The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-10

tho labor question, ard when asked
what he thought the outcome of tho
labor unions would bo ho said: "To
somo extent | sympathizo with the
labor unions. They tend to educate
tho workingmcn and place thom in
better circumstances, but tho fault
that the unions mako is that they
demand universal scale Of wages.
That will not work. But frequently
the fault is to be found with tho
master in not giving proper wages.
In my opinion by noxt October, or
may be littio later, We will 500 ono
of tbs biggest strikes Of tho times.
The enormous coal and steel trusts
havo had to meet tho demands of
the workers end minors, not because
they had to, bnt because it was a
matter Of policy. All Of the stock
in the great combines had not been
sold, and i I would not have dono for
tho huge companies to have fallen
into u strife with tho laborors. But
all Of that stock will soon bo taken,
and when tho largo contracts arc
about closed the trusts arc going to
rofuse to meet the labor organiza-
tions half way and then we will SEQ
thousands Of mon out Of employ
ment."
WHY lie WENT TO SEATTLE
1t has been nearly fifteen years
now since the Hon. Mr.. Lewis lived
in this part of the country. lilo WIS
born in Augusta and before no
roachcd his majority ho was practic
ing law in Savannah. The way he
came to drift to Seattle was very pc
culiar. He had decided to leave tho
South, but several days before he
made the start lie was sent hero on
business. While in the office Of Col.
O. S. Gadsden, of tho Charleston
and Savannah Railroad, some ono
asked him whore ho waa going. As
yet ho had not decided, but he re-
piled "Denver." Col. Gadsden then
said, pointing with stick to largo
map hanging on the wall: "This is
going to be great country, (with the
point of the stick at seattle.) Why
don't you go thcre3" Tho young
lawyer thought seriously of the
suggestion and finally announced
that he would settle IN the distant
Washington city.
"On my way out there" he said
yesterday, II stopped in Kansas
City and one night l was introduced
to President O'day, Of one of tho
large Western railroads. I was very
young and ambitious, and possessed
n treble voice. The president asked
me why did not 60 to Springfield,
as that was going to be the coming
town. well, SIR I said in my
changing voice. Il might 90 there,
become president of some railroad
and make half million, but / would
always think that if T had gone to
Seattle I would have been worth q
million.' WELL he replied, you've
got gall enought to make it. You'd
better 60 there."'
STRUGGLES OF a YOUNG LAWYER.
The Georgia boy kept moving un-
til he reached Seattle, the city that
Col. Gadsden had pointed out on tho
map. His ambition was still with
him, but his purse was depleted.
For time he worked as longshoro-
man, defending an occasional cul-
prit in Police Court. While work
ing on the docks he formed his first
opinion of labor unions. There had
been strike on the wharves and he
was asked to como into q local union.
81 cannot" he said, "because Lam q
lawyer, an there is clause in your
constitution that dobars lawyers,
gamblers and saloon keepers"
A few years aftor that ho was able
to got into the regular practice of his
profession, and was soon rewarded
and recognized by being elected to
tho Legislature. Then in 1882 ho ran
for Governor Of the State Of Wash
ington, but withdrew from tho race
on account of plank in the platform.
Later, in 1896, he was elected a
member of Congress, and in 1903, at
the outbreak of tho Spanish -Ameri-