The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-25
FRANKLIN MURPHY AND HIS
EMPLOYEES

A mans employees are about as good
judges of his character and capablll-
ties as can be found anywhere. When
the employees in any mans factory
voluntarily come to the front, to
speak highly of their employer and
to commend him to other people, 1T
is reliable evidence of such man S
integrity and of his regard for his
men. The employees of the Murphy
varnish Company of Newark, of which
Hon. Franklin Murphy is president
and principal stakeholder, have just
issued the following:
Whereas, Our employer, Franklin
| Murphy, has received at the hands OF
the Republican Convention the nomi-
nation of the Republican party for
governor of the state of New Jersey
| be it
Resolved That Mr.. Murphy, always
having been kind and conslderate
employer, showing his kindness and
generosity in every way possible
toward even the least OF his en-
ployes, over a period of many years,
it is the expression OF this assemblage
that we are reioiced at the nomlna-
tion that he has received. and are IN
hearty sympathy with his election;
and be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be engrossed and presented to
Mr.. Murphy, with our best wishes for
his success.
When Mr.. Murphy received the
delegation of wage earners appointed
to convey to him these expressions OF
their respect and good wishes, he said ::
I do not remember when | have felt
lack of words more. [ am more than
pleased, I am proud, to see you here,
to hear the kindly words OF your
spokesman and to sec this handsome
testimonial of your regard. am more
pleased to know that my nomination
for the position of governor OF this
great state has been received IN so
generous a spirit by the employees OF
the company, more pleased by that
knowledge than by anything else ex-
cept the fact that my family too, was
gratified by the nomination.
I do not know what the politics OF
the employees of the company may be-
[ have never inquired, nor have | ever
endeavored to influence your votes
on any political matter or for any
candidate. (Cries, That's true. } But
I am told that the force is about di-
vided in politics. That being the case,
it makes me feel all the better pleased
to see You here and to learn from you
that you are all going to vote for me
at the coming election.
1t is gratifying. too to know that
you regard me as considerate EN-.
ployer. I am happy to know it, and
am proud of the kindly feeling which
has promted this demonstration. LIZ
has always been my aim, and the aim
of the Murphy Company, not to see
how cheaply we could get the men to
work but to see how much there turns
from the business would Justify us in
paying and to pay just as much as
the condition would permit. That has
always been the policy of the COM
pany, and always will be as long as
the company continues in business.
1t may be we'll to state again, in this
connection, that there has never been
strike in Mr.. Murphy's factory. nor
has any employee there ever been
locked for absence on account of sick
ness. Mr.. Murphy may well be called
the workingman' friend; not for
political purposes, but through all the
years of his business life.