Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1880-09-09
WIN. III ENGLISH.
How the Indiana Statesman Treated an
Irish Constituent.

| [Easton, Pa, Free Pressl
AS the poor mans friend William II. Eng
llsh, the Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency, figures to decided disadvantage.
For the cruel use capital and for heartless op-
preston he has about the worst record of any
man in the country. The affidavit of one
John Smith, attested by R. B. Harrison, ESQ
OF indianapolis, young man we'll known in
| Easton as former student in Lafayette COL
| lege, shows how warm are Englsh's sympa-
| thies for the particularly for the Irish.
Smith happens to be an Irishman. The
opinion expressed by Mr. English to him
relative to the Irish in general was in this
eloquent remark damn the Irish ANYHOW:
this country would be better off without them
The facts in the particular affair of Smith
IN litigation with the street railway company
in indianapolis of which English was presi-
dent are briefly these: Smith, who is now a
drayman running several teams and in pros
porous circumstances, worked for the COM
pany. He left .he service of the company,
and English did not Ike it. Then English
subsequently went to his native place in the
country and brought back to Indianapolis
lot of cheap priced and inexperienced bows to
run the cars on the street railway as drivers.
Through the carelessness of one of these boys
Smiths little daughter was run over and killed
i
we will have to pay you something" and
poposed to leave the amount to the decision
of Catholic priest. The proposition was
agreed to by Smith and the priest awarded him
one thousand dollars and costs. English de-
INJURED and wanted arbitrators to decide.
Smith agreed, and the arbitrators decided
exactly as did the priest. English again re-
fused to pay up and Smith sued the company.
Then it was that English made the elegant ex-
preston about the Irish in general quoted
above. After fighting the case in different
courts to worry Smith out because he was
poor man, and until Sn ith had to sell his
house to pay witness fees and court expenses
amounting to over one thousand dollars, Eng
lish concluded he had better save the money
OF the company and settle. Here is the
sequel to the fight between 'the poor mans
friend" and Mr.. Smith
'Ihls case is compromised as follows:
Six hundred dollars cash, $3.50 in car tickets.
and note of the company endorsed by Will
liam H. English for $3.50 for six months. We
have retained $3.50 in Car tickets for our fee;
$50 to pay Champbells fee, and have paid to
John Smith $3.50 cash the note for s15O and
S2O in car tickets are left by John in our safe.
bis
John ID SMITH.
, mark
"Witness: Il. B. Harrison"
This is in the handwriting of Smiths law
7er, and the fact'- needs no proof Let us
quote from the article describing the issue
between English, the Democratic candidate
IN the "poor mans friend principle, and
smith, the honest draymaD. Read this from
Smiths sworn statement:
Before it came up the third time was
itting on my dray at the corner of Pennsyl-
ania and Washington streets by Fletcher s.
'harpe's bank, when Mr.. English came along
nd said: Here, Smith, we ought to settle
his matter and not be lawing about it; you
ant afford it,
81 told him he had never done as he agreed
}, and the court would have to decide.''
''He then said: I'll settle with you if you
ONE down street, when l again said the
swyers would tend to the matter"
cat that he became quite excited, and said:
Damn the Irish! This country would have
cen better off without them, and added:
Look here once more will settle with you,
ut not for thousand dollars. You set too
igh price on yourdamned young one, and
can bring witness to prove in any court that
le never made you dollar"
Il told him that if / was poor man my
lild was as good as bis, and jumped off my
-ay to hit him, and the crowd interfered''
''The poor mans friend" after this expo
ton of his character and principles, ought
get the votes of all those Irishmen who like
be abused and ill-treated by an arrogant,
percilious and unfeelipg oppressor of the
'or. Those Irishmen who will vote for such
friend of their race as this. knowing what
has done, deserve to have just such friends
abundance. -
Some Great Cities.
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