The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-22
OTTsTANDING CHECKs

sl.7OO or $1,000. she cannot tell which. Her
memory was just as short on that point as
&c was in regard TO the 10000.
OUTSTANDING CHECKS.
After I had been some six months or
more in charge OF the Office and two audits
had been made. 1 found that during that
length OF time at the end Of any month.
never had less than Sl.7O0 OF outstanding
checks. In examining the reports OF my
predecessors I found that whenever an
audit was made the certificate from the
bank showed exactly the amount Of money
that the audit called for, without any &C
count of the outstanding checks ] said 10
Miss Meredith that we never had less than
$500 OF checks outstanding. and II any Of
money equal 10 the outstanding checks, they
could have done so, providing they made IL
good at the ending OF the time. This did
not apply To Pearce alone.
"She also speaks of rake-Of on print
ing She told you that Mr. Smith, OF the
Joliet Republican Printing Company. as
serted that the rake-Oh must have been
at least p per cent. That has been dis
chssed not only with Mr.. Mitchell and the
national executive board, but with the ma
tiOnal auditors and every official 1t Is
true are now getting our printing at
more than = per cent. less than under
Pearce's admins ira ton. Take order
books sent out to local unions: The price
paid by Pearce was IS cents a book. The
price / am getting them printed for is 9lR
cents, / cannot say, and | do not believe
there IS a man in this audience can say,
that Pearce got the difference, OF any por-
ton of IT, between As cents ana 81 cents.
Under these circumstances. is il likely
we could come into a convention and accuse
q man Of theft2 And upon these himsy
statements an attempt is made 10 destroy
the regulations OF Mr. Mitchell and myself.
When I took charge Of the Office and
endeavOred 10 go 10 other printing estab-
lishments in Indianapolis could not get
lower rates There is an employers union
here, and they look upon IL as dshOnOrable
for one of their number to underbid an
other member Of the organization. They
are like trade uniOniStS. We went out OF
indianapolis to get the rates we are now
getting"
In conclusion, Secretary Wilson said he
believed that had Miss Meredith not been
dismissed she would have made COM
plant; that she knew Of Pearce's shortage
many months before reporting it. He said
that as long she held her position she
was contented TO go on and see the or
ganiZatiOn robbed. He said ne would have
dismissed her before the last national con-
ventiOn had II not voted her gold medal.
but after that he did not feel in duty bound
10 retain her.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL HEARD.
The convention adjourned for dinner and
President Mitchell was heard the first thing
IN the afternoon. He began by saying: Il
fully appreciate how difficult it is to appear
in opposition to a woman. 1 know it is
human nature TO give more credence to
what a woman says than to a mans words.
But you must appreciate my position. 1
shall treat things as they deserve and shall
call a spade a spade, whether the accusa-
tons be made by god, a woman or a
devil"
He then took up each of the allegations
made by Miss Meredith and denied them