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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28

Bosrox, Mass, Feb. T.-The Journal
tomorrow will print long interview with
Gen. Butler upon the subject Of ihc f.hcry
treaty. In which, after discussing ia pro
visions in detail, the General says; This
treaty Il simply, as was the treaty Of Wash.
ington Of 1871 and the Halifax arbitration
OF the fishery question, a surrender Of The
rights OF the United States and the dignity
and power Of her people 10 the social
influence at Washington Of the british
aristocrscv,"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28
his LAST RESTING PLACE.
Tho Mortal Remains OF w. w. corcoran
Laid Away.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE funeral Of
W. w. Corcoran took place this afternoon
at his late residence. In accordance with
the wish of the deceased, the ceremonies
were simple aud devoid Of ostcniaiion.
Among the floral tributes was a large pill
low sent by Mrs. Cleveland. The services
were confined 10 the form laid down In the
Episcopal ritual. Thcp was no address,
made. DR.. Leonard, pastor Of s. Johns
church, conducted the services with the
assistance of Bishop Pam and the l,oy. DIR.
Stout, Of Christ church, Georgetown.
Mrs. Cleveland was present during tho
services, aud her carriage was In the long
coricgc that followed the romans to the
grave. She was escorted by Secretary En-
dic0lt and stood during the services la tho
housc very near the head OF the caskct.
Chief Justice Waite, Senators Barber and
Eustis and many other pcnons Of note
were In the parlon Of the mansion during
the services. There waslargc representation
present Of the various organizations with
which the deceased WIS connected, aud
which ho had aided. Upon the arrival Of
the funeral corlegc at Oak Hill cemetery
the caskct WIS placed In the chapel. To-
morrow IL will bc placed In q nlcho Of the
vault next 10 the ono containing the re-
mains Of Mm Corcoran. A touching Incl.
dent was the presence nj the grave aud the
singing OF children Of the City Orphan
asylum,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28
AN INTEnEsTINe cAsE.
John n. Monahan Petition Co Secure n
Mexican Court Record.

speriai Dispatch 70 Tho Appeal
wAsnISoroS, Feb. 27.-Reprcscntativc
Washington today introduced the petition
pf John +. Monahan, Of Nashville, asking
Mat Congress should tako immediate steps
D procure the record OF q Mexican court
y which he was tried some years ago.
~. Monahan was n railway engineer on
10 Mexican Central railway, and owing TO
- failure Of telegraph operator TO hand
1In message ordering the holding Of his
1r>ln, he collidcd With another train and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28
I,e WIN IT,.

AURORA, H., Feb. "a - General Super
intendcnt Beclcr. Of the Burlington road,
said 10 an Associated Press reporter this
morning that he will try 10 get about
Elk trims into Chicago lhis forenoon, and
hopes TO get as many out on schedule time
during the dRY.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28

PrrTsnuRo, Pa, Feb. T.-Tho strike Of
the furnace employees Of the Edgar Thom.
son Steel works against reduction Of 10
per cent In wages was Inauguratcd today,
All the men quit work this morning and
the company IL now banking the furnaces.
A prolractcd struggle Ia oxnsciad. "a iha
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28

masters are determined 10 make no more
concessions and the men are equally firm
in the stand they have taken. The strike
affects nearly 1000 men.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28
Iuare runner al pessh.. door.

AusrIS, Tex, Feb. T--Judgc y. II.
Turner Of the United States court for the
Western district Of Texas, is at the point
Of death tonight His sickness Is Brighfs
disease.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28

