The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-27
BEILEY'S FRIEND HAYES
PRESIDENT PRESCOTT, OF THE I. t.
u, DESCRIBES THE GENTLEMAN.
There Would Have Been a Premium
on Eggs Had He Come
to Town.

or Labor Journal, published in Washington.
have found their way into circulation here.
The paper contains an attack on Repre-
sentative Jesse Overstreet on account of his
attitude on the money question, not on ac-
count of his labor record. A week ago. it
will be remembered, an account of the pur-
chase of a cargo of ten thousand of the
papers by Leon o. Bailey. Mr.. Overstreet's
opponent, was given. John Schawnfaber,
who edits the Knights of Labor Journal fer
Hayes, came here to deliver the papers but
Mr.. Bailey refused to receive them, having
since their purchase become frightened
about Hayes's reputation with organized
labor So far as can be learned most of
the papers are still at the express office
here. John Schawnfaber found it necessary
to work his way back East Union men
are indignant at the efforts that were made
10 dupe organized labor They are particu-
larry bitter against the publisher of the
paper and a number have said that its cir
culation will aid rather than harm Mr.,
Overstreet-
John w. Hayes, Bailey's friend, has a
most unpleasant odor among members of
the American Federation of Labor. William
Is. Prescott, president of the International
typographical Union. knows all about his
career. Until he became associated with the
knights Of Labor Hayes was telegraph
operator. As soon as he secured an infiu-
entail position in the order it is said he
asserted it was his intention to become a
Millionaire and he at once proceeded to use
his official position to further his greed for
gain. He foated all sorts of concerns.
mines. oil wells, insurance companes-any-
thing that appeared to be a likely field for
man with ''get-rich-quick' aspirations.
1T was very largely due to this fact that
the once powerful knights of Labor was
broken up believe" said Mr.. Prescott. II
doubt if there is now any such organization
as the Knights of Labor"
Hayes is the order himself?" was sug-
gested.
That's about it." replied Mr.. Prescott
smilingIy.
Mr.. Prescott was asked what made or
ganized labor so bitter against Hayes. He
recited a few reasons. At Chicago the union
printers on one of the large German papers
went out on strike. Hayes issued a
knights Of Labor charter to the men who
remained behind, thus trying to make a
rat" printing Office appear to be union
This he also did when brewers in Ohio
struck. Other instances were mentioned. If
Hayes had confined the operations of his
so-called union organization to territory not
covered already by reputable organizations
there would have been less objection to him,
but when he went into the territory of es-
tablished associations and undertook to I'M
dermine them by giving charters to
scabs" and rats" his conduct was char
acterized as inexcusable. A favorite plan
of Hayes, it is claimed is to use his paper
to get money from candidates for Con-
gress, irrespective of party. He looks up
official records, garbles them to make them
appear as black as possible for the candi-
date for reelection, whether Democrat or
Republican. and then goes to him with the
information that he is about to make a
deal with his opponent whereby thousands
of the papers shall be circulated in his dis
trict.
rs there any way to prevent this?" asks
the alarmed candidate. Certainly there isl
replies Hayes, and then proceeds to en-
tighten the candidate So far as Mr. Over
street was concerned the paper simply at
tackled him on his record on the financial
question, his record on labor having been
unassailable, as in the Otis case mentioned
Tuesday. Hayes did not attempt to "hold
up Mr.. Overstreet. Tine latter has nothing
to be ashamed of in either his monetary or
labor record.
This is the man Hayes that Leon Q.
Bailey arranged to have come from Wash
ington and make speeches in his behalf. He
thought because Hayes was the secretary
of the so-called Knights of Labor-it is as
serted there is not member Of that or
ganization in Indianapolis-it would be a
fine thing to hire him to come to the Sew
behalf of my friend Mr.. Bailey" for it
was to be a voluntary action on Hayes
part. inspired by undetiled friendship solely.
all the way through, so far as the public
was concerned. When Bailey learned that
organized labor would not be hoodwinked
would soon be emptied If HAYES tried to
speak before organized labor here the deal
was declared off, even to the extent of re-
fusing to take the special edition of the
paper.