Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-24

John NcLuckie, Of Homestead, Pa
whose connection with the great strike
of steel workers in 1892 made him IA
nous. and who for the last few years has
been engaged in compiling statistics and
other valuable information in cOnnec-
tion with the armor plate frauds, was in
town yesterday 10 confer with the man
myers of the Democratic national cam
paign relative TO labor matters. lie
brought with him cheexfu, t.dings from
northern and western New York and
Massachusetts. where he has beeu-wofk-
ing among the labor organizations.
Labor rs q unit for Bryan and oeWaH
in Massachusetts and New York, sad
Dir. McLuCkie. With proper m3haSe-
menc the Bay State can, without gu 2s-
tion. be carried for the Democratic
ticket. 1 have been in every hole ana
corner Of the State, ana the eminent
OF the people. especially the working
classes. is against the Hanna Mckinney
syndicate Have no fear o. New YORK.
The laboring men are thoroughly organ
lied and viii carry the State by larger
majority than the Republicans are now
claiming.
But what 1 am most interested IN
lust now is the deal that Major Mckinney
has lust made with the men who have
been proved guilty Of fraud and treason
hgainst their country In connection WIN
the armCr plate conspiracy. Two spec
iaI trains have within the last week been
run 10 Canton carrying STEEL workers
from Homestead the men The Mckinney
tariff bill helped 20 crush. These trans
were in charge Of Schawb. Carey and
Cline the super.n-endents for the Car
uegie COMPANY. the very persons VINO,
f- was shown before the Congressional
Investigation Committee. were guilty OF
q conspiracy 10 defraud the Onlted
ave grmor plate. l want the Tubilc 20
know that these are The same men,
backed as they are by the Carnegie
Company. which was directly beneAJe0
in financial way by this crime against
the country and humanity, that are now
engaged in fr5igh-ing 10 Canton Wha,1
they believe 10 Do voting cattle.
ole, me give YOU biz Of history,
continued Mr.. McLuckie. In 1889 me
steel workers a. Homestead signed
three Years scale of wages based or the
four bv four inch billet. This was one
Of he f0r-v-0ne products of the Home
stead mill. The McK.nley bill increas-
ed the tariff on twenty Of these products.
The balance remained as they were ca
the former tariff list. But az the SOlc.-
tation OF the Carnegie Company the
tariff was changed on this a-c.c-e-the
four by four inch bilie--from q spec.hc
10 an ad ya,0rem duty, making reduc-
ton on that article alone Of from one
ard a half 20 ODe-half cent per pound.
This was done al the request OF the Car
neg.e Company. and against the protest
Of the employees of the firm.
"Now our wages were readjusted
every quarter on the basis Of -he market
price of the four by four inch b--iet, as
quoted in the Pi-tsburg Daily Times,
Leader and Dispatch. from day 10 day.
The effect OF this change in the tarin on
this product of the mill resulted n the
reduction OF it's selling price from $5+
per ton 70 $24 per ton. And Is the sca.e
OF wages was q sliding scale cur wages
were reduced NJ the same ratio. This
is one instance OF what Mckinley has
done for labor atHCmes-ead.
In 1892 I was called upon quite fire.
ouent.y To- speak in many places in
PENNSYLVANIA. i1 relation 10 the causes
that led up TO the Homestead affair. In
telling the truth. I was compelled 10 re-
fer quite frequently TO the effect the Ne
K.niey bin had upon our wages, the IN
climate relations e had 20 William
P.nkerton. and that both had. with BIZ
Rogers. captain OF the steamer Little
BIZ wf:ch brought the invaders 20
Homestead To De q little more defn-
lie. let me explain that it was in trying
10 adius. the labor troubles that grew
out Of the Mckinley tariff speculation
shat caused the misforJuneS and blood
shed a Homestead in 1892. Il is, there
fore. fitting tina, Mr.. Mckinley and the
Carnegie Company should keep com
pany at this time. bat IL is unfortunate
for the people whom they are trying 10
have vote their way.
During my campaigning four years
ego. these same men, through second
party. tried TO buy me of. The Repub-