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NEVIN EXPLAING MODE
OFATTACK PLANNED By
FORGESOF JOF BROWN
In last Sunday’s American, I gave it as my impression that
the campaign for the re-election of Senator Hoke Smith would
be based in largest measure upon his record of service in Congress.
I stated then that it was the evident purpose of the Smith
following to go before the people of Georgia asking an indorsement
of Senator Smith purely upon his merits as a great Senator in
Congress—as a great United Stfmas Senator, as well as a great
Georgia Senator.
The following of Governor Brown
evidently propoms to dispute, in spe
cific detall, these claimed merits In
Benator Smith-—and thersby wiil
hang much of the flner and more
adrolt politics of the campalgn.
A Fight as to Fitness.
1 will undertake to-day to outline
gomething of the bedrock polities of
the Brown campalgn as that appears
to me now.
What 1 say must not be and should
not be taken as an argument for or
agalnst Senator Bmith or Governor
Brown. It is designed to be neither.
1t is merely set up hers to show, in
such measure as seems fair and right,
the PLAN of campaign upon which
the Brownites will proceed—wlith con
clusfons that may be drawn in re
spect to it I have no concern.
in undertaking, then, to get the
Brown campalgn in mind, get these
two tentative questions fixed firmly
in the back of your head:
Do vou prefer a Senator who, first,
{s a Senator of the United States,
and then a Senator from Georgla, or
do vou prefer a Senator who is first,
a Senator from Georgla and then a
Senator of the United States?
The fight between Senator Smith
and Governor Brown {s to he made a
fight as to fitness. Tha Smith men
already have sald as much—and now
the Brown people are saying the
same thing
Two Definitions of “Fitness.”
The definition of “fitness,” however,
will not be the same in the Brown
camw that it {8 in the Bmith camp—
or the other way around, {f you pre
fer.
The question will be argued a= the
matter of fitness touches the entire
problem of the NATION and as it
tonches the direct interests of GEOR
GGIA. The answer may or may not be
to the RBrown side's satlsfaction
firally
The Brown people are freely admit.
ting Senator Smith’s nearness to the
White House, hiz reputation as a na
tlonal figure, and his abillty to cause
the Senate to “sit up and take no
tlce” upon any and all sorts of oc
caglons.
Rut-—they ares asking what can
individual Georglans flgure out to
their henefit from all of that, or to
the benefit of the Democracy?
The Brown s&lde will make an ap
peal-—pirinly enough-—to the disaf
fected office seekers and thelr friends
They will say that in the matter of
dlstributing Federa! patronage Sena
tor Smith has been high-handed, ar
bitrary and intensely partisan
Claim Unjust Treatment.
They claim that “he has run rough
eghod” over his Georgia colleagues in
Congress, particulariy in the matter
of patronage, turning down, time and
szaln, the nominations of his fellow
representatives hecause thelr noml
nees wera not, in al! cases, branded
indelibly and primarily with the mark
of partisan friendship for the Sena
tor!
They are claiming, therefore that
the Smith influence in the White
House, great as it admittedly IS, has
been used to disbar and outlaw all
Georglans of a contrary partisan
school from that of Senator Smith
and who may not alwayvs have been
of the Smith school; and that he has
eternly, doggedly and persistently re
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will quickly replace the diseased tissue
GeX a bottle of 8 S. 8 to-day of any
druggist, but don't permit anyone 1
fool you with something claimed “‘just
as "‘UOC'
Write to The Swift Specific Co, 111
Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga , for a beautl
ful book, “What the Mirror Tells And
if you want advice on any scvere form
o? blood trouble write the company's
medica! department.
fused to recognize that Brown Dem
ocrats, Underwood Democrats, or any
other kind of Democrats save and ex.
cepting Hoke Smith Democrats, have,
or have had, any rights in Washing
ton whatever!
