The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
These Men Spend Their Time Sse.
to Prostitute the Labor
Unions.
ALL ARE PAID POLITICAL ENNSs&27,
The Mill News Says it SPEAKS With Prof.
Names the Men Charged viii This Shane,
full Work and Says Tia; Mr. J.. C..
Meekirs of Gree, sboro Seems
10 be the Power Be
hind the Throne.

Especial to the New and Observer.
Charlotte, n. c.. July 12-Taa W..
News. published in the interest .t ..
mill hands of this section, come.
this afternoon in Il double column
rial headed, ~ Deyilish scheme r.
ed" in which the editor alleges that tn..
labor union organizations of this e.
and section are being p~rostituted by ..
political emmissaries. who are ma...
money for themselves 10y orposlue Ola.
constitutional amendment. Amaue uE..
things the editorial says:
THE Mill News is recognized Is Ed
as a strictly non-political paper. ami
such we have even stood aloof from .-
ing anything On the subject of the lr.-
posed constitutional amendment. There
is. however, one feature of the p.-
paign now being waged against f.n
amendment about which we feel caI..
upon to speak out without further U-
lay. Within the past few months men
nave been quietly at work in a number
CT the villages OF the manufacture.
cities of the State under the gujse of Ia.
born union organizers and with crcI.r-
tials appearing TO be all right as sg.#.
but it has recently come to our kuoNI
edge that they are spending a large share
of their time and using their influence.
against the amendment.
" have proof which convince u.
beyond doubt that their principles OF
unionism are being shamefuily prJatf-
tuted and the entire force Of organizers
in this State, without, perhaps. a single
exception, are really paid political cm5.-
sarics who are working this scheme for
the money there is in it.
Now let US review the present move
ment and men at the back of it. begin
ming at the top Of the list.
&C. =. Davis, High Point. is stat. or.
ganiZer. We are reliably informed th#.
he is actively opposing the constitution.
amendment. Rev. Mr.. Parker, of Ran.
dleman, another organizer and president
or the union at that place, is fighting The
amendment. Mr.. Bell, from Lexington.
an organizer who has been operating i'm
this section for the past six week. n
man of very u~nSavory reputation. F..
strongly anti-amendment. Mr.. G. w.
'ootciiI', "a az WI ."
GaStonia union an organizer and a lu..I
politician is also anti-amendmcnt. Nr
I'D. Fesperman, of Charlotte, au0fH.r
organizer and editor Of the Southern
Workman, came out last week i'm q H.n
column editorial in his paper agaiust t..
amendment he having worn "a 'Nh.e
supremacy button up to Il short time a-r
Notwithstanding. Mr.. j. c.. McekIu.. f
politician and lawyer at Greensboro ID
strong anti-amendment advocate, s..ut
to be the power behind the throne. ..'
his checks have been in evidence iu '.F
section recently.
With these facts we are forced 10 ''
conclusion that the present orgaujla'..n
movement is a political scheme. "r-
and simple, that the principles Of 'N..
unlonism are being polluted, its #.t
diverted"
The editors Of the paper claim that t'.
90 not intend to take a partisan -
on the question of the Amendment
their chief desire is t. expose what '.
allege is a Garkly laid scheme go 't
vert the purposes of labor Crg..".
tions.