The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-10
HOW 1T WORKS.
All the Facts and Figures
Against the Tariff Tinkers.
How Wages Have Been Increased and
Factories Resumed Operations
Under the New Tariff
Law.

In his speech at Springfield, where
Che Republican campaign was formally
opened, Governor William Mckinley
gave vent to calamity croak, which
was ridiculously absurd in the face
of the incontrovertible facts of current
history. One of the oppressive burdens
OF his speech was that Immediately fol.
lowing the passage of the Mckinley bill,
in 1890, which went fully into effect in
1891, the wages of labor were everywhere
increased, and prosperity swept like a
food over the land.
Whereas, Governor Mckinley went
on to say, following the passage of the
Democratic tariff law of 1898, which
went into effect in 1894, less than year
ago, the prices Of labor went down and
q panic ensued.
Nothing could be further from the
facts Of the case. The wage scale began
to fall in 1890 as soon as the Mckinley
bill passed congress; in 1884, when it be-
came a law, it went still lower and mills
closed in all sections. In 1892 the same
conditions prevailed; the attempt was
made to still further depress the prices
OF wages, which led to strikes, lockouts;
and riots that reached the proportions
OF civil connections ensued.
beginning in 1899 and eliminating
early in 1893, came panic which was
sweeping the country before the present
Democratic national administration
came into power. This panic was not
in anticipation of coming conditions and
dangers, but was the result Of thereto.
fore existing conditions and causes
The best answer to Governor McKin-
ley, however, is to present the exact
things which occurred Immediately fol-
lowing the passage of the Mckinley bill,
and what has followed the passage of the
Democratic tariff BILL as it relates to the
wage scale. Here they are in parallel
columns for ready comparison:
BETHLEHEM IRON COMPANY, BETHLEHEM, PA.
Dec. g. 1890, works May 30, '05, wages
closed 900 men out. advanced 10 per cent;
Jan. 20, 1891, wages 1900 men affected.
reduced 10 per cent June l5 95 per
after Feb l. cent TO 10 per cent,
second increase.
wAsHINGToN wooLES MILLS, LAWRENCE, MASS.
Dec. 10, 90, mills April 8, '95 wages Of
closed. 1000 men advanced.
ACUsHNET MILLS REV BEDFORD, MASS.
Dec. 20, 30, spinners
and back boys struck
because wages had Jan. I, 'o5, wages in.
been reduced. creased.
JOHN CHASE & son, WEBSTER MASS
Dec. 25, 30, mill run. I'April, 95, wages Of
ming ON three quarters 300 men advanced ~
time. per cent.
CARNEGIE STEEL WORKS HOMESTEAD, IA.
Jan. |, '9l wages re-
duced per cent
Feb Il, 81 1000 men
n
reduced per cent,
hearth department May IA, '95, wages
closed, 800 men out. advanced 10 per cent
July |, ~, $500 men
strike against heavy
wage reductions. Sew.
eral weeks of riot and
bloodshed
ILLINOIS STEEL WORKS, CHICAGO, ILLS.
Jan. 8, 81, work. ex.
cept blast furnaces,
closed 800 men out.
March 0, 81, $500
men idle-refuse to ac.
cspt reduction.
July 2, '92, reduction June 20, Q5, wages Of
of 10 per cent; entire 7OJO men increased 10
plant shut down. per cent
Aug. 8, 'e2, men ac-
cept a cut of 20 per
cent,
SANITARY WARE MANUFAcTuRrSo, TREN.
TON, n. J.
Jan. 10, '0l, reduc.
ton OF S55i per cent
April 30, 81, pressers
reduced ~ per cent;
men ON strike many June 10, '95, 10 to 10
May IA, 81, reduced ''' ''''' '-'' ''''''
per cent.
LAUGHLIN COMPANY, PITTsBURG.
Jan. 10, 81, Eliza
furnace closed down.
Jan. II, 81, another April, 95 increase Of
Furnaces closed. 10 TO 10 cents per day.
May IA, '9l, one stack
idle.
BELLAIRE NAIL STEEL COMPANY, BELLAIRE,
OHIO.
June, '95, wages Of
1000 men increased 10
per cent.
Jan. l5, 'si, idle sew
eral months. June 49, 10 per cont;
Aug 25, 02, steel second increase prom
plant idle since July ised Aug. |.
IRON WORKS, SHARON, sHARPsvILIE AND
WEST MIDDLEsEx PA.
Jan. II, '9l, six fur
naces out of blast; 200
April 3 '9l rolling May 0, '05, wages OF
mil No. closed, LOO men increased
Nov. l. 81, mill idle
some months.
May g. '92 two fur
naces TO be closed
PRNNsYLvANIA STEEL WORKS, sTEELToN, PA
February /, reduced June 4, '95 wages of
wages and 10 per 1000 men increased 10
cent. per cent.
hAHoNINa AND sHENAHGo VALLEY IRON FUR
HACEs, YoUNGsTowN, o.
Jan. %, '0l, Is blast
furnaces closed 10000
men OUT
June II, 81, average June 7, '95, wages Of
reduction OF 10 per 1900 men increased 10
April 10, '92, wages " - '''
reduced 10 per cent;
several thousand men June 10, 100, 10 per
concerned. cent; second increase
CAMBRIA IRON COMPANY, JoHNsTowN, PA
Jan. 22, 81, wages
reduced 10 per cent;
5000 men affected.
MAY 8O '0l, wages TO June 1, '95 wages of
be based on 1000 tons 5000 men increased 10
instead of on 800. per cent
CooHEoo MILLS, DOVER, N. H.
Jan. "a, 1891, reduced Oct. 10, 1894, wages
wages 4 per cent. increasd per cent
CRANE IRON COMPANY, ALLENTowN PA
Feb 2, 1891 wages re- June IL, 1895. wages
duced 10 per cent. OF 200 men increased 10
per cent.
wEYBossET WOODEN MILIs, oINEYvILLE, r. l.
Feb 2l 1891 wages
decreased by change
Of schedule Of allow April 1895, an in
ance. crease in wages.
IRON FURNACE, NEW CASTLE, PA.
Feb 70, .'0l, all en-
ployes accept reduc May 2, '05, wages OF
tion of 10 to ID cents 500 men increased 80
per day, per cent.
COTTON MILLS, ADAMS, MASS,
March, Z, 81, two May 9, '95, wages in
mills closed. creased.
RIVERSIDE IRON COMPANY, WHEELING, W. VA,
May 10, '95, wages OF
March IL, 0l nail 2,2OO men increased 10
faotory idle some time. per cent.
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