The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27

unwarranted attacks have been made
upon Senator NJ. A. Hanna. They are
are more bitter and have less regard
for the truth than those OF last year.
when the purpose was to drive the la
Dor vote from Mckinley. when Mr..
Hanna was urged last year 20 deny the
charges that he was crusher OF labor
he replied that he was not a candidate
before the people. He is candldatethis
year and as the same malicious false
hoods are being circulated from the
Democratic headquarters at Columbus,
Mr.. Hanna's friends among the work.
ingmen are refuting them.
Unsolicited statements by the hun
dred. over the signature OF men well
known and respected in labor circles.
have been received and are now being
circulated. To give them all In detail
would require too much space, but the
intelllgencer Is permitted TO give ex-
tracts from some OF these many voluu-
tary statements. II should be here sta
ted that Mr.. Hanna Is and has been
for years one OF the largest employers
OF labor in Ohio. During his active
business career he has had tn his emf
ploy over 10000 men, representing al
most every class Of workingmen. 1t
Is a fact. however, that few employers
in the country have had so few strikes
among their employees. The enterprises
he is now interested In employ $500
men. the pay rolls OF the several COM
panies aggregatlng S2i3,S6s per month,
or nearly 100000 per year.
The coneensus OF statements from all
sources aIsong these employees Is that
their condition is good; that Mr. Hanna
has encouraged organized labor and
that they have had steady employment
even In hard times A few facts are
herewith briefly presented:
FIRST TO RECOGNIZE oRGANIzA-
TIoN.
1t may not be generally known, but 1t
IS true. that N. A. Hanna was the first
coal operator in the bltuminous fields 20
recognize organized labor. This has
been established by published cor
respondence between Hon. Andrew
RoV. OF Glen Roy Ohio. for years in
spector OF mines In Ohio, and Mr. John
James, ex-secretary OF the Miners Ma
,Ionai Association, which was the eff
fective organization OF mine workers
from 1872 to 1871. Mr.. Roy recently
wrote Mr. James for statement OF Mr..
Hanna's attitude at that time. and the
following is Mr.. James reply, from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he
now resides. The letter, which is dated
September "a. 1887, is as follows:
Hon. Andrew Roy
Glen Roy. Ohio.
DEAR sIR:-It affords me pleasure
to respond to your letter Of the 18th
inst.
The dealings which the Miners Ma
tion Association had with Mr. NJ. a.
Hanna. now United States senator
from Ohio, we're ever cordial and friend
lv. HE WAS THE FIRST MINING
OPERATOR IN THE BITUMINOus
FIELDS OF THE UNITED STATES
TO RECOGNIZE THE CARDINAL
PRINCIPLE OF ARBITRATION IN
THE SETTLEMENT OF WAGE DIS
PUTEs BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND
FMPLOYE, AND THE FIRST TO
RECOGNIZE THE MINERS MA
TIoNAL ASSOCIATION He cordial
" Joined with the officers OF the Nation
al Association in ar earnest endeavor
10 have arbitration adopted By both
parties in interest. II Mr.. john Sem
ey, the president OF the association,
were living. ne would. although polite
ally opposed TO Mr.. Hanna. join with
me in testIfyinE 10 uniformly fair
treatment accorded the association and
its officers by Mr.. Hanna,
During the whole OF our Intercourse,
/ did not at any time discover the
slightest evidence OF the "arch enemy
of labor" or OF any enemy OF labor In
Mr.. Hanna on the contrary, found
him one Of the most intelligent, consld-
crate aud conservative gentlemen had
ever met In the whole range OF my min
ing experience. He was ever accessible
TO Us. although through force OF cir
cumstauces we we're not Ia him. THE
REAL RIGHTS OF LABOR HE
10th RECOGNIZED. AND WITH
OUT A QUESTION ADMITTED.
] write you freely in simple justice 70
Senator Hanna. I have had no busl-
ness relations or correspondence with
him for years, and have never asked a
political or other favor az his hands In
my life. Yours very truly.
JOHN JAMES,
Ex-secy. Miners National Association.
A LATER PERIOD.
Coming down to a later period, It will
be remembered that on the Goth OF last
June. William Warner secretary Of
the United Mine Workers OF the Pitts.
burgh district in an authorized inter
view. protested against the manner IN
which tho names Of himself and Pat
rick Dolan, president Of the mine
workers, we're being used In state.
ments concerning the alleged treat
mont OF miners bg Senator Hannn
Mr.. Warner N FREQ Hivor man, nnl
supported Bryan, He does Mr., Hannn
the Justice to say, however, that all tA'
etories Of his being m enemy to laboi
are untrue. In his lengthy statement
Mr Warner says. among other things
"The work done by Mr. Young nnt
the Panhandle Coal Company, u
which Mr. Hanna Ia Htockholder. ant
Daniel Hanna, his son, IL manager
does not date from the time Mr. Hanna
entered actively into politics. Lonf
before DO was thought or IN this con
nection IN took the stand TO pay III,
highest wages In the district.
"To.daV he " paying the hlghes
price paid tn the Pittsburgh district
Not only that, he n faifct In his deal
inEa with his wotkmen than nine
tenlhB Of the operators, and this n ON
Of tho greatest boonH 20 suifernF min
era, who Invariably are robbed of mos
Of their carnlnga
"whiie cannot conhcicntlouaiy sup
mort Mr. Hanna In MI political views
yol nothing would rive mo create
fieaautn than 10 dlsabuao Che minds q