The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-06-02
Hundred Incensed Work
men Fear the Presidents
Picture to Pieces.

Hundred 1acensed Work
men Tear the Presidents
Picture to Pieces.
New YoRK. May % A dispatch
from Wilmerding. Penn. to the
Evening World IS as follows:
Six hundred angry and disap-
pointed workingmen, who paraded
and labored and voted for Nc
KinIey six months ago, believing
that he would be, as he was
heralded, the advance agent of
prosperity last night tore down
the picture of the President from
the walls of their clubroom It
had hung their in an honored po-
sition. They stamped it under
foot and tore it into shreds.
Seven months ago SO strong was
their belief and so feryent their
desire to aid in Mo- inley's success
that they formed themselves in
clubs and purchased uniforms to
wear in parades. When tine ia
nous parade took PLACES in Canton.
Ohio, in hopor4of the Republican
these workmen paid
their own expenses to the town so
as to take part in the demonstra-
ton. Now they bitterly regret
what they did, and no words are
strong enough to express their
feelings.
The scene when the portrait of
the President was trampled upon
and then torn to bits was dra-
matte one. It began in the eft
ting room" of the Westinghouse
Air Brake Company. Four
HUNDRED OF THE MEN,
All skilled mechanics, and men
with families, had just received
notice of dismissal.
"Dull times and lack of work
was the cause assigned by the
company.
The discharge was bitter blow
to the men, and, as they we're told
there was no more work for them,
one of the men CHANGED to see a
Autograph of Mckinley, which had
been placed on the wall during the
days when they believed in him.
Look at Mckinley there!' he
shouted, pointing to the picture.
eHe was an advance agent of pros
perityl It's fine prosperity he's
brought us!''
'McKinley's prosperity be dam
ned" said another. eve made a
mistake when we believed him.
But we won't do it again
Bryan was the real thing. The
workingmen would have had a
show if he had been elected" cried
third.
By this time the temper of all
the men had been stirred. One
man shouted: "Tear that picture
down"
In a moment the big picture
was pulled from the wall. As the
leaders Jerked it down they tore it
to bits and threw the pieces to the
men.
WON'T FOOL THEM AGAIN.
There's your prosperity" they
shouted. There's the man who
was going to bring good times to
all of u.s."
"He won't fool us again. was
the cry as the men trampled upon
the picture and rubbed it into the
dirt of the floor.
Then, leaving the factory, they
went to the rooms which had been
used as headquarters for their Nc
Kinley Club. The walls were
covered with the insignia of the
last campaign, and prominent
among them was silk banner
bearing the picture of Mckinley
and the words: "Advance Agent of
Prosperity"
In moment this was torn from
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its place and thrown to the floor.
Then it was trampled and spat
upon while the men continued
| their work of destroying every
thing which reminded them of the
part they had taken in the cam
/ paign. Not until the walls were
bare did the men leave.
But even then they were not
through. Hurrying to their homes
they collected the uniforms and re-
Igalia they had worn at the femous
parade in Canton. These they
brought to an open lot in front of
the factory There they piled the
helmets and capes in heap, and