The Brown folks, therefore, are
saying that such a Senator as Smith
has proved to be {s NOT the sort of
Senator Georgla wants—be he ever
8o powerful in debate or so persua
sive in the Presidentlal presence,
They say that it 1s all RIGHT for
Senator Smith to support the Pres!-
@ent on national {ssues—that all good
Democratic Senators should do that
—but that it {s all WRONG for him
to use his great power and prestige
at the White House entirely to his
own (and his political machine’'s) be
hoof, so far as Georgla affairs are
concerned.
Bmith's Friends Make Denlal.
Wherefore, the Brownites ask,
“Which do you prefer—a Senator who
will be first a Senator from Georgia
and then of the rest of creation, or|
‘nrnt a Senator of the rest of creation
and THEN a Senator from Georgla?”
- Do you get the idea? '
And it may be, as the campalgn
progresses, that this same question is
to be pressed aa' it touches other
phases of Smith's career in the Na
tional Capital!
The Smith peopla hold, however—
and many people agrea with this view
—that Senator Smith has NOT mis
used his patronage prerogatives—that
he has, on the contrary, and because
of his standing with the President,
‘handled that matter with carefully
considered tact and justice.
They realize that fnevitably he has
made SOME people "sore” because of
the manner in which Federal appoint
ments have been distributed--they
say that ALL persons charged with
responsibllity {n the matter of patron
age fall heir to this same misfortune,
even the President himself, with all
of his popularity and prestige |
The Smith people contend that the
mere maitter of “soreness” upon thae
part of a few disappointed offive-
Seekers 18 a pretty small and petty
thing upon which to predicate a figot
for a Senatorship—and they, there
fore, express little alarm that the
Senator is to be defeated because of
the patronage lssue
Brown's Task Big.
T still think that Governor Brown
has a tremendously big task on hand
to defeat Senator Hoke Smith, and 1
still doubt that he WILI, defeat him
doubt it decidedly
At the same time, T am not one of
) those who {8 so blind that he will not
see that Senator Smith ig in the mid
‘dln of a sure-enough fight to retaln
his seat in Congress, and that it {sn't
altogether written in the stars that he
WILIL retain it.
Every person who has observed the
activities of the various campalzn
‘ headquarters fn Atlanta of late knn\w‘
perfectily well that there were more
visitors at the Brown headqguarters in
the Kimball House last week than|
there were at ALL of the other head- i
quarters combined! \
It Isn't high treason, either, or any
thing of that kind, for me to say as
much. It {s the TRUTH-—and that is
all T am required to set down here, us
I am able to see it!
The race for the short-term Sena
torship shows little change from last
Sunday. It looks to me as If Govern
’ur Slaton has far and away the hettar
of that sltuation—and that he likoly
}\\':ll win, handily and declsively.
| Running on "Even Keel."”
His campalgn 1s running on "an
’»\'c-u keel,” and reports from his
friends evervwhere are most encour
aging. Certainly, he has galned
greatly of late, hecause of his clean
cut and unmistakable stand in favor
of a broad and unlimited parcel post,
a 8 contrasted with Mr. Hardwick's
aopposition thereto, and ALL efforts
to turn the greatest achievement of
his administration—the passage of
the tax equallzation act—against him
have failed, utterly and completely
1 do not see how It is possible now
for Mr. Hardwick to regain prestige
ind strength sufficient to unhorse the
Governor, if, indeed, Mr. Hardwick
ever possessed the same
I do not wish, however, to he In
any manner unfair to Thomas 8 Fel
der. It may be that his campaign i&
making much flner progress than 1
am aware He, at least, expresses
hirmself as entirely satisfled with the
present status of hs fight,
Feider's Fight Sagging.
Mr. Felder has not been campaign
ing in the same vigorous and ham
mer-and-tongs fashion that Mr
Hardwick has. and it is possible that
the results of his work are not so ap
parent. Mayhe he is gathering much
strength-—!t sometimes is gathered
that way--and mavbe is stronger
than seems to be indicated by surface
evidence.
It is true, however, that, so far
as current comment and observation
goes, and, at least, so far as expres
sfons from the passing throng in At
lanta goes, Felder's campaign IS sag
ging badlv—and has so sagred ever
since he said whatever it was he real-
Iy DID say in Griffin, {n the early
stages of his fight.
