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Show Result of Boycott, The only plaie In the United 8ttre that guaranicia freedom from atrlkes lookout" and tabor warfaru la llattle Creek. Mb h The atory The work people met chant, lawyers doctor and other cltl sens became aroused and Indignant al the efforts of the labor unions throughout through-out the country to deatroy the buil nri of one of our largeat Induttrlea the I'oatum Cereal Co, l.t'd, and at the njxjn Ihreata In the official union pa per that the entire power of the Na tlonal and Htate Kedvratlona of Labor waa being brought tn bear lo "punish" thn Industrie of llattle Crtek, and particularly the Tottum Co Thla aprung from Iho refuaal of C W I 'oat to obey Iho "ordera" of the unions tn take the lvatum advertising away from various papera (hat refused to purrhaae labor of tho labor trust the unions Mr 1'iwt was ordered to Join the unlona In (heir conspiracy (o "ruin' and "put out uf business" the pub Usher who had worked faithfully for him fur year and helped build up his buslne They had doun no wrong, but had found It Inconvenient and against their best Judgment to buy labor of the labor trust It seem a ml of thn union to consplro to ruin an) ono who ilix-a not purchase from them upon Ihelrowu term. An Inkmaker or papermaker who failed lo veil Ink or paper would have the same reason to order I'ost to help ruin these publishers. Ho Ih ped dler In tho atreel might utone you If you refused to buy hla apples; (he cabman (u run over yon. If you refused lo ride with him; tho grocer order the manufacturer to discharge certain people because (hoy did not patronise him, and so on lo tho ridiculous and villainous limit or all thla boycott nonsense, In trying to force people lo buy what tby do not want. If a man has labor to sell let him ell It at tho best prlco ho can get Just aa ho would aell wheat, but ho has no right to even Intlmato that ho will obstruct ob-struct tho buslneaa, or attempt Its ruin becauso the owner will not purckai Df him. t The nnlona havo become ao tyran-notia tyran-notia and arrogant with tholr ceipot-Ism ceipot-Ism that a common cltlten wU haa some tlmo to span and Innocently thinks ho has a right to put little paint on hla own house finds he must have that paint taken oft and (at on again by "the union" or all softs of dlro thing happen lo him, hb employer em-ployer la ordered to dlai barge hln, his grocer la Ihi) rotted It he turaliliea him aupplle. hla family followed and Insulted and his llfo mads more miserable mis-erable than that of a black sUie bo-fore bo-fore the war. It he drives a Bill to repair Iho homo or barn the rtrpen-tors' rtrpen-tors' "union" hounds him Ho Uies a pipe wrunch to slop a lenklnf plpo and prevent damage to hla property and Iho plumber' "union" does things lo htm, Ho cannot put a little aortar tn a looso brick on hla chimney or th btlcklnyera', plnaterora' or hod carriers' "union" la up In arms, ind If he carelessly eats a loaf of hrni that haa no "union" label on II the bikers' "union" proceed to make- tlf miner-able, miner-able, for htm, Ho tho whlto alavo la tied hud and foot, unable to lift a hand to better himself or do thn needful thlop, without with-out flrat obtaining permission from am hannhlv lennrant and ibttatva tyrant of some lalior union. It would all seem rather Ilk i comic opera If It did not rob people of their freedom; that kind of work till not be permitted long In America. Some smooth tnanagera hut bnllt op the labor trust lu the hit few years, to bring theraseliea tooaty and power and by managing workmen, have succcoded In making It possible for them to lay dow u the law In soruo cities and force workmen and citizens to "obey" Implicitly strlppltt thorn right and left nt their liberties. They have used boyi of my. picketing, picket-ing, assaults, dynamiting of property and murdor to enfon e their osiers and rulo tho peoplo They tint rono far enough to order tho l'r. ildetl to re-nolo re-nolo certain cllltcnt fmra unco bo-causo bo-causo tho "unions" wen n't (felled. That mean (hey propose to mako tho law of tho unions replaa the luw of thla government und the utlon lead er domlnato oven the chltt llxccu-live. llxccu-live. This Is a government of ij (or tho peoplo and no orgsnUatlon or trust ahall dlsplaco It. llui the talons try It every now and then 14 b-y dospcr-a(o dospcr-a(o men as shown In their oiflsucoot law and support or lawbreakers. Tho "union" record of assaults, crippling of men and oven werucu and children, destruction