The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-03
GR1Gos on A PERSONAL POINT

Answers the Charges Made by Fort
Worth Labor Paper
Austin. Texas, February The Union
Labor Journal having passed some severe
structures on the course of Mr. Griggs Of
Harris county. that gentleman, rising 10
question Of personal privilege, this morn.
ing said
Mr Speaker and Gentlemen Of the House,
When a member of this body faithfully
and consclentlousy discharges the duties
devolying upon him. he Is entitled 70 fair
consideration at the hands Of all honest
But when, without the least foundation
for even a suspicion, hagrantly false AM
unwarranted statements about a memDer
are sent oat to the newspapers OF the
state, and which are, In their very nature,
calculated 10 injure aud narm such mem
Der it. certainly creates the necessity for
such member 70 rise 10 question Of per
As a member Of this body / have been
misrepresented and maligned by certain
statements printed in the Union Banner,
January 81, 1903 over tue signature OF one
Walter Peteet, purporting to represent the
Texas Federation Of Labor in the lobby Of
this house. The statements refer to the
child labor bill and are as follows:
Representative Griggs Of Houston Is re.
pnrted to have said he Will Kill the bill
With amendments, MI Griggs opposed the
evidently does not believe in the VIII OF
the majority, for he is still carrying on the
light, though he was Overwhelmingly de-
feated IN the convention. We trust the
union men and other good people Of Hous-
ton will do what they can 10 convince
Grlcgs that his constituents are opposed
to coming the lfe blood OF children OF
tender age into dividends for greedy cor
poratlons Hon Pat Egan, Mr., Griggs'
colleague, is making a splendid night for the
measure -. ao,a...o
10 the Galveston convention. neither did !
discues nor hear discussed the child labor
question at said convention. Neither nave
discussed the measure with any person
since the converting Of the present legis-
lstnro save and except Hon Mr.. Calan.
chairman Of the committee on labor. To
aim l made the statement thai ] nan given
the matter SO little constipation tnat ! ha1
thA4 I would support any reasonable meas
ilre upon the suhject, ] have discussed tho
matter with no person not member OF
me legislature. save Mr.. lawson, who rep
resents certain labor organizations here,
ana nj him | made the same remarks as !
ala 10 Mr. Callan. Both these gentlemen
viii verify the truth OF ms statement: =.
mo world the statement that "oppoEed
Tho measure IN the Galveston convention,
or that / am 'still nehtlng against tie
I btu j when | have always expressed my
/ soW IN favor Of any such measure within
reasonable limitatlonef ] here and now
1 brand the said statements about myself "a
/ taise. I do not mean 70 say that Mr.
/ refeet made the same with intent 20 harm
me- for have hut "a, bare ar acqp ,b6to,5 IS
,,artlensn would not wish 70 do him
| IN Injustice. n be made the said state
/ nents upon information, bis informant j
! tba entity one Those statements are cal
! tsnn II 10 a. me harm. for they are un'
/ trne ! have always been the untailinE
/ srisnd 81 the iahorlng people and my
! f5snds throughout the state know such u
I he the truth. ,t
Mr.. Peteet could have had an interview
Nth me al any time and ascertained my
/ rasition on the subject. He never dis
/ FUSED the matter with me-never ASKED
/ no question. There was no need Of mis-
! rsarrsssntinr me in the matter had he
wsnted 10 know the real truth
! Tbe Texas Federation II Labor Is an
! s.srshis institutien. and J know that II
doee not desire It's representative g IN ans
Tay mlsrepresent any member o. tnls boaa
| sPshe fenr ard slpsw ~ orr great state
h d composed Of AonsSt upright sHd In