KANSAS Cry, No., Feb. 27.--The strike
on the Burlington system was severely felt
here today. The first attempt TO take out
a train was made at 2oclock this morning,
when round.house foreman named
Thompson took charge Of the engine, haul
ing the 7:l0 O'Clock fast train 10 Chicago.
He was assisted by a cowboy, who splun-
tcered to act as fireman, and the train
pulled out two hours late. Tho Denver ex-
press and the Des Moines train arrived at
ll:i5 o'clock rs one hour and two hours
late respectively. Tho Chicago limited
express, duo ut Gl5 o'clock, arrived at
1920 o'clock, having been abandoned 10y
the regular crew at Brookfold at 8 o'clock
this morning. About 10 o'clock the road
managed 10 get out the Council Bluffs &
81. Paul express and the Denver K Lin.
coin express rs one train with new en-
ginocr and fireman. Men are applying in
considerable numbers at the Offices OF the
company here 10 succeed the strikers, and
the officials claim that they will get out
the through trains ON time tomorrow. Lo-
cal traffic IL badly demoralizcd, and freight
traffic is almost nj n standstill.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28

They are put through an examination by
the superintendent Of motive power, and
Il they are found competent are taken TO
the yards at once Before IL o'clock this
morning about fifty Of tho applicants had
been accepted.
"You see there are apparently plenty of
men ready for the places, said Mr.. Stone,
pointing TO the line
"Who are they and where do they come
from?'
eve don't know"
"Ilow about your conductors. brakemen
and other employees; are they going to
trouble you?"
"No. We have no reason TO believe that
they are all with the company, and gener-
ally believe that the conductors and en-
gneers get moro than conductors. All We
have thus far called on have promptly re-
sponded. How IL is with the freight con-
ductors and brakeman, | cannot say from
actual experience, as we are not attompt-
ing to move any freight. We shall start
our noon trains TO Kansas City and TO Mis-
souri, river points as usual"
The Burlington Is the only road that has
access into the lumber district, but having
no engineers on their engines an attempt
was made 10 have Chicago & Eastern IL
linois engineer switch his tain into the
lumber district. lie refused on the ground
that II was switching ON the c., II. 4 O.,
and no further attempt has been made up
TO noon TO switch into the lumber district.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28
AFTERNOON SESSION

Henry Mason, colored, had formed an
oninion al the time he heard Of the klii,ng
and n what he heard then was true ""
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-28


The Senate then took up tho bill grant
ing pensions 10 ex-soldien and sailors who
are lncapacitatcd Cor the performance Of
manual labor, and providing for pensions
TO depende mt relatives Of deceased soldiers
and sailors. The second section was
amended by adding the wor,ls ''and who
arc without adequate means Of sclisup-
port"
Mr.. Plumb moved 10 strike out the word
Totally" before the word rdincapaciiaiea, and
gave notice that II his motion prevailed he
would movo 10 amend further by provid-
ing that the pension should be from 81 10
sl2 month, according 10 the degree Of
incapaciiy.
Mr.. Berry argued that the striking out
Of the word totally would make tho bill
simply q service pension bill, and would
practically open the doors " oil who had
served In the Union army and who were
not now on the pension rolls.
Mr.. MandcBon declared himself In iavor
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
Wants to Shut the Farmers Out.

Mr. MILLS represents nine counties in Texas.
There is far more manufacturing in any one of
several wards in this city than there is in his
entire district. There is probably not town of
1000 population in Indiana that does not do
more manufacturing than the entire district
represented by Mr.. MILLs.-Jour1ldi.
Surprising this be true, what of it?
What section OF the constitution, VIII t
law, what principle of our government
requires that only those engaged in manu-
featuring industries shall have anything
to say about the collection and disburse-
ment of the peoples revenue? If there is
such a constitutional provision or such
law, or such a principle, let us know
what it is and where TO find it, and let us
have the framing of our revenue bills
conducted in accordance with it. The
Journals point against Mr.. Mills is that
he represents constituency of farmers,
and that therefore he cannot know any
thing about the tariff and should not have
anything to say about it. What do the
farmers of Indiana think of this doctrine?
What do the people generally think
of system of taxation which,
according to its advocates, is so abstruse
and complicated that nobody who does
not live in a manufacturing town can I'M
derstand IL? If the Journals theory is the
correct one, the 100000 persons con-
nected with the protected industries" are
the only ones in this country who ought
to have any voice in the framing of our
tariff laws. The 100000 employed in
agriculture, the 5,OOO,O 900 employed in pro-
fessional and personal service, and the
100000 engaged in trade and transporta-
ton are not entitled to be heard by their
representatives on this question.
Well, well Was there ever more
candid admission that the tariff, as at
present arranged, is in the interest of a
very small class of the population alone,
or a more monstrous proposition than that
only its benefciaries should have anything
to say about it, or can have any knowledge
of it? And yet, there are spoliation takers
who tell farmers and tradesmen and
professional men and railroad men that
they have as much interest in keeping up
the blessed AZ per cent. tariff as the Car
negies and the Barbours and the members
| of the tariff trusts! How little truth
there is in this claim is shown by the
Journals frank admission that constitu-
ency of farmers has no right to take any
part in tariff legislation.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
How Labor is Protected.

