The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-03
OF the Potters aeI He was
Member OF
CongTes
Congress

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EAST IIXERPooI Nov, 81.
Membes OF the Potters Union In Ohio,
have prodneed proofs that BryqI's4
claim that he has always been the
friend OF organised labor Is false
The proof is in shape Of an am dawn.
signed by n. ". Blake ana Percy
Percy Frost or this selty. both Elae1siz
bers OF the Potters' Union. THE AZ
fldavIt contains "a statement, 81 their
trea tment by Mr.. Bryan when the lat
ter was a member OF the Commit tee
on Ways and Means OF the United
states House Of Represen attNes;
committee sent by the Potters Union
to appear before the connll ttee ION
Ways ana Means on December 1 6ta;
1897 The connittee on Ways and
Means was then considering the VIII
son tarIn blll, which made a sweeping
reduction In the tariffs.
The committee of s9ottsrs was
composed ofS. A. Walker. ex-prest-
dent OF the council. of Trenton. n. j.;
w. ". Blake. Percy Frost and James
Moore. Of East Liverpool. o. -Ars
Moore is dead. They went to Vvash-
ington TO oppose the reduction OF
the tariff on the ground that IL meant
reductIon-aof their wages. They told
the committee this. ana then Bryan
asked them
VIVA is the average wage. OF the
American pottery:
-Four dollars per day was the
reply.
do you think it is right for you
to como here and ask for this high
protective barrier, which Is the means
of your getting such nigh wages,
when the farm faborers sof Nebraska
get only eighteen dollars per month
with their board? e.
< The tartn was reduced and the
wages OF the potters were cut twelve
and one-half per cent.
The full statement OF Mcssrs. Frpst
and Blake Is contained in the follow
ing AFFIDAVIT: -
State of Ohio,
Columbia County. IS:
Personally appeared before Ene w,
V. Blake and Percy Frost, who being
first duly, sworn. made the following
statement:
on December 16. S93, commit
Tee composed Of operative potters ap-
pearcd before the Ways and Means
committee of Congress- at Washing
ton Our committee consisted Of s.
A. Walker. of Trenton. n. J.: and w.
v. Blake. Percy Frost and James
Moore. all of East Liverpool, o. The
Hon. William j.. Bryan was then
of the Ways and Means COM
mittec. and was present at the time OF
this hearIn8 We pleaded with the
Ways and Means Committee rot 10
decrease the tariff on pottery. because
In reduction of the wages of tho OPP
erative potters. Bryan asked otir
What is the average wage
of the American potter?" Our COM
mittee replied, -Four dollars per
day. Mr.. Bryan then asked our
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right for you to come here and ask I.
for this high protective barrier. which q
Is the means of your getting such
high wages. when the farm Iaoorerg
OF Nebraska only get eiGhteen dollars x
per month with their board 2" Our
committee replied, eve have no OBJ
iectio uto the standard OF wages being
raised for the farm laborers OF Me-
braska. but we do object to tho
American potter and his wages being
to the eighteen dollar basis.
the standard of wages for the Ne
braska farm laborer."
Notwithstanding our pleading. the
tarIft' was lowered, and our wages
Were cut twelve and one-half per
cent, For a.complete report of this
herring, we refer to the record of the
Ways and Means Committee for De-
(slgedn ". ". BLAKE.
PERCY FROST.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, by the said w. ".
Blake and Percy Frost. on this Path
day of October, a. ID. 1905
(signedl j. II. ROEs.
Seal. Notary Public.
A prominent farmer who heard HOf
this matter today asked the question.
why didn't Bryan try to raise the
wages of farm laborers instead of
tryig tolower the wages OF the opera
tive potter" and this sentiment III
being expressed throughout the town,
A great many of the younger pot
ters have never heard Of Mr.. Bryan
remarks at this hearing In question:
and, in fact, many of the older pots
tiers had almost forgotten the inct-
dent When the contents OF Mr.. z
walkers TELEGRAM became known.
many expressions of surprfcc were
heard that Bryan should now pose
as friend OF the lahnrlng man. In
view of his attitude towarils this,
committee Mt this hearing before the
Ways and Means Committee.
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