Kansas City journal., 1898-03-07
UNION LABOR POLITICAL CLUB GIVES
HIM A DRUBBING.
ENEMY TO ORGANIZED LABOR.
UNION MEN CALLED UPON TO DE-
FEAT HIM IF NOMINATED.
His Record as = Member of the State
Legislature Declared to Show
Him q Bitter Foe to Work.
inEmen-AdOpt ResO-
lutiO7s.

bor yesterday and another will probably
hear from union labor tomorrow.
The Union Labor Political Club at its
meeting yesterday adopted resolutions
scoring Frank P. Sebree, who will prob
ably be the Democratic candidate for
mayor, on account of his record as a
member of the legislature in 1887. MT.
Setree was condemned for voting against
the fellow-servant bill, for voting for the
anti-intimidation act which made strikes
felony, for voting for the militia bill.
for generally supporting the railroad lob
by, for filing the A. R. L. injunction in
1894 and for now fighting in the courts the
ordinance to require all city printing to
have the union labor label.
The resolutions were adopted unanimous
ly and with little discussion. save that
which threw light on Mr.. Sebree's anti
labor record. The resolutions are as fol-
lows:
Whereas. 1t is with absolute surprise
that We learn it is the intention of one
of the old parties of Greater Kansas City
to nominate at the coming convention
person who, in every particular, is inimical
to the best interests of organized labor, for
his record being a stencil in the nostrls
of every true union man, it is but just
that the same be placed where all can
point to him with the finger of scorn. as an
enemy to every man and woman in our
midst that tolls for our God-given rights.
This man is but the tool of corporations,
and as such is seeking to foist himself up
on the community. that he may further
sents. Let us look at his record. and then
judge what he will do for us If necessary in
the coming election: and.
Whereas, In 1887 he was a member of
the state legislature, and as such voted
against the passage of the fellow servant
bill. He favored and labored for the enact
ment of that most iniquitous measure, the
bill known as the Weldon Anti-Intimida-
ton BILL which was revival of the an
cient English conspiracy law. with new
and atrocious provisions, which made it a
crime to belong to a labor organization,
and felony to participate in a strike. or
to advise. encourage or solicit any person
to join in strike or boycott, which meas
ure was defeated only after its passage
fight made against it by the forces of or
ganized labor of the whole state of Mis-
souri,: and,
Whereas. This same man voted for and
supported the militia bill introduced by
the railroad lobby at the dictation of the
enemies of labor which contained provis-
ions that struck at the liberties of the
people, making the citizen soldiers mere
regular army slaves. TO be ordered about
and used to prevent labor from making
and maintaining any demand for it's rights;
and.
Whereas, The record shows that both
at the regular and special sessions of the
legislature he voted at all times and upon
all occasions for or against any legislation
AFFECTING, the rights of organized labor,
just as the railroad lobby dictated, and as
reward for his services against the rights
of humanity and in the interest of rail-
road monopolies this same worId-be may
ov,ly S0l
his name) was brought to this city by one
of the great railway systems of the coun-
try and made its regular paid attorney;
and,
'Whereas, In the memorable A. r. ".
strike of 1884. this same Frank Sebree pre-
pared and filed in the United States courts
Injunction proceedings against the en-
ding them to join in any demand for living
wages in an occupation where they took
Hssed ssr in wRea aadds and CHILDREN time hy
and started for their daily or nightly toll:
and;
to his instincts against organized labor, is
now engaged in making a fight in the in
terest Of an unfair printing office against
Gil Of Kansas City, requiring all city print
ing to bear the union label. and seeking to
have the courts declare the ordinance in
valid. thus undoing the work of years of
those who are striving to have our 'em-
blem of liberty. our representative trades
label adorn and embellish every iota of
work turned out from our hands: and
Whereas. The possibility of the election
of such a man to the high and honorable
er enforcement of the eight-hour law. a
blow at our old war cry of "A fair days
pay for fair days work" and all other
forts of organized labor. and would. SO
long as he held such office. be a bar to
any further recognition of those principles
which now Dermeate the hearts of every
true wage Garner in our midst; therefore,
be It
ganiZed labor. denounce in the most en-
phatic terms any attempt at this time to
foist upon Greater Kansas City candidate
to all Union men and direct slrn chaIlenRe ,nsu ,o
each individual member without regard to
politics; to fight. work and vote by all
honorable means to relegate to oblivion any
political organization which would nomi-
nate such monopolistic candidate"
The g grievance , committee of the Indus
Dor headquarters and consider the griev-
ance of the Firemen's union against Mayor
Jones. who is charged with discharging
union fireman at the Turkey Creek pump
ing station. promising to give him employ
ment elsewhere, and then refusing to ap-
It is said to be settled that the committee
will report that the union has a valid griev-
ance against the mayor.
Mr.. Sebree. being shown the above reso-
lutions late last night and asked il he
had anything to say, replied that he was
very much surprised at the charges con-
tanned in them.
THE charge that I opposed measures
favoring organized labor or favored those
inimical to working people Is false in every
particular" he said. THE records of the
house at Jefferson City and the files of the
daily papers of Kansas City giving the
proceedings of the legislature will COM
pletely refute them.
THE charge that / represented a rail-
road company in one injunction proceeding
growing out of the A. r. U. strike is un-
true.
Il never applied for an injunction In a
strike case and 1 was never connected
with such proceeding. either directly or
indirectly. This can be readily ascertained
from the records of the courts
II am not the attorney for any printing
office which is fighting an ordinance re-
quiring the use of union labels This. un-
derstand, is a case brought recently and
the maliciousness of these resolutions must
be apparent to all, when a mere reference
to the files of the circuit court would show
that l have absolutely had nothing to do
with that case.
1T is also untrue that I voted In favor
of the Sheldon or any other anti-intimida-
| ton bill.
The statement that / came to Kansas
| City as the attorney for a railroad compa-
ny Is false, will be attested by every
| lawyer in Kansas City, except. possibly the
one who wrote the resolutions.
Two years after coming to Kansas City
formed partnership with Judge H. c.
McDougal, who at that time was and for
many years had been local attorney for a