New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
"TPrsTS'' AND TEEIR PARTNERS

when shall we sac a great political party
knowingly begin a National campaign By de-
ela-ing way on all organized labor and those
associated with L In interest without The
least idea Of doing such a thing that is exact
II what the Democratic pauy proposes 70 90
II does not know that the so called trusts have
made organized laborers their partners They
have said in effect We propose that this in
"dustry shall Be better repaid FOR its services By
'1he people You shall share In the benefit By
increase q wages" With about much
unani1nity as 4 Il had been part o. deliberate
plan. though L vas not. the Industrial organ
izatons with comparatively few and uninPor-
tant exceptions began operations By advancing
the wages az hands employed. In some cases
the object was % equallze the labor Of concerns
n which labor had received the lowest wages
with those ot other concerns which had paid
better. IN others IL was 10 anticipate demands
which were foreseen. In others still Il was De-
cause conditions about the time the corpora
tons we're organized rendered an advance rea-
sonable and proper. The motives were many
and complex. The net result was one.
The rumors Of proposed combinations gen
orally prompted unusual buying Of thelr prod
ucts This gave the markets greater activity,
and IN many cases advanced prices. Where
the men were working on scales which proper
toned wages 70 the selling prices OF products
the advance IN wages followed as e result, and
IL taking possession OF other concerns where
different rules existed various companies found
Il 70 their advantage 70 make general advance
instead Of inviting az the outset al embittered
contest by reducing the wages Of some. The
year has been one OF general rise IN prices.
owing 70 causes apart from the new mode OF
organization. and that fact made II more diff
cult 10 refuse an increase when the hands
asked IL In establishments where labor or
Plantations existed an advance was generally
asked unless voluntarily granted. Large and
long contracts were undertaken in many cases
IN connection with the purchase Of plants by
new organizations. and In order 10 provide for
their execution without loss a satisfied state OF
labor was desired Whatever the motive. the
effect was just as Il the companies had said
Eve expect 10 be able 10 make more money
than constituent concerns have been able q
make, IN Part through greater economy IN
management and distribution. and you work
"ers shall have a share In that PROSPERITY
II followed. also. that where labor was al al
organized II claimed a share in the benefits. a:
the t!nplate workers did. and substantially al
WAYS with success. Markets were rising The
stocks Of interested parties were being pr cet
on tie markets, and II was OF the first i'm pr
tance 20 them that there should be 10 serious
setback The process went CT with grea
rspldiiy about the tine new corporations wer
being rnos. frequently formed but has gone oil
ever since. and scarcely q week he's passe'
In which some new advance OF wages AZ man
,,<..,rrsng establishments connected with sue
corporations has not been announced. owe
half million workers were included In ed
varees given within few weeks early In IN
spring nd while no definite computation o
the nuL.ber is intended, II may at least be sal
with safety that the whole number who hay
saiDed a rise in wages this year exceeds IN
number Of members In all organizations o
labor outside the mechanic branches. In e.