The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15
REPLY RECEIVED,
BY MAYOR YEISER
To the Letter from Boston Men Regard.
ing Street Car Troubles.

Webster would have you believe they
stand fol-, is not the "open-shop that
Is generally understood to be meant
by that term for We have stood ready
to make so-callei 'open-shop'
agreement from the very inception
Of this controversy up to the present
time, and we still stand ready to com
ply with the sume conditions, proof
Of which must be acknowledged on
the part Of Paducah citizens who
know that we offered to leave our
case in the hands of any judge upon
! me bench. any reliable committee OF
citizens. or any committee of bust
ness men OF Paduoah, and we would
abide by their decision. The fact
that the company refused to enter in
to any such understanding is posi-
tive evidence of their bad faith In re-
gard to their own assertion. They
have positively declined to state that
they would not discharge an en-
ploye on account OF his membershb Up
in union, but they have repeatedly
tod them they would be discharged
II they did belong to union. Nee
essarily that means. absolutely a
"non-union shop" which charge they
have never denied.
The letter states that they "r.gret
NAT more time could not have trans
pired since making our invest ment
n Faducah before any migunder-
stand ng apose." venture that TO
be very truthful statement, for ii is
wec known that had they been here
longer the subtle influence that thev
know so well how to use would have
b en- 50 successfully put into opera
ton that IL they did not hOld the
strings Of government in their hands,
where they could direct its operation
at their beck and call, it would kave
BEN no fault Of theirs, but conclh
ave evidence that the local govern
ment had remained loyal to their
trnst in the interests of AL of its
citiz ms. and refused to be the serv-
ant OF corporation.
The letter states I'VE viii counte-
nance no discrimination. That
statement Is false, or else their local
Ann q ta,.Hxacs hoo bo,.o ,,,i.f r,~,...,
ei then and are not carrying out
he company's po,icy. They are max
Ing promises to you and to the pub
lie which they absolutely refuse 10
carry out with their employees, and
as evidence of coed faith of what
say we offer to submit the matter to
board of arbitration. but this the
company dare not do. for they know
full wen that the public would soon
know Of the p.rfidy that they are try
ing to practice upon their employees.
II they are sincere in what they
say why don't they settle this UNI
p!casantnss, that they are pictuldng
to you as hke'y TO destroy the future
business interests of this city?
II they have your welfare so much
at heat, and fc SO deeply grievcd
surely they would arbitrate a simple
question of that kind before they
wcud conf nue. to work the dcstruc-
t.cn of yegur prosperity. II is hypoc-
risy O. III worst character, and their
smooth Juggling with woods to the
contrary win deceive no man who
win 10 mis- own Thinking, and refuse
10 arrow stone & Webster or thel
'osal advisors to do. II for them.
The business men OF Paducah
knew fun well that no such trouble
ever existed in this city before. They
have b en- capable Of dealing harmo-
nious,y with the laboring class OF
people, and all together have cor,
trlOuted in building mp your little
city and making 81 tine prosperous
inviting Place that il is for business