Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-28

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the number of employees in watch fac.
tories had increased, they now employ
10 per cent more men than they EN-.
pioyed in 1850, but they employ 600
per cent more women and 200 per cent
more children.
Mr.. Rainey, referring to one partic.
ular style of Elgin watches, said that
1t was in great demand for the holi
day trade, and that not long ago Mr..
Keene bought 1000 Of these watches
from the keystone Watch Case com.
pany in London. When this company
found that the watches were intended
for shipment to the United States they
refused to deliver, and Keeue and the
man who made the purchase for him
sued the company. When the brief
was filed by the watch case company
it was set out that the goods were sold
on the representations that all of said
watches were required for the market
in France only, and would not be sold
in the United States. Mr.. Rainey says
that the Keystone company finally com.
promised this case and settled the suit
by paying Keene five hundred pounds
English money.
Mr.. Rainey continued to pile fact on
fact in his arraignment of the Repub.
lican tariff, and Republican members
were whipped into silence by the pow
erful showing he made. He told the
Republicans that in spite of this ser
ious condition they would do nothing
to give the people relief.
He quoted from the Chicago Tribune
the statement of employees of the Elgin
Watch company, who were at that time
on strike, to the effect that since the
Dingley tariff went into effect the
company employed cheaper labor and
that it required finisher to assemble
a hundred watches of certain kind
day in order to make SO a day, and in |
order to do that work he must lay of |
and rest at least two days in each |
week. Mr.. Rainey said that FIVE days |
after these charges were made the |
watch company, finding that il would |
not do to advertise these features of |
their business, settled with the strik |
ing employees.
Following is an extract from the
Record: Mr.. Rainey |
said: "Now have l satisfied the gen.
tlemen of the other sidef Interrup-
tions are not as frequent now as they
were formerly. Have l satisfied the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr
DalzelD, who had so much to say yes.
terday about this picture I displayed
here on this easel9 1 displayed this
picture here in this room because I
had a right to do it under the rules
Of the house, and because obtained
authority from the proper source be.
fore displaying it here.
1.-THE gentleman for so many years
and with such signal ability has rep.
resented the railroads and the corpora
tions in this body that he can not un
ierstand now how a member can honest
y and conscientiously want to repre-
'ent the people applause on the Dem.
'cratic side), and he puts into the
Record these sneering remarks. The
gentleman has been member of the
ichool Of protection graft for SO long
time that be can not understand what
I means for man TO have an honest ,
motive in a matter of this kind. Have
satisfied the gentleman from Iowa
Mr.. Lacey)f And for him / enter.
ain the highest personal regard. Have ,
satisfied the majority leader, the gen
leman from New York (Ar. Payne)i ,
saw him yesterday circulating on
hat side advising Republicans to ask
ne no more questions. daughter aud
pplause on the Democratic side.
lave satisfied himi Are you all sat. |;
'fed7" Applause On the Democratic
ide)