New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08
O'DONNELL FOR HARRISON.
THE HOMESTEAD STRIKE NOT AT ALL DUE
TO PROTECTION, HE DECLARES.
10 4 FRIEND IN THIS ClTY-THE DEMO
Gratis DISMAYED AT IT. And TRYING
TO BREAK ITS FoECE-DEMO-
Gratis TIE ENEMIES OF TIE
LoCKED-oUT MEN.

Unrh O'Donncll. the leader OF the Homestead srlk
ore denies the statements that he Is Democrat now
in a letter 20 John J. Burke. Of No. . East thirty
orst.st He declares that Protection is the greatest
blessing that American laborers have The letter
vos written in the Allegheny County Jan, anu ID 10
follows: ,,.u a.. ,o.o
nnH attaHe and knowing YOU 10 he interested IN my
caeo a. Won were on the GROUNDS III tHe nm, -
also knowing Yen to DC lntci , -, ," fro,,c yo
49,. w. pnUnb,r nf miscellaneous that are gong ule
rounds OF the daily press regarding hyS~l WI" "''
Sav~ been employed for years by the car
ncec people. and never lad ca,r 10 ' bv
a. G. Frlck. the newly elected chairman "i The sl.c
company His record In tn" T9kr Io r on roeR
ou, The country While head o. The srcnt c9ai aia
coke industries. which have no connection WIN INC
80 49, iahorinc u..n lv ransun ~ his arbitrary dedhgs
" Nth his mTloycs. Never. unul he became proiIh.
neny connstci VIA r. ~ lie nsrssem~n alonc Is due
The cntlre trouble that has blo,cd Tie history OF me
Thee is th.s about II: number Of alleged cham
Mons o, orr caso who have been the source OF con
ScmayngH before tho people Of the country pretend
inc nat the Homestead strike was caufed by 'he
tariff was always A Eysnn1Gan anh VA, Proiec
,lon'st today stronger than ever, and nHhopFn an
IN prison tonight becs S 81 S r,cT ofS mv Ioy
worldngmen who interested IN nc aus 81
American labor. beg Of thcfn not e. thnk 'T a
moment that Pu'ec'ion Is not 'ne greatest m1'sins
thnt can he bestowed upon rs. tn" srlt, AZ hnln"
stead was caused by the bulldog ienacy % one man
II restei with one MAJ whether or not there won'd
10 n lockout have pecr student q Protection
and Free Trade ard " We had Free Trad. t",n'orop
we W0 Ne n lpns Wbcher We wanted hen or pot
our fellow vorkncmen would - LIVING on re ,anc
m,sera6o pHnng" 21 'G veil, I' fodsy
know ireland know England n1t J Nnn%
-, no -ro countries should ircN:tl N
This country. The man whO wees he name Z" ne
Homestead wortinman 70 ithIr s% in'' ., '1e
Democratic party or 10 defeat f,esHH' "n''''"" -
tha deadnost Zoe 20 American labor.
TIE friend q ncno'Tsey Is ne fT,nd ., erf Fry
work'nrman IN mo United states.
This contradiction has boon provoked 'F "a" , c'n,
The nress regarding mo lalorng mon % liomcsi@,d
and trus. yor viii make MS known TO N" p'''''
aS hive no means 81 doing so.
PittsbuTg Nov. lSpcclaD.-lIurh ODonncIN go,
ter from tho Allegheny County Jail 70 Nc"'i DIN
friend in which m said the Iomc'cad s'rike was ho
due 70 tho Republican policy Of Protection ma M
vised all worknemcn 70 vote the Republican ucKct'
fell like n bombshcll among the Democratic d'fh"
goeucs who have been ueinc the Homestead oar ior
all II worth regardless ~ the Ncakre- Of 'h''I
case The Democratic "Ptsburg post 10 day lacked
The courar, 10 pullh O'DOnnciTs letter In fnll ana
tried TO XIII tic effect ~ certain portions Of IL BY
reasoning Chat lecauv ftw Democrats among th'
strikers had made speeches Tor Grover Cleveland
O'DOanc!l 4 traitor 10 MS constituents. INC li'
is ODonn.n IS the most intelligent ~ The Homestead
strikers HIS wages, thaub, 20 10" tarf policy %
the Republican party. ncvr IAN lcow $40 month
and he has always been Il Republican. ODonncll IS
leadership Of the Homestead strikers was never dis
putcd by ANYBODY until today. when The Democratic
press, ec.lnc It's sole argument slipping sway. tiled
in vain TO create I-icclng the part Of O'DonncF'
llc,.tcnants who at liberty.
A reporter for afternoon newspaper, upon ad
mission 10 the county jay Icing refused him today
sent special delivery letter 10 ODonncll and quicklJ
received reply by The Same method. the warden r.
fusng communication except through the mails. The
r.uOre. simply asked O'bJnncll II his letter 10 Nr
Enrkc was genuine. The reply 10 as follows:
| Allegheny County jail. Iitsburg. nov. I. 1899.
wrote the letter TO Mr.. J. j. Burke. In answer e
tanG as formerly. All the enemies Of the locked out
| pattison down Including Tho Ncgy-Nork Sun and
other Democratic papers II the worlingIncn Of tn,
| country do not defeat the Democratic National ticLc
| they Win be untrue 10 Themselves
! ~ HUGH O'DONNEIL.
Tonight Anal:nmatcd men who are true to Re
publican principles expressed regrets TINT certain re
marks OF Congressman Oates OF Alabama did not have
great circulation during the campaign. When Mr. Gate
came as the head Of the Congressional investigator,
committee ne privately expressed his great Sufprir
40 the big wages paid In itC aud steel mills here IN,
honestly admitted that he had expected 10 get mnci
valuable material for the Democratic party. but hht
! bcen dlcaDlsintcl.