Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-07-29
strikes Under Cleveland.

Speaking Of strikes, let US look up the
record, for, as Patrick Henry said, 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 a candidate Tor the pres
idency this year and h 9 supporters are
fond OF telling the wo kingmen that
wages will be 70 good. II they elect him,
thst there will bs no further need OF
strtke s; NO danger OF lOckOuts. The
country has had one Cleveland admins
tration. How Jared the VIZ rinpmen then?
The total number Of strikes In all in
dustries in the United States from 1881
to 1884. inclusive, was 10. 159. During
the first two years OF Mr.. C~leveland'e
administration {18B5-S6) they numbered
Ia, las. In ctl.sr words, during the en-
tire administration Of Garfield and Ar.
thur there were not as many strikes by
70 per cent. as occurred during the first
half Of Mr.. Cleveland's term.
Again, during the four years from
1881 to 1885, inclusive, 481 900 persons
went out on strike. During the first tive
years Of the Cleveland regime the grand
total was 742, 1914.
In New York, Mr.. Cleveland's W
State, there were ., $50 strikes during
the first half of his administration. The
total number for the Tour years proceed.
ing was 4,O67.
In 1855, after the country had had a
full year Of Cleveland rule, there were
4.3l7 strikes in his own State Of New
York, involving 1901 persona. In
1s89-90, the beginning OF the presen,
administration, the number of strikers
fell to 8 1884, and the greatest strike Of
| that period WAS on the New York Cen.
trail Railroad. which Institution Ger.
tainly cannot be c!assed as . protected
industry. Nor was this . strike against
a reduction OF wages, but arose from
certain dismissals made by the com.
pany.
In the first half year Of McKinleyism
We find according to figures presented
by q local Democratic organ) two strikes
in Mckinley protected" textile indus
tries In Connecticut. In the CORE
spending six months Of Cleveland's ad-
m~inistration there were four strikes in
the clothing factories, elk In the cotton
mills and 50 In the fOundries Of the
same State. In New Jersey, during the
same period, there were two strikes In
Mckinley protected Industries In
President Cleveland's second year FIRST
six months) New Jersey reported Il
strikes In its silk works, II in the build.
ing trades, nine In leather and eight IN
machinery. During tho first elk months
OF McKinleyism New York had one
strike In q Mckinley projected industry
the first six months Of Mr.. Cleveland'i
second year Witnessed 1853 strikes Ii
that State. In Ohio during thss
period the ratio was three for Mckinley.
ism. to e~ighty-one for Cleveland; II
Pennsylvania, during the first halt yea
Of the Mckinley bill. Democratic author
tiles charge up strikes In eight Iron and
steel works in Pennsylvania and In sev
eral Philadelphia carpet factories to thu
measure. During the corresponding 81,
months OF Cleveland's administration
thirty nine carpet works aud twenty.
seven steel works In Pennsylvania wer,
under strike. not to mention the l6, OO<
miners In 143 coal mines.
Mr.. Cleveland had . Democratic
House behind him ct that time, the com
plexion OF that body being: Democrats
l64; Republicans, l39; Greenbsck-La
Dor, 2. The Senate was Republican
but by the narrow margin Of six votes
and q considerable number OF the Re
publican Senators were inclined towards
tariff reduction. II was during the In,
cubstion Of the Morrison tariff bill
which came to grief In 1855, that Mr.
Cleveland's administration made IL,
phenomenal strike record.-MiDnoap0h,
Tribune.