Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-10-07
M'BRIDE'S CANDIDACY.

MeRIDE's CANDIDACY.
Considered BY Hon. Andrew Roy, who
Has Always Been Identified With the
Miners.
We are permitted to publish private let
ter written by Hon. Andrew Roy, ex-mins
inspector, to Mr.. Grafton Pearce, Of Colum-
bus. Mr.. Roy is a practical miner, q union
man, and one whose statements on mining
matters and labor topics generally, are con-
sidered authority He wrote as follows:
"GLEN Roy, O., Sept. L, 1896
"Grsfton Pierce Esq, Columbus, O.:
DEAR SIR-Your letter Of the 1st inst
was duly received, but 1 have delayed an
swering it, on account of the reunion at
Portsmouth and other matters which have
taken up my time. Your views and mine,
however, as you well have learned from a
letter of mine published in the State Journal,
are exactly one in regard to the nomina-
ton of Hon. John Mcbride for secretary of
state on the Democratic ticket.
at is neither more nor less than an attempt
to sell the miners out. He is now in posi-
tion as a member of the general assembly,
where he can be of some service to the work.
ingmen of the state; he has year to serve
yet; but he is willing to resign for a place
where he can do them no possible good. But
that is not the worst. His canvas will do
the cause Of labor great harm. The work.
iugmen are so much divided in political SEN
timents that the attempt to sell them out
will discourage them and cause them to dis
trust all labor leaders.
81 have not for three years believed that
Mcbride was honest or had the well being of
the miners at heart. / have found him to be
demagogue, willing and ready to sell the
miners out to the Democratic party if he
could only deliver the goods. You may re-
member the disgraceful figure he cut when
Warwick was running for lieutenant gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket three years
ago. The trades assembly of Cincinnati
wrote Mcbride a letter, inquiring if the
charge was true that Warwick had used his
influence to bring troops to his mines to pro-
tect black-legs during strike in 1876 Nc
Bride answered that the charge was ground
less; that Warwick was not in the state at the
time, but was travelling in the south for the
benefit of his health; that he was fast friend
of the miners, and that had he been home he
would have opposed the coming of troops,
ETC.
II was present at meeting of mine owners
before the troops were ordered out, and War
wick was the most conspicuous figure among
them, who insisted that they must come, GO
ing so far as to say that if Governor HAYES
would not send troops the governor might
have the property, and he CWarwick) would
emigrate to another state where he would
have some rights 1 called McBride,s atten-
tion to the lying statement he had made to
the Trades assembly, and stated the facts,
challenging him or any one else to call my
statement in question. Mcbride then wrote
another letter to the Trades assembly, recall
ing his first one, and saying: q quote his
words) am fully satisfied that the charges
against Mr.. Warwick by Mr. Roy, state in
spector of the mines, are correct He also
wrote me at the same time and said: In my
second letter to the Trades assembly gave
you all the credit you wanted; that you were
right while was wrong
"These letters bore date August IL, yet
within week Mcbride, the president of the
Miners union, issued an address to the miners
of Ohio, which was paid for and printed by
Democratic money, repudiating his second
letter and denying that Warwick had any
thing to do with the calling out Of the mill
tary. Iquote from this address: The circu-
lation of the report that Warwick was instru-
mental in bringing the military to the mines
in 1876 was done purposely to create the i'm
preston upon the minds of the workingmen
of the state that he was their bitter enemy.'
In another place he said: Mr. Warwick was
not in the remotest degree party to the call
for troops Mcbride, also by direction of
the Democratic leaders, went to Cincinnati
to a trades assembly m Getting, his trip being
paid for by Democratic money, and repre-
sented as president of the Miners union, that
his second letter was all lie, and that his
first one was the true one.
"If Mcbride were not a man of this kind
he would not be the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for secretary of state. AsI
have already said, his nomination was made
with the understanding that he could induce
the Republican workingmen of the state to
vote for him and the whole Democratic
ticket. But can he deliver the goods? 1 say
no. The workingmen of Ohio are not the
gullible fellows the politicians take them
to be.
LEADERS of the various labor organizations
are opposed to the officers Of trades unions
going into politics. Mr.. Arthur, for exam
pie, the honored president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, the finest labor or
ganization in the world, will give McBrids's
candidacy no countenance. You have read
Mr.. Pewderly's recent declarations when his
name has been mentioned in connection with
a political nomination. Every labor leader
who has the true interest of workingmen at
heart hold similar views. They have seen
the evil results Of labor officers accepting
political nominations from either of the old
parties.
"Politics has broken up a number of good
unions and McBride's candidacy will, fear,
break up the Miners union in Ohio. Politics
all but destroyed the grandest of all unions
the Grand Army of the Republic.
"My letter is already too long. will be in
Columbus next week to take my son to the
State university, when 1 hope to meet you
and talk further on the matter
"Yours very truly, ANDREW Roy"
The Duty of the Hour.