The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-14
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Prompt Reputation Of Scheme
Worked by Keystone Party,
The LEADERS kGT QUICKLY
GreenawaIt's Personal Game Blocked
When Exposed BY Representative
Union Men.

GreenaWalts Personal Game Blocked
When Exposed BY Representative
Union Men.
An attempt to work scheme to in
fluence organized labor in the present
gubernatorial campaign has proven
boomerang for Berry and his parry,
President Greenawalt, of the State
Federation of Labor, is being denounc-
ed upon every hand for seeking to
use the position which he fills tenn
porarily to advance his own political
interests and to promote the cause of
a combination of politicians who are
striving to Use the Keystone Party TO
land themselves and their friends in
public Office.
Greeuawalt's political campaigning
for the keystone Party is quite nat
urai, as he is known as an ardent
Democrat. but his efforts to use his
position to influence the votes of the
wage earners of the state are resented
by the rank and file OF organized labor
IN Pennsylvania as well as the infiu-
ential leaders of various trade unions.
Tener Friend of Labor.
Greenawalts action, it is pointed
out is most reprehensible, on account
of the fact that John X. Tener. the
Republican nominee for governor, has
for years been known as staunch
friend of the workingmen throughout
western PENNSYLVANIA, where he grew
up in an atmosphere which would nat
urally make him sympathise with the
wage earners, He spent his boyhood
days working in a steel mill in the
great Pittsburg district, and in recent
years he figured in the satisfactory
settlement of labor disputes in his
home community, being chosen to ap-
pear In consultation as the represen-
.tative Of he workingmen. The only
period in his career when he was
large employer of labor was when he
was at the head of a glass manufac
turing establishment, and he had none
but union men employed about the
plant .,' ... .......... ....... ,..
Upon several occasions during his
tour of the state Mr.. Tener has taken
occasion to refer to his advocacy of
and he has pointed out that through
the agency of the Republican party
many excellent labor laws have been
passed, most of them at the sugges-
ton and upon the request of union
labor. The employers liability bill!
passed at the last session of the
Pennsylvania legislature was enacted
by Republican majority in the sen
ate and the house and was signed by a
Republican governor.
The fact that John Mitchell, one Of
the most respected and popular lead
ers in the crowd of labor in recent
years is warm advocate of the elec.
tion Of Mr.. Tener to the governorship,
has been known to the labor leaders
nf the state from the very outset Of the
Iampaign -"'
~ Mitchell lndcrses Tener Plan.
John Mitchell has heartily indorsed
Mr.. Tepere proposition for the ap-
pointment nf a state commission to
be composed of employers and wage
earners, whose duty il shall be to in.
vestigate every phase of the question
of employers liability and kindred
subjects and report TO the coming ses-
sion Of the Legislature such changes
in existing laws as may be deemed
advisable Mr.. Tener has given his
word to do everything in his power
to have satisfactory laws and amend
ments to lays enacted at once.
lI In order that workingmen of Penn
'sylvania shall not be misled by the
tactics of GreenawaIt and others work.
ing with Berry, an address has been
issued to wage earners over the sig.
natures OF Patrick GiIday, president
or district No. g. United Nine Work.
'ers Of America and Thomas Haggerty,
member OF the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers OF
America. 'i" alnDi5I 9I.uI E.lW
baThey declare that GreenAwalt is act
Ing on his own responsibility, that
there is no distinctive labor candidate
ipItbe feldathap Greepawaft g appeal
was not authorized by any convention
cor ,organizRd labor, assembly and they
protest against any labor leader at
tempting TO dictate TO organized labor
oiuTbeyl say 6iiiWee, can GiqqnI recall instances
when rorganized Labor, asked for and
received the assistance o: prominent
men in the Republican party who nv
now being yillifed. By sune Of the Ad
tocates Of the Keystone Party" '.,'...,
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