. A history of Pennsylvania. attison was again chosen gov-ernor. The most important legislation of his second termwas the passage of a Ballot ReformLaw. By this measure a modifica-tion of what is known as the Aus-tralian ballot was adopted.^ During Governor Pattisons termoccurred (1892) a serious strike ofthe employees-of the extensive steelworks of the Carnegie Company atHomestead, near Pittsburgh. Thecause of the strike was two-fold;making a new scale of wages bywhich the pay of some of the work-men would be reduced, and a newsystem introduced for the paymentof all. To these changes objectio
. A history of Pennsylvania. attison was again chosen gov-ernor. The most important legislation of his second termwas the passage of a Ballot ReformLaw. By this measure a modifica-tion of what is known as the Aus-tralian ballot was adopted.^ During Governor Pattisons termoccurred (1892) a serious strike ofthe employees-of the extensive steelworks of the Carnegie Company atHomestead, near Pittsburgh. Thecause of the strike was two-fold;making a new scale of wages bywhich the pay of some of the work-men would be reduced, and a newsystem introduced for the paymentof all. To these changes objections were made, though xeryfew men would have been affected as to wages. As no agree-ment could be reached the company began to close its strikers retaliated (July i) by preventing men from enter-ing the works, turning away watchmen, and by practicallytaking possession of the works and town. The deputy sheriffswho came to regain control for the company were drivenaway. A company of men in the emi)loy of the Pinkerton. James A. Beaveri887-i8gi ^ Though the ballot was nominally intended to secure indejjendence andsecrecy in voting, the changes made in the Australian form to a considerableextent nullified its advantages. 28o HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA Detective Agency, engaged by the Steel Company, wereattacked by the strikers and some were killed and otherstaken prisoners. Governor Pattison, called upon for aid,sent the state militia and order was restored; work wasresumed with new men, though it was long before a sufficientnumber were secured, so great was the fear of the strikers. It was nearly five months beforethe strike was officially ended.^ Daniel H. Hastings, a Repub-lican, was chosen governor in State Departments; MoreStrikes; Spanish American War. —The Legislature, moved by publicopinion and by the example of otherStates, established, in 1882, a StateDepartment of Agriculture, whichhas the care of dairy and foodsupplies and allied interests, andalso the
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