The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-19
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Also the following letter:
oklahoma Federation of Labor,
shawnee, Okla, September 10, 1908.
GOV. c. N Haskell, Guthrie Okla:
Dear Governor-We the legislative
board of the Oklahoma Federation of
Labor having had our attention drawn
TO statement made by w r. Hearst,
Claiming that you were the enemy of la
DOR we feel it our duty to the working
men and women of Oklahoma and in JUS
tice TO you, we hereby declare that dur
ing the whole six months of the session
labor had no stronger advocate or firmer
friend than yourself in Guthrie We made
this report to the annual convention of
the federation at Ardmore, which was
unanimously adopted by the convention
on July g. We stated in that report.
and we repeat 1t again. that had 1t not
been for your untiring efforts and hearty
support in behalf of the bills to protect
the lives, health and welfare of the work
ing men and women of the state, num-
Der of those bills would not be on the
statutes today.
Wishing you every success in your fight
against falsehoods of this character, we
respectfully remain, as before
Your friends,
JOHN L. BRITTON,
Chairman.
fEIE dANRAIY,
Vice Chairman.
G. E. WARREN,
Secretary.
Also as chairman of the state school
book commission of the state of Okla
homa, their rule is that school books
must bear the union label.
l also had the honor of being invited
on Labor Day to address union labor
men at nine different places in the state,
and accepted and filled two of those en-
gagements, being all 1 could reach in one
day. and every labor union man knows
(and even Mr.. Hearst should know, that
union labor organizations do not invite
their enemies to make Labor Day ad-
dresses to them.
Multitude of additional testimonials car
be had if the above is not sufficient 70
satisfy Mr.. Hearst of the absurdity of
his statement.
In a spirit of generosity we are often
led to excuse public speakers and editors
for misstating facts, but with Mr.. Hearsts
opportunity for gathering correct infor-
nation, cannot be so generous to him in
this case. l am sorry to say l cannot ar
rive at any conclusion other than that
Mr.. Hearst has knowingly and deliberate
ly stated concerning me what he knew
was untruthful and for him to bring into
a campaign wherein l am not candi-
date and deliberately vilify me, [ GER
tainly would expect him to do the same,
or even worse concerning the candidate.
1 have no personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Hearst, but have watched his work
for years. He may have begun his career
with good intentions and an unselfish
purpose, but that day has evidently
passed. and with his heart full of malice
and his brain full of blind and absurd
ambitions, he has gone forth to accom-
plsh selfish purpose. He leads no poll
tical party. 1t is Hearst, or destruction
with him.
Now, let me ask Mr.. Hearst a question.
The Oklahoma policy Is to be candid with
all classes of citizens. If we promise q
farmer or a laboring man, or any other
class of industry, any law or policy of
government, we keep the pledge and
never try to deliver stone where we
have promised bread
Senators should be elected by the people.
Convict made goods from one state should
not, under interstate commerce be shipped
into a state where convict labor is denied
the right to compete with free labor.
The employers liability law chat law is
one that will stand the constitutional
test is a matter of justice as we'll as
necessity.
In Oklahoma we prepared and had in
troduced in both houses of congress reso-
lutions submitting these questions as
amendments to the constitution of the
United States, along with couple of other
propositions. l sent them to Mr.. Hearst
and asked his aid and cooperation to in
duce Congress to submit these amend
ments. But Mr.. Hearst did not even
answer the letter, nor did he in the
slightest degree aid in pressing these mat
tiers for consideration. Will he tell the
people as he traverses the country why
he is all talk and no action. The toiling
masses of the United States are tired
of bunco and entitled to candid consider
alton and cooperation
Also let Mr. Hearst say whether or
not the Oklahoma constitution is a good
constitution in the interests of the toiling
masses and legitimate business interests.
If it is, what does he say as to the part
l took in framing that constitution and
what act of his is equivalent or greater
in the interests of humanity and honest
government. c. N. HASKELL,
Governor of Oklahoma.