Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-28
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
Labor Troubles Duriug the Free Trade
Prophets Administration.

Labor Troubles DurIug the Free Trade
Prophets Administration.
Speaking of strikes, let MS look al
the record, for, m Patrick Henry snid
I'VE have no other light To guide our
feet than the lamp Of experience; we
can judge OF the future only by the
past" Mr., Cleveland is n candidate for
the presidency this year aud his sup.
porters are fond Of telling the working
men that wages will 10 SO good II they
elect him, that there will DE no further
need of strikes; no danger Of loclSouts.
The country has had one Cleveland nd.
ministratiou. How Jared the working.
man then?
The total number OF strikes In all In.
dustries in the United States from 1851
to 1884 inclusive was 10, lb0. During the
first two years Of MIR. Clevclands al.
ministration ussb.s6l they mum bcred
l2,l45. In other words, during the ad-
ministration Of Garfield aud Arthur,
there were not as many strikes by 20
per cent as occurred during the first
half of Mr.. Clcveland's term
Again, during the four years from
1881 TO 1885 inclusive, 4el, OO9 persons
went out on strike. During the first
two years Of the Cleveland regime the
grand total was az, 1874.
In New York, MIR Cleveland's own
state. there were ., $50 strikes during
the first half Of his administration.
The total number for the four years
preceding was 1907.
In 1886, after the country had hsd a
full year Of Cleveland rule, there were
ASH strikes in his own state Of New
York, involving 1901 persons. In
lSso-o0, the beginning of tho present
administration, the number Of strikers
fell TO 10. s04, and the greatest strike Of
that period was on the New York con,
trail railrond, which institution certain
ly cannot he olassed a. a protected In.
dustry, Nor was this u strike against 4
reduction of wages, but arose from GER
tain dlsmissals made by the company.
In the first half year Of McKinleyism
we find according to figures presented
by a local democratic organ) two
strikes in Mckinley protected" textile
industries in Connecticut. In the cor
responding six months Of Clsvcland's
administration there were four strikes
in the clothing factories, six In the cot
ton mills and 30 in the foundriGl Ut the
same state. In Sow Jersey, during
the same period, there were two strikes
Ia Mckinley protected industries
In President Clevclands second ycat
first six monthsl New Jerssy reported
~ strikes in ito gilk works, II Ia the
building trade, nine in tho leather and
eight In the machinery. During the
first six months Of McKinleyism New
York had one strike In Mckinley
protected industry, the nrst six months
OF Mr.. Cleyeland's second year wit
messed 4533 strikes 10 that STATE. In
Ohio during that period the ratio was
three for McKinleyism 70 81 for Cleve-
land; in Pennsylvania during the first
half year OF the Mckinley bill demo,
cratic authorities charge up striScs 10
eight iron and steel works in Pennsyl-
vania and in several philadelphia car,
pet factories 10 that measure, During
the corresponding AiN months Of Glove.
lands administration ~ ns--
and 81 steel 49, .' Pet wolH'
49,. .,orKs in Pennsylvania
ere under strike, not to mention th'
IL. 900 miners In l43 coal mines.
MIR. Cleveland had democratic hous'
behind him at that time, the complex
ion OF that body being democrats. lsi
republicans, 1895 grecnbncl-labor, .
The senate was republican, hut by th'
narrow margin 81 eiN votes and con
siderable number Of the republican
senators were inclined towards tarii
reduction. 1t was during tho inGpba