The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-09

Has been declared by the labor unions
against the products of the Postum
Cereal Co, Ltd. viz: Grape-Nuts and
Postum Food Coffee.
The labor papers notify the public
not to buy these things until Mr.. {. w.
Post. the proprietor, obeys the orders
of the Unions.
These orders are that he withdraw
the advertising from certain newspa-
pers that have fallen under their dis
pleasure.
They openly announce that they
propose to break up" ruin and
nut out of business the publishers
Of such papers, and insist that Mr..
Post join in this conspiracy with
them.
These publishers have been faithful
in their contracts with Mr.. Post, are
upright business men ana good Gnu
zens. their only crime being that they
decline to turn oyer the management
of their papers TO the leaders of the
labor trusts. (alias Unions), who are
generally ignorant. Wilful, and violent
men. Incapable of conducting busl-
ness.
Mr.. Post declines to be party to such
unlawful conspiracy to financially ruin
any one, and this together with the
fact that he has been rash enough 10
publicly expose some of the criminal
acts of members of labor unions has
produced this boycott.
The average American citizen, not
employing labor, knows little OF the
insufferable arrogance, impotence
and violence of the ignorant DUNES
decorated with brief power by the
moSttyrannOuS OF all trusts, the ldpoI
trust or Unions.
Put supreme power in the hands OF
any ignorant man, not accustomed TO
affairs, and he quickly becomes Dull
". denouncing and abusing anyone
and everyone who does not instantly
obey his orders" He cares nothlnS
for law or the rights of others.
The Unions are made up OF Two
classes 1st The men who have
ready and abusive tongue, ana VINO
can howl down and by violent ana
loud talk, dominate the meetings OF
the Unions.
These men are seldom if ever good
workers, or thrifty homecoming ana
desirable citizens, they have small
chance on their own merits 10 earn
rst-class wages, unless they can Orc
themselves on employers by Union
card. They bring on strikes ana NUS
cry for good Workmen, and try TO, anu
Go, blackmail employers into SeItl'nS
same by paying them graft money.
Some of them have been jailed Tor
such offences, but the great majority
still hold forth. They have prouSht
untold disgrace on the fair name OF
tabor and made the term me
poO-er Werken mon" by-Woru' HISS
ed and laughed at by the publc.
The second or other class IN the ID
Dor unions is made of good capaple'
intelligent, peaceable, thrifty cl.lzellS'
who so into unions with the iauudoie
purpose of lettering their conditions
and TO support an honest association
which they hope will be honestly con
Quoted, truly and fairly, IN the illIei
ests of labor, but to their surprise anu
disguest they find that whenever .heS
try to speak in the meetings Iol iS'll
ness and honorable procedure, 'lieS
are, hooted and hoWled down Wy t1e
other class.
They try to counsel peace equltSi
ar d justice, but they might DIS wei Mell
launch a feather in cyclone. 1hen
they sometimes try to, keep at work
when they nee dthe wages, ana Know
they are fair. hut thew are aouSt"l, aii9
frequently their Families nlaltredted
and themselves beaten back mo SUI
mission. so there are Hterally nun
dreds of thousands of decent AIiiei To-, l.oil
Horkmen. absolutely forced to pear
the disgrace and ignominy OF me
CALLING woke Of Unionism, because OF
the heated tyranny OF the otIlei
Every American of the right sort Is
D workman either with Dram or Hdnd'
or better vet with botn, any ~ ny
mind of each is a luil ,Ie - l,,o,,,to,1t
seated respect for the aplc' ooiiip