Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-26
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
IRE SORELY DISTRESSED.
REDUCTION OF WAGES AND THE
CLO,ING OF MILLS AND
FACTORIES,
KNoCKSDINNER CAN ARGUMENT
INTO A Cooked HAT, AND MAKES
MANY VOTES FOR WILLIAM
j. BRYAN.
The Trusts and Combines Are Re-
sponsible for the Hardships Work
ingmen Are Undergoing, and They
Turn TO the Party That is Pledged
to Give Them neutrality-suspicious.
Leaders Alarmed About Illinois.


CHICAGO, September 25.-Republi-
can leaders are in a distressed state
of mind, bordering upon despair, over
the recent closing of mills and fac
tories and reduction of wages in other
manufacturing establishments in and
near Chicago
disclosures concerning the situation IN
the Pennsylvania coal region, the
Hanna-Payne syndicate is almost
ready to throw up its job in despair.
toeveral leading Republicans declare
openly that the events Of the last week
have utterly lost to Mckinley the labor
vote of the country.
Within the. last few days one great
manufacturing plant in Chicago has
closed It's doors indefinitely, throwing
900 skilled mechanics out of employ
ment A portion of another plant has
suspended work, rendering 500 men
idle, while in a third 1000 men have
been laid off and the wages of the
remainder reduced from Is to 40 per
cent.
Nine Hundred Men
are made idle by the closing of the
Siemens & Halske electric plant, in
Grant "a suburb of Chicago.
The men who have been thrown out
of employment say that the condition
has been forced through the sale of
the works to the General Electric Com
pany. Officials assign the closing Of
the factory to several causes. principal
among which is labor difficulties. They
: say they cannot pay reasona DE wages
and compete with eastern factories.
The plant was chartered in 1895 with
$l,30v,600 common and $500, 900 pre-
ferred stock. Willard T. Black, the
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany, said:
If Bryan is elected the factory VIII
never start up.'
The Deering Harvester Company of
this city-a member of the Harvester
trust-has reduced its working force
from 1000 to 5000 men The wages of
those retained have been reduced
From Is to 40 Per Cent.
The wages of 200 fnishers were reduced
from $3.50 per day to S2.25 per day.
The president of the Deering COM
pany is a member of the board of
trustees of Northwestern University,
and recently took a conspicuous part
in forcing President Genry Wade Rog
ers to retire from the institution be-
cause he declared himself opposed to
trusts and Imperialism.
On Saturday the plate and rail mills
of the Ilnnois steel pant at South
Chicago were closed down until after
election and possibly indefinitely"
Eight hundred men are left idle. The
mills belong to the Federal steel trust.
Here are 500 men thrown out of
employment in less than a week at
the dictum of three trusts, and labor
ing men are wondering what will next
occur. One thing is certain. They
can
Neither he Coaxed Nor BuIIied
into voting for Mckinley.
Information has been received at
Democratic headquarters that the post
Office department at Washington, I'M
der orders from Mark Hanna is max
ing arrangements TO make
Thirty Days Trial
of rural postal delivery in all doubt
full localities in Iowa, Illinois, Michi-
gan and Indiana-in fact in all doubt
full states They hope in doing this
TO make farmers, believe the Republi-
can party is doing much for them This
scheme is to be instituted in all doubt
full localities early in October. while
it is to be withdrawn in strong Re
publican localities
Republican leaders recognize the fact
that MeKinley's prospects in Illinois
are becoming desperate They are
massing their heavy guns here. Gov
ernor Roosevelt will reach Illinois next
Friday. He will speak in Chicago Sat
urday night
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, speaker
OF the House of Representatives; Sena-
tor John NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska;
Senator Joseph B. Foraker. of Ohio:
Senator Chauncey NJ, Depew, of New
York; Senator w. p. Frye, OF Maine;
and Senator A. ]. Beveridge, of Indiana,
will arrive the latter part of the week
and will speak at various points in the
city and State. Senator ]. c. Burrows,
of Michigan. who spoke last week in
Nebraska, will spend several days here,
beginning tomorrow.