Graham guardian., 1916-08-25
EASY FOR HUNT TO DO
U. l. PAXTON.

ton OF defeat at the polls at the
primary, September 18th, ex-
pecting to engage il. the electric
wiring business, or was a trans
action connected with the wiring
of his new fifteen thousand dol
lar'' residence, merely a subter,
fuge to encourage the union con-
nected with that branch of busi-
ness to break the spirit, if not
the actual wording, of their
agreement with the contractors
in the business?
If the former. it can be taken
as a legitimate transaction. II
he has no intention of engaging
in the business. then his acts can
only be looked upon as an in
defensible transaction, neither
creditable to himself or those
connected with it.
It demonstrates how little some
people care for an obligation
when it devolves upon them to
carry it out. and how little he
cares for the principles of organ
lied labor when he can swerve it
from fulfilling its obligations to
serve his purpose.
In the construction of his resi-
dence, when it was ready for
wiring, he secured bids for that
purpose from organized contract
ors in that business. Rejecting
all bids, he secured the services
of two union men for the work,
one the secretary of the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Electri-
cal Workers.
These men have a written
agreement with the contractors
to the effect, that said contract
ors will not employ any men, but
those who belong to the union.
In consideration Of this, the
union agrees not to do any con.
tracing or to work for firms OF
members of a firm not signing
this agreement. "
When the governors attention
was called to this section of then
agreement, with the contracting
firms of Phoenix, he suggested
thatsit was an easy matter to gel
around that little objection, az
he would sign a similar agree
ment and thereby become a con
tractor.
The agreement, it is alleged
was signed, whereby the gov
ernor ostensibly became an elec
trio wiring contractor, to thu
satisfaction of the union, and h
gave the work to the secretary
of the union and one other mem
ber Of it.
/ Does anyone believe that The
governor expects to engage ir
the electric wiring business? o.
does anyone for a minute believe
that he intended to do SO wher
signing that agreement? Die
the men who performed the work
believe that he had any such in
tentions? If they did not, die
they not realize that they were
violating the spirit Of the agree,
ment which they had with the
electric wiring firms?
Did not the governor know
that this was simply a ruse or
his part, to encourage the unior
men, whom he processes to love
so much, to violate their agree
ment?
If Governor Hunt can gel
around such an agreement, OF
the union signing it, can do so,
of what use is any agreement
All that is necessary for any one
to get it broken, is to sign ar
agreement not to employ any
but union men and thereby be.
come a full-fedged contractor by
that act, and by employing union
labor to do his work can sidesteI
all wiring contractors.
But the chief executive is ar
adept along this line. He has
been known to treat laws Of the
State in the same manner. Wheth.
er with labor unions, or in State
matters, he is a law unto him.
self, if any particular statute Of
agreement is not to his liking.
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