Nor do I wish to have it thought
that I belleve Mr. Hutchens is cut
ting no figure whatever in the ghort
term race. I think he IS—and 1
lthink he will get, vrincipally perhaps
i because of Mr. Watson's support,
| many votes—but 1 do NOT belleve he
{has the remotest chance to be nomi
!nated
i And, it might be stated, toa., that
|an interesting hut not at all imper
|tant circumstance of the short-term
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- Suffragists Argue |
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Against Women |
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Riding in Trains
TEW YORK, July 18.—Suf-
N fragists are in the mldst;
§ of a unique campaign of |
| satira. The following from the |
! pen of Alice Duer Miller in The;
{ New York Tribune is a sample of |
! thelr activities: ?
/WHY WE OPPOSE WOMEN :
¢ TRAVELING IN RAILWAY ¢
{ TRAINS, $
) I.—Because traveling in tralnof_
. Is not a natural right. 0
2—Because our great-grand- 5
' mothers never asked to travel In 5
trains, ¢
, 3.—Because woman's place Is In |
{ the home, not In the train. ;
‘; 4.—Because It Is unnecessary;
{ there 18 no point reached by a
| traln that can not be reached on |
! foot. {
! B.—Because It will double the )
work of conductors, engineers and {
| brakemen, who are already over- 0
{ burdened. . {
. 6.—Because men smoke and ¢
| play cards In trains. |s there any |
; reason fo belleve women will be- (
) have better? {
Senatorial situation 1= the perfect and
complete success attendant upon Can
didate “Bunk’ Cooper’'s vociferous ef
forts to enact the role of :ampalgn
clown!
Race for Governor.
The Governorship race is narrow
ing more and more every day. It ap
parently is glven up to be a fight be
tween Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, and
Judge Harris, of Bibb.
It generally is agreed that the big
meeting held in Atlanta recently in
the interest of Mr. Anderson’'s cam
paign, at which time W. W. Os
borne, his campalgn manager, pre
slded, was one of the most convinc
ing arguments so far submitted of
the real progress being made by Mr.
Anderson.
It served to demonstrate ONE
thing clearly—the suggestion offered
early in the campaign to the effect
that South Georgia would not back
Anderson was a mistake,
For a time it was not apparen/
that Mr. Anderson would be the only
South Georgia man running—but
since it has narrowed down to An
derson In that section, South Georgla
is rallving to him noticeably.
Indeed, as one North Georgla news
paper recentlv expressed it North
Georgia seemingly desires to notify
South Georgia that if South Georgia
really means to stand up to its “fa
vorite son” this time, why, then,
North Georgia will cheerfully lend a
helping hand!
Unable to Pick Winner.
It looks ns if North Georgla and
South Georgla are running strongly
to Anderson nowadavs, while Mid
dle Georgla is running just as strong
v to Judee Harris.
It wonld he an extremely hazard
sus undertaking to pick either gen
tleman at this time as a sure win
ner—hut it MIGHT be safe enough
to wager a wee bit, anyway, that
one or the other will be the winner
eventually!
Partisans of Judge Harris claim
that he has captured the nomination
already, and that it is ail over but
the shouting. Partisans of Mr. An
derson are just as enthusiastic In
claiming the earth and the fullness
thereof.
Rut —palpably partlsan statements
are not convincing, and it probably
ls true tpat neither man has the race
won as yet,
As a matter of fact, there are
thousands of Georgians so the com
ment of the hotel lobbies seems to
fmdicate. who have not vet made up
their minds which of these two gen
tlemen thev will support, {if either.
Broadly speaking, both are admit
ted to be mighty good gubernatorial
timber, and it is the Impression
among many that the State would be
run lin a safe and sane manner, no
matter which of the two won the big
prize contested for.
Harris’ Chances Not Good.
