The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-07
Ironside VS.. Mccarthy.

Editor Barre Daily Times, Dear Sir:
/ Kindly allow me one word more In this
controversy with Mr.. Mccarthy and as
suredly il viii be the last. Mr.. Mccarthy
thinks feel dissatisfied with his reply
and rightly 50 for the very reason that
he has evaded every question ! asked
him. Ii II is an insult to the union men
LOT Barre to tell them in plain English
! to return men Of their own class to rep
resent them in the State and Municipal
governments; instead of returning those
who are opposed to them in the indus
| trial field, well, stand convicted
| As to dragging III MIR. Mackenzie's
how Mr.. Mccarthy is handicapped for
matter to draw attention away from the
questions at ISSUE Mr. Mackenzie
knows ] have been member Of the So
cialists is Barre for the past five years
iana as an old member OF that party
knew exactly my position and likely
attitude in any and all elections. The
iquestion Of MY citizenship seems to
stick IN Mr.. McCarthy's throat quite
bad, but he must remember that one does
not-necessarily have To b. born in AM
erica 10 behave bnsclf. Granted that /
ibid say in the Signal that the working
men might do worse than send Mac
lSenzic and Pave TO lie Legislature, has
| 4 crime been committed Are those men
enemies of organized labor Has Mr..
| mccarthy ever seen me enter into an
| intrigue with the class of men he has
been trying TO foist upon the wage
workers OF Nermontg trow not, and
lit Is Just this exF,stie 81 their little
game that has sent him and his friends
on the warpath | was the only stumb-
| Hing block to their ultimate success; and
the result has startled them little.
| Mn. Mccarthy says lie ismore interest
led in the labor movement i'll Vermont
than In the progress OF the labor move
fment of the world. This is old news; he
would not be likely to find many allies
Hike Clement outside old Vermont. Yes,
| Upton Sinclair il indeed interesting as
Ia novelist and don't forget Mae" Il
good straight Socialist. ii would be q
! fine field here in Vermont for Sinclair
and his now famous "mnck rake, the
lonly difference being .spotted men in
stead 81 spotted pigs" Mr.. Mccarthy
shows exactly his mental calibie in join
/ ing such names as Meyer, Haywood, and
Pettibonc IN conjunction with the unfor
tunate Mary Rogers OF Vermont, still
one never knows what can crawl into a
lsuit of clothes until you hear ii speak.
/ Mr.. McCarthy's reference TO my work
as secretary OF Vermont State Branch
/ is an uncalled for, deyiliish piece OF en-
lgineering meant 10 tradnce my record
las To union man. Az secretary 1 never
/ have mentioned the word politics to any
Imam connected with Vermont State
Branch, until Mr.. Mccarthy, President
Vermont State Branch; D. A. Briten,
! first vice president, and Philip i. Hal
vosa, organizer, hoisted the standard for
Clement and Labor fusion then | start
cd in TO let the workers know what was
| in the air. When my report is read
/ Chat is, if am not bounded out OF Of
| flee as have been in the past) | will |
think conclusiyely show that | have
spent the time ] have been paid for
faithfully and honestly in the interests
of Vermont State Branch. | have all
ways been an opponent OF taking politics
| into the union. ! favor the unions 20
ling into politics with q party Of their
Town class; not ono that bursts forth in
a night and dies the night after. As to
being politician | guess my aspirations
and ambitions in that election are in
direct contrast with what win happen
Ito the man from Barre when his dear
friend ''Percival'' is elected governor of
Vermont.
One word more and am through. IL
Mr.. Mccarthy or any Of his friends have
any charges to prefer against me don't
hesitate. There is no use paying an Off
leial for misplacipg his trust, but let
rue tell Mr.. Mccarthy once more that
any bill Of expense that may be in
CURED in his fusion scheme will never
be signed by me. All legal work belong
ing TO his Office has received the best
services am capable of giving, and If
my friend Mccarthy has a grievance
to. charge me with, await the decision
lof the Executive Board
Yours for Labor,
Alex Ironside.