The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-07
STANDS BY MIR. HANNA
FALSE CHARGES DENolinc.,
BY SECRETARY WARNEs
United Mine Workers. secretarv O..
the Ohio Senator Has Improved n.
Condition of HE Men-Fai.e stor,..
Circulated About Him.
Enters q Prote.t.

William Warner, Secretary of tho TIL.
ed Mine Workers OF the Pittsbur,
trict, has entered IN earnest protes, :.
the manner in which the names OF mine.
officials are used in statements concern;n.
the treatment Of miners by Senator Mar
A. Hanna. He says:
All these stories published about IN. 40,
tude OF Mark Hanna on labor nre ,s att-
every time you see the names OF myself =.
Patrick Dolan. President Of the ijs,,,au.'
coupled with these stories. II Is done with
OUT on, khowledge. i nave denied them re
peatedly: but what can do to stop their cir.
culation? ~" s'r
The true story OF Mr.. Hannas attitude "a
his workmen and toward union labor as "a,
as MS mining interests In Western PennsyI.
vania are concerned. IL that he Is the best
man In the whole district to work for
] do not know Senator Hanna-neyer san
him In my life. Mr.. Dolan and myself yoted
the free silver ticket last fall, and Will do
so again IL we can get chance We have
no interest In Mr.. Hanna's candidacy for
United States Senator In Ohio. but the fact
thar we are opposed to him In politics seems
10 nave given some writer's the Idea thar
they are licensed to use our names to tell
absolute falsehoods about him.
AIT. Hanna never 10 my knowledge took
an active Interest," "a the mines here His
general manager, Thomas l.. Young how.
ever. has done more than any other man
TO bring about better condition OF tha
miners. He has worked night and day in
conferences and committees. pleaded with
operators walked over the entire district
spent bis own money. and has been verI.
table slave trying to do some good. neglect.
Ing his own business. and now his employer
Is rewarded with abuse and lies after hay
Ing lost thousands OF dollars in seeking 10
maintain the mining price.
nave written the miners In Ohio that
such proceedings are disgraceful hay,
advised them to defeat Mr.. Hanna on a
straight silver issue II possible. but II they
want friend TO miners every miner In the
United States should he for him. The work
done by Mr.. Young and the Pan Handle
Coal Company. In which Mr.. Hanna Is q
stakeholder. and Daniel Hanna. his sou, 10
manager. does not date from the time Mr.
Hanna entered actively into politics. Long
he took the stand to pay the highest wages
In the district. IL Mr.. Hanna has done this
for political effect IL has cost him several
fortunes. / d onot believe this. however.
To-day he Is paying the highest price paid
In the Pittsburg district. He has a contract
price even II he desires It. while all bis
competitors are paying their men 8 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
Invariably are robbed OF most Of their earn
;ings.
While I cannot conscIentious'y support
Mr.. Hanna In his political views, yet moth.
Ing would give me greater pleasure than TO
dlsabuse the minds OF the people OF Ohio
that Senator Mark Hanna Is tyrannlca.
mean. or pays his workmen less than his
competitors. II there were n greater nun.
Der OF Mark Hannas there would be less des-
tltution and complaint among the coal
miners.