The chean stuff about Judge Harris
belng a “fossil” and Mr. Anderson
heing “too near the interests” appar
ently moves few people Both men
have clean, patriotis and worthy re
cords in public life. and both are
sons of GGeorgia of whom the State—
the entire State—probably can af
ford to he genuinely proud
Dr. Hardman's headquarters in
Atlanta professes to be most opti
mistic. Unquestionably, the doctor
WILI. get many votes—the total, In
deed, will he ane of which he may be
in ro wise ashamed. It does not seem
likely, however that there are to be
g 0 very many Hardman delegates in
the convention—and the same may be
sald of William J. Harris
Mr. Harris' campaign never has
managed to “get on {ts feet,” some
how or other
He has many friends throughout
Jeorgla—a great many friends. and
wellwishers—but T have met preci
ous few who belleve he really has a
“look in"” on the nomination—and I
have met only one man, excepting
Mr Harris himself. who professes to
‘M"H('\P he will win
| It isn't that “Bill” Harrls {s not all
right, clean and manly, elther. It
somehow is that he—well, that he
fust naturally HASN'T shown that
t‘v‘rm as a candidate that he was ex- |
pected to!
Incidentally, It mav be stated (and
this is important), that the primary
which will settle all of this business
takes place exactly one month from
| to-day!
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Freed Police Denied
To Illinois Road
CHICAGO, July 18 —Unless the Pub
l{e Utilities Commission {outs A differ
ent construction on the law, the rafl
roads of the State must expend monthly |
thousands additional fer protection of
their property in small cities and towns, |
The extra outlay will be for watchmen
to look after freight and general prop
erty of the railroads in the lesser places
along the lines |
The roads have canceled all arrange
ments where heads of police depart
ments of the larger towns along the
line have been receiving small compen- |
sation each month from the railroads
in consideration of police protection ln.‘
vards and at stations. It has been cus- ‘
tomary to supply passes to the nfflcers‘
in the smaller towns and pay the head
of the department in the larger ci(les‘
and towns $lO a month ‘
It has been decided that this system
violates the public utilities law. J
HEARSII'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 19, IYI4
Union Labor Replies to Brown
InOpen Letter Sharply Worded
Continued From Page 1.
{satraps. denouncing him and them in
flaming, indignant and eloquent
\words, and declaring the era that
Joseph M. Brown was attempting to
‘usher in was fraught with more dan
ger to the people of Georgia, more
subversive of constitutional rights,
more destructive of the principles of
the great Magna Charta for which
our English forbears so nobly died,
than the radical era of milltary usur
pation at the close of the Civil War,
which brought forth from the immor
tal Benjamin Harvey Hill his famous
“Notes on the Situation,” which then
saved the bleeding and prostrate
South,
And Mr. Watson, stating that he
‘'who had “worn himself out to a fraz
‘zle" in helping to elect the Governor,
‘and for whom he had vouched to the
peops of Georgia in public addresses
‘ln nearly every mill district in the
State, begged the Governor to quit
violating the law; to disband his mili
tary; that the Sheriff of Richmond
County (a gallant Confederate vet
eran) was amply able to command the
peace; and that his (the Governor's)
fatuous, fatal scheme of things was a
menace to American lberties and
American institutions.
Mr. Watson's frlend, Governor
Brown, has not recanted his false and
dangerous heresies. The keynote of
his recent letters, and of his patform,
shows that he is still obsessed with
the dangerous notion of military as
cendency over civil law.
“Organized Labor Is Not Foreign.”
In order to create prejudice, the ex-
Governor declares that organized la
bor is a “foreign Importation.” We
say It is not.
In Georgla, fully 95 per cent are
natlve Americans of good old Anglo—‘
Saxon stock. :
Barring, possibly, the Miners’ Union,
every labor organization In the United
States is composed chiefly of Ameri
can citizens,
A ‘“forelgn importation?” What
does he mean by that? From the
earliest ages, wherever and whenever
men were not abject slaves, some sort
of labor unionism prevalled. Tt was
so In anclent Rome and Greece—in
thelr golden eras of greatest liberty
and power; the labor guilds were the
chief mainstay of the English barons
in thelr fight for Magna Charta; and
across the Fnglish Channel, they
struggled against the tyrannies of the
kings of France, making possible the
iberties of which Frenchmen boast to
day.
