The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-14
Madison, Fla, May, 1920,

Madison, Fla, May, 1920.
To Organized Labor:
Dear Brothers:
1t is rumored that some OF you are
opposed to Hon. Cary A. Hardee for
Governor, because you believe he is
an enemy to organized labor, which
is not true.
/ have known Mr.. Hardee nearly
all my life. | know his father well,
farmer now over 20 years old who
raised Cary Hardee barefoot boy,
who did all kinds OF farm labor until
about grown.
/ have been intimately thrown with
Mr.. Hardee and have discussed poll
tics, unions and every other question
of Importance with him, and l know
that he is fair and just to the labor
ing man just as he is to the farmer,
merchant, or banker, and to say that
he is fighting organized labor is un-
fair to him and may do our orders q
lot of harm.
Now my brothers, let's be fair and
reasonable. We are banded together
for self protection to one another, but
we have two elements in our beloved
unions; on one hand we have the ma
jOrity that only want fair play and
what is just and right; on the other
hand we have the minority that are
the big takers and agitators, that
might be termed radicals in their
views and would go to any extremes
right or wrong and it is this element
that Mr.. Hardee is against and God
forbid that this element should ever
oro ony <Nf n.,.& g. AI.o
should have killed the goose that laid
the golden egg.
Politicians get among US and howl
to get our votes and make all kinds of
rash promises knowing all the time
that they cannot carry them out but
If they get our votes and office, they
will take chances afterwards to ex-.
plain why they failed to keep their
promise
Cary Hardee will be fair and any
of us can go into his office when he is
Governor with our union card and In
our overalls and get the same fair
treatment that the merchant, banker,
lawyer or farmer can get. Can we
expect more? Do we want = man In
office that would be radical and ex-
treme and justice to all sides? IL so,
put Hardee in and the state of Florida
will have four years of good govern
ment and justice done all interests
including our union workers. Re-
member that politicians would take
Mr.. Hardee's statements made against
the radical element and agitators In
our unions and try and make you be-
lieve it applied to union labor as a
whole, which is not true
Many of you do not know me and
viii ask who is this man Harris? I
am mayor of Madison (recently elect
ed without oppOsition.) / am union
to the core. member of Order Railway
Telegraphers, local agent of the Geor-
gia & Florida Ry., been member OF
the Order Railway Conductors, at
Waycross, Macon, Douglas and Angus
ia, for two years member OF gri avance
committee for conductors on G. & f.
Ry., and my heart and soul is with
the unions and if did not know that
our interests would be well served
with Mr.. Hardee as governor | would
not ask you TO support him.
This letter is gotten cut by me VOL
unfairly and without the knowledge
or consent OF Mr.. Hardee and the ex-
penses OF same are paid by me. and
my only motive in getting out same
IS that might be of some service to
my native state and organized labor
as this is the time for us to watch our
public offices and keep extremists and
radicals out for they cannot be Of SER
vice to US.
= Il further interested in who am.
write any county or town officer, any
banker or business house in Madison.
Florida.
Fraterally yours,
EBB j. HARRIS,
Cert. No. 5822, o. r. +.
Mr.. Harris is a former Citra boy.
is brother of Mr.. Neil Harris Of this
city and cousin Of the editor of this