The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-01

The following was TIE ASscclateu Fress
account OF the occurrence, which ap'
pears in the same paper:
"MAGrIXspuRG, W. Va, July lL-Cap'
tain Faulkner, with seventy.fve Of the
Berkeley Light Infantry Guards, ar
rived with loaded muskets End took
charge of one OF the west-bOund freight
trains that had been detained by the
strikers here, and placing his men
no boArd attempted to move IT on IT.
way West. The strikers Gnd theil
friends had gathered in strong force, not
less than 400 OF them being present
They were armed with every conceiva.
BILE weapon, and as the train was about
to start they rushed on it and cut the
coupling Of the cars, Capt. Faulkner
called on them to disperse and ordered
them back, but these orders were met
with ieers and threats. The Captain
then threatened that he would order his
men to fire on them ifthey.did notat once
desist.
Scarcely had the words fallen from
his lips, when n fusilade OF small arms
was opened on the soldiers by the rioters.
One OF the soldiers was wounded by Il
pistol shot and the CommG ld'ng officer
(Mr. Faulkner) Immediately gave the
order to his men to return fire. The
soldiers obeyed orders and the fire was
returned and one OF the rioters killed
outright; others are supposed to be
wounded, as several were seen to be car
ried off the ground by their comrades
This firing caused scene OF the widest
confusion, and several times the mob
charged on the train, but the military
had reloaded and stood firm and the
rioters were repulsed.
[LATER.l
The rioters are still firm, and thePres-
ence OF the military only serves to
further exasperate them"
Thus it is seen that while the Register
and other Democratic papers have taken
pains to create the impression that Har-
rison was willing to shoot down the
strikers OF 1877, they have overlooked
the iact that some distinguished Demo
Gratis were, at the same time, not only
willing to shoot strikers, but actually
did shoot them.
Now us to
OTHER CHARGES AGAINST HARRISON,
which were specifically reiteratedinyes'
terday's Register.
The Register refers to what 1t pleGses
to call "blutr" by the indianapolis
Journal, in keeping standing olIer OF
s. 900 for p.oOf OF the assertion that
Governor Harrison had said that "a dol
lar day was enough for laboring
man" The "bluF" is the other way.
Railroad men testify that Harrison never
used such an expression. General Har-
rison himself says he did not, aud his
whole course in the United states Senate,
where Ire always stood up for protec-
ton to
AMERICAN LABOR,
that it means good wages, isam'
pie proof of the absurdity of the charge.
True, few leaders OF the strike OF
1877 say that Harrison was aggressive in
his course as an arbitrator, but it seems
Il little strange that all these men hap.
pen to be Democratic politicians. They
have so modified one OF their charges
that they now say that what Harrison
said was: "a dollar day was better
than nothing at ALL" General Harrison
had himself struggled with poverty, and
knew from a bitter experience that ever
50 little is better than nothing ut all.
Hon. John G. New, was in New York
n day or two since, and had something
to s:iv about the alleged proof which the
Executive Board OF District Assembly
lOG, Knights OF Labor, OF his city In
dianapolis), claim to have in answer to
the reward OF $1,000 offered by the Jour.
nal to pay any man who would prove
General Harrison said 81 day was
enough for Il workingman. General
New said he had read the telegram from
stating that the Secretary
OF the Knights OF Labor had called upon
his paper to pay s., 900 because one lsOm
Hughes testified that Harrison did say
that 81 day was enough wages for
participating in the strike
OF 1877 and characterized strikers rs law
breakers, unworthy OF the title oi citi'
Zens. General New added:
ABSOLUTELY FAlSE'
al lsom Hughes or any reputable
citizen makes affidavit that General Har-
rison said this | have the money in
bank to more than pay the $1,000 reward
offered. No man can make such m aiii-
davit without pGrjuring himself. any
man does make such IN affidavit shall
have him arrested Immediately because
there is not word OF truth in it. You
will notice Isom Hughes has made no
affidavit to that effect and his statement
does not refer to workingmen In general,
but to those partiCipatingin the strike OF
1877, but General Harrison is n sensible
man, and ] know he never made any
such remark about workingmen in that
or any other strike. ! still offer 5000
reward, and do not mean itas blutEor in
bad faith, as the Secretary OF the Knights
OF Labor said he ut tint regarded it. He
also said | hIul not deposited the SUN Oi
5000. Well, | have five or six times
that sum in bank at indianapolis, and
the reward can be had when the state
ment alleged is proven. These attacks
are inventions OF the enemy, and will
not affect the Generals popularity in the
least
'Did you read the long speech State
Senator Lon B. Baily delivered last night
at indianapolis, trying to prove that Cen
eral Harrison advised the slaughtering
OF strikers?"
ayes. Any sane man ought to know
that General Harrison never advised
any such proceedings. Ifyou will notice,
none OF the men quoted can say any
thing positively. They think he may
have said so and so. The charges are so
groundless that they scarcely need de-
nial. General Harrison is and always
has been friend OF wOrkingmen."
Gen. HarFisoR's whole record upon the
QUESTION OF WAGES,
and his iriendliness to workingmen is
capable Of the closest inspection, and all
the efforts OF Democratic papers to pref.
udice wage.earners against him will
prove unsuccessful. The labor move,
mcnt against him in Indiana, engineer
ed BY the Democratic managers, fell very
fiat. At the very time the conspiracy L
circulate the lies alluded TO above wa,
being conceived, an excursion consist