It was the organized crafts of Rns-|
ton, and other points in New England,
which, In large part, constituted the
“minute men” of the Revolution, and
who so grandly alded in securing our
independence.
And even the Miners' Union had for
vears at its head a natlve-born citl
zen, a man of large braln, of great
heart, of exaited patriotlsm—a man
whom the best and most exalted peo
ple In the world respect and honor—
the man who refused the offer of Ihe‘
Democratic nomination for the Vice
Presidency—John Mitchell.
Oraoanized Labor Not Lawless.
Ex-Governor Brown savs organized
labor is lawless and anarchistic. The
only narticular instance cited in his
“platform” is the Colorado mine “war."
.~ Wa frankly admit that American
‘workingmen, in thelr struggles
agalnst greed and tvranny to secure
a llving wage, and shorter hours. and
hetter working conditions. do things
sometimes altogether regrettable—
things that were better left undone,
Qo do all other large human aggrega
tions struggling for a cause, however
meritoring, vea. even divine
The church of God has often erred.
hne done grievons things in the name
af the blessed Christ.
It is a weakness inherent In hu
manity.
None of us are perfect, or alto
oather law-ablding. As heretofore
chown, even “Little Joe." in his crude
abortive efforts to unhold what he er
roneously concelved to ba law, vio
ated the aw, ran roughshod over
constitutions and statutes,
We onlv know that organized lahor
i« tha only nractical method vet de
vised hv the bralns of freemen to
eot a madienm of fustice in their
atruyggle for bread In our industrial
11fe.
We further know that oreanized
’Mhor tnstend of helng anarchistic. as
“Tittla Joe” declares, 18 a great con
corvative force. Rv the only practi
~al orinciple of “collective bargain
ing.” thonsands nf strikes and other
Alsacreements are averted. which
wenld atherwisa acevr hetweoen large
hatleg of nnoreanized emplovees and
the!r emnlovers.
Statistics Indubitahe ehoaw that not
5 per cent of the milllons of organized
working peouvle go on strike durineg
the vears which come and oo and
+hat strikee are srowing less frequent
in the passine venre
Immioration Laws,
The ax-Governor save In his nlat
farm that he fe In favor of stricter
tmmigration laws
Doee ha nat know that the Amerl
ecan Federation of T.abor has for
twentv vears heep tha ana hle antive
aoenev annealing for hetter immiera
tton laws? The great corporations
want the “onen door’” kept onen so
ag tn cortinue to hrine In the nanner
lahor of Furane to cheaven and heat
Aown the wages of Amer'can work
fneman. That wae the tronhle at
Walker Countv. Georsla. Georela-
Yorn miners were snnnlanted hv Ttall
tapa hirad from the clums of the
Tast Side. Neaw York Citv hv “Tittle
Tae's” nersonal and wmalitical friends,
the owners of the mines,
Then why shonld this littls man
rondemn and eriticise organized 'ahor
heranss his friends and allies and the
Calorata Fuel and Tlron Companv
bring in forelsmers tn take the johs
of American eitizens?
It {a trme that. in self-defense and
as matter af common serse. the mine
vnione endeavor to nnionize the bhest
of them tn keep them from being
need as clnbs to destroy native-born
workers
Compulsorv Arbitration.
“TAttle Joe" eavs that if elected he
will work for the nassage of combonl
sorv arbitration laws, He says that
{s the wav to nut a stop to strikes
and rlleged 'awleseness of strikers,
Ard he would compel labor unions to
{ncorporate.
Well, organized labor has alwavs
heen in favor of mediation and arbl
tratlon of labor disputes. In nine
cases out of ten when strikes are
threatened or oceur, it is the emplov
ees who freely offer to suhmit their
grievances to fair, unblased arbitra
tion. In nine cases out of ten it i=
the “bulJhead” corporation (as Wat
son te d the Georgia Railroad in
his JeffeT®onian, attacking the ex-
Governor's ynlawful use of the mili
tarv) which trucculentlv declares:
“There is nothing to arbitrate!™
Witness the pending strike of the
mill operatives of Atlanta and the
refusal of the Elsases to arbitrate. It
1s the employee out of a job, with his
empty dinenr pail and empty stom
ach, who suffers most in strikes. In
nine cases out of ten striking employ
ees have real, not fancied, grievances,
But this talk of compulsory arbi
tration in the despotic sense which
ex-Governor Brown would inaugu
rate is just a lttle wild.
