The San Francisco call., 1904-10-29

is well known, he did not go into de-
tails, simply reiterating his sympathy
with the workingmen and his consistent
and continuous effort to raise the
standard of their living. This, as he
understands il, can be accomplished
by the employment of American labor
alone, the purchase of American pro-
ducts, the shortening of the hours of
labor and the raising of wages. The
speaker further explained that no ORR
entail had ever been employed by him;
no imported articles the like of which
American labor produces were ever
purchased by him; he had lately re-
duced the legal days work from eight
to seven and half hours Twice with
out solicitation on the part of the print
ers Of the Mercury and Herald of San
Jose he had raised their wages.
Branching away from these subjects,
he stated that if elected to Congress
he would advance the interests of the
shipbuilders of this coast by advocat-
ing the placing of contracts for the
building Of warships in their hands.
He further stated that he favored the
reinforcement of our navy, the en-
largement of foreign markets for our
surplus products and the increased en-
ployment Of American workingmen in
all branches of labor. "One of my du-
ties in Congress" said the speaker,
will be to enact legislation to secure
restoration of our merchant marine by
the payment of subsidies 20 American
built mail carriers and freighters, suf-
fcient to enable them to compete sue
cessfully with the ships Of foreign
countries"
Cheers greeted these remarks. clearly
demonstrating that his declarations
were accepted as sincere, and those
wage workers before him within his
district were for the speakers election
TO Congress.
James Spear, the manager of the
works. made a tour of the yards and
introduced Mr.. Hayes to the employees
Of the several departments.
PROMPT DENIAL.
The charge that E. A Hayes. Repub-
lican nominee for Congress. Fifth Dis
trict, is an employer ef Chinese is
promptly refuted by the following
signed statement, reinforced by affi-
davits:
Reference having been made to Chinese
having been employed on our place Eden
Vale. / wish 10 state that my brother f. A
hayes mas never IN any way. directly in.
/ directly, employed any Chinese there. That
may not give any false color TO the facts in
making this statement, 1 wish to state that
soon after we came to California TO live per-
manently j made contract with Mr. Ulrich.
I then head gardener at the Hotel del Monte
! 10 survey the grounds around house. make
walks. drives. flower beds, etc. and piant
some trees and shrubbery Soon after he
started the work under this contract he brought
some Chinese there, against my protest to do
certain OF the work that he claimed he could
on a remote corner of the ranch boarded them
selves and in manner lived with or near
as the special work Mr.. UiricR wished them Tpt to
do was completed. When / made this con-
tract with Mr. UlTich my brother was In
the East, was there during all the time they
were there and did not return 10 California
until five months after they had left He had
nothing 10 do with either the contract or the
| work, and knew nothing about the matter until
long afterward..
With the exception of these men who were
working for Mr.. Ulrich no Chinese Japanese
have ever worked in our garden or orchards, or
/ on our ranch ]. o. HAYES.
George H. Osen has made the follow
ing affidavit in connection with the
Examiner article of October 81:
State Of California, County of Santa Clara S.
George H. Osen. being first duly sworn de-
poses and SAYS: 1 am the George H. Osen
mentioned In the article in the Examiner Of
1 Thursday. October u, l9O4; that i was en-
! plOyed by the Hayes Brothers on their ranch
at Eden Vale. in this county. from 1889 to
1898.
The words attributed to In the San Fran
cisco Examiner of October 27. 1904 in which
/ am credited with having made certain state
Inents with reference to Chinese said TO have
been employed by Mr.. Hayes, are absolutely
and unqualfedly false. / never made any
such statement 10 any one.
GEORGE H OsEN
/ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
| day OF October. A. D. 1904
Cseal) H. A GABRIEL Notary Public.
G. A Whipple, also quoted by the
Examiner. has without solicitation de-
MED in toto the alleged interview with
him in the Examiner on Thursday
morning Here is his letter:
Campbell CAL Oct 81 1904
]. .. Hayes, Esq.-Dear Sir: Yesterday a
man called on me, claiming TO be an Examiner
reporter, and wished TO interview me on the
/ Chinese question. 1 positively refused to make
any statement whatever I positively forbid
the reporter to use my name In any way
1 Very respectfully. @. A WHIPPIE
To Cure a Cold In One Day
/ r,te laxative Brorno Ouinsne 7r.hi.f. ~,