Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-07-04

[By telegraph to the Herald.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 26, 1SSS.-Mr
E. F. Gould, leading Knight of Labor
who went to Chicago to oppose the nomina
ton of Harrison, was seen to-day by you
correspondent.
"Why are the members of your order 81
hostile to Mr.. Harrisou@'
"The workingmen are opposed to him fo]
many reasons" replied Mr.. Gould. "The,
are against him because of his avowed SYM
pathy with leading railway corporations
and his position upon Chinese emigration
His record in the United States Senate Il
somewhat blank, but wherever opportu
nifty offered his personal influence was used
in the interest of incorporated monopoly,
while he himself usually lodged the issue
he DoDGED THE CHINESE BILL.
"Whcn the Chinese Restriction bill first
came before the Senate he spoke against it
When it came to vote he cowardly y..dodged
it. 1t passed the Senate, hewever, and wa.
vetoed by the President. Subsequently il
came to another vote, with view of pass
ing it over the Presidents head. In this
case Mr.. Harrison voted to sustain the vote.
Later on, during the same session of Con
gress, the same bill was again introduced
except that the prohibition of Chinese emf.
grafton was restricted for ten years instead
of twenty as in the original bill. On that
occasion Mr.. Harrison voted against the
bill restricting Chinese emigration. In de.
Tending his position upon this subject among
his republican associates at Indianapolis he
argued that the Chinese ought to be en-.
franchised, and if the republican party
would do this it would give them the Chi
nese vote. Then by allowing unrestricted
emigration from China the party could pop
ulate America with "Chinese voters to suit
any emergency SO long as they were true to
the party that granted them the right of
suffrage"
WHY woRKMEN DO NOT LIKE HIM.
'1s this all there is against him ?" asked
your correspondent.
'No, sir, it is not" emphatically replied
Mr.. Gould. "Aside from his bad record in
the Senate he is the attorney for numerous
railways and telegraph companies, and no
confidence is placed in him by the masses
who are seeking legislation which these in
stitutions oppose. As an indication of his
loyalty to railroad companies in times OF
emergency it is only necessary to refer to
his course pending the railroad strike of
Governor to order out the troops and shoot
down the strikers. Governor Williams
stoutly resisted his influence, claiming that
no necessity for such action. At this he
mustered up a company Of his own and
drilled the men, so as to have them in readi-
ness in case of an emergency; upon the same
occasion he made speech from which the
ia rhat hct pti fod hrr
"'Were the Governor I'd force those
men back to work or shoot them down on
the spot
"And upon another occasion during the
same trouble he declared in a speech that
"a dollar day and two meals are enough
for any workingman.'
woRKMEN WANTED GRESHAM.
s'The Knights of Labor through the State
officially petitioned for his defeat in the last
Senatorial contest, ,and at Chicago the labor
ing classes by the hundred were found work
ing for his defeat and in the interest of Gres-
ham. Prominent among those quoted as
being favorably disposed toward Gresham
were Frederick Turn, Richard Griffith and
Thomas Mcguire, of the General Executive
Board, Knights of Labor. The Convention
was warned by printed circulars, signed by
general representatives of the Knights of
Labor and other prominent labor leaders,
that if Harrison was nominated they would
assist in his defeat. The selection of Nor
ton is bitterly censured, owing to his bank
ing record. The workingmen of Indiana
would have supported Gresham. They are
very favorably disposed toward Thurman
and bitterly opposed to Harrison and Nor
,on."
MIR. Gould spoke very strongly, and it is
evident that he means to fight Harrison and
Norton tooth and nail.