Mediation, yes. Friendly, impartial
arbitration, certainly. The white
light of publicity to beat upon em
ployers or employees who refuse to
abide the findings of such boards—
most assuredly. In few Instances
would either dare to reject the find
ings of such impartial boards.
But compulsory arbitration, in the
sense that any law can be passed by
State or Federal law-making body,
which can compel an employer to
employ those he does not wish to
employ, and which wil compel any
workingman to work for any em
ployer any longer than he is willing
to do so, passes our comprehension.
No ecompulsory arbitration law can
ever be passed in free America, and
at the same time be constitutional.
Involuntary servitude, except far
punishment for crime, is unthinkable.
Compulsory arbitration laws are
mere figments of the brain of un
thinking people—lt can not and will
not work out in actual practice.
It is merely an illustraion of loose
talking and loose thinking, which,
if attempted to be carried into literal
execution, would utterly fail.
And if labor unions can be com
pelled to Incorporate, so can farmers’
unions and other organizations, for
the law can net discriminate against
one in favor of the others, as they
all have one common object, the
mutual betterment of their members.
Better far ‘hat the real friends of
progress and human uplift shonld in
augurate a propaganda of juster
treatment of the man who earns his
bread in the sweat of his face; of
kindlier relations between employee
and employer, based upon a fairer
division of the joint profits or pro
ducts of capital and labor; and that
when they disagree, to leave their
disputes to friendly and impartial
madlation boards, than to indulge in
s:nseless talk of compulsory arbitra
tion.
“Cheap Bid for Farmers’ Votes.”
The Ex-Governor (who, like “Joey
B.” of Dickens fame), thinks he is
“devilish sly,” speaks of the “wide
difference between such organizations
as the Masons or Knights of Pythlas
or Farmers' Union,” etc, and organ
ized labor. Aha! “It iz to laugh!”
Of coarse, there is no particular
similarity between either labor un
fons and farmers' unions, and such
fraternal and beneflcent orders as the
Masons and Knights of Pythlas, etc.
“Little Joe” merely wanted an ex
cusa to mention the Farmers’ Union,
in order to try and prejudice the
country unionist against the city un
fonist. But his little game won't
work!
While we do not pretend to speak
for the Farmers' Union, having no
more authority in that behalf than
has “Little Joe,X vet we confidently
believe that our co-laborers and un
fonists of the farm will see through
his little game.
We believe that the members of the
Farmers’ Union—that is, the rank
and file who have no political axes
to grind—clearly recognize that they
are allied by a certaln community of
interests, “strong as Holy Writ,” with
their urban brothers in toil.
Certainlv organized labor feels
most kindly toward the Farmers’
Union.
We have co-operated with them
In many ways for mutual protection.
Shoulder to shoulder we have
fonght with them at Washing®on to
prevent farmers' and labor organiza
tions from being unjustly declared to
be ‘“trusts” under the Sherman law,
or te be placed in such unfair cate
gory in the pending Clayton bill in
Congress.
By aid of the unlon label, it has
been our pleasure in many sections
of Georgia to patronize Farmers'
Union members in the sale of thelr
farm products.
The Farmers' Unlon, as we un
derstand the principles and purposes
of that splendid organization, are co
operating, as we are, to get falr re
turns for the fruits of their toil.
To crush one organization would
probably mean in the end the undo
ing of the other.
One ecan not be the sworn enemy
of the one and a true friend of the
other.
And, unless we are very mistaken,
the cunning efforts of the Ex-Gover
nor to seek to get the votes of the
Farmers' Unlon by endeavoring to
prejudice union labor in their eyes
will fall utterly flat.
