West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-17
CONFIDENCE STILL At LARGE.
WOFkilsm0n Reaping the Whirl.
wind.
ECHOES OF TmELArR CAMPAIGN
The Advance Agent of Prosperity
Denounced
Fro n the ritt.burs Post.

were torn to shreds and tr,mpled
2nder foot by angy Vorkmen at the
Wilmerding plant of the Westing .
house Airbrake company yesterday
-Four hundred emloyes OF that cor
porition had just been indefinitely
suspended. Business depression
and lack OF orders were assigned
AS the cause Of the company's cdIct.
Immediately aftur the notices were
received the workmeu rushed TO the
fitting room, where campaign ban.
ners and Representations of the pres
llent hung. MInY OF the men
dropped from the comp pny's pay
rolls arc among the most skilled
mechanics employed At the big Will
merding workshops. A large mum.
Der have been with the concern for
periods ranging from 10 to 10 and
II years. A great number Of these
men became members OF the John
Dalzell Republican club of Wilmer
ding during tho recent Bryan Nc
hlnley campaign. They wore costly
uniforms; the best grade OF capped
mackintoshes, white plug hats, etc, f.,
and carried rich gold colored silk
um brellas, indicating they were for
"McKinleY and an honest dollar,
protection, reciprocity, and good
times" They went to Canton,
logged in their cam paign reg ALA, to
hear how the mills would be opened
and how after they were set going
tho mints would open themselves.
The working forces Of the Will
merding plant consists Of 5000
men. November Bird the company
could find employment for only
1000 OF them, owing TO the silver
agitation, it. was said Many be-
lleved Bryan should be elected and
healtated before joining the Dalzsll
club. When it became kEowa that
all the workmea were expected to
make the trip to Canton open re-
bellion was talked Of. 1t was CON
sidered best, though. to go.
After the campaign all pictures,
banners aud "honest dollar" en-
blems were beautifully framed and
hung in the fitting room, the larg
est in the workshop, where men Of
the highest skill were employed.
Among the various other things
was picture OF President McKin.
ley, heroic size, u Il frame Gx3 feet.
Beside 1T hung another great frame
containing a picture representing
Mr.. Mckinley pulling aside cur.
taia displaying great maHufactorY
with dense columns Of smoke belch.
ing out Of the smoke stacks. "Pros-
peritJ's advance agent" was bid
ding a great number Of workmen,
starved looking individuals, who
were supposed to have had no en-
ployment during the Cleveland
reign, 60 within and find employ
ment. All the gaudY banners were
there, too.
Soon the force OF employees began
TO be reduced, and cuts in wages
ranging from 10 to rs per cent
were announced. About 2 o'clock
yesterday workmen on the frat
floor we're called into the office and
received their notices. They hung
about awhile. Finally it became
known the orders Of dismissal we're
quite general. Each floor and each
department was relieved Of gOodly
portion. About tho time the men
from the fitting department were
being called, some one rushed into
the fitting department and called
out.
"Iho ripper is passed -
Everyone wanted 10 know when,
and man yelled out: "Just now,
! down in the Office" Just at that
time several men from the depart.
mont, who had then received their
notices, returned, followed by
about 200 others Of the unfortu
mates. They ran MP the stairs, and
in a moment tho big picture Of the
, president was sent to the aoor.
| Crash went tho glass. The franc
was jorkod apart. and the big pict.
,urc was grabbed by a hundred
I hands. lt vas torn into shrod3
and cast about on Che floor. Si.
] multanoously tho picture OF tho ad