Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
UNION LABOR TAKES A HAND.


lative fight in the Fifth district has
taken u new turn, union labor having
decided to take hand. AT the meet
ing OF the United Labor League Snu-
day afternoon the candidacy OF George
q. Morton, one of the men seeking the
nomination there, was endorsed at the
request of the Horseshoers' Union, and
the following, concerning William M.
were adopted, at the request of the
Brioklayers' Union:
Wilmington, Del, Sept. 2, 1900.
Whereas, The Bricklayers' Union of
this city has brought to the notice of
the United Labor League commune
cation sent by one William M. Con.
nelly, contractor and,
Whereas, We believe it to be to the
interest of all wage earners to know
the character and standing of all can
didates for public office; therefore, be il
Resolved, That the said communi-
cation be printed and distributed
through the Fifth Representative dis
trIct. .a
Resolved. That we ask all wage
earners, when exercising the right Of
franchise, to vote for only such men as
have the interests of the wage Garner
at heart.''
The communication referred to,
which was also read and commented
upon, and which was ordered printed
and distributed throughout the dis
.trict, is as follows:
Wilmington, Del, Aug. 10, 1898. -
The b. M. |. U. of Delaware, Will
mington, Del. | am In
receipt of. a pipe story of the 9th inst.
from your august body to Mr.. Keller in
regards to me, and in reply must say
that il you don't quit your fooling I'll
slap you on the hand. You are an
awful lot of good fellows to interest
yourselves in my affairs, and | hope
you won't charge me anything for
helping me out, as / intended to write
letter myself this week to Mr.. Keller
and tell him what an awful man am,
but you are all right, every one of you.
A little hard luck, times are hard, and
work is scarce and you had to do some
thing. There is nothing like writing a
letter once in while; the secretary
would not earn his pay If ne did not do
something, but of course we all know
how that is. Yes, yes, yes.
Now, to come to the point, gentle-
men, there is going to be good peach
crop this summer, so be good and 10
home and help to got the fruit to
market You wont get much, but the
change will do you good. | hope you
will pardon me for the suggestion, but
wish to inform you that you want to
get into direct communication with
Mr.. Mckinley, and inform him that
Anthony Higgins and his gang are
trying to land q non union postmaster,
as you all know that Mr.. Addicks is
president of the union and his gang
and yours are working under the same
adage, In union and onions there is
strength, and when the cards are all
dealt out you will both amount to
about the same thing, "A dirty deuce
in new deck and cheap deck at
that. Well, 'all's we'll that ends
we'll, says the poet, and He that
laughs last. laughs BEST, but | tell
you it's no laughing matter for you to
keep tab on my work without any re-
Enumeration and to relieve you Of the
trouble OF looking will give you a
correct list of my future bookings, of
course you know now that / am en-
gagged at Sixth and Broome for j. L.
Carpenter, next Job Keller's, Fourth
and ShiEley streets, and q few more,
viz: Mundy Brothers Hotel, Front
and French streets, alterations six
houses Fourth and Clayton, owner,
Mr.. j. Fipan; three houses Reed and
Jackson, for Mr.. James Dillon; one
house on French street, above Eighth,
for Mr.. Hubert Cassidy; six houses
Front and Broome for Mr. Writ; re-.
pairing city orematory for the city /;
Wonderland Theatre, Seventh and
Shipley streets, George Allmon /;
Eleventh and King, repairing house
for Charles B. Lore, and eight houses
for Robert Cottineham at Oak and
franklin streets, and If it does not slip
my memory, will keep you informed
weekly of my new work, and / hope
you will interest yourselves in my
behalf as successfully with these
gentlemen as you have With Mr.. Keller.
'As my pina has gone out and have
woke up want to thank you for your
trouble and for your amount of brassy
nerve, cheek, prejudice, jealousy,
bigotry, ignorance and unadulterated
gail. | think you have the largest cart
loRd OF cheek of anybody that know
of and my admiration for the same is
fully expressed in an Unabridged
Websterian meaning, and to take. it
all in all | must say in the words of
.Chimmie' Fadden, YOU'RE up to me
limit and you make hit wild me. SO
hoping to hear from you in the near
future, / femsir,
Yours woefully ostraoised,
VIM. M. Connolly"
1t was explained to the league that
Mr.. Connolly wrote the letter referred
to after the Brieklayers' Union had
written one to Mr.. Keller, who was
about to rut up new building at
Fourth and Shipley streets, asking
that The contract be given to man
employ ing union labor.
HOW CoNNEI.LY VIEWS TIE SITUATION.
Mr.. Connolly, in speaking of the
letter to reporter of The Gazette,
said when he wrote it ne regarded it
more as joke than anything else and
when no heard it was to be made
public did not give the matter much
concern, as he believed his constituents
would understand it. E
NOTHING SAID ABOUT HEALEY.
The third candidate for the nomi-
nation in the district, City Council
man Healey, was not mentioned at the
Labor League meeting, us there aI-
pehreu 10 De no reason Ior prlnBiDS his
name up. Tho organization contented
itself with dealing with the other two,
US mentioned above
FOURTH DISTRICT CONTEST.
As in the Fifth district, three-co r.
nered contest for the Democratic legis-
latiye nomination is beingiwaged in the
Fourth district, the candidates being
City Councilman Thomas NJ. Monaghan,
John W. Sinclair and John P. Donahoe.
At. the meeting of the United Labor