The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

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Garage Correspondents q Evansville Courier
Readers OF the Courier have noted the
accounts VI the late riots ~ South Bend.
Ind. among the operators OF the Oliver
Chilled Plow Works. but they probably
do not know the circumstances that led
10 the outbreak. There are perhaps not
10 be found more malignant Political
partisans on earth than. James aud Jo-
seph ID. Oliver. comprising the firm Of
Jnnes Oliver 4 Son Their works are
extensive, aud when running with full
furce they employ about thousand OPP
srstives. A large majority OF their EN-
ployes have been Polanders. La 1882.
At the fall election, these men were
largely compelled 70 vote the rcpub-
lcan ticket, though in sentiment
ihcy were democrats. On election
day the gates of the pillow worss
we're closed aud locked, and 1T certain
periods wagons were driven into the
yard and the men allowed 10 60 out and
vote In charge Of the foreman or SUBJ
ordinate "boss." Tickets were distribute
ed to them, which were Of the republic
can persuasion, and though they were
not ordered TO vote the tickets given
them, they understood well enough that
tney would be discharged ia case they
refused to do SO. The consequence OF
tnis polite species Of bulldozing was that
81. Joseph county gave round republic
can majority and william IL. Calkins
WAS elected 10 congress from the Thir-
teenth district. Last summer the Po-
lsnders nearly all joined Cleveland and
Hendricks clubs and openly proclaimed
their intention n vote the democratic
ticket In order TO avoid being hauled
10 the polls on election day and being
obliged 10 accept republican tickets from
their bosses, they failed to 90 TO work
on election day. They voted as tnev
pleased, and the resut was 500 democratic
majority in st. Joseph county and a
democratic successor to Calkins ia con-
grssS. aud as soon a. the resnlt Of the
election was known the divers an
nounced Q reduction OF rates 10 their OPP
eraiives, although many OF them were
receiving less than dollar per day al
ready. A strike eDsued For weeks the
pillow works were shut down. until the
divers could procure force Of Swcdes
10 take the place OF The Poles, who per-
sisted IN being democrats. When the
works were about 10 be reopened the
Poll notified the new employees they
would not be allowed TO work for less
than the scale Of prices which had been
sgreed upon by labor organization
which had been formed during the sus.
pension Of the works. As no attention
had been paid 70 their notices q forcc o.
about 20 men placed themselves before
the enterance gates to the pillow work,
and refused to allow the rate-cutfins
workmen to enter upon service. A figh
ensued, several persons were wounded
and the leaders Of the Polanders wer'
placed under arrest BY the civ:. authori
ties. The following day all were releas
I'd upon bail OF S1U0 each, which wa
promptly given. When the grand jur'
meets, II il predicted that not an indict
nlcnt will be found
The republican leaders at South Benz
attempted 20 make "spcck Of war" on
Of this affair. called ont the veteraI
guards, voluntary organization o
militia existing NJ Sonth Bend aud Elk
hart, and telegraphed 10 the eoverno
tor organized troops. Gov. Gray re
fused the demand tor the reason that th,
sheriff stated his perfect ability 10 re
store and preserve order. The who'll
affair has resulted ii smoke. except tina
the oliver Chilled Plow works are agail
closed and will stay closed until the pro
prietors learn to treat their employees a
freesnen, capable OF voting in election
times according 10 the dictates OF thei
own Judgments. The success OF III
democratic party last November will a,
much hereafter towards suppressing III
spirit Of bossism over employed labo
which has grown up and fourished un
der republican rule. BRoDERIcK.