Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-18
Gets President James Campbell
in Trouble.
HB WILL talk FOR HlRRIsLoI,
But Thsn sr Some Etls Matters Of
History
Thai HR MUST BXpLAII LELY.
How Hs Figured - = Sab Workman in
= Window Gins Strike and Effected
tho Defeat Of His Brsthrsn--0thsr
Political News.

PrrrsBURo, September l7.-Ths fact
that President James Campbell, Of The
Window Glssworkers National Asocia-
ton; Patrick Clsry and A. n. HAmmstt
are 70 take the political stump has caused
an immense amount Of comment and no
little indignation In labor circles. In
many ways is the proposed action illegal.
As q sAlsried officer of the X. OF L., Mr..
Campbell, 90 the Knights ss,ert. is violat-
ing rule Of the order when he goes upon
the stump.
Another and moro hAgrant breach Of
the constitution IL the dragging Of politics
into the deliberations Of local assembly.
This, il Is claimed; Wa done at tho last
meeting Of the Rlassworkers' association on
Friday night. Chairman Quay, Of the Re
publican National Committee, had written
several weeks ago to the local Office Of the
association and asked for several stump
speakers, tho result being the selection OF
Meass Campbsll, Clary and Hammett,
who are TO stump the country for Harrison
and Morton. The statement is made BY .
prominent Knight that Mr.. Campbsll va
q non union workman In glass factory at
Columbus, O., during the memorable strike
Of 1873 and 1874.
In an inturview the informant Aid !:
During the working season Of 1873 and
1874 or what IL technically called . ara
the window Rlas manufacturers demanded
q reduction Of % per cont The Artsmsu's
Association, composed Of all the or.
Hanixed window blowers 10 the United
States opposed the reduction. Tho Arts
mems Association Ia now Local Assembly
No. 300 The result was strike through
ont the United States, causing . suspsu-
sion of work among union men, which
lasted from July 1, 1873, 70 May I, 1874.
during this time every factory In
the country was idle except several To-
cal cooperative and tho follow
ing outside ones: Rock Island, ILL.,,
Ottawa, ILL.,, New Albany, Ind, Wheeling,
Ohio. The firms st Wheeling paid their
men the full wages. but the Columbus fac
tory, operated by Edward Ford sod Others,
did not Instead, an arrangement was
made with the men whereby they agreed
to work indefinitely for the wages which
the struggle Of the Arlsmen's Association
would produce, money being given In the
meantime 10 keep them supplied with the
necessariss Of Ike. This action Wa con-
sidered outrageous by the msmhsrs Of the
uaion. who arEusd that the Columbus
men's position wps worss than n thsy
accepted the reduction outright, -
thsy were clineipg 10 The
hope that the fight would prevent the 70
duction In wages, yet were not contrib-
uting cent TO asiist tho mems struggles.
After II months, during which the Ford
factory ran st fuli blast, the men Ackuowl-
edged themselves defeated, blaming Il,
however, on the Columbus factory for
overlooking the. market and Tins reader.
ing powerless their exertious. The roduc-
tion was incressed from 20 per cent, - st
first proposed, TO 333 per osnt., the mann.
fscturers taking sdvantsgs Of the blowss'
plight. In this Columbus factory james
Csmpbell, President OF tho National Win
dow Glass Work,rs' Association. W. en-
ployed st the TINA Should any denial b
made, documents can be produced 70 sab
stautiate this statement"