The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17

Charles L. Henry Of Anderson, Madison
county. Indiana, and who is now repub-
lican candidate for congress from the Sew
enth congressional district, as a motorman
and conductor on the Anderson street rail-
way. which railway was at the time and
Is now owned and controlled solely by the
said Charles l.. Henry.
THAT on or about July 1, 1898, he was
Charles l.. Henry by orders from the said
Henry, given in writing 10 the superin-
tendent of the Anderson street railway.
THAT no cause was given him why he
was discharged by the said Henry or the
said Lemuel Cox, superintendent, but the
said Charles Nation we'll knows that the
only reason he was discharged was be-
cause he took an active part in organizing
union among the employees Of the said
Henry on the Anderson street railway in
June, 1898.
''Deponent further says, under oath.
that he had long known that the said
Charles l. Henry was bitterly opposed to
unions Of all kinds and to organized labor
in all its departments and branches, which
fact was freely discussed among his fell
low-employes on the Anderson street rail-
way. That I'm June, 1898, an organizer
from the Street railway employees union
OF Indianapolis visited Anderson for the
purpose of organizing a union among the
said Charles l.. Henrys employees on the
Anderson street railway. That the en-
were at that time receiving II cents an
hour while the deponent had been get
ting cents an hour part OF the time and
10 cents part Of the time. That when the
organizer came from indianapolis he, the
said Charles Nation, together with num-
Der Of the other employees Of the said
Henry, decided to organize union among
themselves and he took an active part
in the movement with Chris Zumwalt.
William Vasblnder and John Gambrel.
That after some Of the preliminary ar
rangements for the formation Of the union
had been made. he was approached one
day by Lemuel Cox, the said Henry's
superintendent. and asked by the said Cox
If he had not been Interested in union
labor He replied that he was a friend
of organized labor and Cox told him that
organized labor wouldn't do him any good
as the men on the Anderson street rail-
way were getting as much as the Indian
apOlis union motOrmen and conductors.
That he replied that he knew that was not
true. as Indianapolis mOtormen and con-
ductors were getting II cents an hour,
while he had been driving mule car SIX
teen hours a day for cents an hour
THE said Cox learned from the said
Nations conversation that a union was
being formed; that he, the said Nation.
was helping organize It,. and that he, the
said Nation, was warm friend OF organ
lied labor. And the said Cox warned him
at the time that If he persisted IN the
union movement he would be discharged,
as Mr. Henry was against all unions. To
this he replied that he was not going to be
inundated.
"And the said Charles Nation further
says. under oath. that two days after this
converse ton with Cox he was sent for and
informed that he was discharged by or
ders from Charles l.. Henry At the same
time the said Cox showed him a letter
signed by Charles Henry ordering him TO
discharges him. the said Charles Nation,
and John Gambrel at once.
And depOnent further says that he was
discharged by the said Henry for the sole
re son that he was a friend of organized
labor and had been taking an active part
In getting up the union. That the said
Henry had always been an enemy Of
union labor and took this means 10 pre-
vent a union being formed among his en-
ployes. That this enn1ty to unions pre-
vented the union from being formed and
no union was ever formed after he and the
said Gambrel were discharged. Deponent
further says that Henry, when asked if
there were any charges against hin, had
merely replied in the negative.
CHARLES NATION"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day Of October, 1894.
"ALVA r. KAUFMAN,
(SealO Notary Public"