The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
REPUBLICANS ARE ALARMED
 OVER EFFECT OF COAL STRIKE
General GrOSeVen of Ohio Says His Constituents Demand Immediate Relief Democrats May
 Secure Majority in the House.

Washington, Oct. u.-(Special.)-A con siderable amount of comment was ex cited several days ago by the appear ance in The Washington Evening Stal of a special dispatch from Columbus O., stating that in an interview printed there. Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, Rep
 resentative from the Eleventh Ohio Con gressional District, was represented a. saying that the coal strike. If continued
 until the November elections, would re
 suit in the defeat of the Republican Party and in riot and lawlessness. Gen eral Grosvenor, it was further stated
 feared to commence his campaign be cause of the attitude of the 5000 or nor, miners in his district.
 The Star claims to be an independen newspaper, but it Is independent in nam' only. At heart 1t is as thoroughly Re publican as any of the rabid Republican newspapers in this section of the coun try. This fact made the Grosvenor dis patch all the more significant. for i was argued that The Star could not have published such an item had 1t not beer assured of the correctness of the state
 ments made by its correspondent.
 Among many, however. the belief pre- vailed that prompt denial from Gros. NShoA Wouiu DC IL was Dt heved on account of the unusual nature of the remarks. coming from a Republi can. he would think it advisable to claim that he had been misquoted
 It appears that he was not misquoted
 and that, instead of merely giving ex
 pression to his views regarding the prob able political results of the coal strike ht went step further and advised some o1 the leaders of his Party of the menace which, according to his way of looking at the matter. is imposed by the strike.
 Afraid of the Situation.
 On October 4, two or three days be. fore the publication of the Columbus in. terview, General Grosvenor sent a tele. gram to Clement A. Griscom of New
 York. This telegram, which was not made public for nearly week after the date named. was as follows:
 Public sentiment in this section Uhe telegram was dated at Chicago), bitter against coal operators beyond description
 If continued will assure Democratic Con-
 sress and financial ruin. MT. Morgan, if
 he can interfere and effect settlement
 now, would establish himself in a posi-
 tion stronger than any living American The result would react favorably upon all
 his real enterprises. It would be bette. rom mere selfish standpoint than all the anthracite coal in the country is worth, but from the humanitarian stand point would be a benefaction. I go home tomorrow to .ace 5000 coal miners with a miner candidate against me-,
 Leaving out of the discussion the cbil. ity or inability of Mir. Morgan to settle the strike, the Grosvenor telegram no, only shows that the Columbus interview must have been based on fact, but that the Ohio Congressman is alarmed to ar unusual extent. Were this not the cast surely he would not have sent such {
 message as that which went to MT Griscom.
 General Grosvenor is a prominent mar
 in the Republican Party. He is one of th, leaders of the House of Representatives
 being a member of the Committee or Rules, which practically controls all leg | islation in the lower branch of Congress | He has grown gray in the service of hi | party, the rank and file of which look, | up to him as one who gives nothinf put good advice Under the circum stances nothing could more forcibly show the fear in which the Republicans now stand. Leaving the disastrous split or the tariff matter out of the question. they realize that the coal strike is fin itsa sulncient to bring about the election ot Democratic House of Representatives,
 Ihey dlsclaim responsibility for the strike, and in the next breath say it will
 II continued result in Democratic suc- cess and financial ruin.
 Democratic Success Bright.
 There have been some unfavorable dc. velopments in the Democratic Congress. sionai campaign, but it has all along been