Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-26
WAGES WILL DROP,
Senator >dallinger's Opinion
of the Effect of Reduc-
ing the Tariff.
A VISIT TO HOMESTEAD
Made by Members of the Senatorial
Investigating Committee.
GREEN BOTTLE MEN COMBINE.
Master Workman Dempsey Returns From
the L. of l.. Convention.
NEWS OF THE GREAT LABOR WORLD

The Senatorial committee, which has
been sitting here for several days inyestl-
eating Pinkertonism and labor troubles,
had intended to go 10 New York last night,
but the members changed their minds and
decided to remain over to get an object les
son in the details of the great labor battle
by visit to the scene of the struggle
Senators w. A. PETER and j. H. Gallinger,
with their counsel, n. Dumont, had planned
quiet little journey to Homestead to ac-
quaint themselves with the lay OF the
ground and out of curiosity to see the little
town which has become so notorious. They
proposed to slip off by themselves, but they
were not allowed to do this
j. II. Atkinson and Richard Waring ar
rived at the hotel early in the morning and
took the visiting Senators to Oliver,
Roberts & Co. s wire mill The morning
was occupied in inspecting the works, and
at noon the party returned to the hotel for
dinner. Here G. A. Burrows j. H.
Stevenson and several other members of the
Peoples party were on hand to greet Sena-
tor PETER, whom they regard as one OF their
giants.
A Revelation to the Legislators.
After dinner the entire party left for
Homestead. The gentlemen were met on
the train by Otis Childs and at City Farm
station by Superintendent Schwab. The
party was conducted through the entire
great works and every process was ex
planned by Messrs. Schwab and Childs. The
trip proved to be a revelation to the men
from Washington, as they had no idea of
the extent OF the works. The arrangement
Of houses for the employees of the firm in
terested the Senators very much The
party returned to the hotel at o'clock and
left on the 7:l0 train for New York, where
they will examine few witnesses
Senator Gallinger was extremely well
pleased with his reception in Pittsburg.
''This city impresses me as being wonder
full one, he said. SIT has more dynamic
force and business push than any place 1
know of A person could not fail to make
money in a city like this
"How do you think we will be affected by
3 radical change in the tariff" was asked.
''Well," he answered, ''there will GER
tainly be an unsettled condition about the
time the time the Democrats begin to con-
slider tariff revision, but it will take only
short time for matters to right themselves
Anticipates Reduction in Wages.
SIT means that there must be reduction
in wages As to whether there will be any
radical action taken in regard to the tariff it
may be said that the South will demand
either State banks or a reduced tariff.
think Cleveland will veto the bank question
30 the other matter will have to be con-
sidered. 1t has come to point when there
must be period without a tarif-the peo-
pie demand it. 1t is good thing, too, for
it will demonstrate once for all what the
effects of such policy will be. ;"
''To what conclusions have you come so
far in your Investigations"
"We haven't our testimony in such a
shape that we can formulate an opinion"
Senator Gallinger replied. 'It will be a
month or so yet before we can get our re-
port in order to present it. ."
Senator PETER, when asked what he
thought of Pinkertonism, said: at is
probably one of the necessities of our mod
ern civilization, and think it would be
all right if the power is properly used.
Both Senators expressed themselves as
being we'll pleased by the manner in which
the people gave evidence before them.
There was only one case where a person
acted little ugly, they said, and if they
had had time they would have had no end
of amusement with that man.