The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-24
.HATTERs DECLARE
WAR ON PARKER
WILL SPEND a HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS TO ELECT
Observation-Disclosures
TO BLAME.

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Blamine
Tammany Hall because a stipulation
was made in the contract for supply
ing winter helmets to the police force
of the city that the hats should be
made by union labor, which bars the
Knox Hat Manufacturing Company
from accepting n contract which had
been ware to it, Robert J.. McFar'
land, treasurer and general manager
Of the company, announced yesterday
that 100000 would he spent to defeat
the national Democratic ticket, and
that all KnoN agents throughout the
country and non-unionists generally.
would be appealed to strongly to aid
in the defeat CT Judge Parker.
The campaign viii begin at once"
asserted Mr.. Mcfarland. land will be
carried to every State in the country.
No power on earth can stop us. So
unjust has TanmanE Hall been to us
that we shall have all our agents APP
peal to their friends who are not nom
hers of trades union to fight the Dem
ocratic ticket. If Tammany Hall is a
type of Democracy, what we are now
having in New York would be dupli-
Gated in the national government II
the Democratic ticket were to be sue
cessful.
Mr.. McFarland's complaint against
the Democratic party is based upon
the fact that. according to his asser-
lions, h United Hatters' Union of
- -. -I ~
Hall to have q clause inserted in the
helmet contract making it obligatory
that the work should be done by
what is commonly called union labor"
with a union label attached to each
completed helmet.
after u proposal to supply 1890
helmets at $1.90 each had been approx
ed" said Mr.. Mcfarland, eve were
surprised to have our representative
we sent to have the order con-
firmed presented with an agreement
which contained several clauses IA
to trades unions and discrimi-
against independent labor. Hats
had to be made by what is commonly
as union labor We We're also
hat each hat must contain
label of a trade organization.
though the Invitation we had received
% put in a sample and estimate had
no mention of union labor
or labels. Otherwise we would not
AVE made any attempt to obtain the
1.-THE fact is that the whole matter
been held open for several weeks
While the trades unions brought pres
;ure to bear on Tammany Hall to have
clauses inserted in a bond to be
given on placing such contracts, SO
hat the Knox Hat Manufacturing
which is not affiliated with
he Union Hatters of North America,
not get the contract.
1--WE have customers in every city
md State in the country, many of
are stockholders in this com.
any I shall communicate with them
nd ask them to do all in their power
o defeat the Democratic ticket, and
o aid the Republicans. We shall
ave the cooperation of the citizens
lliances and an~ti-boycott associations
IL over the country in the movement.
have nothing against Parker person /
lily, but because of the grave injus- T,
.ce which has been done to us by the +
'cal Democratic organization the ma /,
onal ticket must suffer. /,
1--WE shall begin at once to send out
terature explaining what has been /
one, and we shall see that the matter {
brought to the attention of every Z
oter in this city especially, and to {
lousands throughout the country. Our t
gents are numerous in every State. 8
nave many of them in Texas /
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