Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-19
Mr., Hanna's lines employ about 800
men, who are paid

| enjoy better hours than any Otner
street railway men in any Of the cities
of Ohio, if not in the country. There
has never been strike on the Little
Consolidated" system, or any line
owned by Mr.. Hanna before the con-
eolidation. In the 25 years of Sena-
tor Hanna's connection with street
railways he has never had a strike.
! Immediately after the strike on the
I "Big Consolidated" was inaugurated
strong effort was made to induce the
employees on Mr.. Hanna's road to
strike cut of sympathy with the men
on the big Consolidated" number
I of meetings of the men were called
! Committees from the union, the Off
GERS of the national association and
the officers of the many local labor or
ganizations addressed the men, urg-
ing them to join in sympathy strike.
The men replied that they were well
paid, well treated, and when they had
( any grievance they could go to the
officers of the company and have it
righted without any red tape, and that,
therefore, there was
Nothing to Justify n Strife
During all the time OF tli5 strike in
Cleveland not a single car on any Of
the Hanna lines has been laid up, and
the men have not called upon the Off
GERS of the company with single pro-
test or demand. This is a record of
a1c hot ba
cratic howl about Senator Hannas
! brutality and his labor crushing
absurd and ridiculous.
The following story is well known
to every man on Mr.. Hanna's road,
and to thousands of others. 1t illus
trates the character of the man whom
all the employees of the road kindly
refer to as 'the old man:
Early last year a man was dis
charged by one of the barn bosses Of
Mr.. Hannas company. No reason was
given for the dismissal The man had
been active in getting men to join the
union, and he believed that this was
the cause of his discharge. He went
to Senator Hanna and stated his case.
admitting that he had tried hard t2
get men to join the union,
Did you use your time during work
ing hours to get men to join the
union?" asked Hanna.
NO sir" replied the man. 81 did
not talk about the union except after
working hours"
Hanna observed him carefully for a
few moments to judge whether the
man was telling the truth, and then
said:
81 will give you an order to go back
to work. l want my men to do their
work faithfully and honorably, but I
have nothing to say about their acts
after working hours"
The man went to work the next day
and is still in the companys employ
Nobody can make him believe ill of
Marcus A. Hanna.
Rarely anywhere in the United
States is there found an instance of as
Strong Personal Affection
between employer and employe as ex-
lists between Mr.. Hanna and the men
on the Little Consolidated" The
older employees affectionately refer to
Mr.. Hanna as the old man" He is a
father to them. They go to see him
whenever they want to, and there is
no red tape to frighten them. If man
is sick and his family suffering, the
company physician calls at the house
and attends him free of charge. A
coal wagon calls at his house in win
ter with fuel; the grocery wagon de-
livers provisions, and the bills are
sent to the Little Consolidated" treas
urer. Employees who have been in the
service of the company for a term of
years are the envy of all the new men.
The old men are absolutely sure of a
competence in their old age. When
they are incapacitated for streetcar
work they are given easy positions vir-
tually on a pension.
The employees in the offices of NJ. A.
Hanna & Company are treated with
the same justice and liberality. Every
man in a responsible position has
worked his way from the bottom.
Every man who enters the service of
Mr.. Hanna in these offices has before
him a prospect of a
Position For Life,
with the reward of promotion for 10y
atty and energy. 1t is not to be Won
dered at that the sentiment of loyalty
to the "Chief" (Mr. Hanna) is here
seen as in few offices in the world.
The employees are paid yearly salary,
/ and they draw it, rain or shine in
sickness and health. They are prac-
tically members of big family, and
any sickness in the families of the
. men is Immediately made a company
matter, and frequently the senator ia
seen striding up a back street on his
2 way 10 visit the bedside of sick wife
or child II some employe who has been
t unfortunate. Every man is given 80
, days vacation, with full pay, each
) year 1t is no exaggeration to say
, they all love Mark Hanna.
There is another way to find out tbs
2 real character of Senator Hanna CD
= to the heads Of the charitable organ
izations, to the Salvation Army, the
Sisters of the Poor, the Protestant or
l phan asylums, the Bethel Relief, the
pastors of the churches, the Chamber
= of Commerce, to any man connected
= with the important duty of dispensing
= charity in Cleveland and the surround
r ing towns. No man in Ohio probably
I has given as often and as fully to char.