The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-02
MAYOR HOPKINS,
According to tho Statements Made
by psba aud Howard,
ADVISED TaE RAILROAD STRIKE
For Which tho ofIlpSrs Of tho AmorI,
can Hallway Union ara Now serving
sontsnoss-rhey HAD Not Thought
OF That LiOo OF Attack un.l Mayor
Hopkins Suggested It,


prints the following in its nOwH columns
to-day;
Rx.Mayor HopkiuV. OF this city, al.
vlssd the great railroad stFikO Of 1884,
which endaA,ia Sueh disastrous loss Of
life aud property, This assertion. ia
made by George W, Howard, vico presi-
dent and ex.membSr Of the board at
directors Of tie American Railway
Union, aud IL confirmed by Eugens V.
Dsbs, president Of the American Rail-
way Union. Mr.. Howard said to-day;
"AIsyor Hopkins did advise psn' to
tie up tho railroads, and there are wit.
nossSl to prove it, II is Tue truth, and
the ex.mAyor cannot deny 1t, | Temem'
her the meeting we'll. II happened in
this way;
"Ths convention was In ssasion In
Ullchs hall, and the question was how
to bring Pullman to terms. II was some
time previous to the ordering OF the
strike against the railroads that We re-
Ceived word that Mayor Hopkins would
ike TO zee ua Dsba and ], OF course,
WeTe willing 10 meet the mayor. We
met him in the Sherman mousse. There
were with him his partner, secord, and
one or two city officials, aud q newspa'
per representative. The other persons
were Dshs aud myself. We met him
in the lobby near the clerks desk. In.
PRODUCTIONS followed, and then the pros.
pective strikS became the topic. said:
"I believe ! know how We eau bring
Pullman to terms. | have thought II
out to my s0tlSiaGtion. II We can stop
work at his repair shops We can event.
uRlly stop the running OF his cars
Within short time car inspectors Will
refuse to pass sleeperS in need oil re-
pairs. As tho roads must have the
uaud number, they will demand that
Pullman live up TO the terms Of his con-
tract He will be unable 10 do so, and
the roads will be only too glad to got ont
from under HE monopoly, and no will
have TO DO something,
Mr.. secord spoke up Directing to my
plan, and said the best thing was to re-.
fuse to haul Pullman sleepers. Mayor
Hopkins then spoke an aud said:
"'ThRt's right; tie them up, Dsbs, tic
them I'D. II you only get one or two
roads it will shut oil the revenue and
bring the old man to arbitration, !
knew him for good many years, aud !
know he will continue TO fight. Tho
shops don't cut much OF figure. Money
goes out there rs wolf as it comes in,
As Secord sayS, tho railroads will make
the repairs on his cars, and no can shut
down the shops aud keep them closed
until the men Starve. the only thing
to do is to tic up some OF the lines that
hauf his cars. :"
"what did Mr.. Debs say2"
"He had little to say. but he made
some remark to tho effect that hs be.
lieyed the mayor was right about the
best way 10 bring Pullman to some
agreement.'
"Whas other conference did you have
with the mayor"
~ do not recall any subsequent ones
at which Mayor Hopkins offered advice.
Soon alter the meeting the boycott WAS
declared. and the trouble spread, as is
Wellknown. do not care to speak oil
the effect OF the mayors attitude on tho
police, or what We learned OF the way
tuo uOVhNluluuh VIVA GOnuuGhoN'
A representative Of tho "(lmcs.lIer.
aid" visited tho McIIOnry county Jail, at
Woodstock, where Eugene DebS issorv.
ing the sentence imposed for contempt
OF court. Towards statement, as given
above, was outlined to him.
"That atatement, said Mr., DebI, "is
substantially correct. do not feel that
It would be quite right for me 10 repeat
what Mr.. Hopkins said on that occa.
sion. II has been q good while since
then, and no public mention has ever
yet been made Of the conversation.
would not, OF my own accord, repeat 1t,
but aimee you ask me whether II is truU,
] can't deny it without lying. and II
refuse to discuss the matter, its truth.
iulnesI will be taken for granted. do
not understand That the conversation
was altogether private. Secrecy was
not enjoined, but at the came time
have Somo dsllCRcy about speaking OF it,
II the mayor thought he was right, do
not eco why he should hesitate to stand
by what be said
~ was very much impressed with
what Mir. Secord and Mayor nopkins
said about bringing Mr.. Pullman to
forms, By refusing to handle Pullman
cars. We thought at tho time TINT tho
public would bN with US. and we wore
willing 10 handle nil trains il tho sleep.
eFs were disconnected"
Mr.. Hopkins was At one time m en-.
poyO OF tho Pullman company, but was
atlerward discharged by Mr.. Pullman.