Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-27
RADICAL BULL-DOZING.
Employees ofthe New York Street Rail
road Companies Notified that they Must
Vote for Garfield or be Discharged.

Employees ofthe New York Street Rail
road Companies Notified that they Must
Vote for Garfield or be Discharged.
New York, October 26.-The Sm this
morning contains the following:
A rumor reached the SIN office yes
ter,lay to the effect that the employees OF
the Sixth avenue street car line were to
I've coerced into voting the Republican
ticket 10y threat OF no work" ii they
should support Hancock.
A reporter boarded Il car at Ncsey
street, aud had a talk with the driver.
"Have they been after you about
your vOte?"
"Well, should grin. Every man OH
this line stablemen, hostlers, drivers,
conductors-every one was ordered into
the Superintendent office last Thurs
day, and when they got there
This Sort Of Talk Would Take Place:
Where were you born?'
AT such place"
"Where do you liveF
"Such and such place "
"What are your politics?'
"Well, don't know as I've decided
yet"
"Well you know the old mans for
Gartield?'
"All right. Put me down for Gar
field"
Correct; you're solid"
Sometimes a man would say, "Oh.
I'm going for Hancock" He would
then he told that il he did
He Had Better Look Out For Himself.
When the reporter boarded another
car and approached the driver he looked
around to see il the door behind was
shut tight, but lodged the question put
to him. Finally, after Il ride of about
mile, when he was asked bluntly who
he was going to vote for, he said:
"Well, mention no names AMI says
no savin's, AS I've wife an six children
10 support, and don't propose to get
kicked out oi my job for u waggin'
tongue"
"Going to vote for Garfield, are you?'
"You can bet your sweet life that I'm
goin' to vote for the best man, and don't
YOU forget it. And with Il confidential
wink,
"I Guess You Know Who's the Best
Man"
The next driver was quick OF speech
and manner. He brought his car up
with Jerk, and the reporter tumbled
aboard, only To- be thrown violently
against the door by another jerk az the
car started forward. He said at once:
"Oh, it's all right. don tcare. No.
body influences my vote. I'm an inde-
pendent Turk, | am. | support Gar
field and the Chinese. It's all down in
black and white in the office. They've
got me where the hairs short. But
perhaps | knows certain dutier who's
goin' around TO q ballot box on the 2d
OF next month, an he's agoin' to stuff
in a vote for Hancock, with regu-
lar Kilkenny whoop thatll make them
poor buns in the office dizzy with un-
happiness"
The Next Driver
was OF a mild and philosophical temper
ament. lie said;
"Why, I'll tell you, sir. how | look at
it. have got 10 work six cen hours Il
day to support my family. and l'm quite
sure nv labor will not be leSsened Orin'
creased one way or another--not even II
this here, what's his name-Spinncr?
no, Weaver-gets in. The starter up to
the stables is named Miller. and he is n
prominent member OF that Republican
club in Fiity.ninth street which is work
ing so hard for their party, and so when
he called me in the other day, and began
to put everything down in a big book,
thought
I'd Better Say My Vote Was for Garfield,
thonyh | hate TO be driy"
Then ca1e 4 jolly, red-faced, hearty
man, who held the reins like veteran
and took great pride in his team, which
he said was the best on the line.
$50 You'll have 10 vote .nr Garfield
"Yes. Old Gar will get my vote this
time, but his party never had it befor-
and, ii I'm so placed rs to use my priv
ileges, it never will again. What's your
opinion, now, of certain company
which will only pay yen starvation
wages and then seek to influence your
vote?'
81 consider such company internally
low-minded.'
Fright YOU are. Them's my senti-
ments and that's exactly what this COM
psnv, with the President at its head, is
doing; and amt learned man, but
I Know That the Constitution Is Asin II,
and claim that it's an outrage"
The last one talked to was
square out.and-out Democrat Of
the vigorous school OF politics:
He sez to me-, sez he, Where was
born?' None of your d-n business,
sex /. How do you voter sez he. Fur
Hancock and English, sez !, If loose
me job an me head to boot, an he put
me down as Democratic, which always
was and always will be"
Starter Miller, who has held his posi-.
ton for six successive years, had heard
of the arrangements for examining the
men in regard to their politics. tie Is
an ardent Republican, and well. known
among uptown politicians, he was
very courteous to the reporter, when
he called on him yesterday. tie iulIy
admitted that the
Menwe all Examined
and the results OF the examination writ
ten down OH a list opposite their names,
but said thai, OF course, no In
timidatior was used. When asked why
the list was prepared il not TO gain Re-
publican votes. he answered that lie
was a subordinate and simply did as he
was hidden, but he thought the list was
intended to get men 10 register. "WaS
it not pretty late in the day to urge