The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-31
His Own Factory Has No Labor Organ.
izations Amsns All Its Men.
Prison Made Goods Bought In Quantities
Constantly Ever Since His
Nomination.

The Ohio Democrats are making q
fervid appeal to the workingmen Of
Ohio for votes. It is more hypocritical
this year than usual. The plea now is
that Colonel Kilbourne, Democratic
candidate for governor, is the friend
Of labor and a good employer. The
latter is probably true. But that Mr..
kilbourne Is the friend of organized
labor Is as false as any statement can
possibly be. Yet 1t has been made
time and again whenever the Colonel
has been candidate for any Office or
for a nomination thereto.
HAS NEVER FAVORED ORGANIZED
LABOR.
1t Is time that the organized labor
Of Ohio and its friends should know
the plain, unvarnished truth regarding
Colonel kilbourne's attitude toward
the trades unions. They should know
that instead Of being the workingman's
friend, as is claimed by the Democratic
managers and himself, he Is not and
has never been favorable to organized
labor. No labor unions thrive in in
dustries directed or controlled by Colo
mel kilbourne. In at least one instance
labor union was crushed by his ef-
forts. The workingmen of Ohio should
understand that the following speclnc
crarges may be brought and maintain
ed against the Democratic candidate
for governor:
1. There is not now and never has
been q labor union permitted in the
vast Columbus manufacturing works
Of which Mr.. Kilbourne Ii president.
2. When an attempt was made to Or
Sanize an Assembly of the knights
of Labor in the Columbus Brick and
Terra Gotta company, Of which James
Kilbourne was one of the largest stSck-
holders, and of which his brother was
superintendent, notice was brutally
served on the men that they must Ell
ther leave the union or quit their jobs.
3. The Kilbourne-Jacobs Manufac-
turing company, Of which Colonel
James Kilbourne is president, Is now
and has been for years constant and
regular user of the products of convict
labor. These prison-made products
are incorporated In the completed ar
ticles turned out by that company and
sold without the label required by law.
As to the first point, all any one con-
cerned has to do is to inquire Of any
union man In Columbus who belongs
to any Of the trades which the compa-
ny employs. ee
PROOF POSITIVE BY AFFIDAVIT.
As to the second point, here are the
facts: In 1885 the Columbus Brick
and Terra Gotta company was incor-
porated. Colonel Kilbourne's name
was second on the list. It is admitted
BY himself that he was and is one Of
the largest stockholders therein. The
works are situated at Union Furnace,
Hooking county. It's employees were
paid considerably lower wages than
other men In similar work. The gentle
men controlling the concern, through
Colonel Kilbourne's brother, the super
intendent. absolutely refused to permit
the men te Join the Knights of Labor,
and declared positively that those
who had already become members
must either leave the union or lose
their Jobs. Proof of this is found In
the following AFFIDAVIT:
estate of Ohio. Franklin county, ss:
ROSS Boyles. being first duly sworn,
deposes and says:
About the year 1889 I was employed
by the Columbus Brick and Terra Cot
ta works at Union Furnace, Hooking
county. At that time the common la
borers employed by this company were
being paid $1.15 day, while men en-
ployed by other brick-making yeards
in that neighborhood were getting
$1.25 a day.
"The men working in the yards OF
the Columbus Brick and Terra Gotta
company, myself among them, decided
to organize a Local Assembly Of the
Knights of Labor, hoping that, with
the strength of union to back us,
We would be able to get an increase
of pay. John Nugent. afterward an
official in the United Mine Workers,
at that time was an organizer of the
knights of Labor for the StraitsviIle
district. We sent for Mr.. Nugent, and
he came to Union Furnace and organ
ICED an Assembly Of the X. Of L.
among the workmen employed by the
Columbus Brick and Terra Gotta COM
pany.
"The Superintendent Of the Colun-
bus Brick and Terra Gotta company
was L. q. Kilbourne, whose brother,
james Kilbourne, we understood. was
one OF the chief stockholders Of the
concern.
When Mr.. Kilbourne learned that
ws rad Organised union he came into
the yards. and. instead Of calling the
men together In body to discuss the
matter with them, he went to them
separately and inquired II II were true
that they had joined the Knights 1t
Labor. Those who had Joined the AS
sembly made no secret OF II. When
Mr.. Kilbourne finally came to me and
asked II had Joined the new X. of L.
Assembly told him that had. He