The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-29
MISLEADING THE MoLLIEs.
MONOPOLIES MANIPULATING THE
LABOR ORGANIC ATOMS.

MONOPOLIES MANIPULATING THE
LABOR ORGANIC ATOMS.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD SUBSIDY ecHEME-
COL TOM sCoTT's WAY OF GETTING HIS
HANDS INTO THE PUBLIC TREAsURY-CAME
RoN's HoBNoBBING WITH PENNSYLVANIA
POLITICIANS.
The Harrisburg correspondent of the New
York Sun says: Those who are familiar
with the secret influences which are being
brought to bear upon the active leaders in
labor organizations throughout the country
discovered some time ago that great efforts
are making to commit these organizations to
the support of the scheme for granting a
subsidy to the Texas Pacific railroad, with
the intent of influencing congress by
raising the cry that the workingmen
or the country demand such ac-
ton for the encouragement of industry. A
majOrity of the newspapers devoted specially
to the labor question are already enlisted in
this project, and are doing their utmost to
further it. For long time this work was
carried on secretly that the most OF those
who were other wise well informed regard
ing matters connected with labor organiza- a.
tions had no suspicion of what was going on.
In roping in the leaders OF the workingmen
great caution was used and at first the pro-
cess was slow. The Labor Reform National
Convention pronounced uDeQuivocally
against ali railroad subsidies, and It's action
upon this subject was indorsed by nearly
every local convention. Yet in spite Of all
this great number of the most cons spicuous
leaders IN the labor movement are working
like beavers to
CREATE POPULAR CLAMoR
in favor Of Tom Scott's bond interest
scheme, defending their course by the de-
lusive plea that the passage OF the subsidy
bill will give employment TO many work
ingmen wbosre now idle, and that none but
American material Is to he used in the con-
structiou of the road. Last winter when the
matter was before congress John w. Killin-
ger, member from the Lebanon and Schuyl-
Kill district OF Pennsylvanis,t : took the pains to
telegraph TO some OF the leaders In the lstor
organizations begging them to send him
kilograms requesting Ihe passage of the
subsidy bill, and they were not slow In re-
spending. Since then numberless schemes
have been set on foot to make it
orally are in favor of this suda ,ious pro-
ject to load the country with obliga-
lions to the amount OF over two hundred
million dollars for the benefit of a private
corporation. Nearly all the labor confer.
ences which have recently been held have
been called especially to promote this stu
pendous job. The anti monopoly copven-
tion. held in Harrisburg last March, had but
two objects. It was called for the purpose
OF sque zing out from the delegates an in
dorsement OF the Texas Pacific subsidy
scheme. and to press a professed labor re-
former of light weight intellectually for a
public Office. Both of these objects failed OF
accom- plishmsnt, however. The wire pull
lers had ind screetly invited some New
Workers aud Eastern men to be present,
and these declined to be used for the con-
templated purpose. The whole affair was
poorly managed, for the leaders bad failed
to properly interest even the delegates who
bad been sent by Pennsylvania constituent
cies, and the result was that the scheme
miscarried. 1t was owing to this failure of
the conspirators within the labor ranks
who have catered into the service of
ONE OF THE eaBATEsT OF MoNoPoLIsTs
that the Cincinnati Conference was called,
that gathering having been designed TO
commit the workiugmen to the support Of
Tom Scott In his designs upon the public
treasury. Last winter petitions craftil
drawn UP to fiatter and mislesd the work
ing men were circulated throughout the
country for sigma ures. Thtss petitions re-
quested congress TO pass the guarantee bill
as a 10, ans TOR reviving the industries OF the
nation, but less success attended, the effort
10 procure signatures than was expected, as
a large proportion OF the wOrkipgmen were
found to be exceedingly suspicious regsrd-
ing railroad subsidies of any nd, and
w tbC
solicitations OF their leaders. The Texas
Pscfic subsidy scheme bad important
influence upon the late election in Pennsyl-
vana, and it is hardly an exsggerati0n TO
say that it WAS owing to the exertions OF its
friends that the STATE was carried
by the republicans. Previous TO
November Senator Cameron made a
tour of the state hob-uObbing
yey pleasantly with active democratic poll
tlcians, and 1t is within the personal knowl-
edge of the writer that the subsidy question
canvass, Camer0n's democratic colleague,
Ssoator Wallace. being as earnestly in favor
of the scheme rs Cameron himself The or
binary Pennsylvania politician on either
side of the trough is not desirOus OF seeing
such reform as Judge Pershing would have
promoted In the office of governor, and he
|. not the first ca sndidate for high Office who
mas been set up by democratic politicians in
PenDsylva ola to be knocked down. What
the leaders promis ed TO make an aggressive
campaign turned out tame and Ineffective
contest, and he state was lost to the DEM
oci a y through the treachery OF professed
democta's and the intrigues OF those
who were working in The interest
OF the Texas Pacific ring. II is we'll that the
wor king men OF the United States should
understand precisely the character of the
plot for the advancement of which some of
the most officious leaders are trying to use
tnem. r--E
THE JOYCES.