New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
BRYAN INSULTED WORhMEN.
CALLED THEM ROBBERS AND BEGGARS
WHEN HE WAS IN CONGRESS-.

CALLED THEM ROBBERS AND BEGGARs
WHEN HE WAS IN CONGRESS.
THE PoPocRATIc CANDIDATES OUTRAGEOUS
TREATMENT OF A DELEGATION OF GLASS
WORKERS WHO CAME TO PLEAD FOR
PROTECTION TO THEIR INDUSTRY.
Harrisburg Penn. oct. 24-"You are a robber.'
You are public begsars" This harsh language
applied by William Jennings Bryan, while
a member of Congress. 10 body of window
glass workers who appeared before the House
Committee Ways and Means in behalf of
tariff to protect their labor in September. 1888
Mr.. Bryan a member OF the Way and Means
Committee and did all he could to destroy
every vcsiIge OF protection to labor in the com
pation Of a tariff bill thai is now a law. This
statement has been made frequently in The Trib-
une and is now sworn to by James Campbell. Of
Pennsylvania Of the best-krown window
glass workers in the United Sta;es-a who
has been foremost in the Efforts Of the work
ngmen before Congress to secure protection
to American abor-and by Charles Bryant. Of
Anderson. Ind. another window glass worker.
we'll known TO members Of the glass blowers as
sociatiOns throughout The country. Their alii-
davitS are as follows
A .commttee representing the Window Glass
Wothers' Organization of America. composed of
G9en r. E1rha, ad r. TeiGrn Al Al ~ ~ iaFrp'
Penn: G. l.. Cake and John kcaley. Of Jeanne'te;
Joseph Rgsins. Of Rridgcton :. j.. sent TO
WashiT e;on in sept tombe:. 1893. to protest against
produced conclusive evidence to any fair ir.mndcd
In reduction OF tie wares II the workers. Not,
withsandinG that evlGence the iarin WIS rcduced
" f.rV9n '' now cand,deta prssldent an ,hc
Democratic ticket was member Of the Ways and
nittre had adjourned manufaciuror who was
present got into conversation with Mr.. Bryan,
the rroteciire-,arif, sysicm' and II The tsriM on
would be forced 10 rednre tho wages of ~. work
Mr hryan looked him straieht in the eye and
said: You rrc . rohher." one oi our committo"
roircr %.' What are ' the wcrknernen m Hs
promptly replied: You are public hegears" one
of our committee said. we DO not consider T.
begging TO ask for protection aeains' tho cheap
pad labor Of foreign countries" 10 aid Never
th"less YOU aie public begfars ana with that
he iGn hS ,, ,g ThS ,c 9hoyc & Is sue
October u. IS's JAMES CAMPBELL
Mayor of IIarrisIurs James Campbell vho bo-
ins duly sworn. doth say that IN" foregoing state
~ ''' j. u. PATTEEsoN. Mayor
Anderson. Ind. Sept 2' lS"
Charles = Flood Moundssilie W VI,
asked me % taxi oath 70 what stated IN answer
my ana Gn o,hers 's e m seni iVS To- 5 In @ @
Tor the purpose Of making statement before the
I'm on wndSv. mfp glass Some Of our men had i"e
conyersa,lon with Mr BRYAN after tho FUN com
iirre they we're taking iariN but was 81 prcs,r,
and dd h.ar Mr bryan say, YOU arc public
upon 1t as begging 20 ask for protection against
he importation of forciGn product Tie then said
With this To al this svear swear yGsls ,laly
Subscribed and sworn - hcfor. me- ms the ie,h
Clerk 81 Madison Circuit Court. Indiana
At the time Of the above occurrence Congress
man Bryan was striving with might and main
Ia destroy the system OF meeting Government
expenses by import duties and - substitute
for them direct tax upon the people The d.
rect tax became a la and was set aside as
unconstitutional While in Congress Mr. Bryan
made many utterances Of equal violence against
a protective tariff law. Among other things he
said. in answer TO a question by Congressman
McKenna. Of California on March IL lS42 tha,
"the protective policy is similar the pickpocke,
policy Of putting a man's hand into another
mans pocket and extracting money from IL"
IL the debate on the floor Of the House upon the
present tariff law Mr.. Bryan said tina; Our
present system is a vicious system. created by
the necessities Of war and continued by favorit-
ism"
Again. H. said that "the purpose Of the pro-
tective tariff 10 transfer money from one
mans pocket to another mans pocket" Mr.
Brvan also declared that tdrif for revenue only
could not be levied without its authors so
arranging schedule as 10 make II a tarin for
protect On. and. therefore. he was opposed 10
a tariff because h was opposed 10 protective
tariff He believes in me ting all the expenses
of the Government by a direct tax upon the
people and in having absolute fre" trade