The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
trade would you prefer. that of the go union
men or that of the rest of the community!

trade would you prefer. that of the go union
men or that of the rest of the community!
ALLEGED DUPLICITY.
1.-The union man, like everybody else. will
patronize the store that will give him the
most for his money. and when it is a ques-
ton of saving little of his money he will
forget all about the boycott. which, per-
haps. he himself has so loudly clamored for.
/ have 1t on good authority that labor
leader of national reputation once had a
nonunion tailor In Indianapolis make him
suit Of clothes and then cut out the union
label of his old suit and sew 1t on the new
one. This merely illustrates a great fact
about all these boycotts, and that is the un-
Willingness Of the union men themselves 10
stand by them.
Il do not suppose that if you secured this
town over you can find a single workman
who wears shirt with union label on II.
Does the average union man call for union
made cigars? He does not-he Will take the
brand that Is, TO his mind. the best smoke
Tor the money and II generally Is non
union article. Gentlemen, this boycott busi-
ness Is nothing but buster. and countless
Instances can be cited 10 prove ii. 1T Is, in
fact, an advertisement for your business or
no mean value, and from my own expert
ence will say that prefer to be boycotted
TO not being So You know that am surfer
ing under boycott. and want to say that
never did such big May business as did
last month. The boycott is a bogy, pure and
simple, and the thing for you to do II your
neighbor gets boycotted is to get boycotted
likewise. Recently boycott was declared
on the Western Unton Telegraph Company,
and the feet went over the country. Bust
ness men began to put up signs in their OF
hces instructing that all messages be sent
over the Western Union, and the Postal
Telegraph Company, on complaining, was
told 10 get boycotted also or otherwise the
western Union would be favored. This is the
spirit that is beginning to actuate the busl-
ness man.
81 wish to say a word or two in regard
to the manner in which this organized Ia
Dor conspiracy affects the farmers. l. may
be that some farmers have not yet come
face to face with the practical side OF the
beautiful theories of unionism. Some or
them may be inclined TO sympathize with
the idea that organized labor is fighting the
battle IF the poor downtrodden working
man.. l want TO ask those who feel tnat
way what they would say if their farm
hands should cone TO them when the grain
rs ripe for the cutting and demand an eight
hour day-in other words, that they would
refuse to work longer than from O'Clock in
the morning until In the evening. Suppose
that they would also threaten thai unless
they were given a large advance in wages
and q short hour reduction they would aban-
don their work and let the wheat rot III the
field. suppose also, when the farmers refnse
this cemand that the farm hands should
picket themselves about the farm with
plenty of stones near at hand so that no one
else would dare to take their places. Sup
pose that all the farm hands for miles
around were In 6ec"St league with the Strfk-
ers. Now again suppose that one farmer
was fighter and he went to town and gatE-
cred up some nonunicn men and when they
return to the farm that these men wee set
UPON by the strikers and beaten. Suppose
that he farmer should appeal to the CON-
stables of the justice court for protection
and the constables came and arrested the
no,iUnlon men instead of the real aggr2s-
sors. Suppose the farmers swore out war
rants against the pickets and when the
trial came on, it developed into a farce, the
.xxxs1 ox.1 Gt.fF,
tae nonunion employees, and lastly suppose
that the farmer went home with the finger
OF sc0rn pointed at him by his neighbors
and in addition his home paper should give
him a good roast.
THE LABOR TRUST.
1.-THE farmer, as thoughtful man. also
readily sees that IL the cost of production of
| manufactured articles is increased by vir-
tue of abnormal wages, he must give UP
more of his farm products in order to pur-
chase them. He must. in other words. pay
tribute to the labor trust, the greatest
trust now in existence. This trust locks the
doors of trade against the farm boy. thus
preventing them from coming to the city
and become a great and successful business
man and employer of labor. This labor trust
instead of being force for the uplifting of
| humanity is. in truth, a force that incul-
Gates hatred and envy, overrides the COM
monest of human rights and teaches the in
famous doctrine that the hold-up game and
not mertorious service is the way to ad-
vance wages.
Now, gentlemen of Shelbyville and resi-
dents of Shelby county, L have but word
more to say to you. The town of Shelbyvillc
should start at once to announce to the
world that from this time on Shelbyville Is
| to be free from the domination Of the I'M
American conspiracy called organized labor
| If all the good people of your community
will but stick together you will find that
Shelbyville and Shelby county will prosper
| as il never has before. If you can give the
assurance to manufacturers over the coun-
| try that Shelbyville is free from the in
timidation, coercion and blackmail of the
organized labor movement manufacturers
over the country will be attracted to your
| city from all parts of the country, for they
are trying to flee from unionism as they
would from a pest. When Shelbyvlle Is
| free the whole of Shelby county will shaie
| in this prosperity 1t is prize worth work.
| ing for and / hope that all of you will take
| the stand from this very minute that here
after no man or no set of men are to die
| tate to the business interests OF your COM
munity as to how you should conduct your
affairs as long as you remain within the
rights guaranteed to you by the Constitu-
| ton of the United States and the laws Of
/ our country"