The Monroe journal., 1922-10-27
MINISTRY CLOSED SHOP,
SAYS REV. 7. P. Unison
Dentists, DoStor- cad LAWYERS Fight
Scabs, Too. shcnnan Leader
Declares in Speech Here
SPENCER CLERGYMAN WINS
HEARTS OF HIS AUDIENCE

AFTER discussing mons, Lab0
Boards and Other Economic Mat
ters. He Makes Tender Appea
for Little Children and Gets Contri
button of $24 for Children's Home
The Nehemiah of the shopmen, Rev
Tom p. Jimison, one time candidate
for Mayor Of Winston Salem. ane
spiritual leader of the railroad mer
at Spencer, spoke in the court house
here Tuesday evening, won the
hearts Of his audience, and secured
a contribution Of S24 for the Child.
ren's Home.
II was a gala occasion for the local
union men. They had as spokesman
a Methodist minister, man admitted
to full membership in the conference
here last week. who minced no words
in telling them that their cause was
just and who execrated the "scab''
20 Queens taste. Yet after his de-
1ense of the shopmen with language
that br!stled. his mood changed and
he spoke of the little orphan children
in such tender words that he had
Rev. +. c. Snyder, the superintendent
Of the Union County Children's Home.
rlrmbling his thanks, his emotion af-
fecting the coherency of his speech.
Curious Ones Disappointed
The audience was composed mostly
CT railroad men, their wives and
children. A few, however, were
Drawn out Of a curiosity to see
that long-haired Socialistic crank"
who ran for Mayor of Winston Salem,
who accused O. Max Gardner of
"sprouting angelic pin-feathers' in
the late Gubernatorial primary, who
was the storm center in the shop
mems strike at Spencer. and who was
assualted by Spencer postal clerk
who couldn't control the pent-up ex-
citement engendered by the presence
Of the troops at that important rail
center. They were agreeably sur
prised. Instead Of tall, lank, un-
couth long-haired, ranting agitator,
they saw a young man. neatly dressed
in the height of fashion who would
pass for senior at most any of our
state colleges.
STILL" the curious ones thought,
"he's going TO rant about the in
justices perpetrated upon the labor
ing classes, damn the capitalists and
incite the union folks with discon-
tent. Again they were surprised.
He did no such thing. He plead for
the brotherhood Of man. the practical
application of the teachings of Christ
Of Nazere;h and the measuring of
worth in terms of humanity instead
of in money. His audience, with
possibly one or two exceptions, quick
ly capitulated. Then he had easy
sailing.
Mr.. Jimison wasn't too serious, of
ten speaking in a facetious vein. DR..
G. {. Weaver, who introduced him,
couldn't control himself at times. He
just threw back his shoulders and
laughed. Several colored men, round
house employees, couldn't sit up after
hearing some of his innumerable
stories. They laid across the benches
and shook. The next time the Spen-
Ger clergyman comes to Monroe the
court house won't be able to hold him.
John Beatty said he was better than
any Chautauqua speaker he ever
heard. and Mr.. Beatty's a pretty
good Judge of forensic art.
Extracts From His Speech
Some extracts from his speech |
follows;
Il am interested in labor because
its ranks are composed Of poor people.
One of my earliest recollections as
a child was trying to round up thin
molasses with corn-bread.
Another reason, all great move
ments have sprung from common peo-
pie. History would have been diff
ferent had it not been for the poor
people in the armies of the great.
Il belong to the oldest union in
the world the brotherhood Of the
rr esthood. We have closed shop.
Let a man attempt to secure permis-
sion from DR.. Weaver 10 preach in
Central Methodist church. If he can't
show card, nothing will shrek but
his eyeballs.
The other day | heard couple
Of dentists talking in a smoking COM
partment. They were damning labor.
Why said one, 4 had to pay a
plumber a dollar an hour to do some
work for me last week. 1t is out
rageoas, such charge as this
said nothing. The conversation switch
ed to discussion of fees. 4 had
good month, one of them sad. i
averaged a hundred dollars day
could control myself no longer.
why, sir | interrupted, Just few
minutes ago you were complaining
about paying dollar an hour to a
plumber. oh, yes, my friend was
the suave reply, but lock at the
preparation had to make to fit my
self for the practice of my profess
SION Yes | retorted, 'rou spent
two years at college. The plumber
served an apprenticeship of four
years My heart went out to that
plumber, going down into the dirty
man holes that the health of the COM
munity might be preserved.
DENTS Have Closed Shop
Dentists have a closed shop.
know one serving two year sent
ence on the chain gang, wearing
s ripes. for scabb.ng. He practiced
without a license.
Il deny that the unions were
organized for the purpose of holding
up the inefficient man The union
merely fixes a min mum wage, and
employers can pay the experts, the
fast men, more. Fellow workers re-
ioice when a good man is rewarded
FOR his skill or his speed By wage
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