The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-28
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WAIA4AXERV LABOR RECORD.
He Tells the Story OF . Conspiracy ts
Blackmail His Firm-Ali the Fsoss
Laid Bare Before tho People Of Penn.
sylvaaia-They should Be the Judses.
Nrsm Our Own Corrsspondsnt.)
Harrisburg. April l2-Everywhers
that ex-Postmaster General Wanama-
ker goes he IL greeted with crowds and
attentive audiences. His progress dur
Ing the past week has been an ovation.
Everywhere that he has spoken he has
dealt sledge hammer blows at corrup-
tion and bossism. And the point Of Il
all II that he presents facts to en-
phasise everything he says.
The enemies of Mr.. Wanamaker-the
Andfews-Quay crowd-have assailed
him personally and politically. and es-
pecially upon what they term his la
Dor record" Mr.. Wanamaker has per-
mitted this to 60 unnoticed until last
Wednesday night. when. at Athens,
Pa, he replied to his traducers in the
most energetic and convincing way.
He denounced as unmitigating false
hoods all the stories that have been
told about his so-called labor record"
and revealed some facts concerning
himself and his firm that are of the
greatest interest. .s.
Mr.. Wanamakef prefaced his speech
that evening by reading newspaper
clippings attacking him. He then said:
clippings Of newspapers like these I
have just read have been sent out from
Philadelphia to the country newspa-
pers by the Andrews-Quay manage
ment. endeavoring to poison the work.
ingmen Of the state against me by all
effort to make It appear that had I'M
ported foreign worknen. who take the
place of American laborers. To prove
this charge a single case in nearly 40
years Is cited where my business house.
composed Of John Wanamaker, Robert
C. Ogden, T. b. Wanamaker and Rod
man Wanamaker. doing business un-
der the name Of John Wanamaker,'
was fined for employing q man contra
ry to law.
Let me say that was never charged
personally of even so much as trying
to evade any labor or Importation law.
The case on which the Arm of John
Wanamaker was fined was during my
absence In Europe. No papers were
ever served upon me. I was not a wit
ness in the ease; in fact, l had no
knowledge of the latter until long after
1t was over l would dismiss this mat
ter here II 1t was not so apparent that
the Andrews-Quay candidate for gov.
ernor, who dare not face you upon the
real Issues of this campaign, which are
OF broken promises, unequal taxation,
machine corruption and legislative de-
bauchery and dishonor, proposes to
raise this irrelevant and false and mis-
leading question to divert your atten-
tion from vital issues, and because |
wish to embrace this opportunity to
emphasize the position that have con.
sistently maintained on the question Of
immigration for Is years.
THE ALIEN LABOR CASE.
"The case in question hinged on two
points. First, did the head of a de-
partment make a contract with a for
eign workman in violation of law2
Second, had he authority from the firm
to employ such workman? 1t Is an in
flexible rule of the firm of John Wan
amaker that no one shall be employed
In any capacity whatsoever except by
the head of the employment depart
ment, and so strict is this rule that
myself have no authority to employ
any one. and cannot do so except
through that medium.
THE man who instituted this suit
against the firm brought letter Of in
PRODUCTION and recommendation to one
ar our buyers, when In London. The
man asked many questions about
America, about the chances of secur-
Ing employment and the possibilities
of advancement. The buyer, an En-
glishman by birth, took an interest in
the man, and persuaded him that no
country afforded such opportunities as
did America. Our buyer told the man
that he could not guarantee him en-
ployment, but would use his best ,ef-
forts to assist him IL he would come to
Philadelphia. Through the influence Of
the London house, which introduced
the man to our buyer, he loaned him
the money to pay the mans passage,
and upon his arrival in Philadelphia
made good his promise to assist him.
without communicating the pecu-
liar Circumstances to our firm our buyer
on his return from his visit to Europe
instructed the man to apply for en-
ployment In the regular way. The ap-
plicant was given the same examina-
tion that all others are given, and an
swered every question satisfactorily.
His name was placed upon the eligible
list. Soon after an opening for such a
man. was reported and he was given
employment. -l..,. -..,.t f7ll q,
TROUBLE STIRRED UP.
THE man was recommended as q
skilled laborer of class sthat is un-
known In America. But after q trial.
while he proved q competent workman.
he showed himself to be q man Of bad
instincts. and he was removed for in
sulting q lady customer. He refused
to work in the new department to
which he was assigned and left our
employment, not, however. until after he
had attempted the worst kindiof black.
mail--'appearing In person IN our gen
eral offics and demanding $500 or he
would bring suit against our firm' for
the violation Of the contract allen la