1t is a notorious fact that the worst paid
and most degraded labor in this country
is employed in the highly protected in
dustries OF Pennsylvania. We have re-
Gently reprinted some articles from the
Philadelphia Record showing the appalling
condition of labor in the coal regions of
its state. The tariff on soft coal is IS cents
a ton. The wages paid the miners range
from 20 to 50 cents day, in some instances
falling as low as go cents. The amount
mined by each man averages a little more
than ton and half day. The cost OF
mining is, therefore, at most, not more
than from 40 to 80 cents ton, while the
tariff is 70 cents ton.
The mine-owner gets the whole benefit
of this protective tariff. He pays starva-
ton wages, and the condition of the
operatives is worse than that of the coal
miners in England, as testified to by JOHN
JARRETT before the senate committee on
education and labor. The Pennsylvania
miners work about twenty days per
month, so that their average earnings do
not exceed 81 per week.
The Altoona Times, commenting upon
these facts says:
And this is not away off in some remote part
of the country nor do we ascertain these facts
by reading about them in the leading papers
nor do we find them particularly referred to in
the presidential messages or congressional de-
bates. But this state of things exist right
here in the heart of great, rich old Pennsylvania
Nor are these highly protected imported Huns
or Italians or Poles or Chinese, but they are
mostly native-born Pennsylvanans. The same
conditions prevail here in Blair county.
How Ben HARRISON, in the face OF these
facts, can have the assurance TO tell the
workingmen that over AZ per cent. tariff is
for their benefit, ''passeth all understand
ing"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03

Mr.. JOHN NJ. BUTLER, in his speech OF
Thursday night, charged, according to the
Journals report, that ian indirect at
tempt was made [by the Mills committee
to even raise the duty on sugar by a
change in the grading of sugars; that this
endeavor to surreptitiously raise the duty
on sugar was discovered by republican
congressman, and that the democratic
members caused the printed copies of the
original Mills bill to be distracted from
members desks, and had it reprinted,
leaving the grading unchanged"
This charge is absolutely false. The
Mills bill, as originally reported by the
ways and means committee, made a
greater reduction on sugar than it did
when finally passed. Furthermore, the
republicans in the house unanimously
supported a motion to strike out the
clause reducing the sugar tax, which
would have left it as il stands to-day. This
motion was voted down by the democrats.
These are the facts. II Mr.. BUTLER
were as honest politician as he says his
distinguished democratic law partner, ex-
Senator MCDONALD, is, he would not stoop
to such glaring falsehoods as this and
many others which he showered upon his
audience Thursday evening.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03

