Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-06-20

1 IN Grover Clevelsnd's second year. there
were in Maine 10 strikes; besides q lock-
outs which shut 1915 men out of SO
establishments.
In Connecticut, since the Mckinley bill
went into effect, 2 strikes are mentioned in
the textile industries. But during the first
half Of Mr.. Cleveland's seco4d year. Con-
necticut suffered 4 strikes in the clothing
industry, 6 strikes in the cotton mills. and
SO strikes in the fouudries
Two strikes re charged to Mckinley in
the New Jersey silk works. But during
the first six months of Cleseland's second
year, there were II strikes at the silk
works, besides ii IN the building trades,
10 IN leather and s in machinery and
metals
New York is credited with one strike
due to Mckmleyism The New York rec
ord during the first half of Growers strike
year is as follows Bakers. "a strikes;
building trades, 40 strikes 1859 men; fur
niture, So strikes, l4,507 men; clothing, 46
strikes, AS establishments, 20,766 oper
atives. In all 1919. 563 employees were on
strike in 1888 establishments during the
six months.
Mckinley S measure is said to have cas-,
ed 8 strikes in Ohio In the like six
months OF the Cleveland epidemic, Their
were 81 strikes.
1t has been discovered that an underwear
establishment somewhere in Illinois bias
struck "all on account of Mckinley y
Well Growers six months of spring cpl
demic ran up strikes this wise. in ag-
ricultural implement works, in
brick works, 3 IN pork packing,
6 each in clothing and wagon manufac-
ture, ii each IN mining and building, %
in machine shops, 30 in transportation, 80
in furniture, 81 in planning mills and box
factories, and 6S in the metal industries.
There were strikes in l,060 establishments
by SO, SIS men.
Massachusetts, is listed with Mckinley
strikes in 4 establishments. During a like
half year in 1886, Massachusetts, was visit
ed with 50 strikes covering l44 establish
ments.
A number of Philadelphia carpet mills
are said to have been shut down because
Mckinley raised their protective duties:
also eight iron and stesl works are said to
be enjoying strikes, because Mckinley re-
duced their protection. During the no.
torious six months Of Grover Cleveland. 30
carpet establishments and q iron and
steel works were under strike, when the
tariff was MT changed ~ or down In
those six months there were also strikes in
l43 coal mines, in which 1900 miners
took part; and the coal was mostly on the
free list In the unprotected gas and
coke industry, 5000 men were on strike
During the six months $4,000 laborers
were on strike in some thirty industries
The labor disturbances of that year
were not all confined to strikes In Hi
nois 10000 men lost their Jobs by lock-
outs. and in New York 100000 During
the first two years Of Garheld's admins
trdtion there were 81 lockouts in which
4, 7S6 men lost positions During the first
two years of Cleyeands administra ton
there,were ,692 lockouts in which III ,404
were thrown out of employment Under
the high sugar tariff, which democracy *
troled the New York sugar trust, in the
second year of Grover Cleveland, executed
five lockouts on its employees Under the
Mckinley free sugar regime. the sugar
trusts are so busy making sugar that they
have no time for lockouts