Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23

by saying Sebree looks like Abraham Lin
coin. Isn't it funny that whenever the
Democrats get in a tight pinch they try
to get up an analogy between some good
Republican or Republican doctrine?
THE Democratic party is a party of un-
constitutionality. 1t declared it was I'M
constitutional 10 put down the war and
free the slaves. and now they say 1t is
unconstitutional for us to control our own
police affairs
HadIey NentiIates Sebree's Record
The Republican party" said II. s.. Had
formers and not merely promises. Two
years ago it promised prosperity and it
has given it to you. 1t has been the friend
OF labor. The same thing is shown in the
present campaign. The Democrats have
nominated Frank P. Sebree. who was con-
demned by organized labor as its enemy.
1 have the record of Mr.. Sebree and 1 pro-
pose to show it to you. Some labor COM
mittee made an Investigation and 'exoner-
ated' Mr.. Sebree. The time for misrepre-
sentation has gone.
"On the bill to discourage competition
with free labor by convicts by requiring a
label on convict made goods Mr.. Sebree vot-
cd no and helped TO beat if. On the bill to
! DTOtlpll. tllllu dbO u StDTtt voted LOT
turning the children over to the corpora
tons. On the bill to locate n reform school
for boys Mr.. Sebree voted no. On a bill to
provide a reform school for girls he voted
no. This was in 1887, and this is the kind
of a friend of labor the Democrats have.
In the assembly of 1889 he Voted against
making Labor day a holiday. He voted for
the bill to increase the state militia to be
used against labor in strikes. ON the dill
to make it unlawful TO import armed Pink
ertons against labor Mr.. Sebree voted
against it ard to let the Pinkertons come
| in. On the fellow servant bill Mr.. Sebree
voted no and lined up with the corpora
tons. On the hill to prevent biacklisting he
did not vote at all
HE again voted against the act to pro-
hibit child labor. He voted against the act
to require careful inspection of boilers and
machinery. ON the bill 10 reduce passenger
rates to . cents he voted no.
in the face of such a record is it not an
insult to intelligent laborers to say his rec
ord is that of a friend of labor? He had a
right to vote and think that way, but in
the cause of common honesty and decency
it is an insult to US TO say he is a friend of
organized labor"
Mir. Hadley reviewed. in contrast. Mayor
Jones record in vetoing the street railway
ordinances and the we'll known acts show
| ing that he was the friend of the people.
He showed that Mayor Jones had favored
placing the Metropolitan assessment at
s50j. G0, when the county court had put it
at sS5O.eoO.
All the close of Mr.. Hadley's speech cries
for Jones filed the hall. Chairman Hank
less stated that a regular programme had
been arranged for the evening and that ii
would be adhered to. He then introduced
o. Fl. Marvin. secretary of the retail clerks
association. and also secretary of the Indus
trial council.
Organized labor in Kansas City is op-
posed to the election of Frank P. Sebree.'
Mr.. Marvin said, for the reason that his
record when in the legislature at a time
when he had 1t in his power to do some
thing for the laboring element was asains,
it, He then assailed the Democratic NOM
inae for the mayoralty along the lines Dur.
sued by Mr.. Hadley-
AT the close of his talk the assemblaEe