The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-01

AnidaSlt to the Iruth OF the statement
and More arc Available.
The following letters and sworn state
men, tell their own story. They show
,,,s, how true friend 10 the wage
Garner Is Mr.. William Jennings Eryan.
who "a now asktnS the ;oilers OF the
country 10 vote for him as the Moses
who will lead them out OF the wilder
ress ot dlscoutCnt, and the physician
who will heal all their wounds with his
pntent free silver cure.
When Mr.. Bryan was a member OF the
Tay1 and means committee which
framed the Wilson bill u committee Of
window glass workers went to Wash
!aEton to protest against q reduction of
the tariff on foreign window glass.
While they were in the committee room
an Incident occurreed In which Mr.. Bry-
an. who was the most unrelentinS enc
NY OF protection on the committee, and
actors. The statement OF the c!rcum-
stance will be :Nund below and Is
sworn tn by the writer. Other gentle
men present are willing 10 make oath to
is truth and their names can be given.
Following Is the correspondence:
(Copy)
HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. u, 1896.
Mr Charles E. Flood. MounIsville. W.
Va:
DEAR SIR:-Your letter-of Septem-
Der s:h has been referred to: me for an
answer.
Ii iSa3 committee OF window glass
workers were sent to Washington to
protest against any reduction OF the tar
~ on window glaSs. William J. Bryan
waS q member OF that (wayS and
IacApS) committee. present at the hear
ing and a ve-y attentive listener. We
produced conclusive evidence that any
-cdaction IN the tariff would result in a
tina. !ndisputable evidence, the tariff
vas reduced, ard the workers suffered u
like reduction In their wages,
After the committee adjourned and
we're talking IN the committee room, a
manufacturer who was present and had
hem in tht business for over forty
years, explaining to Mr. Bryan the ben
cGc!al result OF the tariff TO the indus
tries OF this country, Mr.. Bryan said to
him: You are robbers." One OF the
workers COMMITTEE who heard the re-
mark said: III the employer Is q robber.
what are the workingmen?" He
'rromp,ly replied that they were beg
Sars. That !s substantially what h.
raid. II you have any doubt Of the cor
reciness OF this statement, write TO
Charles Bryant. i03 Fourteenth street,
Anderson, Indiana, who can substan
slate the above statement.
Respectfully yours.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Mr.. Campbell, who signs the above
letter, wE2 for many years president OF
the National Window Glass Workers
Union. aud Is known favoraoly through
ont the country
Following IL the letter received from
Mr. Charles Bryant. In response 20 a
request for vsrifcat!0n OF Mr.. Camp
SELLS statement:
(Cory.)
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept. 1G. 1896.
Mr. Charles Z. Flood.
DEAR SIR:-in answer TO yours of
the 18th inst.. will say that was
member OF tlsa window glass workers
committee that visited Washington
during the fall Of 1927 for the purpose
o. getting all the tariff We could on
window glass. as we were Informed
taat the Wilson bill would cut It down
Ct least 30 per cent.
Some OF us did have conversation
with ". J. Bryan, present candidate
.Yr President. I did not hear all he
sa.d to our men, but was present and
ga hear him say: "Gentiemen, do you
EnCw you are public beggars?" The
answer was made that We did not
consider Il begging 10 ask for prOtcC-
'Tn against the importation OF for
e.SH products. lie aRewred. Never
th"css. you are public bcggars." With
that he turned and left us.
Yours respectfully.
CHARLES BRYANT.
No. l03 Fourteenth Street.
Mr.. bryant WAS written 90 on re-
capt Of the above letter and asked II
no was willing to make oath to thu
Above statement aud he responded
Win the following affidavit:
tCopy)
ANDERSON, Ind. Sept. 81. 1895.
Mr Charles L. Flood. MoundsvNla. ".
Va.
DEAR SlR:-YOura Of the sd inst
received. You ask me to take oath to
"hdt | stated IN answer TO your for
m"r letter. In substance. I sRld.that
"yfelt and others were sent TO WASH
l"Sion In 1893 for the purpose Of max
.'F 4 statement before the ways md
means committee IN reference % the
NFlH on window glass. Some OF our
L'fn had Il CJnrcrFailJn with Mr.
Hryan after the full committee had
adjourned. | was not present all OF
1..NE ALI