Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-14
HARRISON'S RECORD.
ACHAPTER OF COLD FAcTs FoR THE
WoRKINGMEN TO READ.

-. Iheir Grievances as Imaginary n,
Al Urging the Citizens Committee
on, Refuse Them Hearing.
me,
as showing the correctness OF The N
ar NER's allegation regarding the record
MT. Harrison, we give another chapter
III, .ai, this gent,emans history. A dispatch fro1
indianapolis says that the workingmen {
lila indiana, ever since the Chicago Conventio
9h. ended its labors, have been actively dis
cussing the nominations TER leader
lin claim that it is impossible for the labo
ice voSe IN Indiana ever to go to Harrison To-
obvious reasons. The cause of their an
%. tagonism to the Republican nominee i
deep seated. and dates as far back a,
N, 1877, when the great strike OF railroad
ne men for living wages spread over the North
west.
u An intelligent aud succinct
HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE
ri was related to a Sentinel reporter nv ;,
ie railroad employee who took a prominent
g part in the efforts to bring the strike 20 a
peaceahle end by arbitration. He said:
The thousands OF railroad EMPLOYEES in
this city and elsewhere men Joined to.
{ gether by the bonds of brotherhood for
= seH-protectien, will no doubt stand
shoulder to SHOULDER in this Campaign in
r opposition to the Republican nominee.
s lney conceived a dislike for him eleven
years ago, and time has served "a
strengthen that feeling rather than to wine
IL out. Among TIL rank and file of rail.
readers to be found in the yards. at
switches, on engines and in the shop 10
!, Ihis city and vicinity hardly cheer has
Deen beard since the news was received
rom Chicago, but ON the contrary there
have been frequent expressions of
J, DISSATISFACTION AND DISGUST
from this class. State pride does not seem
to extend to them.
During the railroad strike in July, 1877, |
just eleven years ago this month, Harrison
incurred the enmity OF the railroaders. It
was the position he took as citizen with
reference to the strike and the strikers that |
engendered the hard feeling against him.
While Mayor Cayen and Governor Will /
lams were counseling peace and arbitration.
ana oolng all In their power to bring about
a settlement of the difficulty without loss
OF life and property on either side, Harri-
son was one OF the frst to advocate put
| ting down the strike by force. He seemed
| to regard
THE MUsKET AND CANNON
as better means of settlement than confer
ence and conciliatory measures. A citizens
safety committee was appointed at public I
meeting and General Harrison, on account o
OF the part he had taken in the proceedings, t
as well as his prominence, was named as a o
me mber Of that body. The object of this | +
committee was to protect life and property. b
= snh-committee. OF which Harrison was a | r
member. was also chosen, aud to this
branch OF the committee proper was as
signed the important work OF the organiza-
tion. e.
Governor Williams was induced to order In
out the military, and he wanted to select La
Harrison as brigadiergeneral, but the Com
mIttee OF Safety decided to recommend Dan
Macauey for that position, and Harrison
declined the appointment IL q letter to the t'
Governor, which is a matter OF record. cl
was placed in charge of the forces ps
and Harrison was made captain of Com
pany A. He took command at once, and
his company began drilling at the arsenal
grounds. with those OF the other companies, |
which wero captained by Colonel N Il. ou
auckle and Others. / have heard it said, VI
'ver and over again, Of Harrison that no ds
'n6 expressed greater willingness than he m
% charge upon and NJ
SHOOT DOWN THE STRIKERS, nj
the prov cation offered. There were at .sl' sl'
hat time four companies of volunteers w. w.
nder the respective commands of General m,
'enianin Harrison, Colonel r. Ruckle, no
iaiorJ. j. Palmer and Captain Harry ev'
dams. The men were armed with the new
reech-loading Springfield rife, a most
and efficient weapon.
General Harrison continued to serve as Cla
member OF the subordinate branch OF fthe s;o
afety Committee, which held frequent .
leetings. On the 9th day of July, 1887, ro'
delegation of the strikers, headed by W. ha
ayre, % fireman, and most intelligent fro
an, waited upon the sub-conmittee, Att
hich, besides General Harrison, included m,
al Jonn Love ana others. Ihe commit ten
e received the strikers courteouslv, but fro
eneral
HARRISON BEGAN MAKING A SPEECH
hch greatly enraged them. This speech L
as not published in full at the time, but 'ne
.ord;na 70 tho Tonrn,I 90 Tnly % 1907 int
sneral Harrison was disposed to look De'
,on and treat the strikers as law oh"
eakers. Tor
He intimated very strongly,that the com has
lttee ought to have no dealings with men will
what he considered a law A d.
eaking element. He was interrupted in son
speech by the strikers, and took his
at, while they started to leave the room.
reman Sayre, however, persuaded them W
stay, and, after the meeting had become FIRE,
Dre peaceful, General Harrison resumed RI,
talk. II modified his remarks and ",
inner materiallv bnt gave them a warn The
that any attempt to interfere with or JAIL
stroy property would be summarily mitt
alt with-meaning that the strikers 20 III
uld encounter the militia. no ~
A,o soi % ihcis noafu niih w cnG enu oao cons
speech, and as they left the room Sayre
rned around and said: We shall re- n.
mber you for this Harrison has ever
ce been marked man, so far as the LII
lroaders are concerned. He had per- ian,
'usy, at public meeting jour
DENOUNCED THE STRIKERS. prov
repr
ng very violent language, ana MS con- Hou
It on the occasion OF the delegation's keep
it to the committee incensed the men Irela
re than ever.
On the evening of July %, 1877, General sT
rrison az ons ply oo S Wicl
.raeterized them as lawbreakers and Sire,
hout right to appeal for redress against burr
wrongs they were claiming to suffer. He ploy
) interrupted by the employees, who left othe
room IN Qeeplnulgnation aD Iue charges
ced against them. WI
Although eleven years have elapsed Lo
ce these events (the strike was after -.
I'd settled peaceably, but without Harri- ouO
Ia aid mas
49,, , vr.,r vopaorrr. 1877 the p
nm MNN % Dt' tains
To illustrate the sentiment prevailing first
a a n ;nc;dent occurred the other day at this
gar store on Illinois street, near the
ON tracks. Half dozen railroad -
!, h,;ah',,e,,t nd caIed for c;ears A. be ernm
out a box, the proprietor, knowing to tn
{ many OF them had been Blaine men to Sc
1884, sought to please them by saying sessit
div: .Hurrah for Harrison Nosooner will
he said this tlsa the man who had Gull
cred the cigars pushed the box from
!. and with the remark, We want moth
to do with Harrison men, the party Pr
the store" scale