We briefly refer to the grossly un
fust effort of Ex-Governor Brown to
lug In the negro in order to further
prejudice organized labor.
The “nigger” question iz generally
the last and most desperate resort of
demagogues to win votes.
“Little Joe” savs organized labor
fa “affillated” with negroes, and help
ing them form unions, and that this
will lead to “social equality.”
A more false and cowardly asser
tion has never been made. “Little
Joe" knows that there is not a single
white labor unionist in Georgia. or
the South. who would stand for that
sort of thing.
We know, of course, that this ie “a
white man’s countrv.” We know that
God Almighty made the white race
superior to the black race. We know
that there never can be, there never
stould be, social equality between the
whites and blacks. We, the organized
labor white men of the South, would
shed the last drop of bloed in our
veins before we would submit to that
{indignity.
The negroes know this as well as
does “Little Joe.” There has never
been, there will never be, any letting
down of the bars on that score in the
dealings between white labor unions
and negro labor unions.
Ninety-eight per cent of organized
labor in Georgia is composed of white
people.
It is true that we see no harm In
'neégroes forming unions among them
selves in certain of the trades. Thev
are human beings. Whatever will
tend to make better citizens of them
selves benefits not only the black race,
but the whites. The best white people
in the South hold forth a helping hand
to this unfortunate people in things
material and moral.
This is as it should be. And fif,
as in the case of the whites, the
blacks can better their moral and ma
terial condition by forming co-opera
tive labor organizations among them
selves, we s=av, in God's name, let
them do {t. Besides, if we were ut
terly heartless and wished to treat
them worse than brutes, we would
still want te see them organized where
their labor would not be used as a
cludb to beat our wages down—where
white empioyers could not use them
as “scabs” and “strike-breakers.” We
are sure our white fellow-citizens
agree with us, and that this puerile,
contemptible effort on the part of the
ex-Governor to arouse the prejudices
of the country voter will fail to its
unworthy purpose.
Ex-Governor Brown cnarges that or
ganized labor sets its union above
“the great seal of the State.” Such
charge is absurd. Positively pusil
lanimous. The members of labor
unions have sense and patriotism
enough to know that the laws of the
nation and State are supreme over
any organization whatsoever,
In every community in America it
fs well known that the organized
workmen are among the most skilled,
‘lntelllgent, respectable and law-abid
ing of the varlous crafts, trades and
‘vocatlons. 1t is so in Georgia. It is
g 0 everywhere. And the little man
from Marietta knows it. His con
‘stant reference to the sacrosanct
character of “the great seal of State”
{s very touching, It has served to
round off many an eloquent period in
his multitudinous polemics.
~ But his silly attempt to characterize
thousands of his fellow-citizens as
law-breakers and anarchists, etc., be
cause here and there violence |is
shown in strikes, will fail of its grace
less purpose, viz, to get votes.
As heretofore shown, “Little Joe”
himself, violated the law in his wan
‘ton, unconstitutional use of the mili
tary. And so did Ammons, of Colo
rado. Ditto, Glasscock ,of West Vir
ginia. As to the horrors perpetrated
by the mine owners and Glasscock’s
militia, in the Paint Creek district of
West Virginia, see the condemnatory
report of the Congressional commit
tee, recently published. The West
Virginia “death specilals” were quite
as murderous as those of the Colorado
horror.
Glasscock! Ammons! Brown!
Truly, a great triumvirate.
It 18 such men as these, inveterate
mossback reactionaries, who would
get back the clock of progress a hun
dred’ years.
Given power, they would plunge
the country in seas of blood, through
t?elr shortsighted, misguided poli
cles,
Let the ex-Governor (for we bear
him no malice) take a day off and
commune with himself. He will per
haps see the grievous errors of his
ways political.
We will rightly conclude that men
are not successfully led or driven by
hate and bitterness, inspired either
by efforts to acquire or by that un
holy political ambition which for
selfish ends would sow the dragon’s
teeth of discord and prejudice among
different classes of society. He will
thus become a wiser and a better
man, and be deserving of the great
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