The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-20
MKINLtY SURPRISING THE STATISTICS

1t is now demonstrated beyond a
doubt that Governor Mckinley has
been suppressing the report of the La
bor Commissioner of Ohio, because the
statistics gathered for that report show
a m aterial reduction of wages In the
protected industries Of Ohio.
While Governor Mckinley has beeu
suppressing the report of ohio's Labor
Commissioner, for political purposes
only, he has been perambulating the
country in special trains, and in private
palace cars of the millionaire monopol-
lists (who are his only backers) and
quoting largely from the bogus statis-
tic, Of Peck of New Y ork who is now
under indictment for burning his re-
ports. This kind of business for the
Governor of a great State, and a
presidential candidate, is startling. 1t
indicates a state of political despera-
tion that should shock the moral sensi-
bility of every patriotic citizen.
Col. W. A. Taylor of Columbus, shows
very clearly why Gov. Mckinley has
suppressed the labor statistics of Ohio.
Here is what Col. Taylor says:
"The commissioners report for 1890
shows that the average daily wages III
all the industries of the state for that
year we're 81 70 per day. The report for
1891 shows the daily average wages to
be Sl,5O, a decrease of IL cents. Plac-
ing the number of laborers in these in
dutries at 5000, it shows a loss OF
S3,447 500 in the earnings of labor. But
an ANALYSIS of th9 report shows that
there was an average of twelve days
less employment per laborer, which
makes another loss of wages to the
amount of 81, ,754 400, a grand total of
S5,201, 300.
With these figures before them, Can.
not the people understand why the re-
cent report of the state board Of chari-
ties laid before Gov. Mckinley showed
an increase of 1S per cent, in poverty
during the same year of 1872 The
earnings of labor had declined 20 per
cent. The number of people supported
by public charity had increased IL per
cent. The robber system of taxation
is doing its deadly and perfect work.
Gov. Mckinley has known for months
| that the labor commissioners report
showed this startling decline in the
wages of labor, and yet he tries to de-
lude Ohio workingmen by quoting from
Commissioner Peck's bogus figures.
Why doesn't he lay the figures in the
Ohio report, already filed in his Office,
before the people of Ohiow
Gov. Mckinley undertook,,to reply to
these grave charges through his pres
ent political labor commissioner, Lewis,
but the reply was limp, weak and un-
truthful. And now Col. Taylor
comes out with a rejoinder,
proposing to submit the question as to
whether he misrepresented the showing
of the report,to committee consisting
of Governor Mckinley, Secretary of
State Poorman, and Auditor of State
Poe, all Republicans. If they would
sign a statement that he had done so he
would withdraw from the ticket. He
would also submit proposition that
since 1890, poverty had increased in the
United States, not in proportion to the
increase of population, but the increase
of taxation, to Secretary of the Treas
ury Foster and Superintendent of Cen
sus r. p. Porter on the same condition.
Gov. Mckinley and his serVile and
useless Labor Commissioner are now
in hole, The report shows just what
Col. Taylor claims, and they know it.