The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-02
AN OBJECT LESSON,

The Annual banquet OF the Protective
Tariff League Is Held without the Press
encc of Many Deeply Interested Citizens
The American Protective Tariff
league gave its annual banquet at the
Madison Square garden concert hall,
New York, ON Wednesday evening of
last week. Cornelius N. Bliss presided.
On his right was Vice President Nor
ton, and on his left, Hon. William
Mckinley. Among the others prese-.
were Secretary Noble, Senator His
cock, J. p. Dolliver, n. W. Aldrich, J.
B. Erhardt, J. N. Dolph, J. S. Clark
son. Murat Halstead, Il. p. Porter and
Z. +. Shepard.
In referring to the occasion the New
York World says:
The dinner would have been more
successful but for the unavoidable ab-
sence of the very best protected ones.
Among those who would have been
very glad to attend and testify to the
benefit of protection, but who really
didn't feel able to come, were:
The 10000 Pennsylvania miners,
who have been on strike since their
wages were cut 10 per cent.
The pottery-workers of Trenton,
whose wages have been cut % per
| cent.
The ribbon weavers of Paterson,
whose wages have been cut u per
cent.
The spinners Of Lowell, whose wages
have been cut cents per hundred.
| The coal miners of Illinois. whose
| wages have bee reduced from SO to GO
cents per ton.
The employees of the Buckeye
| Reaper Works, who suffered a reduc
tion of 80 per cent.
The employees of the Otis and Steel
companies of Cleveland, whose wages
have been cut 30 per cent.
The Hopedale weavers, whose in
come has been reduced y cents yard
The $500 employees of the Illinois
Steel company, who are on a strike
against proposed deduction.
company of Catasauqua, whose wages
have been cut 10 per cent.
The 600 Providence weavers, who
struck against q proposed reduction
six weeks ago, and are still ont.
The Willimantic spoilers, whose
wages have been cut Sl.5O per week.
The furnace-workers of Cleveland
whose wages have been cut 10 pei
The coal miners of Evansville, Ind.
who are still on strike.
The employees of the Jacksonvill,
I'LL. Underware company, who strucl
against reduction.
The Lewiston cotton workers, whit
do not like even o reduction of 3 PEI
cent,
The hat makers of Melburn, Mass
whose wages have been cnt 25 pc
cent.
The employees of the Saxony Knit
ting company of Little Falls, n. Y.
whose reduction is 20 per cent.
The steel workers employed by Mr.
Carnegie. whose loss is 10 per cent.
The Scranton Iron workers who ar
in the same box.
town ironworkers, who lose respec
lively Z, 10 and II per cent.
The silk-workers Of Warehous
Point, Conn, whose wages have beel
cut ~ per cent.
The |, 200 brickworkers of Trenton
who struck against 20 per cent. re
duction.
The engravers and chasers EN-
ployed by the Middleton Plate-glas
company. whose wages have been Gu
IA per cent.
The cigarmakers of this city ant
Baltimore, still on q strike against
reduction.
The leather finishers of Solomon
Newark IN. j. factory. who revolte
at II per cent. reduction.
The Morocco-workers of Lynn
Mass, who struck against a 20 pc
cent. reduction.
The employees of the New Have
Rolling mill, who are still out on
strike because of 10 per cent reduc
ton.