The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-20
Mr.. Mckinley's Tariff and the Work.
ingmen.


Mai. MCKINLEY, in his recent speeches
in Rhode Island, declared that the tariff
for which he stands sponsor, but of which
Senator ALDRICH was the author, had
greatly benefited the workingmen of the
country.
The secretary Of the iron and steel asso-
citation is on record as saying that the
Mckinley tariff is "the most harmonious
and completely protective of all the metal
schedules ever formed, and adequately
protects the manufacturer interests"
An interesting commentary upon these
assertions is found in the following lists
of recent reductions in wages in the iron
and steel industries OF the country, COM
piled by the New York Times:
READING, Pa, Jan. 26.-Y esterday the
reduction in the wages of the employees of
the Brooke iron company at Birdsboro,
this county, announced some time ago,
took effect, and all the puddlers, heaters
and other employees continued at work ex-
cepting some OF the nail feeders. The firm
employs nearly four hundred hands,
Phitade phid Ledger rep, Jan. p, 1892.
The wages of the pudders in the en-
ploy OF the Chesapeake nail works at Har-
risburg, Pa, have been reduced from 81
per day to $3.50 per day, taking effect on
the 10Th inst.-Iron Age, Feb. Is, 1892.
On the same day reduction in wages
varying from to IL per cent. went in to
effect at the Central iron works, Harris
burg. Pa.-Iron Age, Feb. Is. 1892.
The pudding department of the Gen.
trail iron works at Harrisburg, Pa. shut
down Saturday night, throwing between
two hundred and three hundred men out
of employment The men would not &C
cept the reduction.-BoSton Commercial
Bulletin, FEB. 20, 1892.
COFRoDE d SAYLoR of the Reading roll
ing mill at Reading Pa, on Thursday night
notified their employees of a 10 per cent.
reduction of wages, to take effect next
week. This firm employees about $50
men.-Iron Age, Feb. %, 1892. Also by
Associated Press, Feb. -.
Early last week the Jefferson iron works
Of Steubenville, o., notified their nsilers
of a reduction in wages amounting TO %
per cent This was afterward withdrawn
Iron Age, Feb %, 1892.
The Columbia iron and steel company
of Pittsburg, whose plant is located at
Uniontown, Pa, have made demand for
reduction of % per cent. in the wages OF
their employes.--lrOn Age, Feb. %, 1892.
The Pottsville, Pa, iron and steel COM
pany will reduce the wages of it's 900 en-
ployes at Pottsvile 10 per cent-BOSton
| Commercial Bulletin, Feb. 20, 1892
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 2S.-Fol!owing the
discharge of the puddlers from all the fur
naces at J. PAINTERS Sons mills last week
came the dismissal of 200 puddlers on Sat
urday by JONES & LAUGHLIN. :
There is but one thing to do and that will
be to reduce the wages of puddlers.-Spe-
cial Dispatch to the Chicago Inter Ocean (rep.),
| Feb. %, 1892.
1t has been definitely decided by the
tin-plate manufacturers that wages on
| black plates must be reduced.-SpecidL
Dispatch from Pittsbrrg to The Philadelphia
| Press (rep.), March 2, 1892.
We can state that all the nail factories
| in the Pittsburg district are being operated
under private arrangement with theirmen
| as regards wages to be paid for cutting
/ nails. While it is true reductions have
| recently taken place at one or more mills,
| the men have no recourse in the matter
Iron Age. March 3,lS92.
1.-THE harmony of the schedule" says
| the Hon. w. L. WILSON, must be some
thing ravishing to the ears of the work
ingman. Ali the music seems TO be on a
single string.