The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-22
EAGLES AND
 UNION MEN Member of Local Aerie Replies to Attack in-Sunday News
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Editor of Farmer, Sir:-


 The Bridgeport Herald yesterday devoted considerable space to the lo- cal aerie of Eagles and the supposed reasons for the small attendance at the annual field day, held last Thurs day at New London.
 The person responsible for the Her ald article seems to be lacking m the spirit of fairness, both to the order or Eagles and organized labor ana sure sly cannot be a member or the Edsies or affiliated with any body of union men.
 AS a member of the local aerie ana somewhat conversant with the fieid day arrangements I can say that 2 majority of the local members wanted a uniform that was union made ana carried the union label. The com rnittee of arrangements failed in their duty by not procuring articles of un- ion make as the same could De hao very readily and cheaper tban the unl- form which the committee or1g1nauy had chosen and samples of which they had presented to the local members. The committee were informed of this fact. by both MT. O'Ne1 and MT. Flanagan, not at the eleventh hour, or too late a time to procure union made goods, but three weeks prior to the holding of the field day. AS rep resentative members of organized ia-
 
 I holding their principles as union men :, and good Eagles in their efforts to boost the New London field day in having a large local turnout IT the committee had used some 1oresisnt and procured uniform made by un- ion workmen with the assurance that same would be clean and fit to wear a much better showing would nave been made at New London.
 Messrs. O'NeiI and Flanagan, as the Herald story says, did call attention to the non-union made uniform the committee intended to furnish, not ? few days before the exodus, but three weeks before the event, and by unani- nous consent the committee was or dered to procure uniform bearing the union label the intention Of the members being that the committee should procure an adequate uniform and one that would bring credlt to themselves and Bridgeport aerie.
 But it seems that the committee were somewhat "sore" on being shown what a union man demanded and vented their spleen on the local aer;e by giving them a cheap uniform and putting the Bridgeport Eagies
 The Park City Eagles do own a eood and valuable home of their own, they have a good financial standing they have a large membership, they would have turned out in large num- bers and won prize for best appear ' ance at New London if few local members would realize that the union men and their sympathizers are in the large majority, that the wages they / earn. Nunder union conditions, enables them to put their local in good hnan- cial standing and their workday makes them cheerful and wanting to take part in entertainments given by Eagles.
 The Herald article takes crack at MT. O'Neil and his senatorial ann bitions, although I fail to see where the Eagles uniform and the senatorial ambitions of MT. O'Ne1l nave any bearing. The slam at MT. O'Neil is entirely uncalled for; the senatorial ambition is not O'Neil's entirely, but is the wish of members of organized labor, localwise, who have insisted that he make the run, knowing that if elected to the state senate the workmen, both organized and unor- ranized would get fair treatment and be represented by one or their own and not by men who. as soon as they get to Hartford, forget the in terest of workingmen when the cor porations or politicians want any, any have the toilers been fooled by the seekers after public office; what with their promises to stand for and worH for legislation beneficial to the work CTS. their ability to act the part o1 union sympathizers and their facuity of fooling the voters they have been enabled to procure office on plat form of promises to help the work ingman, only ito entirely forget those promises as soon as they take office and a call for legislation of any kino favoring the corporations or politt clans against the toilers is made up on them.
 Why should not the members o1 organized labor make an effort te put one of their own men in the state senate? At the present time differ ent bodies of men are requiring can didates fop political office to state their positions on various public mat ters What questions of more i'm, portance could be put to any set o1 men than will they favor the making of laws of benefit to our toilers? Could a law of any more importance or 8