of proterty and (murder of American clti,t durlnn the rant two )oars ti peAjpn ten times the volume or crime ind abuse perpetrated by slave ownts during any Iwo years prim. us to tho civil war. Wo are In a hnrr porod of lethargy, which permits i t0 stand Idly by while our Aim-rle, citizens are abuaed, crippled and atrilerod In ' dotena and hundreds by H organlia-' organlia-' tlon or trust, hating for tu purpose. thrusting what It ha to sell (tabor) upon us whether or no Huppnse an American In a foreign illy should bo chased by a mob, canghl and beaten unconscious, then bis I mouth pried open snd carbolic acid poured down his throat, then his ribs kicked In and his face well stamped I with Iron nailed ahoa, murdered bo- I cause ho tried to earn bread for his children lly the Eternal, air, a Cent of American men of war would assent bio there, clear for action and blow I something off thu face of tho earth, If reparation were not made for the I blood of one of our citizens i And what answer do wo make to tho appeala of the hundreds of widows snd orphans of thoan Americana murdered mur-dered by labor unions? How do wo try to protect the thousands of Intelligent Intelli-gent cltliena who, with reason, prefer not to Join any labor union and bo aubjeel lo tho tyranny of the heavily paid ruler of the tabor trusts? Upon a firm refusal by Mr. I'ost to Join this criminal conspiracy a general gen-eral boycott waa ordered on Ornpe-Nuts Ornpe-Nuts and I'oatum nil over tho country, coun-try, which set the good red blood of our ancestors tn motion, bringing forth tho reply that baa now passed Into history. "Wo refuse to Join any conspiracy of nrganlted labor to ruin publishers, nor will we dlschargo any of our trusted employee upon tho ordera or any labor union. If they tan mako tholr boycott effectlvo nnd sink our ahlp, wo will go down with Iho captain on Ibo bridge and lu command." com-mand." Tbla act tho wrltera In labor papers crsty and they redoubled their abuse, finally nne of their official organ camo out with a large double column In denunciation of llattle Creek, calling call-ing It "a running soro on the face of Michigan," because It would not bo-como bo-como "organliod" and pay In due to their labor leader. The usual coarso, villainous cplthota common to labor onion wrltora were Indulged In. The result wa to weld public sentiment sen-timent In Ilsttlo Creek for protection. A cltlten' association was started, and mass moctlngs held, flood cltlten cltl-ten who happened to be mombers of local unions, In somo caaea quit tho unions ontlrcly for there Is small need or them there. Tho work'ng peoplo or Ilattlo Creek are of tho highest order of American mechanics. Tho majority aro not union monitors, for practically all of tho manufacturer havo for year do-cllned do-cllned to onmloy unlou men because. of disturbances about elm en years ago, and tho union men now In tho city aro among tho belt citizens. No city In tho stato of Michigan pay as high averago wago a llattle Creek, no city of Its slto 1 as proa-porous, proa-porous, and no city has ao largo a proportion pro-portion of (ho best grado or mechanics who own tholr own homes Bo tho work pmplo massed together with tho other citizens or tho organisation organi-sation or tho Citizens' Ass'n with the following preamblii and constitution: Whereas, Prom 1891 lo 1891' tha strikes Instigated by labor union In Ilattlo Creek resulted In the destruction destruc-tion of property and loss of large sums of money In wages that would have been expended here; and, Whorcss, These acts caused sorlras damago to tho city and in a market way delayed Its progress at that tlmo; Whereas, 8lnco tho year 1891 tho citizens have been enabled, by public sentiment, to prevent the recurrence of strikes and labor union disturbance disturb-ance which havo been prevalent elsewhere; else-where; and, Whereas, Tho employors or this city have steadfastly refused to plaeo the management of their btrslnoas under tho control of labor unions, but have maintained tho highest standard or wages paid under llko conditions any-wheru any-wheru In tho United States and hereby here-by unanimously declared their Intent to contlnuo auch pulley; and tho employes em-ployes or thla city, a targo percentage of whom own home and havo famine fami-ne reared and educated under condition condi-tion of peace and Iho well earned prosperity of steady employment, have stoadfaatly maintained their right aa frco American cltliena to work without with-out thu dictation and tranny