The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-07-25

ISIS duu Hou-tItuS uIliOiiloto dlihC~ W
what is a paramount duty in every
election-the casting of a vote by
every person eligible to vote"
"a "a "a "a "a
CONVICT LABOR PAYS BIG
PROFITS
The Reliance Manufacturing Com
pany, which uses Oklahoma convicts
on its shirt contract, makes a profit
of $1,O00,00O year.
This information is given wide cir
culation by the citizens of Oklahoma
who oppose the leasing of convicts.
The Reliance is an Illinois corpora
tion 1t is capitalized at $4,000, 900,
and in marketing $7,000,000 of COM
mon stock syndicate of bankers
said:
'The Reliance Manufacturing Com
pany is the largest maker of work
ingmen's shirts in the country, doing
a business of between ten and twelve
million dollars a year.
"It operates II prison factories,
getting buildings rent free and also
power, heat and light either free or
at nominal rates. 1t gets it's labor
from state prisons and reformatories
at rates varying from a fifth to a
half of the cost in free plants.
1T started in the shirt business
about % years ago with capital of
$25,000 Net profits for the first IL
months of 1922 were $999, ,4O9.44."
Organized labor and sympathizers
are opposing contract this company
| has secured from the state board of
public affairs. The state is paid 60
cents a dozen, or 5 cents apiece, for
i making shirts.
And sad to relate, there are many
working men right here in Hamilton
| wearing the product of the Reliance
| Company-and union men at that
MR.. WORKINGMAN, ARE YOU
WEARING A PRISON MADE
| WORKING SHIRT?
- "a "a "a -
CATEGORICALLY SPEAKING!
Every Bolivar in the United States
and there are millions of them, were
called into conference by those re
sponsible for their being Bolivars.
"Mr. Bolivar" began the chic.
gababoo, ''you must realize that witt
the passing of party responsibility
you will no longer have sinecure.
"What is a sinecure ?" asked on,
of the Bolivars.
a IGpllSQ CllC q
taboo, consists of being on the pay
roll of the county, state and nation
and doing the least possible in return
for the monthly or semi-monthly pa,
voucher"
"And what's the idea ?" chirped VI
another Bolivar.
"It is quite likely that there viii
be three tickets in the presidential
field in November" said the chic
gazaboo as he took liberal dose o
"Cat-Nat," and then wiped his moutl
as did your fathers of yore, prior t.
fanaticism.
"The main idea is that if you for
sake the two old parties for a ney
one, what assurance have you tha
your money will be spent anon,
quite so many deserving Bolivars !?
hI. SL1Gl ddZdUOO, UlOVC CIid
an inquiry be made as to the residen
tial capacity of Saltwater state
prison, Waupon, Kalamazoo, Colum
bus, Auburn, Sing Sing and others TOT
numerous to mention. The men VIII,
would jeopardize the positions of /;
Bolivar are eminently fitted to occup.
cell in states prison. | nigh
suggest that Leavenworth, Kan, o,
Atlanta, Ga, would be good for thei
health, but l do not believe in over
population"
"Mr. Main Gazaboo, what has al
this to do with voting in November 2
Gentlemen, you must appreciate
the fact that if Mr. Workingmal
makes a good showing with the thirt
political ticket in the coming election
the chances are that the republican
eagle and the democratic donkey will
be forced to revise their past perform
ances or the workingmen of th
| United States will operate this gov
ernment as LINCOLN stated in his fam
Gus Gettysburg address"
"And what did Lincoln say?" ask
ed one of the Bolivars.
Lincoln said," replied the chief ga