Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1898 — A REPUBLICAN MEASURE. [ARTICLE]

A REPUBLICAN MEASURE.

What the Labor Commissioners Have Done In Little More Than a Year. The report of the Indiana labor commission 's work since it was created a little more than a year ago has been made. It shows: “Thirty-four strike* and disturbances of labor were in om bands for adjustment. Of these, three strikes were prevented, one boycott declared off and 22 settled. Jn W) of them increased wages resulted in the adjustment. Settlement failed in only six of them, though finally in two of the latter the recommendations of the commissioners resulted in an advance of wages. In the work of the commissioners, not only 7,500 workingmen were rostored to empleyement.but secured earnings of many thousands of dol'ars to them, and in far better conditions to all classes in the communities where these disturbances occurred. The brief period of the operation of this law uuder its wiße administration baa resulted in great benefits to labor, the state and the generally.” , The law providing for this commission was passed by a Republican legislature. When the Democrats had the legislative majority they tried but failed to do this much for labor. Let 'every workingman remember that whon he casts his vote in November.