New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-23

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before trades unions on Thursday night:
Mr. eorge while giving reasons to show would be
elected said the bost political organization in
existence enlisted No. not Irving Hall An Or
ganzaton that Is well cplined thai upon word from
the eaer Will pour ont its members like swarm OF bees
with my their hands They dare not shk their
duty for they do ever afterward they Will DO
tabOoed from woikingmens society"
This speech, unless it be shown that it was
incorrectly reported. ought to cost Mr.. George
the support OF every self-respectlng worker in
the city who has thought of voting for him.
But 1t is entirely in accord with speeches made
as soon as Mr.. George was nominated ny several
OF the trades union lea lers, who boosted that
they could and would have watchers at the
polls an d make it hot for any trades unionist
who did nc support their candidate. Beyond a
question the leaders OF the trades unions are
relying greatly upon their power to coerce
voters 10 this way. In an hour of disposition
ate thrught in his study, Mr.. George would in
dlgnantly repe the employment of coercion to
secure votes for hin. Bat IN the rush and heat
of campaign, and before the excited members
of body OF Knights who have been especially
prone 90 use the boycott on slen del excuse, he
seems TO have counted on the coerciye power
of the organization over its members as an
element of his strengt
Bat this will not do Mr.. George. To rob
yoters of their freedom is always crime,
whether perpetrated by tradesunionists,
Knights of l. lbor, or employers. 1t is crime
az inst the law TO boy cot laboTerS; 1t Is a
crime against free nerican citizens TO reduce
them to the voting machines OF an organic ition.
On the same day this spercl was made, Judge
Potter issued an injunction prohibiting the
Masical Union from bOycotting nOn-members
and refusing to play with them, and holding
that such conduct is a restriction o. trade and
against public policy. The same principle
makes it even more criminal to boycott n
worker because he has refused to vote as his
labor association has presumed to dictate
The man Is free. HIS vote belongs to him, an Il
to DO trades union whatever. Any attempt
to deprive him of the free use of it, or to
punish him for the free Use of it, whether by
an employer or by trades union or Other assO
citation of workers, is a crime against American
citizens and can be punished by American laws.
The workers themselves begin to see that Mr..
George has no business 10 be their cand date,
because he is an ultra Frse Trader. The reso-
Int on of the En- .inoers' Union was quoted yes
teriay. On Thursday the Carriage Makers
Den8TOlenU ana frOltCblNe Onibu ttSOiNou bDdI
as Henry George has pub icly declared at
he is an nor orary member of the Golden Free
Trade Cldb, and the labor interest of this
country dem inds a protective tariff, aud IL is
claimed that Henry George is Endorsed by
every trade, therefore be it resolved that We do
not indOIse the canvass of Henry George, but
emphaslze our belief in protective tai II and
the rights of property" The same evening the
Coal I ar Roofers denied that George was their
candidate. as he WAS in favor of free trade"
Council M. of the Furn tnre and Carpet
Employees resolved On w .dnesday light not
to iDdorse ham, or any other Candidate and
recommended trades unions " tn keep politics
mt Of their nrganizati ,n." Sanctuary OF Labor
Assembly No. 2,2Si resolved that :" not allow
Ing tue rignt of few leaders of the labor move
ment 10 dictate to the. Masses" it did not recng
nice George nor any other individual rs labor
candidate for Mayor. The LongshOremens
Union also denied that it had given its sup
port 10 George. One labor association has de-
clared for Mr.. Hewitt, but most of them are in
tellgent enough 10 realize that the candidate
of the CORFU vt rings has claim to the conf
dence of workers. The right man for free
workers who are not the political slaves of
any organization is Mr.. Theodore Roos evelt.