The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-03-25

Crsek, lfieh.
he storyf Tho work people. mer-
chants. lawyers. doctors and other citi-
ssas became sroussd and indignant n
H. s9ssts Of the labor unions through
sst The country 70 destroy tie bush
asss Of one Of our largest industriss--
~ Postum Cereal Co.. LA. and at the
49, threats in the omcial union pa
psss tAat The entire power OF the Ma
tisaal aad State Tsdsrations Of Labor
vas bsinS brought to bear to punish"
the Industries Of Battle Creek. and
particularly the Postum Co.
Tais sprung fro0 the refusal Of c.
". Pest to obey the ''orders'' Of the
uniens to take the Postum advertising
away from various papers that refused
TO purchase labor Of the labor trust
the unions.
Mr.. Post was ordered to Join the
mions In their conspiracy to ruin"
and put out Of business" these pub
,, hGhsss who had worked faithfully for
him for Year, and helped build up his
business, They had done NO wrong.
but had found It inconvenient and
against their best Judgment 70 buy
Labor OF the labor trust It seems a
rule Of tAa unions to coaspire to ruin
anycns who does not purchase from
them upoo their eva tsruss.
A inkmaksr q papsr01ker who
failed to sell Ink o. paper would have
the same rsasoa to order Fest to help
ruia these publishers. - the ped
der h the street might stone you Il
yea refused 70 buy his apples: the
cabman to run over yea u you refused
y ride with him; the grocer order the
manufaetursr TO discharge certain
people because they did NOT patronise
hin. and 20 ON 10 the ridiculous and
villainoas limit OF Al this boycott
nonsense. in trying to force people to
buy what they do not want.
II . man has labor TO sell let him
Sel It at tho best price he can get just
- he would sell wheat. but he has NO
right to even intimate that he will OBJ
sesuct, tAe business. Or attempt IL ruin
4 tscanoo the ownae VIII not purchase
Ct Mn. -
The unisns have become 10 ,tyrsn-
'AOaa and arrogant with their ,dsspot-
I'm that o common citizen who has
soos tine to spare and innocently
tAaaks - has . right to put little
paint On his own house Ands he must
have that paint taken on and put on
AgAiA BY ''the union" or all sorts Of
dire things happen to him, his en-
pssysr " ordered to discharge him. his
SEoesr - boyeottsa II he furnishes
him supplies. his family followed and
insultsa and his life made more mis-
sFable tAaA that of q black slave BE-
tsss tAe war. N ~ drives nail to
repair the house or barn the carpen.
tses' "unioa" hounds him. He takes =
pipe wrench to st0 . leaking pipe
and prevent damage To his property
and the plAmbsfs' union" does things
70 him. He, cannot put q little mortar
- . ilsess brick On his chimney or
The bFicklaysss'. p'astsssrs' or hod
caEriees' ~unIon" II up IN arms. and IL
10 carslsssly eats loaf Of bread that
has NO "untoa" label on It the bakers
"union- proceeds 70 make life niper.
able for him.
80 the white slsSs - tied hand snd
fost ,unahls 20 HIT . hand TO better
himself or 10 the Ass01rl things, With
oat Arst .obtaiaing Dsrmission from
some naughty. isnarant and ahusiss
tyrant 1t come labsr union.
Il would An sssn FstAer like a,consic
epssa n Il .1tl Dae rob people Of their
freseo0: ehat Kind Il work viii not
- pseH1EAal asng IN America.
oo0s snaskA nana0aes hsvs built
~ ths ishr trust N the last few
years, - king themselves money and
power 81 b1 aaAAging xorku.on,
have succeeded in making It possihss
for thsa to lay down the iaw in some
eitiss aAA farce xorkmen aad citizens
to obey topltcitiy. stripping them
right and lett Of tAs4r liberties.
They have used boycottins, pSeAet.
ing, assaults. aynanlttag of property
and murder to saforcs their orders and
rule tie people They have gone far
eDough to order tie President 70 re-
move certain citisenS from ONCE be-
cauaget he /. unions" weren't pleassl.
That means they propose to make
the law Of the unions replace the Law
OF this government and the union lead
ers dominate even the chief Execu-
tive.
This is 4 government Of and for the
people AID no organization or trust
shall displace 1t. But the unions try
II every now and then. led b. desper
ate men as sho-n in their defiance of
law and support of lavbreakers.
The "unlees'- record Of assaults.
erippling Of Pfna and eves- women and
children. destruction Of property and
murder Of Amsfican citizens during
the past two years is perhaps ten
times the volume Of crime and abuse
perpetrated By slave owners during
any tive years previous to TIE civil
war. We are in = horrible period of
lstharu. which permits US to stand
il1y By while our American citizens
are absssd. crippled and murdered in
dozens - hundreds BY an orsanixa-