and al the rest of the monopoly outfit put
together in all their lives?
When ALLEN G.. THURMAN stood UP in
the U. S. senate and fought JAY GOULD
and the Pacific railroad rings, Mr.. BLAINE
defended them. Who was fighting the
battle of monopoly then, and who was
fighting for the cause of labor?
ALLEN q. THURMAN, more than ten
years ago, was doing everything in his
power as U. S. senator and leader Of
the democratic party, to stop Chinese
immigration. Was he the friend or the
enemy Of labor then?
The republican party passed the infa-
nous contract labor law in 1864. The
democratic party secured its repeal in
1885. Which party made record upon
this question that entities it to the sup
port OF worlingmen?
LEVI z. MORTON has imported laborers
under contract in violation OF law, and
since this campaign opened has en-
ployed "scabs" in preference to union
men. Is he friend OF labor?
The indianapolis Journal, Gen. HARRI-
HNa1NAAeNA
labor organizations for years. In every
contest between these organizations and
the great corporations it has been on the
side OF labor. 1t is recognized as the
principal mouthpiece of monopoly in In
diana. Do laboring men believe that
Gen. HARRIsoN is their friend, when his
personal organ has such record and rep
utation as this?
The republican party gave away an en-
pire to the great corporations when it was
in power. President CLEvELAND's admin
istration has restored all of this vast en-
pre- that was reclaimable to the people.
This has made all the land grabbing cor
porations his enemies. Should it not
make all the working people of the coun-
try his friends?
Do laboring men think it is to their in
terest to follow, in presidential cam
paign, the lead of those who are fighting
them all the rest of the time?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03

the miners of Clay county. 1t appears
that, in violation of the spirit, il not the
letter of the law, the intamous "pluck-me"
system is kept in full blast there. Some
OF the smaller companies do not practice
it, but all the large companies do.
The methods to which they resort
to compel their employees to purchase
supplies of them are graphically de-
| scribed by The SENTINEL commissioner.
They are so despicable that it is difficult
to properly characterize them in words.
They are not one whit better from the
moral point of view than the methods of
the highwayman who demands 'your
money or your life," or the pickpocket
who abstracts your valuables while your
head is turned. A more infamous device
for robbing labor of its earnings and
swelling the pockets of capital with lille
climate gain was never Matched by Gu
pidity and cunning in the brain OF man.
THE SENTINEL desires to give notice right
here that it has declared war upon the
'pluck-me" system, and that it is going to
keep it up until the last vestige of this
nefarious scheme of robbery is wiped out
in Indiana.
The contemplate expedients employed
in some OF the mines OF Brazil TO get work
out of the operatives are fully set forth by
our commissioner. He also gives a deal of
information about the wages of the men
and the profits of the coal companies
which will be found of much value and
interest
The Clay county coal miners are asked
to vote for HARRISON and MORTON on the
ground that the success of the democratic
party means reduction of the tariff, and
that a reduction of the tariff will reduce
their wages. The facts elected by our
commissioner, and the Illustrations made
by our artist, show pretty conclusively,
we think, that the miner gets no benefit
from the tariff on coal. There is no pro-
tective duty on labor, and the miners
have to sell their labor in free competition
with the whole world. The owners of
the coal mines, however, are protected
on their coal by duty of 20 cents per ton,
and their splendid mansions. handsome
equipages and luxurious surroundings
generally, show where the tariff bounty
goes. However, the Mills bill does not re-
duce by single penny the duty on coal.
It's enactment, therefore, cannot possibly
injure either the operators or the oper-
atives. But it reduces the taxes on sugar
and salt, clothing, medicine, shelter, fur
niture, tools, crockery and glassware, and
ii il becomes a law it will cheapen the
cost of living to every miner in the state
of Indiana
If the miners of Clay county and the
state-at-large are alive to the welfare of
themselves and their families they will
vote unanimously for CLEVELAND, THUR
MAN and lower taxes on the 9th day of No
vember.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
JAMES \. GARFIELD, in speech in the
house, May Is, 1872, said:
Questions For workingmen.

