Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-25
TO WORKING E

1dCCS mas Doen DrOuSnG
by the Atlanta Journal.
When the Democratic party
attacked the Mckinley tariff and
proposed to substitute for it a
general reduction of duties the
wage workers in almost every
industry in this country were
told by Republican newspapers
and campaign orators that a
Democratic tariff would NEAR
starvation wages for them.
The workingmen had found
out, however, that their wages
had not been increased under the
Mckinley tariff and many of
them could not see where they
came in for a share of the alleged
benefits of high protection.
Consequently the pauper labor
cry was not very effectual. The
Democratic party went into
power on a low tariff platform
and proceeded to reduce duties.
The new tariff has been in oper-
alton only a little more than
seven months, but has already
proved the fallacy and fraud of
the cheap labor argument that
was made AGAINST If
Within the past few weeks
there have been more advances
in wages than occurred during
the entire period of the McKin-
ley bills operation. We give
some of the many notable in
stances in which wages have
been increased recently:
The coke workers in Western
Pennsylvania: increase of Is per
cent by H. G. F'rick & Co., the
leading producers, followed by
increases made elsewhere; some
$4,000 employees affected.
Moses T. Stevens & Co., pro-
minent manufacturers of woolens
in New Hampshire; increase of
Is per cent; a restoration of old
rates.
Thomas Dolan s. Co., manu-
facturers of woolens in Phlladel-
phia; increase of Is per cent;Mr.
Dolan is a we'll know follower of
Mckinley and president of the
High Tariff Association called
the Manufacturers Club.
Globe Iron Works, Cleveland,
Ohio; the Is per cent which was
taken off one year ago.
Whoifender, Shore & Co.,
Cardington, Penn; increase of
5 per cent, or half of last years
reduction.
Washington Mills, Lawrence,
Mass; increase announced on
April 5, affecting from three to
four thousand employees.
Fall River Iron Works Mills,
Cotton goods Fall River, Mass.
increase of a little more than 10
per cent ordered on April 10 by
President M. G. D. Borden; re-
storation Of rates paid before the
reduction of November 5, 1894;
1900 employees.
American Liren Mills, Fall
River, Mass; increase ordered
on April 10.
Worumbo Mills, Lisbon Falls,
Me-; increase of 10 per cent or
dered a few days ago.
Willimantic Linen Co., Willim-
antic, Conn. a general advance
of 5 per cent (being one-half of
the reduction made in October.
1899, ordered On April 5; near
~ two thousand employes;comp-
any "for the last six months"
says the Hartford Courant, ''has
been crowded with business, and
has been employing all the help
the works would. accommodate"
Bedding Brothers & Cos. silk
mills at Rockville, Conn; notice
of an increase of 5 per cent given
to four hundred employees on
April6.
Grosvenordale Cotton Comp
any, North Grosvenordale, Conn:
an advance of 10 per cent (be-
ing a restoration of the rates
paid before the reduction of
April, 1894 ordered on April
Is; 1900 employees affected.
United States Bunting Com
pany, Lowell, Mass, an increase
of ten per cent. restoring the
rates paid before the reduction of
last year.
The Lakeside Manufacturing
Company of Leicester, Mass,
the Boston Commercial Bulletin
says, Twill shortly restore the
ten per cent. reduction which
went into effect a year ago."
The United States Cotton Com
pany, Central Falls, K. l., gave