Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-06-07
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The sixth Wisconsin district is com
posed Of Calumet, Fond du Lac, Green
lake Manitowoc Marquette Wan
shala, and Winnebago counties. In
1883 these counties gave democratic
plurality of 63S. In 1890 the Lutheran
vote went over to the democrats, and
Governor Peck received a plurality
Of 5.5O7 in these counties, making a
change of nearly five thousand votes
in the district - 1892 the district
gave Cleveland A. ality of 1853 and
congressman Wells plurality Of
1865. In 1883 Green Lake, Marquette
Waushara and Winnebago were re
publican. In 1890 and 1892 all were
democratic except Waushara, which
continued to give a republican plur-
atty.
At the April elections the republicans
made clean sweep Of the town Of
fees in Fond du Lac, Neenah, and
Manitowoc. All had been democratic
in 1892 The Lutheran vote is back
with the republicans and in addition
10 that has come over a large demo
cratic vote among the wage workers
in the manufacturing cities of Oshkosh,
Manitowoc, Neenah, and Fond du Lac
where the hard times have been felt
most The barley raisers of this sec.
ton and also the dairy men have been
contrasting prices in 1892 with those
in 1894
In Oshkosh the furniture factories
have suffered most There are five
large furniture factories in the city,
and in 1892 they employed 1900 and
1000 men. Today they do not employ
half that number and are running on
short time at reduced wages, while
three Of them are closed. The largest
sash, door, and blind factories in the
world are at Oshkosh, and in 1892
they employed 300 men. The lum-
her interest was the last to feel the
depression Of business but it has come
this spring and lumber in bulk, as it
comes from the mills. and even last
fall sold for SIG, is today worth only
Sll Oshkosh supplies the whole coun
try with lumber and her lumber in
forests did not suffer until everything
else had felt the depression.
In an there were about 5000 en-
p'oyos in the factories of Oshkosh, and
they earned from S1.50 to 81 a day.
The pay roll averaged S223,00O a
month. For the past year these fac
tories have been closed much Of the
time. some are closed now, all have
reduced wages and time, and the wage
earnings have been cut down fully
ono-half
I'M Fond du Lac there are furniture
factories planing-mills, manufacturers
OF agricultural implements. tanning
factories. In all These establishments
foNo people were employed, and they
earned $50 600 a month In the last
year they have not averaged one-half
Ua. amount. In ManitOwoc they have
large malthouse which converts the
barley Of this section into malt and
supplies the brewers Of st. Louis, Gin
"NhaU. and the east Several years
ago these maltsters, Rake Bros who
.'" democrats. united with the other
'"WerS and maltSters of thy. country
ID petition to congress asking for
'."" barley. Now that they are about
II -at free barley in the Wilson bill
y" western maltsters have discovered
II viii cut off their trade in the
EAST and give it to the Canadian
.a''Sters They have sent a protest
.' congress against free barley or even
'"1ucton Of the tariff Mr. Rake adj
.tS That it makes a difference when
trade strikes his own business,
N mat free barley would destroy
' market Of the barley growers in
-' northwest. and also that Of the
.ers in this section Of the country.
.Aada can raise barley cheaper than
'~"hsiu farmers can, and New York
would get their malt from
.ieida rather than from the west.
Nanltowoe had two pearl button