Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1892 — “Tariff Oppressed” Wage Earners- [ARTICLE]

“Tariff Oppressed” Wage Earners-

Ths following dialogue Is reproduced to Tha Bulletin of the American Iron and Steel Association. It occurred between the District Attorney of Allegheny County and the workingman (under oath) who offered to tail Burgess John MoLuekle, arrested for participating In the recent labor disturbances at Homestead; “What ts your name?" asked District Attorney Burleigh. “Owen MuitfSy, air." “Where do you reside?” "In Homestead.” “How much real estate do you own, Mr. Morphy?” “Well, sir, I own n house of fourteen rooms with a lot 80x140 feet in Homsateud." “What is its value?” "Ten thousand dollars." “Anything against It—any Judgments or mortgages?" “No, sir." "Own any other property?” “Yss, air,” and then Mr. Owen Murphy, mill worker, proceeded to designate seTetl other pieces of real estate whieh he held fat fee simple end free of encumbrance In ths borough ol Homestead, the aggregate value ot whieh wm 815,000. JL second workingman wm sworn, who asserted that ho owned reel estate to'the valae of 810,000. Comment Is unnecessary, bnt wi cannot resist ths temptation to inquire: Wbsn under ths shining son, except among tariffoppressed workers of this protection-plun-dered land of ours, oould two steal workers, or any other workers, be found who, between them, had laid away $35,000 from their earn* Inge?