Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-09
SOME POLITICAL FACTS.
General Harrison and the Railroad Stri
era-Yisiting Miners-Etc.

ers-Visiting Miners-Etc.
As much political capital has been sought
from the position General Harrison occu-
pied during the railroad strike in In
dianapolis in 1877, and TO ascertain the real
facts from an undeniable source, ex-At-
torney- General Hart recently wrote to an
uncle of his, who is a prominent lawyer
residing in Indiana, and intimately ac-
quainted with Mr.. Harrison. He has just
received the following reply. which will be
of interest to our readers, coming from so
authentic source:
BLOOMFIELD, Ind, August l, 1888.
| Hen. 4. l.. Hart, Sacramento Cal DEAR
| NEPHEW The matter of your letter, as to
| General Harrison s connection with the
| labor strikes, has to a great extent passed
| from my memory, but am quite certain
that his connection with the labor
troubles of our State will do him no
harm, but will work greatly in his
| favor Labor unions are visiting him
every week. Last week the miners visited
| him from the great coal center OF the State,
and / send you paper in which they
| have something 10 say about their visit to
the General. The week before over 800
railroad employees called OF the General.
They went to his residence with bands and
| speakers. The fact is, the laboTing men
OF Indiana are for Harrison, and it is from
that class that the greater part Of the
many accessions to our party are con-
stantly coming So far as our State is con-
cerned, the Republicans are in the field,
and will stay there until the end. and l
| fell confident that we will carry the State.
| We will lose some cranks on account of
the Prohibition ticket. but l do not think
it will defeat US. As the young Republi-
cans say I'VE are climbing the golden
stairs. and are going to get there"
As we'll as l can remember, in 1877 there
| were great many strikes on railroads
was the great year of strikes and destruc-
ton of millions of property at Pittsburg
and other places After there had been
several strikes and great deal of property
destroyed there was strike of the railroad
employees at Indianapolis, Ind A great
many roughs of Indianapolis and other
cities tried TO get control of the strikers,
| and the people of Indianapolis found that
| if the situation got under the influence of
these Toughs their properly wouli be
destroyed, as it had been in other places
So the people of Indianapolis organized for
the protection OF their property and re-
quested Governor Williams, who was the
| democratic Governor of Indiana, to APP
point some competent person to command
| these organizations in case of trouble. Gov
| ernor Williams selected General Harrison
to command. General H. declined, but
recommended General Kneher, who took
command of the organizations and Gene
raj II. took command of one of the organi-
zsti0ns under General Knefler These Or
ganizations were made for the purpose of
protecting the lives and property Of the cit
iZens of indianapolis in the event OF any
attempt against either their lives or their
property during the strike. The strike
finally en1ed without trouble. more
| through the iHtl1ence of General Harrison
with the strikers than from any other
cause. Quite a number of the strikers had
been arrested by the Federal Court, and
through the efforts of General II. in their
| favor Judge Drummond, the Circuit Judge,
! liberated them.
| General H. is universally recognized in
Indiana as the working-man's friend, and
they will see to it that he carries Indiana.
Your uncle,
ApEN G. CAvINs.
woRKINGMEN STANDING BY HARRISON.
On the Goth of July a delegation of about
1000 miners and laboring men from Clay
county, Indiana, made an excursion to
Indianapolis TO pay their respects to Gen
ernal Harrison, and enjoyed highly priced
reception at his residence. The Indian
apolis Sentinel-the Democratic paper that
distinguished itself in the last Presidential
campaign, by making vile attack upon
Mrs. Blaine-was so enraged at the remark
able demonstration of workingmen, in
honor of General Harrison, that the next
day it tried to belittle the affair by saying
that the miners were hired to go there by
free railroad fare, and by money induce
ments, that half of them were drunk, and
the other half for Cleveland.
On July 31st the Clay county visitors
published the following card in the Indian
apolis Journal, with nearly two columns of
signatures appended to it:
men and laboring men of Clay county who at
tended the demonstration at Indianapolis, on
the 26th having seen and read the articles pub
| lished in the indianapolis Sentinel of yesterday
in relation to our visit there, desire to denounce
the same as false in all respects. These articles
are an infamous SANDER on the good people oi
| Gay county. The foul aspersions contained in
the Sentinel of that date we hereby denounce
as wilful and deliberate falsehood and claim
| for ourselves and our brethren intelligence so
briefly, integrity and patriotism. The editor oi
that paper may be hired by the Golden Club, OF
! Great Britain, but he shall not slander us and
| our brethren without being denounced by us
| Many OF us came from toregn lands TO better
| our condition, and we want protective tariff
| and when we visit General Harrison, our candi
newspaper shall slur us without heing denounced
| falsifier.
Clay county, July 2S, 1883.