Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-10-13

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OF PASSING.
This Representative Smith, of In
diana, and Boulton of Clearfield, had
refused to do up to this time. Smith.
of Indiana. accompanied your commit
tee Just before the house convened
this afternoon to see Plummer, and en-
deavor to get the bill out Of committee.
At first we could get no satisfaction.
Finally Brother Hamilton Informed
Piummer that he understood that he.
PlummeT, was aspiring for the nomi-
nation, and that If he was successful
in securing the nomination and in
tended to run for state treasurer at the
next election, that HIS attitude in con-
nection with our bills would not entitle
him to expect any support from the
miners of District No. or the work
ers throughout the state. Plummer
then promised to give the bill his care
full attention at the earliest opportun-
ity."
PIummer's Attitude Toward Labor
interests.
The report continues: "In harmony
with the statement made at the com
mencement of our report, we desire
to present a more detailed statement
in connection with the attitude or
Plummer in the treatment of our bills.
We stated that one of the reasons we
had In view in presenting our report
enemies, both open and concealed,
should be unveiled for the future bene-
fit of all concerned, both to those who
might be sent in the capacity of leg
islative committees to Harrisburg and
TO the voter who might inquire for the
record of any candidate serving at
present as representative, and who
might again solicit their suffrage in
electing him to some elective Office.
Representative Plummer Is aspir-
ing for the office of state treasurer, one
of the most important offices within
the gift Of the people of this common
wealth This office should only be fill
ed by men of the most sterling worth
and character. He must by all means
be clean and honest, pure and open and
above board, in all his dealings.
"As Mr.. Plummer was the chairman
of the appropriations committee, he
was the principal member of this COM
came in contact in looking after the
measures submitted to the care of the
appropriations committee. Whether
Plummer voiced the sentiments OF the
majority of the committee in the ma,
jority of the interviews with us or not
we are unable to say, or whether his
expressions and attitude were fndiVid-
ual and simply his own personal ex-
, pressjons.
His expressions, according to your
committee, were not considered as
friendly to the legislation submitted
by the miners. That he was not open
and above board your committee
thinks the statement already made In
connection with his offer to Represen-
tatives Smith and Boulton, offering
them to give this bill submitted to his
committee consideration if they would
support one of the most rotten meas
ures presented to the legislature, a
,fat, hot ho1 oil lrn dxy
i been vetoed twice by the governor,
who gave as one of his reasons for We
toing it that it was not necessary, and
thus created means for useless ex-
penditure of money
| VIII Continue to Serve the Machine.
"IT IS TIE OPINION OF YOUR
| COMMITTEE THAT A MAN WHO
| WILL SCHEME AND WORK FOR
! THE CREATION OF USELESS OF
FICEs TO KEEP RING CRONIES
81 oF TIE m.ft'' PEopLEs MONEY USE
I.ESSLY. AT ONE TIME WILL con-
| TINUE TO DO SO WITH lNCREAS-
ED OPPORTUNITIES.
ITO substsntiate our reasons for
stating that we did not believe that
him to fill the capacity OF represen-
tative CT labor, he was representa-
| tive but he was not a representative
| o. the people and representing other
| interests in which the following sum-
| mary review of our dealings with him
! whilo ut Hargi. burg, and few cita-
| tiCns iro.l the conversations brought
| out during or interviews Will prove:
| During one OF oar conversations af-
| ter the cor i.issiCn bill had passed the
| house on second reading and had been
| referred to the committee on appro-
| pri-t!1ns the failure on the part OF
| this CUmnlit,e in reporting any bills
| until on or about the 2lst of March,
your committee as before stated, real
| iZiIg the Importance of getting the bill
| cut at the earliest possible moment,
| sought TO use every effort to accom-
| plish this purpose. We were Informed
| that our bill would be presented in
| the order in which it was received,
| that this was the rule.
Plummcr Disseminated Against
Miners.
1--WE did not wish to deViate from
| any established rule, even ikit were
possible for us to persuade the com
mittee to do so. If this was their
method OF doing business and they
| followed it out unbiased, We cons.d,
ersa thsIg sN msth99S lSNlr 9u!T To f9s rs
PLUMMER WOULD NOT LET THE
| COMMISSION BILL COME BEFORE
| THE COMMITTEE. We demanded an
explanation from Plummer for his at
| titlde in connection with refusing to
allow this bill to come before his com
mittee. and thue blocking it from conf
| ing before the house.
"HE PROMISED TO GIVE 1T CON-
| SIDERATION. INSTEAD OF CAR
| RYING OUT THIS PROMISE, HE
| PROCEEDED TO TURN THE MEM
| REftS OBJ THE COMMITTEE DOWN
| WHO WE'RE FAVORABLE TO THE
| BILL, EVEN ASKING REPRESENTA-
| TIVE SMITH, OF GLEN CAMPBELL,
HIS REASONS FOR BEING so
MUCH INTERESTED IN THE BILL.
| To this Mr.. Smith replied that hP con
| sidered the coal miners needed protec-
| lion that IT was craft fraught with
great danger. both to hea' til and life
| of those engaged in this particular in
dustry The miners demsnded this
legislation. and in his opinion were in
a position. should 1t become necessary,
10 take care of themselves and get
their demands cHfoFced in the future.
The actions OF flnmmer were 40
biased that MIR. Smith left the com.
mittee room in disgust with Plum.
mer's attitile. MIR. SMITH CLOS
ING THE DOOR WAS SUCCEEDED
by BOISTEROUS LAUGHTER BY
PEEMMER'S FRIENDS. WHO JEER-
fNGLf nEMARKBD: THE MINERS
BE DAMNED
"rhe using of this epithet by Plum
mer aud his friends was reported to