Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-19
The DOLLAR +" LIE.
COMPLETE REPUTATION OF THE
INFAMOUS FALSEHOODs
and Circulated to Ipjure
General Harrison.

! lie circulated to defeat General Harrison
that he said "a dollar cay is enough for a
working man." Also that other mendacious
charge that General Harrison advised thai
troops fire on the strikers in 1877, and that
he sought to shoot down the railroad men
at Indianapolis in that strike. We present
every point and detail of the document
but condensed into brief space for more
| convenient reading. Let it be stated in the
outset that prominent Democrats like the
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, and in.
fiuential newspapers ike the New York
World and Sun discredit these charges and
denounce them as silly and untrue; but it is
also true that both the press and managers
as well as the speakers of the Democratic
party generally, are lndustriously circulat.
ing these stories, for the avowed purpose o
influencing the workipgman'S vote.
THE CHARGES.
| Soon after General Harrison's nomina.
tion the story was put afoot that ne hac
| said "a dollar day IS enough for any
| workingman." Also, that be had said Il
would force you to work by the bayonet
[ would shoot you down like dogs" Nc
man except Ed. f. Gould was found tc
| father these charges. Immediately the In.
| dianapolis Journal offered 81, 900 Tor any
proof Of the first charge being true and put
the money into bank to that end. Also,
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
For any proof of the truth of the second
charge, and put the money in Fletcher's
Indianapolis bank to that end. Neither
sum has been successfully claimed. Au
gust 29th, two months after, Leon f
BAliey, oi Indianapolis, u contrere OF Sin
Coy, now in State prison for the tally-sheet
iorgesies, made a speech rtileTating tie
| charges, and saying that the words were
spoken at
THE CONFERENCE,
Between the strikers and the Citizens Ar
bltration Committee, of which Genera
! Harrison was member. Bailey was chal
lenged to prove his charges. He has ut
fcrly failed % do So, and aisiiits he was moi
present at The conference, out furnished
statements of men who said they were
/ present ard had heard words that lee
| them to believe Harrison was opposed tc
| the strikers. These statements failed tC
support the charges in any respect.
| September 26th Ed. T. Gould pub
! lished a letter, with an affidavit by John G
Schwartz, which set out that he, Schwartz
in 1877, was in the employ of the c., C. C
and i. line, was present at the conference
and heard General Harrison say ''Tha
the men (strikers) ought to return to thei
work; that the railroad coald not afford t.
pay higher wages; that the wages wer,
enough, and that one dollar per day wa
enough for any workingman that he him
| calf 4l,ot
ENHANCING THE LIES.
About that time circular was issued b,
Local Assembly 263, Knights of Labor, a
Canisteo, n. Y, containing a letter b,
Gould as Secretary of District Assembly
106, Knights of Labor, reiterating the lies
and adding, that Harrison had said tha
workinGmen only ate two meals day
and cold lunch; that their families sci
dom ate warm meal that the food wa
usually coarse; that sowbeliy was tn,
usual meat; that if he were Sheriff or Gov
ernor he'd force the men back to work i
he had to wade in blood to the tips of hi,
fingers" Also, that Governor William,
! refused to order out troops, but authorized
the militia to be ready if riots should
break out; that Harrison was a militi,
| Captain, drilled q company and mdrched /
TO the depot to start them trains b.
force" That the Governor and Mayo
headed him off, and that he then said
"Well shoot the dogs; hanging is too gooc
for them"
MAILING FALsEHooDs.
So much for the charges. Now th,
proofs show:
l. There were between 200 and 300 pec.
pie present at the conference.
2. Neither Gould nor Bailey were present
or claim to have been.
| 3. Gould is in the employment of the
| Democratic Committee.
DR.. 7. h. Jamison, one of the leading
physicians of indianapolis declares, on the
| 9th OF October, 1888, that be was q mem
Der of the committee appointed by Mayor
Caven. The Strikers Committee met with
it and stated their case, that their wages
$50 cents to 81 40), were too low. The
whole committee agreed with them. Gen
| eral Harrison said Your wages are toe
low, and we will do ali we can when we
meet the employers TO have the wages ad-
vanced, and see that you have longer time
given you" | heard all Harrison said. lie
never said g a dollar day is enough, etc. y
or that " he'd wade in blood to force the
men to work" or would shoot them
down like dogs" or anything in any way,
word or sentiment like it, or any part Of it
lie did say, in substance, this: 1T is
better for all parties concerned that there
be no lawlessness while the negotiations
are pending
The reports of the meeting in the next
mornings papers at that time fully con-
hrm these statements.-EDs. RECORD
UNION
MORE OF IT.
DR.. Jemison goes on to say that there
CanSrrrl nf f,ar,a-ol uar \.
strikers; that subsequently the committee
met the railroad officials, who replied that
they did not think they could raise the
wages at once, bnt would do so as fast as
they could, and would give the men full
time Immediately.
General Z. S. Foster and General Fred
kneher, Union soldiers of the Rebellion
are next in line of statement The first
wss United States Marshal for Maryland,
under Garfield,snd the latter for many years
| Pension Agent. The first was on the Citi-
zens' Committee referred to. These, with
| Joseph r. Perry a prominent druggist OF
Indianapolis, were present at the confer
| ence, and swore that they heard ali tha,
| General Harrison said ard they unite in an
affidavit, sworn 10 October 8, 1888, that be
| did not use the language charged, or any,
| thing ike ii, or that could be distorted tC
| resemble II, in WORD or meaning On the
| the contrary, he showed an earnest desire
| to have the wages given 10 the men thai
] they asked for.
| cLtNcHING APFIDAYITs.
John T. Presley was Sheriff of the
| county at the time. and for fourteen wears
before had been fireman and engineer on
| the Z. G. G. and |. Railroad, member ol
the brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and was in sympathy with the strikers and
| in close official relation with Governor
! Williams, the Mayor and the Citizens
| Committee. He swears to these facts, and
| that he knew most of the strikers; they
| were his friends, and he labored to secure
them the advance of wages they asked He
adds, that he was at the conference; tha
he did not hear General Harrison say as is
| charged, and that he (Hsrrison) did not
use any expressions such as Gould an6
Schwartz charge; that he knows both
! those men well that if any such language
| had been used he must haYe heard Of it
! He Eever heard striker speak in rebuks
| of General Harrison. Often during the
troubles General Harrison told him tha
the men ought TO be given ths
advance in their wages. He con
| cludes his affidavit in these words
In my opinion the strikers were indebted NOR
10 General HasriSon than 10 any Other man fo
| the prompt and dnlicdbte adjustment Of thei
Differences aotth their employers"
THE STRIKERS SPEAK.