The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-30
The 9eillotrat.
now ORGANIZED LABOR VOTED.


In another column we have shown that
the threat of the wool growers of Ohio
and California that thousands of votes
would be lost to the democrats on account
Of It's tariff views was an idle one, for the
republican majority In each of these states
was reduced, and we propose now to show
that the proposal to reduce the tariff had
no effect In frightening the intelligent or
ganized laborers of the country. In no city
In the Union Is organized labor more intel.
llgent nor better versed In the economic
questions of the day than in indianapolis,
the home of General Harrison. Here the
questions pertaining to the tariff have been
discussed with great assiduity among labor
people. And here, Notwithstanding the
democratic vote which Mr.. Harrison re
celved on the ground of state pride,ye the
majority which Blaine received in Harri-
sons county, Marion, four years ago was
entirely wiped out this year,and Mr.. Cleve-
land carried the county by nearly 400 ma.
Iority. This same increase In the demo-
cratic vote In industrial centers Is shown by
the election returns all oyer the country
Philadelphia Is very beehive of indus.
trial avocations. Labor here. as la Indi-
annapolis, Is intelligent, organized and we'll
grounded In the economic questions that
affect the interests Of labor. But what
proves to be puzzle to republican leaders
and manufacturers, these people voted
largely for Mr.. Cleveland and tariff reform,
90 much so that Blaine's majority iu that
city Of $4,000 four years ago was reduced
this year to 1900. In New Jersey manu-.
featuring Is almost the exclusive occupation
OF the people, and the great body of the poo.
pie are wage eArners. These people, like.
wise, are organized into labor unions in
whose meetings all political questions af-
fecting their welfare are intelligently dis
cussed. Here Cleveland's 400 majority
of four years ago was raised to 5000 this
year. In all the manufacturing towns OF
Massachusetts where the great body of the
voters are labor people this same increase
In the democratic vote is seen. In Lowell,
one of the great cotton manufacturing
towns Of that state, Blaine's 1915 majority
of four years ago Is reduced to 4oS for Har-
rison this year. In Lawrence, another cot
ton manufacturing town, Blalne's 24I ma.
jority is wiped out and Cleveland given 2s6
majority. Ia Fall River Blaine's goo ma
jority is reduced to 4o for Harrison. In
Holyoke Blaine's majority four years ago
was 50. This year Cleveland has 6sI ma
jority. Worcester is an iron manufacture
ing town. Four years ago Blaine had 342o
majority. This year Harrison has 1907.
North Brookfeld, where boots and shoes
are manufactured extensively, gave Blaine
81 majority, and now gives Harrison 81
majority. In Marlboro Blaine had s. ma
jority, and 1t now gives Cleveland I4o ma
jority. Woburn gave Cleveland 2os ma.
jority in 1884 and this year 1t gives him 26o
majority. And thus we might continue
to name town after town where labor peo-
pie constitute the great body of the people
where the democrats haze made gains, thus
showing that generally in all communities
where labor is organized, these democrats
Jared well, while among unorganized labor
people they Jared badly. The inference to
be drawn from al this is, that where labor
organizations exist in which, for several
years past, the economic and wage prob
ems have been thoroughly and intelligent
ly discussed and we'll understood, there the
democratic vote has been increased, while
among unorganized laborers among whom
the same special effort to understand the
tariff and labor questions has not been
made, there democrats have lost. While
farmers, as a rule, would be most largely
benefited by a reduction of the tariff, they
seem sloEest to comprehend how they are
burdened " ith unnecessary taxation for the
benefit of others, and hence have not re-
sponded TO the call for revenue reform as
they will before another presidential con-
test shall come on. Farmers are proven
blally conservative and slow to move,
This grows out Of the isolated character of
their vocations. They are not thrown to-
gether as labor people are, and hence have
not the same opportunities to study the
effects of tho tariff upon their interests as
do labor people.
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