Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-25
PoMERoY AT BRIDGFPoRr
a Little Recent History Pertinent to the
Subject.

Subject.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-Wm. Pomeroy, the ex-bell boy,
read an essay to a fairly good crowd OF
intelligent citizens at this place Friday
evening Judging from his childish
propositions ana silly illustrations he
would be better paced now as bell
boy than as a statesman. He is either
densely ignOran. or presumed largely
upon the ignorance of his hearers. His
appearance here would not call for no.
tice were it not for his personal attack
upOl Mr.. Sovereign. who spoke here
recently. Mr.. Sovereign could not be
bought by the bo0dlers, but stood firm
for his manhood and the trust the great
cause of labor has repOsed in him. Mr.
POmerOy voted and fought Tor Cleveland
ana tariff reform IN %, now he says
the reenac,ment CT the Mckinley law
will be the panacea for all our ills.
The following bit of history taken from
the Cleveland Citizen, organ Of the Cen
/ ira, Labor Union. will be of interest 10
those whom he tries TO deceive and
whose confidence and trust he speculat-
cd upon. He is branded as forger and
traitor. How much importance should
be attached to the words OF SUCH a
man:
MARK HANNA AND LABOR.
From the Cleveland Citizen, Organ OF the
Central Labor Union.
Chicago is the storm centre Of the
present great political battle. Pages
might be filed with descriptions Of the
movements Of the chiefs of both armies
land not one-half would be told. One
prominent feature of this campaign is
the wholesale purchase Of the well
known boodlers and d.sreputable hang
ers-on o fine labor movement by Mark
Hanna. This course was adopted Ow-
ing TO the attack that the Cleveland
Central Labor Union made against
Hanna on account OF his labor record
before Mckinley was nominated, and
also the assaults made upon the tin
plata gods hackers at Milwaukee, Los
Angeles and other places
"Hanna. Payne, Otis and the other
l9hnr crushers concluded that their in
famous records would be overlooked If
certain labor leaders" could be in
duced to take the stump for their can
.Hidl-e. that the un,hinking would
argue that. as labor agitators were
rH9nna's friends. the reports about him
as q union-smasher were campaign
lies. They were unsuccessful IN Their
.uucmp-s to seduce reputable trace
un.on.sts. and were finally compelled
70 take the skaters. But the Chicago
b7od,e gang were not hired joyfu,ly
Hanna was shrewd enough 10 see that
The hiring CT Pomeroy and his disrepu-
tables might have a boomerang effect,
and lie acted cautiously.
I. will be remembered that shortly
AFTER the Republican national c0nven-
lion an attack was made upon u. D..
PAYNE the Milwaukee street railway
maPna'e. and one of McKinley's strong
est supporters, and then was suddenly
dropDel. Il seems that Pomeroy gang
had decided to demand $4,000 from
Hanna. Several meetings were he'd, at
which Hanna. Kch,slat, Payne and
Prmerov were present, and the latter,
who controlled the Chicago Trades As
semblv Investigation committee, used
il as a club. and finally secured $1Q,S0O,
If which sum e is understood The king
min of the boCdlers received $4,000.
"As has been stated before in this
oarrr the Chicago end Of the war upon
P3vrc was drOppe because letter pur-
ro-tinr 10 come from Milwaukee, was
read at a meeting Of the Trades Assem-
b'v In which the request was male that
such acton be taken, and It was stated
That PAYNE had experienced a change Of
besrt and would treat organized labor
fg,rlv. Now # turns out that The letter
was a forgery, and it is charged that
P9mcroy wrote it and signed the names
IF lanes Flint. president OF me Mi
waukee street railway employees, and