Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-12
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| Mr.. EDIToR: / see in the Glassboro
Enterprise that the Editor says the glass
blowers are an intelligent set of people, but
that the Candidates on the Republican tick
cts, Mr. Stanger and Mr.. Buck are peers TO
their opponents who are glassworkers.'
Now, the gIassworkers will take notice OF
those words Hon. Thomas M. Terrell
held the highest position IN the Bottle
Blowers Organization, that of President,
and be made one of the best Presidents its
organic alton ever bad, and was always
considered one of the most conservative
and intelligent officers in the trade, an
honor 10 himself and the craft. Now, all
| glassbloweTs should take notice that be
means the glassworkers are intelligent, but
that the men the Ring takes up are their
peers in every particular. Well, let us
consider the matter, and see who has
worked to the interest Of the glassworker
and the masses. Who was it that labored
night and day to have law enacted
whereby we should get paid in cash, in
stead OF in shin-plasters, which compelled
us TO pay fabulous prices in the Company
store or, in other words, who In the
legislature of New Jersey helped to enact
law to give us money, so we could buy
from the farmer, the produce he raised by
the sweat of his brow was it Mr. Stranger
or Hon. Thomas NJ Terrell? Who was it
that championed the cause not only of the
glassworkers, but that of every laboring
man in the State in the halls OF
the New Jersey legislature was it Mr.
Stranger or Hon. Thomas M. Ferrell? Now,
take the other side. Who was it that
helped to annul that law and compelled the
glassworkers to take punch books, which
are worse than shin-plasters, for they are
not transferable, but must be used by the
persons whose name they are made out in.
Was it Mr.. StangeI or Thomas M. Terrell ?
Who was it who said he had to do it to
save trouble Nobody but the Rings
candidate for Senator, Solomon II. Stanger
Who was it did all they could against the
Union cause when in their strike several
years ago, and which continued till last
year, all to keep the men from organizing
and joining the Union, where legislation is
taught and intelligence gained, though not
hrough the columns of machine news
paper like the Glassbors Enterprise /
again say, who has done all they could
against the glassworker and their Union
Why the very men who are backing
Senator Stranger, and there is nothing
they will not stoop to do to elect them.
Again, Mr.. Editor of the Glassboro ink
waster, was the glassworkers intelligent
when they signed petition against the
appointment of M0ffett for Revenue Col
lector? No, they were not intelligent
then, because the Ring of the glassworKers
peer said appoint him. oh! consistency
thou art jewel."sa
Mr.. Editor OF the Enterprise, we would
like to see in print in the columns of our
ink waster, the legislative records of Hon.
Thomas NJ Terrell and Solomon II :.
Stranger. If you are in the interest of the
workingmen, commonly called glasswork
ers, we would like to know just what was
done. We, as glassworkers are proud Of
Hon. Thomas M. Ferrell's record, and
would like to see Senator StaDger's, and
see which has been weighed in the balance
and found wanting.
The Editor speaks of sound principles
Stanger voted for all Trust Legislation
let as see now its effett in his own town
There is in this place one of the finest win
dow glass plants in the country closed
down and cannot be bought or rented of
the owner, John P. Whitney, on account
of the gigantic windowglass Trust, char
tered under the laws and protection of the
State of New Jersey, which refuses to-
operate it or allow the owner to rent or
sell. And the window glassworkers are
walking our streets idle. The oppression Of
this gigantic robber ia felt in all parts of
this great country as WE'LL These are the
principles that Senator Stranger represents,
aud the Editor, or what is called the Edi-
tor, says are sound. Well some one told
him to say that
The glassworkers will let him know who
is intelligent the seventh day of November
and not ask him to tell Us. Good bye till
later. a CLAsswoRKER.