Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-03
EVEN AT THE BAYONET POINT
Ne Asserted that One Dollar q
Day was Enough for a
WOrkingman.
testimony OF MANY MEN.

lDG1anapOus special: Ino ln0l6nap0ll
gournaW kept standing reward OF 50,
900 Tor many weeks for proof that Genera
HARRISON ever said that 81 per day wa,
enough for working men, and were he eth
Governor Of Indiana he would shoot dow,
tsGtrikers or force them back to work
Thsstatement has created intense excite
meat all through Indiana.
Edwin F. Gould, q Knight OF Labor O
this city, having collected
STATEMENTS FROM FIFTEEN Mr@
who say they heard General Harrison
make the remarks in quescioD, and de.
handed the $4,000 frou the journal
proprietors.
latter to John C. New & Son, editors and
proprietors OF che Journal"
GENrLEMEN-Your paper having upon
numerous occasions contained editorial
notice Of O reward, in which You state that
Won will pay to any person 81 600 for
pfoof that Benjamin Harrison ever said
that "One dollar per day was enough for
suy vorkingman;" and $1,000 for proof
that Benjamin Harrison ever said thst:
aYere I the Governor would force these
cen back to work at the point OF the
ticipated in the strike OF 1870 the Execu.
tive Board Of District Assembly No. 1O6,
K. OF L., the secretary OF which is the &C.
credited author OF the above charges, has
directed me to write you, claiming the
5000 upon the
PROOF HEREWITH SUBMITTED.
The board has never regarded your offer
to have been made in good faith, as we
have been reliably informed that you did
not deposit dollar in the bank where you
claim to have deposited $4,000 as a re-
vard for the proof referred to.
We do not claim that the evidence re-
Quired as proof should in every instance
be verbatim or be exactly in the same lam
uage used in your editorial notice. but we
do claim to offer in every instance words
10 the same effect.
have in my possession, as the custo-
dian OF the executive board, the following
statements, from which only quote q
small portion Of the contents:
'Isom Hughes testified that Benjamin
Harrison cid say that 81 per day was
enough for the workingmen participating in
the strike OF 1877, and that he character
ned the strikers as law breakers and un-
Ssorthy of the title OF citizens.
Martin j. Murphy testified that Benja-
min Harrison did say that the strikers
had forfeited all claims to recognition by
going ON strike; that Benjamin Harrison
did get up g militia company Tor the pur.
pose of pursuing the strikers; that some OF
the strikers received only 80 cents day;
that BENJAMIN Harrison claimed that the
railroads could not pay any more, and
that the
"sTRIKREs WERE NOT JUSTIFIED
in asking for more, and that 81 was sufti-
cient for a workingman, and he ought to be
satisfied.
"Patrick H. King testiies that Benjamin
Harrison did say that the wages OF the
strikers was sufficient; that the men must
return to work, or the militia would force
them to submit.
"William Miller testifies that Harrison,
or the conference, said on two occasions
that 81 a day is enough for workingman,
and that il the strikers did not return to
work they would be put down by the mill
itia nt the point OF the bayonet.
"William shock testified that MIR. Harri-
son said the men had better work Tor o
dollar day than do whatthey were doing,
and. further, that dollar day was good
2sfohu Haokiasen testified that Benjamin
Harrison did say that 81 was enough Tor
any workingman, and they should accept
that and be satisfied.
Thomas McHugh testified tnat ben
Harrison threatened the strikers with tne
militia to force the men back at tine point
Of the bayonet; that the wages were SUN,
Gent and all the roailroad company couio
afford.
"Michael Crowley testified that Ben
iamin Harrison did say that II the roads
were unable to pay more than VI per Day,
the. men ought to be satisfied, as that
amount was
"ENoueH FOR ANY woRKINGMAN.
"Ben seahm says: 4 now quote BeDla'
min Harrison's exact language:
"IfI were governor OF this state Oh
sheriff of this county, would have every
train running IL had to wade in oiood 'o
my finger tips. ...t por;amiu
Harrison did command a militia during
the strike: that he claimed the wages were
sufficient. and that the men had no rign'
to even claim arbitration. u;.u
"T. r. Calihan testifies that Harrison :
insulted the strikers ia 1877; that ne sac ~ =
they were getting plenty OF wages; bnao 81
a day was enough, and that many wc.e
Obliged to live on less than that amount
mCharlea A. Fogarty testified that at
chairman of the relief committee IN one
1877 strike he was unable to attend 1ns
meeting where Benjamin Harrisons re
marks were made, but that he sent otnerl
there who reported TO him corrobora''ne
the above statements. ..
In connection with the above statements
we wish it distinctly understood tnat Ines'
statements arc extracts only, that we nav:
the original statements oil the men an
from Others whose names we are Dounu "
shield on account OF their occupaVon.
The statements which we have procureo
are from men whom we
KNOW TO BE TRUE MEMBERS
Of the Knights Of Labor, the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen ans
the Brakemen's Brotherhood.
They werem men who we know TO % pos
sessed OF yeracity and integrity, VINO arg y !
every respect worthy OF the conndence
the people, and they will testify under oa''
to the statements made. 400
This board desires the $2.OOo rewal.
offered by your paper Tor tne purptse pest ca
irayinp the expenses OF the stree1 ca
drivers strike. conducted under ehe aus
pices Of this board in 1877, which nas D0o'
instrumental in bringing about wonderiu
reforms in the street car service, ana Dn
amount over and above that required 10
the specified purpose to be paid TO the a
Of L. relief fund, to be used in similar cUI ~
tests and equally as laudable PURPOSES "
money to be paid to the underslsneu' oe'n
duly authorized to receive the same.
This board charges Benjamin aar.isI y,
with having taken up arms againsS ~
strikers and threatening them witn ins'an
DEATH AT THE POINT OF THE BAYosEf
II they did not return to work; tns. :
claimed 81 to be sufficientf0r anyiworkin'