The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-24


Dollar Did He Have Invested-HOw
He Worked the scheme.
The open enmity OF Charles I. Henry,
republican candidate for congress. 10 or
gained labor having been fully estab-
lished and every charge made by The
Sentinel fully and satisfactorily proven,
an effort has been made by one or two
of the more audaclous corporation organs
TO show him up 20 the world in the light
of a philan,hropist II has even been said
with apparent sincerity that since last
June Mr. Henry has paid out $4,000 10
his own employees for labor. This state
ment actually set the whole town OF An
derson in a roar. They couldn't help but
laugh, whether democrats or republicans.
The idea of Charles L. Henry paying out
100000 for wages i'm year was So ridicu-
lous that the only excuse Tor making such
a brazen-faced statement was the des-
peration with which AR. Henry's friends
We're hunting for something TO turn public
attention away from his labor record.
1t is claimed that AR Henry befriended
labor played the part of a public bene-
factor and philanthropist and paid out
this money 10 labor while building streets
for the Evalyn addition 10 Anderson. This
work was done during the past summer
and Mr. Henry has taken Co himself all
the credit for this employment Of labor.
Now, if Mr. Henry had one dollar Of his
money invested in this enterprise the al
tempt 10 prove him a phianthropist would
not appear i'm 50 grotesque light. But
not only the records show. but it is a Well
Il. j
erty is owned by him and he did not have
nor has he now dollar invested In the
Evalyn addition.
Indeed, the real facts concerning this
Evalyn addition deal would make good
reading IL for I'D other object than 10
show exactly how a man VINO is shrewd
and unscrupullus can work his friends
- his own advantage au9 then leave them
10 hold the bag Charles J.. Henry had
w0rmed himself into the confidence of a
man named 4. A. Small. who even now is
his tool, although Henry has placed in
jeopardy every dollar Small owns I'm the
world. Mr.. Henry conceived the idea of
laying out for speculative purp an adj
ditiOn II the thriving town OF Anderson
and succeeded i'm getting Small ID 50 into
partnership with him in the deal. But
h0W2 Why the two bought ninety acres
Of land from William =. Harter for $4,000.
Small turned over 10 Hlrter his residence,
valued at $1,000, and a business block.
valued at $4,000, which was thr first pay
ment amounting in all u $4,000. Mr..
Henry was Of course liable for half OF
this. And did he pay anything? Not q
cen,. He gave Small his notes FOR Sl35O0.
payable out of the sale Of the lots after
the remaining $4,000 due Harter had been
paid out of the sale Of the lots. In other
words, lots were 70 be sold. the debt still
due Harter was TO be paid. then Alr. Small
was 10 get all the remaining sales until
the notes Of Henry had been paid out OF
his share. Henry was In on the ground
floor for half of all that might be made
out of the deal. yet he did not have a
dollar invested. his notes were never to
come to maturity unless the deal was a
paying one. and If the thing should prove
a failure Small. his friend and the man
whom he had succeeded in rOping into
the deal. was To hold the bag alone.
Mr.. Harter still holds the entire prop
erty in his name on the records Of Madi-
son county. The streets were laid out
and improved under the Barrett law by
issuing bonds, the city OF Anderson Is
back Of the bonds and responsible for
them. and now where did Mr.. Henry pay
a dollar for wages or where has he a
cent invested. He simply took advantage
of a friend ID work him into the scheme
without a dollar invested or a dollar
lsl1ed. In fact. it is generally understood
in Anderson that If il came TO an actual
showdown Mr. Henry would find his as
sets facing about an equal pile Of liabili-
ties. and they might even be compelled
Mr.. Henry IS great friend Of the glass
men. Yes, he's a dear friend to them. In
all his speculative transactions IN outly-
ing additions to Anderson he has never
put glass factory on one Of them, nor
has he ever allowed a glass factory 70
come near him, He says the glass work
ers are a most undesirable class Of citi-
zens and he wants none Of them around
him. He won't rent a house Of which he
is agent to an employee in a glass factory
and in any of the numerous houses in
Anderson owned by other people and
rented by him. there is not a glass-blowe-
or glass-wOrker living. Yes, he's warm
friend of the glass workers. They ought
to organize several Henry clubs.
But the idea that anyone should at
tempt to deny HenTys long and notOri-
Gus enmity 70 organized labor is absurd.
He is a bitter and relentless foe to
unions; that has been proven beyond the
shadow OF a doubt TO the worllmen of the
Seventh district outside OF Madison coun-
~. In that county no proof is necessary:
they all know him and know
his record. What the union
workmen Of Madison county want
is that their brother w0rlmen in
the other counties OF the Seventh dis
trict be informed OF the facts they know
so we'll If this were done all proof OF
the record Of enmity and hypocrisy to-
ward organized labor by Charles J.. Henry
would never need proof. The assertion
that Mr.. Henry is philanthr0piSt Is SIM
ply an absurdity and the statement that
he paid out 100000 for labor since last
June is a ridiculous lie. The facts as u
Tha Evalvn addition tell the story.