Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
STANDS BY MIR. HANNA
FALSE CHARGES DENOUNCED
BY SECRETARY WARNER.
United Mine Workers Secretary esys
the Ohio Senator Has Improved the
Condition Of HE Men-False Stories
Circulated About Him.
Enters a Protect.


William Warner, Secretary of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of the Pittsburg uis-
trict, has entered an earnest protest at
the manner in which the names Of miners
officials are used in statements concerning
the treatment OF miners by Senator Mark
A. Hanna. He says:
All these stories published about the atti-
tude or Mark Hanna on labor are false.
every time you see the names Of myself or
Patrick Dolan, President of the district,
coupled with these stories, II Is done with
out our knowledge. have denied them re-
peatedly, but what can do to stop their cir
culation?
The true story OF Mr.. Hannas attitude to
his workmen and toward union labor, as far
as his mining interests In Western Pennsyl-
Nania are concerned. Is that he Is the best
man In the whole district to work for.
90 not know Senator Hanna-neyer saw
him In my life. Mr.. Dolan and myself voted
the free silver ticket last fall, and will do
so again III we can get a chance. We have
no interest In Mr.. Hanna's candidacy for
that we are opposed to him In politics seems
TO have given some writers the Idea that
they are licensed to use our names to tell
absolute falsehoods about him.
Mr. Hanna never to my knowledge took
an active interest In the mines here. His
general manager, Thomas Il. Young, how
ever. has done more than any other man
TO bring about better condition of the
miners. He has worked night and day In
conferences and committees, pleaded with
operators walked over the entire district
spent his own money, and has been a ver-
table slave trying To do some good, neglect
Ing his own business, and now his employer
Is rewarded with abuse and lies after hav-
Ing lost thousands of dollars in seeking to
maintain the mining price.
| have written the miners In Ohio that
such proceedings are dlsgraceful. / have
advised them to defeat Mr.. Hanna on a
straight silver Issue II possible, but If they
want "A friend to miners every miner In the
United States should be for him. The work
done by Mr.. Young and the Pan Handle
stakeholder, and Daniel Hanna. his son. Is
manager, does not date from the time Mr..
Hanna entered actively into politics. Long
before he was thought of In this connection
he took the stand 10 pay the highest wages
In the district Ii Mr. Hanna has done this
for political effect ii has cost him several
fortunes | d onot believe this however
To-day he is paving the highest price paid
In the Pittsburg district. He has IA contract
with his men whereby he cannot reduce the
price even II he desires IL. while all his
competitors are paying their men cents
less per ton. Not only that he Is fairer In
his dealings with his workmen than nine
tenths of the operators, and this is one OF
the greatest boons to suffering miners, who
ings.
While / cannot consclentiousy support
Mr.. Hanna In his political views, yet moth
ing would give me greater pleasure than to
disabuse the minds of the people Of Ohio
that Senator Mark Hanna Is tyrannical,
mean, or pays his workmen less than his
competitors. IL there were greater num-
titution and complaint among the coal
miners.