The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-06
40 SIDE ISSUES.
Msalrs, Morrison Hud Hewitt beaten \
Their Lllila Game.

WAsHINRToS, D. O., March 5.-AIr. Nor.
riSon and Mr.. Hewitt came up smiling
this morning from their tussle with the
iron manufacturers yesterday, and at,
tempted the same tactics oitwisting state,
mepts with the Pittsburgh glassworkers,
Att end of the hour Mr., Morrison whis-
pered to one Of his friends that they we're
q mighty smart set Of fellows, and that
probably, as well as anything else, ex-
presses the result OF the hearing,
The obi ect Of the Democrats seemed to
be to throw the witnesses from the par
ticulsr matter they were discussing, into
side issues, that they said they knew
nothing Rhont, aud then take their gen
eral guesses as absolute statements, The
men were shrewd enough To refuse To 70
on, anil one Of them, Mr., Campbell, told
Mr.. Morrison plainly that he came to
talk on one subject only, and would not
be drawn into anything else.
Mr.. Morrison and Mr., Reed had very
lively kicks, Mr., Hammstt had to make
one or two sharp answers 10 questions,
and alEogetherths hearing grew 10 be ono
OF the liYeliest and most interesting critic
session. Mr.. Campbell, Mr., Hammstt aud
Mr., Connolly, all Of the glassmen, argued
from the Bame atandpoint to the sams re-
suit. They all represented the window
glass business, aud all showed that a part
only oil their pots We're going because the
present tariff permitted the importation
Of large quantities foreign glass. They
showed that any further reduction R0uld
inevitably close DO an more OF the workA,
aud entail suffering and trouble amongs.
the workmen,
As to the relations hstwesn mauuta9'
turers and workmen, they testified that
they were thoroughly amlCable, and they
showed figures that nearly SO percent OF
the cost Of the glass went into the direC.
expense OF making 1t in tho works, Under
these circumstances the workmen would
be the frat 10 feel the reduction In the
tariff and they had confidence enough In
the manufacturers atatemenS OF the pres.
ent condition OF business to know that ip
such au event they would either have to
reduce wages or shut down altogether,
MoRRsoN's sHRRwDNEss FAILS.
Mr., Morrison's shrewd work ceased in
his effort 10 get the men TO talk about tho
bottle business and To admit that wages
had gone down sinCe the tariff on bottles
was raised in 1883. They disclaimed any
Intention OF testiiylng about anything but
window glass, but for his information
told him that the low rates on bottles
containing apolinalis aud other waters
had made the law actually reduction In
stead oi an increase on similar bottles,
During Mr.. Campbel's testimony Mr..
Morrison asked him II reduction OF
wages had been made at the time sLeci.
lied. Mr.. Campbell said mo-" but Mr..
Morrison, possibly, from misSpprehen.
sion, went on to assume lie had said
"yes," Mr.. Campbell sharply called his
attention TO his misuse Of testimony, and
ut the end Of the hearing repeated his
statements to avoid any further mistakes,
The principal low between Mr., Reed
and Mr.. Morrison occurred while Mr.,
Hamnets was talking. Mr.. Morrison had
asked one Of his long, rambling, hypo-
Lhetlcal questions on the glass bottle In.
dustfy, aud Mr.. Hammett started to 70.
ply, when he stopped him suddenly.
ls'lct the witness finish his answer"
said Mr.. Reed, "that's only common fair.
meas"
II know what | want" retorted Mr..
Morrison, ''aud 1 don't care to hear your
Interruptions. He answers your questions
all right, don't he2"
"Yes,h said Mr.. Reed, "but that Is be-
cause we ask him senslbe ones."
swell, l hGvs the right to shut him off,"
Mr.. Morrison went on angrily, "and | pro-
pose to do 30"
"You have got the power, but you would
not use 1t II you wore not &C warm"
Mr.. Morrison said the warmth was at
the other end OF the table, but he with
drew his objections TO Mr.. Hammetts
remarks.
The coal workers from West Virginia
made M equally good showing, and the
Republicans we're well satisfied with the
general tenor Of the statements.