportion to those
paid in other branches Of industry. The
Wilson bill reduced the duty to 81 .O5 per
box, and this was more duty than was
really required to bring the entire indus.
Try to the country.
"The American Tin Plate Company
'cnt a trainload of its employees to St.
Louis to help nominate Mckinley. Nc.
Kinley Was nominated, and in Hannas
;ariff bill the duty on tin plate was raised
% $3.50 box, according to promise.
Now all the tin plate trust have to do is
% pay over to Hanna whatever amount
hey had agreed upon should be paid to
his Campaign fund.- provided the duty
should be restored. II they were to pay
aim $5,000,0 600 year they would still
nave bonus Of 100000 to divide
among themselves.
"Now, who pays this SIS ,OOO, OOO?"