ol labor union leadora, tho bitter otperlenco or the pait ofllerlng sufficient reason for a determined atand ror freedom, and. Whereas. The itttltudo of tho cltliena cltl-iena nn thla subject haa been tbo means of preserving peaceful conditions condi-tions and continuous prosperity. In markod contrast to tho conditions existing ex-isting In othor cities suffering from tho dictation or trades unionism; It la therefore Itesolved, That tbo contlnuanco or peace and prosperity In Ilattlo Creek can bo maintained, and tbo destructive work or outside Interference avoided under tho combined effort and action or alt our people, by tho formation of a Cltttens' Association. CONSTITUTION. Artlclo 1. Name. Artleie 2. Objects, First To insure, so far as posilblo, a permanent condition of peace, prosperity pros-perity and steady employment to tho people of llattle Creek Second To energetically asalat In maintaining law and order at all times and under all condltluns Third To protect Its members In their rights to msnage their property and to dispose or tholr labor In a legal, lawful manner without restraint or Interference In-terference fourth To Insure and permanently maintain fair. Just treatment, one with another. In all tho relations or lire Fifth To preserve the existing right of any capable person to obtain employment and sell his labor, without being obliged to Join any particular church, secret society, lalior union or any other organization, and lo support all such persona In their cfforla to resist re-sist compulsory methods on thn part of any organized body whatsoever. Blxlh To prumoto among employ. era a spirit or fairness, friendship and desire for Hie beat Interests of their employes, and to promnto among workmen work-men the spirit or Industry, thrift, faithfulness faith-fulness tn their employers and good citizenship. Hoventh To so amalgamate the public sentiment of all of the best citizens or llattle Creek, that a guarantee guar-antee can bo glvin to tho world of a continuance of peaceful conditions, and that nndcr such guarantee) and protection manufacturers and capitalists capital-ists can bo Induced tn locato their business busi-ness enterprise In Ilattlo Creek. Then follows articles relating to membership, officers, duties, etc, etc., etc. This constitution ha been signed by the great majority of representative representa-tive cltliena. Including our workpeople. workpeo-ple. A number of manufacturers from other cltle. where they havo been suffering all sorts of Indignities, In-convenience In-convenience and losses from thn general gen-eral hell ol labor union strikes, picketing, pick-eting, assaults and other Interference, Interfer-ence, proposed tn move, providing Ithoy could bo guaranteed protection. Tho subject grew In Importance until un-til It has reached a placo whero abso-luto abso-luto protection can bo guaranteed by tho cltliena or Ilattlo Creek on the following broad and ovenly balanced terms which guarantees tn tho workman work-man and to tho manufacturer fairness. fair-ness. Justice steady work and regularity regular-ity of output Tho now coming manufacturer agrees to maintain the standard rata of wago paid elsowhuro for llko serv ice, under similar condition, thn ratn to bo determined from time to time from well authenticated report from competing cltle. Tho tabulated wago report Issued by tho CJovornment Department or Commerce and Iahor can also bo used to show tho standard rate, and It Is expected later on that this government bureau will furnish weekly reports of the tabor market from different centers, so that the workman when he la ready to aell his tabor and tho employer when ho Is ready tn buy, may each havo reliable Information as to the markut or ruling prlcei The new coming manufacturer also agrees to maintain tho sanitary and hygienic conditions provided for by the state laws and to refrain from any lockouts to reduce wsgirj below the atandard, reserving to himself tho right to dlicbargo any employe for ranse. The Cltttens' Association on Its part agrees to furnlah, In auch numbora as It Is possible to obtain, first-class workmen who will contract to sell their labor at the standard price for such period as may be fixed upon, agreeing not to strike, picket, assault other workmen, destroy property, or do any of tho criminal acta common to labor unionism. Kach workman reserving re-serving to hlmseir tho right to quit work for cause, and tho Citizens' Association As-sociation further pledge Its members mem-bers to mo Its aasuclntcd