The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-25


OF L., Frank Morrison. y. F. Of L.
Workers OF America and a former
member Of the West Virginia Leg
islature; General Edward O'Toole.
coal operator of Gary; former con-
gresham Edward Cooper, Mercer
County coal man, and others.
Cites Labor Record
These facts alone-the names
OF Montgomery and Blizzard, even
would show that l am not an
enemy OF labor. I can show other
facts. Thirty years ago began
publishing the Wheeling News on a
'shoestring,' employing only
mere handful of men. have now
between 700 and 800 men in my
employ in this and other states.
'.In those thirty years have al
ways employed union labor. I have
never had a single strike or lock-
out or any single serious labor diff
ficulty.
Il have always supported arbitra-
tion and as a result we do not have
newspaper strikes in Wheeling or
anywhere else that publish pa
pers. l feel that it is largely
through my influence that arbitra-
ton has been adopted as a method
of settling difficulties between
newspaper workmen. and their en-
ployers throughout the country.
There are now very few strikes in
the newspaper business in the
United States.
wherever you will find men in
my employ or men who have for
merly been in my employ. you will
find men who favor me for the SEN
atorial nomination. This should
show that am a friend OF labor.
Profit.Sharins System
we have a profit-sharing. sys-s
tenn. policy which ] think will be
taken up by other employers. We
give the employers a chance to be-
come owners. We give them
chance to make safe investment
OF their savings.
very recently we gave every
one of our employers life insur
ance policy, ranging in value from
$1,000 to $500, according to the
men in my employ who began work
for me thirty years ago and thirty
men who began work for me TWEEN
ty-seyen years ago. These men and
all the others are protected by the
life insurance policies which are
given to the men. without any ply
steal examination and without a
penny's deduction from their sa1a-
ries and wages.
These are some OF the reasons
why the 1aboring men of the United
State are supporting me for NOM
in alton for the United States Sen
ate., (Applause.)
"In 1906 the Wheeling Intelligent
. Ger published the first editorial
ever published in this state, in ia
vor of, the Workmen's CompenSa-
ton law. We kept agitating this
matter until the law was passed. I
do not mean that it was because
we agitated the matter that the
law was passed. 1t was because the
measure was just that it was pass
ed.
Formerly dozen workmen
might be killed in single accident
and not one of their relatives
would everreceive penny Of com
pensation for the employers or
from the state The widows might
fight it in court and might get
some satisfa ction, but ONLY after
expensive litigation.
Lauds n. .. Hatfield
The Workmen's Compensation
Law was passed in 1913 after a
desperate fight. 1t Is a great and
humane measure and should be on
the statute books of every state in
the union. 1t is a remarkable thing
that we had this law in 1913 and
were able to amend it and make it
better in 1915. Credit is due to one
of the greatest governors this state
has ever known: Henry ID. Hat
field. (Applause.)
Il have always stood for the
State Depository Law and for prop
er Mine inspection laws. AS re-
suit of the latter laws, we no long
er have Monongli, or White Oak
mine disasters in West Virginia.
For the last five or six years, we
have had no catastrophes in which
hundreds OF men have been killed.
I'VE have laws which make such
accidents Impossible. l contributed
to the passing OF these laws to the
fullest of my powers.
Never Opposed Dyer Bill
''1t has come to my notice that
a wilful Misrepresentation is be-
ing made throughout the state in
regard to my attitude toward the
tDyer #Antl-lLyncnlnS BILL now UP
before the United States Congress
and I desire to state publicly that
at no time have opposed this
bill
..If nominated and elected to
the United States Senate I will
most assuredly support the Dyer
bill, and any other bill that may
! make for the betterment of con-
ditions among the colored race of
the country.
My past record of thirty years
continuous effort in behalf of inn
provement of the colored race in
West Virginia should be, and I
believe is, sufficient guarantee of
my future course in regard to the
uplift and betterment and protec-
ton of the race.
Advocate of Temperance
| .'It has been charged that / am
a wet man. There is not a man