The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-22

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slsns IN royal lstyle-always sees to 70
enat the right firm "a non-hnion firm. Of
course, gets the sub-contracts on the
oi Duiidlng from Mr. Rayne, the
srnelai CONTRACTOR? Win Architect
huston explain Tor will the corrnnt VI
clous machine inl PennsvIvan;o taii wis.
; the sub-contracts for the meta, ,atbing
.he eiectrlcal work, sheet metal work.
.,lSsatOr construction, the employlnente
eIs' holstingt engineers and others
"ount'ne to hundreds OF thousands
oonars, were given TO notorious
seao nrns, companies constantly az
war with union labor, everla stioglv
crushing the workers?
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| appeal upon appeal was made. to
| Matthew Quay before his death. Sen.
alor Penrose was appealed to time
anu again. Petitions We're sent from
Tue miners and the carpenters, hun.
dreds of letters fosInd their wav -
the leaders in the Republican marty
from Senator Penrose and Goyernoy
tennypacker down To the smaller con.
ungent OF what is known as the Re.
publican Political Machine-the most
corrupt ever known in the history NJ
tne world Regardless of all these
appears. the many committees ana
ueiegauons from Pittsbnrg aud Phlla.
ueiphla and the entire State, repre
SeIiting thousands of union men the
t.epupiican leaders. by their actions
lave openly declared against union
iaoor' union hours and union paw. in
llVor><of the labor-crushing corners
-ion' the employer of scab labor, Iona
1ours' unfair conditions, short nav
ne sweat shop and sIav cry.
What are you going to do abou,
Z! Inc Republican political Machine
pennsylvania has deliberately
hucned and insulted the trades union
movement. 1t has placed itself on
ecora against union labor; it has
iaced Its seal of condemnation upon
Ut EMPLOYERS because those employ
rs recognize the union and w;llingiv
ay union wages and observe union
,nditionS.
NOT only were the leaders of the Re.
ibi1can party in Pennsylvania contens
ith insulting one national Union, but
icy extended their persecution still
lrther until it included six great ma
'nai organizations, namely, the Inter-
,tionai Union of Wire. Wood and Me-
ihc Latners, the Brotherhood Of Elec-
cal workers, the Brotherhood of
LlhtefS, Decorators and Paperhangers
America, the international Union OF
evator Constructors. the AmaIga-
lted Sheet Metal Workers Interna.
mai Alliance and the International
llcn OF Hold Carriers and Building
bOrers.
Ihese six national organizations
re thousands of members in Penn
wanna and thousands of friends. rela.
Is ana co-Workers. These six buenA
trade crafts have right to ask.
isht to demand, that in their Fl
ihst inns political machine in Pei
'anla the whole strength of uni
or, the solid vote, shall be massed
this dangerous foe
IN labor
Let union labor assert itself at n
s. let us boycott the Machine
nsyivania as effectualIy as thu
nine is boycottiDg union labor and
'orlng as well as protecting the EN-
ers OF scab labor and unfair condI
re can successfully search and
Sc the fayOritism which is Extend
} those contractors and others who
part of the graft system which
made the Republican machine OF
syivania-the banner Republican
OF the Union-a stencil in the
lis OF all respectable and decent
adeS unionists, arisel Aid the
ing trade Wofknen to rebuke this
dangerous foe to human liberty
The most corrupt machine tf1a
ever knew. a
the union men of vPhiJadernh;a
Y, prevent or cut down the fran
vote of that city at least 10000
and the union will gain big
over the enemies of union la