The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-22
THE GREAT CARNEGIE STRIKE.
What Mr .Anderson Saw in Pennsyivania
Harrison Certain Winner.


Harrison Certain Winner.
PoEr TOWNSEND, Aug. 2i.-[Special. T.
Joseph Anderson, of Uadlock, returned
today from a visit of several months dura-
tion in Pittsburg. Mr.. Anderson has been
among the lumber mills on Puget sound
for many years. and has been intimately
associated with wage-workers. Being a
iaboring man himself he is competent to
judge the pulse of laborers, among whom
he has associated. He was in Pittsburg
when the strike was first declared and was
present when the Pinkertons arrived.
Speaking of the situation, he SAID to the
fosr-lNTELLrGENCER correspondent today:
The dispute originated because Carnege e's re-
presentatiyes insisted upon reducing the wages
OF ABOUT 10 men, who were receiving the high
est wages; and also declining to sign scale of
wages Tor a longer period than the time he
would have consumed in fulfilling certain or
deFs that he had on hand for iron. About $500
men were employed in the works, which covers
an area OF 600 acres. all of whom were receiving
better wages than the employees in similar voca-
tons In Europe The l25 men whose wages
were affected were the ostensible lead
ers OF the Amalgamated workers, aud
being high up In its councils, had
no difficulty in melting the other workmen
to strike. The citizens of Pittsburg and peo-
pie of Allegheny county were largely in sym.
path with the strikers from the commencement.
until Manager Frick was shot. Although it was
apparent that the anarchist had no correction
with the strikers, yet their sympathies were
with him. Public feeling reversed almost In.
sfantly and people generally attributed the
shooting to the result of the strike. Many
thousands of ardent supporters were thereby
lost and the cause OF the strikers greatly injured
Governor Pattison's course was pretty gener.
ally condemned by all classes. They claimed
that he should have ordered out the militia sew
eral days earlier. The governor was of the opin.
ion, believe, that the sheriff would be able to
secure posse OF deputies out of population OF
100000 people in that county, not knowing that
at that time the public sympathy was largely
with the men. Most all of the mon now rscog.
nize that their leaders and advisers were greatly
In error for advocating the strike, and heartily
wished that 1t had never been commenced
The general impression exists In the West that
the laboring classes OF the East attribute tina
cause of the strike in Pittsburg to the workings
of the Mckinley bill. This is a mistake I
talked with hundreds of the strikers
in that city and skilled workmen elsewhere and
did not hear q single adverse expression or
objection to the Mckinley bill The iron
workers in particular were most emphatic In
supporting the measures of protection az pro-
mulgated in that bill. Both Democratic aud
Republican workmen were strong advocates of
the measures aud emphatically declared for
protection against European pauper labor COM
petition. When the Democrats went into Pitts
burg or any other manufacturing center In tho
East and attempted to denounce the bill the
workmen would howl them down. Republi-
cans will gain many Thousands of votes from
the laboring classes this year that formerly
went to the Democrats. The Mckinley bill
alone, | honestly believe, will
elect President Harrison. 1 have
heard numerous Democrats declare that
Dem at In q
Republican every time, but when it came down
to the issue of protection to American labor
they were forced to support the advocates of
protection and reciprocity In southern New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania it is uncoIn-
mon thing to hear workinen declare that they
voted the Democratic ticket in 1890 because they
were under the impression that the Mckinley
bill would work hardship on American work.
men. They now admit that they were deceived,
and are only too glad to have an opportunity to
express their convictions at the ballot box.
These facts greatly impressed me, and 1 soon
found out that a non-Mckinley advocate was
beaten at every turn when it comes to
arguing tho cause of protection with these
men. Judging from my experiences in the
West and the condition of the times. was very
much opposed to the bill, believing that its
measures were too radical Since ] have wit
messed the actual condition of workmen In
Eastern factories ana their apparent content
ment as compared with the same class OF
laborcrs IN Europe l am convinced that our
present system is the finest In the world An
other great argument is that the present lower
house of congress did not offer any measures to
repeal the Mckinley bill. 1t was elected on n
platform piedging economy and retrenchment
in national expenditures and at the conclusion
of the first session IL was noted that its appro-
priations greatly exceeded its predecessors
Mr. Anderson is a red-hot protectionist
since his return, and says that as long
as the wage workers and consumers are
protected he is satisfied. Were it not
for these issues he believes that Mr.. Cleve-
land would be elected. But Harrison's
administration has been so popular that
it is self-evident that the Republicans
will score the greatest political victory in
November that has taken place for many
years.
Attempted Murder of Iron Workers.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 2l.-Andy
Gardiner and W. q. Jones. members of the
Amalgamatvd Association. who deserted
the strikers at the steel works here and re-
turned to work, were attacked by fifteen
men, supposed to be members of the
Amalgamated Association, late last night
near the city. Five shots were fired and
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