The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-29
DINNER PALS SMALLER.
Prices UP, Wages Down and Mills
Closing, Business Bad and
Getting Worse.

The republicans are doing their best
10 deceive the people as 10 the real con-
iitions in the business world. They are
pouring speeches into congress for use
In the coming campaign the tenor OF
which Is stand pat" "All is we'll"
Prosperity is still rampant" despite a
few facts 10 the contrary. They would
have the country believe that we are
rapidly recovering from the temporary
setback 20 industry which occurred
rom October 10 January, when wage
reductions became general and when
nearly half the mills in many industries
had 70 close.
Although there never was more inn
portant business Tor congress to attend
20 than al present. in order to bring re-
lief from the tyrannical trusts which
have put up prices and increased the
cost OF living to the highest point ever
known, while reducing wages in all ci-
rections, yet 1t is the aim and policy OF
the republicans TO adjourn congress just
as soon as the appropriate bills can be
rushed through They will then begin
to circulate their "stand-pat" and
prosperity" speeches. hoping TO lull 10
sleep the great mass OF voters and 10
keep them ignorant Of the real facts as
to the industrial depression which is
still on and which cannot be yanQuished.
even by republican rhetoric The repub-
leans know that every day they remain
In Washington will ncr only bring 10
/ light new scandals in their administra-
ton. but that il will add new evidence
OF the depression which is now running
Its course. They know that the demo-
Gratis hesitate TO picture conditions "a
bad as they really are and that, if con-
gress adjourns at once. the democrats
will practically be without frankable
I speeches TO Offset the frankable prosper
ity speeches Of the republicans. This
they think. viii give them another OPP
portunity TO fool the voters This ac-
counts for much Of their unseemly haste
10 adjourn congress
That the business world. after some
slight recovery in February and early
March. is again on the down grade Is
reasonably certain. The testimony OF
the trade papers is conclusive Thus
that greatest OF all trade journals, the
iron Age. in its issue OF March 81, men
tons numerous wage reductions anG
closed mills. some OF which are:
Mckinley lodge Amalgamated Asso-
station OF Steel and Tin Plate Work
srs. Elwood Ind. all hot mill men ant
numbering 500. have decided 10 qult
work rather than accept the % pS cent
reduction in wages proposed by thu
American Sheet Steel and Tin Plate com
pany and Endorsed by the officers Of til,
Amalgamated association"
AT New Castle. Pa. the men in The
lodges OF the Amalgamated association
employed in the tin plate mills in tn
Greer & Shenango works of the Amer
lean Sheet 4 Tin Plate company hav'
voted TO accept the reduction OF % pc
cent in wages which went into effoc
on March q AZ South Sharon Pa. th'
men in the lodge Of the Amalgamated as
ISOLATION have voted not TO accept thu
reduction in wages"
While the Amalgamated officials re
fuse TO give out anything to-day as {
whether the vote is in favor Of OF agaius
the reduction in wages. we learn from