How many of the great manufacturers,
mine owners and heads OF railroad cor
porations who have been fighting labor
organizations for years past are support
ing CLEVELAND and THURMAN?
Upon which side of this battle are the
men who are vitality interested in pro-
curing labor at the cheapest possible price
Is it not fact that nineteen out OF twenty
of them, at least, are supporting HARRISON
and MORTON? If these men believed that
CLEvELASD's reelection would have the
effect of reducing wages, would they not
move heaven and earth to bring it about
There are great many manufacturers
in Indiana and throughout the country
supporting the democratic ticket this
year. Has it ever been charged
that any OF them assumed to own
the votes of their employees, or threat
ened anybody on their pay-rolls with
discharge or a reduction of wages, because
he was supporting HARRISON
When ALLEN q. THURMAN decided in
favor Of the Hooking Valley miners in the
controversy between them and their en-
ployes, did be not render a greater service
to labor than HARRISON. MORTON. BLAINE
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
IL Won't Work.

The Journal stopped over to the extent
of half a column yesterday telling what
wonderful thing it was for Indiana that
little Ben HARRISON was nominated for
president on free whisky platform; how
every Hoosier's bosom ought to swell with
pride, etc, ETC., etc, ad naUseGm.
We thought the "state pride racket" had
been abandoned as mo good" Its revIv-
al is sign of desperation. Indi ana has
no possible interest as a state in the cleo
ton of Ben HARRISON. 1t refused to have
him for its governor, and lit refused to send
him back to the u. S. senate, because in
his single term in that body he had repre-
scented the corporations and not the peo-
pie. 1t will most assuredly not help
foist a man upon the nation as its
president whom it would not have for
governor or to represent it in the senate.
Estate pride"-bah. Ii is principles,
not pride, that viii inspire the voting of
Indiana on Nov. g. Our people are op-
posed to free whisky and high taxes on
the necessaries of life; are against the
trusts, monopoles and combines that
made HARRISON the candidate; are not in
favor of taxing themselves heavily for the
benefit of ring of bondholders, and be-
lieve in honest and economical govern
ment such as GROVER CLEVELAND has
given the country. The Estate pride"
game won't work with the Hoosiers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
lsso.

'In both years." says a republican
writer, "a presidential election was pend
ing with its disturbing influences, and
they were similarly related to antecedent
periods of industrial depression, namely,
1857 and 1877. The conditions, therefore,
are eminently favorable to just COMPARE
SON." 1t will be seen that in the ten lead
ing industries the only one which shows
a material increase in wages is that OF cot
ton. In this industry wages were about
Is per cent higher in 1880 than in 1850,
and that, it is said, "may fairly be at
tributed to the superior organization of
cotton workers"
If there is a workingman in Indiana
who has been pursuaded by the Harrisons,
Jarretts and Chambers that the high tariff
has increased his wages, let him study the
figures above presented, and be set right.
They show that. as a rule, the higher the
tariff the lower the wages.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03
The Republican Plot.

There is honest public sentiment enough in
every community in this state 10 prevent cleo
ton frauds, of any and all kinds, if il were only
aroused and organized. No better work could
be done than to organize everywhere to secure
a free and fair election in all its phases The
journal makes this suggestion to honorable
citizens in every locality of the State, entirely
irrespective OF partisanship.-JouTnai.
We are afraid this suggestion is not
made in good faith, because the republic
an managers are unquestionably plotting
to carry the state by wholesale fraud and
bribery. The colonization of negroes
from Kentucky and other states has been
in progress for several weeks past, and
republican workers are on a still hunt"
all over the state for men who can be in
duced to sell their votes on election day.
The republican campaign is under the
control of as INSCRIPTIONS a gang of pol
itical miscreants as ever debauched the
ballot-box. Huston, DUDLEY & Co. will
hesitate at no means, however desperate,
TO carry Indiana for Ben HARRISON. They
have everything at stake, and their maxim
in politics maxim in which Ben HAIR
RIsoN himself fully concurs-is that "the
end justiies the means" Many of the
hangers on of the republican machine
make no concealment of the scheme to
buy or steal the state. With a free and
honest election CLEVELAND and THURMAN
will carry Indiana by 10000 majority.
They are going to carry it, too, because