The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-11


| the Illinois Central railroad Thursday
morning in the private office of the lat
| ter. The probabilities are that Pullman
will never forget the interview till the
day of his death.
NJ. w. DAILY of New Orleans was the
| only Witness and it was due largely to
| his presence that some of Duke Pull
mans aristocratic claret was not spilled
on the carpet. Pullman blanched at the
verbal castigation he received: II was so
| utterly unexpected that for several mo-
| ments he was in a condition bordering
| on apoplexy. On recovering his equili-
| brium. mental and physical, he left the
Office of the second vice-president and
has not been about his accustomed
haunts since.
NJ. w. Daily has charge of the con-
struction of bridges for the Illinois Cen
trail railroad company, with headquarters
at New Orleans. He was here to attend
the funeral of his brother and before re-
turning home paid visit to the offices
of the company. and was soon in the
presence of Vice-President Harahan.
Subsequently George NJ. Pullman put in
an appearance.
Closing the door leading TO the office
where the clerks are stationed. he took
| a chair. The air at once became sultry.
Not Fit to Govern Men.
Vice-President Harahan has a legiti-
mate grievance against Pullman and he
! lost no time in airing ii in an artistic and
forceful manner. The duke began TO
talk about the strike and its effect on the
| Illinois Central This was the opening
wedge. 1t aroused all the ire in the
portly form of the vice-president. and,
turning in his chair. his eyes blazed as
they riveted themselves on the sole cause
of the present trouble.
You are not fit to govern men," said
Vice-President Harahan. Instead of
visiting your own works you have a
| number Of superintendent who furnish
you with reports" said Harahan. land
when they are coIored to- suit you you
take them as facts. and the result is that
| business is enlarged. poverty stalks all
over your grounds. In a word, you are
alone responsible for the present condi-
tion of things among railroads. Why
don't you go out among your employees
and see things for yourself; if you did
there would be no such trouble.
Then followed a number of names such
as ''thick-head," Incompetent over
rated" and the wind up was that the
vice-president shook his fist in decided
| ly threatening manner under the stubby
| nose of George NJ. Pullman.
The latter grasped the chair in both
hands for support; he was so complete
| ly taken back at the rebulSe of Mr.. Hara-
| han that he failed to speak for several
| seconds. When he did recover from the
merfted scoring he had only time TO say:
But, Mr.. Harahan-
Round Two short and Hot.
Then the vice-president trimmed him
self for the second round.
You think, perhaps, that because you
have a contract with this company that
you can rub it into us?''
The mercury in the thermometer went
up TO the blood-heat point at this re-
mark. The vice-president was livid with
rage; Pullman was helpless.
But you can't" continued Harahan.
Never will we submit to it," and then
| he threw his hat against the floor for
the purpose of giving emphasis TO the
| ultimatum of the Illinois central railroad
| company.
The atmosphere was still sultry in the
room. and the few seconds occupied as
| a breathing spell did not assist in cool
| ing it a particle Pullman's hat rested
| against the side of the desk, and in his
agony he trampled 1t under foot. His
| immaculate linen became shriveled the
perspiration stood out on his forehead
| in big drops, while occasionally his
en- with the palsy. For once the auto
crat had met his match, and cold, indis-
| putable facts were hurled at him till he
presented a pitiable sight.
Mr.. Daily looked on in utter amazement
at the scene. He was likewise troubled.
When the silence hocauna absolutely
painful Pullman made an effort to speak
He didn't finish the sentence when Hara-
han again began to impale him. Then
he perceptibly frightened. Talk was a
relief. even If he couldn't speak him
self.
"Mr Pullman, the railroads are losing
$25O.0O0 a day owing to your obstinacy.'
! said Mr.. Harahan. "It is inexplicable to
me why you should ever permit such a
condition of affairs to prevail without
becoming personally cognizant OF the
situation. You are unfit to be a president
of any company. You know nothing of
| the actual condition OF things and II
you went to your much-talked-of town
| today the chances are that you would re-
| ceive serious treatment. Still the stu
| alton does not seem to worry you. You
| are deluded with the idea that the rail-
roads will fight your battles. Never was
a man more badly mistaken. 1t may
take some time for this fact to impress
/ itself upon you, but the time will surely
come, and when you begin TO adjust
matters IL may be too late. Such ignor-
/ ance of such deplorable condition of
| affairs on the part of the president OF
| such a company as you represent Is
| simply lamentable. The wonder Is that
| the trouble was not precipitated sooner.
why, you're figurehead; you're not
| the actual president Of the Pullman COM
| pany. for If you were you'd know some
/ thing about the actual state OF affairs
| IL George M. Pullman could have
| crowded into a crack when Vice-Presi-
| head president Of the Pullman company
| the chances are 900 to that he would
| have done so. He would have faced a
cannon 70 escape such a verbal excoria-
/ ton.
/ His B0utonniere Couldn't stnnd IL.
| The boutonniere, which forms such a
modest part of his makeup, withered I'm
| the lapel OF his coat when the words,
| "hgurehead president" were hurled at
the proud duke from Auburn, N. Y.
| From a duke to a flgurehead president
/ was a fall that even the boutonnfero
| couldn't stand. No wonder Il wilted
| After Vice-President Harahan had
/ given his opinion OF George NJ. Pullman
| 10 the latter gentleman's perspiring face
Il became apparent 20 Mr.. Pullman that
the cooling breeze from the lake would
i do more toward revivfng him than n