Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-03
BOYCOTT At QffbAND.
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Cars of the Big Consolidated
Company Are Said to Be
Poorly Patronized.
STRIKERS ARE JUBILANT.
Merchants, in Fear of Losing Trade,
Yield to the Request Made by the
Union Men of the City.
STRIKERS ARE JUBILANT

Business Men of All Glasses, Refuse
to Sell Goods to Those Who Pat
ronize the Big Consolidated Lines
Far-Reaching Effect of Strikers
Latest Move.
Cleveland Aug. 1.-Now that order
has been practically restored within
the city the street railroad strike has
resolved itself into IL general boycott
of the Big Consolidated Company and
everybody who rides upon its cars.
Apparently the strikers have the sym
pathy and active cooperation of all the
labor organizations in the city, and not
only are merchants being punished Tor
riding on the tabooed cars, but they
are warned against selling goods to
persons who do ride. on threat of los
ine the trade of union men. Instances
are given in which druggists have re-
fused to sell medicine 10 persons who
were accused Of natronizing the Big
Consolidated, and physicians have been
boycotted for riding on the ears while
going TO see their patients.
The boycott is most severe on the
small dealers who do business on
streets that are populated largely by
union men and their SympathlZerS. y
numbcr of these merchants have pub
liShed advertisements offering rewards
ranging from S25 to $500 for evidence
that they or any of their clerks or rela-
tiyes have ridden on the ears since the
strike began. and Il number of com
lnunications have been sent to the pa
pers by physicians, grocers. butchers
and others, protesting their innocence
of the charge of having patronized the
railroad company.
As vet the big retail merchants have
not felt the effects of the boycott
severely. though it is said some OF them
have been requested to forbid their
clerks to ride on the cars.
Thousands of working people are go
inc to and from their homes IN buses
of every description, from huckster
wagons to tally hos. and in certain
sections of the city the cars run with
few passengers.
The boycott of the troops aroused
tho ire of Adiutant General Aylinc
who declares that there is State law
70 punish perSOls who interfere with
the militia. There is one section of the
statutes which provides n maximum
penalty of $1,000 fine and six months
ilnDriSonment for every person who
tries to persuade OF discourage mem
hpr of The National Guard from re-
spending To Il call for riot duty. Gen
eral AXlinc SAYS the boycott and the
threat of certain employers 10 put on
the blacklist those employees who turn
ed ont with the militia are covered by
this law. and he threatens 10 institute
prosecutions against dealers if the hoy
colt is continued.
Out on Quincy street boycotting tac
ties are being worked with the result
thai families whose members have
been riding on ears are unable TO buy
ANYTHING III the stores along the line.
The Storekecpers have entered into the
plan of campaign with Il willingness
that in many cases reaches the point of
enthusiasm
4 committee of men, who said that
they had the best interests of The. Big
Consolidated strikers at heart. called
OH one of the biggest retail houses in
Cleveland, and asked the management
to decline to sell goods to persons who
ride on Big Consolidated cars while
the strike is ON. This same committee
visited other downtown merchants. it
is said. with like request.
The Williams & Rodgers Co.. one of
the biggest department stores in the
city, was notified that one of its en-
ployes had been riding on Big Con
soiidated car. The Company replied
by issuing an order TO its employees in
structlng them not To ride on the cars
of the company. May & Co.'S EN-
ployes also refrain from riding on the
Big Consolidated street cars.
Harry Decker x Co.. dry goods mer
chants of the west side had an expert
ence that illustrates well the situation
Members of this firm persisted in rid
ing in the street cars. ii was said, and
the result was that most of their trade
left the house, and Mr.. Decker sent
500 to the strikers Executive Board