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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1890
Page
19
A Chicago Dispatch special presents interviews with leading capitalists on labor rights, strikes, unions, and monopolies. They argue labor chances are improving, deny worsening inequality, and defend corporate power as beneficial to price and production. The dialogue touches immigration, citizenship, and political influence.
Senator Leland Stanford defends American labor progress and education as paths to prosperity. He contrasts California workers with foreign nations, praises machinery like the McCormick reaper, and urges extended naturalization and greater political participation to sustain uplift. The speech emphasizes independence, enlightenment, and socialist concerns.
Senator Teller analyzes labor dissatisfaction tied to wages hours and conditions in large industries railroads coal mines and public works. He cites wealth concentration corporate power and legal neglect as causes and urges fair compensation and laws to align capital with labor while urging self reform by employers.
In an interview after the Chicago hangings, Sherman condemns Anarchists Socialists and Communists as cranks who prey on labor. He argues labor and capital should cooperate under fair laws with arbitration as needed, supports free union organization but rejects violence, and notes the government cannot repeal contracts. He stresses labor's role in the nation and cautions against strikes and lockouts.
A street market report chronicles shoppers at the Diamond market with emphasis on wealthy buyers who chase the best and cheapeners who haggle. It contrasts the habits of wives and widows with mechanics’ families, notes Chinese bidders often offer low sums then pay more, and describes the market dynamics and price negotiations. It also advertises a sale by Pirrsmure Combination Clothing Company at Grant and Diamond streets.
The speaker argues workers deserve wages above subsistence, homes, education for children, and a say in public policy. He warns that without free field and fair opportunities, a war between labor and capital may emerge, with labor eventually prevailing due to numbers and rights.
Wisconsin industrialist and landowner Senator Sawyer discusses wage policy and labor relations. He cites self made wealth, early work, and loans, arguing capital and labor rely on each other and that most capitalists pay fair wages. He condemns socialists and anarchists as not representing workers.
Levi Z. Leiter, Chicago millionaire and Field & Leiter figure, says laboring people are not in a bad condition. He rejects Socialists and Anarchists as part of the labor class and argues against sweeping anti labor and anti capital laws. He favors simple regulation and government support for stability.
A local retailer slashes prices on Hucus and Hace dress patterns from 15 to five hundred dollars in a sensational sale titled the greatest bargain ever offered.
A retailer proclaims a 40 percent price cut as the last sale before a major Fall and Winter stock arrival. They urge immediate clearance to make room for the largest shipment yet, promising almost two dollars of merchandise per dollar spent and highlighting Europe and America buyers in the market.
Retail notice proclaims extraordinary price cutting with 40 percent below value on hundreds of fall garments. Early shoppers urged to call early to avoid missing the best deals and outpace neighbors.
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