The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03

A
rms plan Is A winner. We are following
IL IN -- and we have doubled our
membership in the last thirty days At
- Two OF our men were discharged
ana the. union went TO work under this
plan and just one good man has enrolled
a membership of almost 100 in the last
ninety days. There is nothing difficult
ABOUT II. 1t Is simple, common sense
proposition and all that it requires is
energy and activity.
To help you out temporarily. I send
you Few withdrawal cards 10 which L
nave signed Brother - name, in or
der to save exposure of your name as sec
rotary. These are bogus, as a matter of
course, but the officials have no means of
knowing that as it would be very proper
Tor secretary -- to sign withdrawal
cards II he wanted to-. If, however, there
is man there who is so cowardly and
spineless as to want a withdrawal card
IN earnest, take up his membership card
and send IL to this office after issuing a
withdrawal. Others receiving a bogus
withdrawal may retain their card OF
membership. Under no circumstances
should you issue a withdrawal to a man
who is not entirely in good standing with
the the general union and you local union.
RMS applies to both withdrawal cards,
bogus and bona fide. If you think OF any
thing else that would be helpful TO you,
adopt it regardless of the constitution
We are fighting for human liberty now as
against a corporation octopus and any
plan that will help us to the goal of eman-
cipation is fair. We owe ii 10 ourselves
and our families If the company wants
you to sign an iron clad agreement, sign
II. You are neither bound in law or NOR
ais to observe a contract or agreement
that is forced upon you or eXtorted from
you by means of the rack or thumbscrew.
Do anything that will save your positions
and at the same time build up an institu-
ton that viii in the future enable you to
resist such tyranny and despotism. And
IN conclusion let me give you one word
of warning, and that is, when election
comes around next fall, vote for 'Mollie
and the babies Quit voting for the cor
porations. You have a chance to realize
now that your interests are very differ
ent from those of the corporations. Let
me hear from you soon. With kind re-
CARDS, L am, yours fraternally,"
How utterly unworthy of all respect
such an organization would show itself
by promulgating such doctrines as are
set out in such a letter. How easy it
would be, under such methods as are
herein recommended, for a few unprin-
cipled men to bleed the members of such
an organization for large sums of money
without the unfortunate man who is be-
ing robbed receiving anything in the
world in return, and without his receiv-
ing even any Information as to what had
become Of his money. Carrying out the
principles enunciated in such letter,
any ASSOCIATION undertaking the same
ought to be known and designated as
The Laboring Mans Hoodwinking So
ciety." He does not know what becomes
of his money he is hoodwinked into
thinking that he Is deceiving his en-
ployers. If occasion arises, he is hood
winked into giving up his job, and in the
end he walks the streets in search of
work in order that he may again earn
bread and shelter and raiment for his
loved ones. For my part, want none Of
such organization My employers are
men, like myself, of flesh and blood, ana
as long as discharge my duty faithfully
and efficiently, and do not undertake to
run my employers business, 1 am very
sure that if have any cause of griev-
ance and go to my employer in an open,
frank and manly way, l will receive not
only respectful hearing, but fair treat
ment. i do not need any committee, or
any third person to represent me. Good la
Dor like anything else that is first-class,
viii always command a fair price, and 1
do not believe that the honest and indus
triouS laboreP should undertake at the
cost of his position, to stand by the dis
orderly and trouble-naking element in
the brotherhood of labor. try to do
fully as much, and If possible, more than
my employer asks of me. / try to look
out for his interests as 1 would for my
own, and frankly believe if every wage
Garner in the country would do the same
thing, labor troubles would be unheard
of. 1 give it as my opinion that the prin-
cipal labor troubles of this country grow
out of the fact that too many laboring
men try to do as little as possible for the
pay they receive. If they would try to
do as much as possible, there would be and
could be no trouble. I have looked into
the constitution and bylaws of the Amer
lean Railway Union, and I have looked
into its history, and I believe that all
right-thinAng men, whether in the rail-
way service or engaged in agriculture,
will condemn any such organization.
The successful Inauguration of the Amer
lean Railway Union in the south will be
curse to the southern laborer, and a
curse to the southern producer, and it will
never advance wages one cent, or accom-
plish any result, except to bring discord,
discomfort and disaster. Fair Play