The Penn's Grove record., 1905-10-27
WILLIAM JR.
The Glass Trust Candidate

The Glass Trust Candidate
At an election the voters look to the
newspapers to tell who the candidates
are and what they represent. William
Plummer, Jr., the Republican candi-
date for Senator is a new man before
the people.
Mr.. Plummer, Jr, is the son of
Judge William Plummer, of Salem,
widely known a having served as Lay
Judge of Salem County Court from
1878 until the Office was abolished in
1896. He is also a brother to Loren P.
Plummer, Surrogate of Salem County.
Judge William Plummer was an old
time democrat who was elected Surro-
gate in 1857.
William Plummer, Jr., when eigh-
teen years old went to Quinton as a
clerk in the office of Hires & Brother,
George and Charles E. Hiles glass
manufacturers. George Hires married
Mr.. Plummer's sister Elizabeth X.
MI. Plummer was later taken in as a
member of the firm. He is also a men,
Dor of the Hires-Turner Glass Com
pany, of Philadelphia. Hires & Bro.
are one of the largest window glass
manufacturers in New Jersey.
Unlike his father and brother who
are democrats, William Jr., has been a
republican for years. How came it to
be? His environments were republic
can, his business interest was enriched
by the republican policy of a protective
tariff. There was money in it.
Notwithstanding glass has been made
in New Jersey since 1748 the glass in
dustry is still a 150-year-old-infant
which needs ~ the protecting arm of
the government to make it profitable.
The father of George and Charles E.
Hires was a farmeri in moderate circum-
stances. In 1868 they began the man
ufacture of glass at Quinton. A few
years ago their factory was made apart
of the great Glass Trust in the United
States. They retired from active bust
ness. Charles E. Hires died last
spring, leaving an estate of over $780,.
600. George Hires is estimated to be
worth over a quartz, of a million. Two
men in forty years under a high pro.
tective tariff for the benefit of labor
amaSsed a fortune of over a million
dollars.
Where are the glass blowers and mer.
chants who have retired with a moder
ate competence in that time? Is moi
the tariff to protect labor? Where arr
the farmers who have retired with 500,
900, men who have no tariff to protect
them?
GLASS TRUST CANDIDATE.
William Plummer, Jr., is a member
of the Great Glass Trust and his nom
nation was due more to trust infiu
ences than to the people. The tariff OF
window glass ranges from 25 to IL
per cent. That much more is charged
to the consumer or it would not b.
levied by the corporations which mad,
the Dingley law. The increased pric,
TO all who uses glass to let in day
light, the giver of life and health, ma,
be small, but it puts millions in tn
manufacturers pockets as is e il
this county.
When William Plummer, Jr., for
sakes the political faith of his forefath
ers because a protective tariff fills tn,
pocket of the glass manufacturer, tn
consumers of glass, which are many
should use the same motive and reasol
power and get on the other side of tn
political fence, because an unjust tarit
law which fills the pockets of one Sc
of men, must necessarily pluck it un
justly from many other men.
A vote for William Plummer, Jr., i
a vote not only for a member of one O
the greatest trusts in the country, bu
it will be- a vote to send a millionair
corporation man to the U. S. Senate.
VOTE FOR NEWELL.
William Newell is a poor man and
poor mans candidate. He returne
from the State Senate fifteen years ag
poorer than when he went to the legil
lature, because he did not sell the pee
pie IS interest out. His wealth in Ian
shrunk to nothing under the RepuE
lican gold standard policy which CT
land values in two and bankrupte
thousands of farmers. When the wine
and waves washed his meadow banl
away he did not appeal to the govern
ment for protection and help. For
farmer to do so is ridiculed. The
was nc protective tariff law to tai
M ney out of others pockets and pl
it into his because he could not weatl
er the consuming scourge of contra
ton of the currency to a gold standal
nor the winds and waves.
A vote for William Newell is a 70
to send a peoples representative TO Il
State Senate. One who has ditche.
moved and hoed and has 3 fell
ing and a word of chez tas e