The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-03-01
disappointed worisingmsn.

/ not the enthusiastic Mckinley
supporters that they were il
! 1896 when they organized clubs
: and marched with Mckinley
These men realize now that they
were deceived by republican
promises and are beginning tc
express their indignation freely
and vigorously. Wages have not
been advanced as the Republi.
cans promised, in the event that
Mckinley was elected, but on
the contrary, reductions have
been the rule and the thousands
of workmen in the iron and steel
industry are earning less now
than in years. and there is so
much dissatisfaction in Pennsyl.
vania, that the Pittsburg Post
believes if the democrats make
anything like a united effort that
they will carry the State this
year. The broken pledges, like
chickens, are coming home to
roost, as was shown by an in
cident which occurred a few days
ago at Wheeling, West Virginia :
Several Wheeling steel work
ers who have been very badly
upset about the slice of "pros-
perity" which has been received
at that plant have expressed
their displeasure in very force
full manner. Ever since the
memorable campaign of 1896 a
large, faring Mckinley poster,
several feet long and wide, has
been hanging in the machine
shop of the steel works. After
hanging there untouched for so
long it met with rude treatment
the other day. A group of en-
ployes, the most of whom were
republicans, went to the mach
inc shop and quickly tore the
picture into ribbons. The in
cident caused considerable talk
about the works.
When the workingmen talk
and act in this way, it is fair to
assume that this will produce a
political change. Last week
there was meeting of working
men at Fall River, Mass, for
the purpose of expressing SYM
pathy for the striking cotton OBJ
eratives, and Albert Hilbert.
who is secretary of the Weavers'
Union, INDUCED in the following
suggestive remarks
Gentlemen, in 1896 [ voted
for Mckinley and prosperity, but
L was a sucker, and there were
thousands like me in the CITY.
No more of Mckinley prosperity
for me, [ tell you"
Charles Phillips, another lead.
er OF the union forces, was inter
viewed after the meeting by a
reporter for the Boston Herald.
and he INDUCED in the following
remarks on the subject of Nc
Kinleyism
"Oh, | worked for Mckinley
all right. I carried a broom. Il
stayed out of my work to get the
fellows together. and I spent
many a good dollar for the cause.
But II any gets me shout
ing for Mckinley again, you tell
me Prosperity Why, we're
worse than the slaves ever were !
We all thought he meant what
he said, and we all believed these
manufacturers, and we worked
for their cause. They gave it to
us in the neck from the time of
the inauguration. They've been
talking nothing but lower wages
ever since.
Were there many of you fell
lows for Mckinley ?" he was
asked.
MANY of us ? Why, the vote
was the biggest the republican
parry ever got mere, and | and
other fools with me went all ov-
or this town working for him as
though every minute meant a
dollar for us. Many of us? Why.
the procession we had here was
two miles long, and wasn't over
until after midnight. Many of
as -? Well, you look at the rec.
ords. What have we got for it +?
Well, you know. We've got II
20 10 per cent of q cut-down. No
young fellow who isn't married
IAN get out of the mills at the
time to support himself,
lot to say wife and family"
1t is quite safe to say that
1essrs. HILBERT and Phillips
'oiced the sentiments of nine
enths of the workingmen of this
ountry, who were deluded by
epublican spellbinders into the
'elief that the election of Nc
Ainley would be immediately I
ollowed by a food of prosper
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