power to enforce tho contracts between employer em-ployer nnd employe, and to act en masse to uphold tho law at all times, Tho new Industries locating In Ilattlo Ilat-tlo Creek will not start under any sort of labor union domination whatsoever, whatso-ever, but will make Individual contracts con-tracts with each emplo)o, thoso contracts con-tracts being fair and equitable and guaranteed on both sides. Thus from tho abuses or labor unions and their Insano efforts to ruin evaryono who does not "obey" has ovolved this plan which replaces tho old conditions of Injustice, lockouts, strikes, violence loss of money and property, and general Industrial warfare war-fare and Inaugurates an era of perfect balanco and fairness betwoen employer em-ployer and employe a steady continuance continu-ance of Industry and consequent prosperity. pros-perity. Tho entire community pledged by public sentiment and private act to restore to each man his nnclent right to "peace freedom and the pursuit of bapplne " Other cltlos will bo driven to protect their workpeople, merchants snd citizens citi-zens as well aa their Industries from the blight of strikes, violence and the losies brought on by labor unionism run amuck, by adopting tho "Ilattlo Creek plan," but this city offers Industrial In-dustrial peace now, with cheap coal and good water, first-class railroad facilities snd the best grade of fair, capablo and peaceable mechanics known. Details given upon Inquiry of ths "Secy, of tho Citizens' Ass'n." Identification. The public should remember that there aro a few labor unlona conducted nn peaceful lines and In proportion as they are worthy, they havo won os-(oeni, os-(oeni, for we, as a people, are strongly In sympathy with any right net that has for Us purpose better conditions for wsgo workers, lint wo do not forget for-get that wo seek the good of all an not those alone who belong to im organization, where even tho law-abiding law-abiding unions show undcnlablo evidence evi-dence of tyranny and oppression when they aro strong enough, while msny of the unlnns harbor and encourage criminals In their efforts (o force) a yoke of slavery npon the American people As a public speaker lately aald "The arrogance of tho Hugllsh King thai roused tho fiery eloquenco of Otis, that Inspired tho Immortal declaration ol Jefferson, that left Warren War-ren dying on the alopea of Hunker Hill, waa not more outrageous than the conditions that a closed shop would force upon the community. Thoso men burst Into mbelllon "when the king did but touch their pockets.' Imagine If jou can their Indignant pro-toat pro-toat had bo sought lo prohibit or restrict their occupation or determine (ho conditions under which they should earn their livelihood," nnd to assault, beat and murder them, blow up their house and poison their food If they did not submit. Tho public should also remember that good, true Arootlcan citizens ran be found In tho unlona and that they deprecate thu criminal acts of their fellow members, but they aro often In bad company. Halt only hurts aoro spots. Bo, tbo honest, law-abiding union man la not hurt when the criminals aro denounced, de-nounced, but when you hear a union man "holler" because (ho facts aro mado public, he has branded himself as cither ono of tho lawbreakers or n sympathizer, and therefore with thn mind of tho lawbreaker, and likely to become ono when upjiortunlty offers. That Is ono reason employers decllno to hire such men. A short tlmo ago Inquiry camo from tho union forces to know If Mr. I'ost would "kwi still" If they would call oil tho boycott on l'oslum and Drape-Nuts. Drape-Nuts. This Is tho reply: "Tho labor trust has seen fit to try lo ruin our business becauso wo would not Join Its criminal couapiracy. Wo aro plain American citizens and dlffor from tho labor union plan In that we do not forco peoplo to strlko, picket, boycott, assault, as-sault, blow up property or commit murdor. We do not pay thugs 110 to break In tho ribs or any man who tries to support sup-port hla family nor $30 for an oy knocked out. Wa try to show our plain, honest regard for sturdy snd Independent workmen by paying the highest wages In tho state Wo havo a steady, unvarying respect re-spect for the law-abiding, peaceablo union man and a most earnest deslra' to sco blm gain power enough to purge tho unions ol their criminal practices, that havo brought down upon them tho righteous denunciation of a long suffering and outraged public, but wo will not fawn, truckle, bend th knee, wear tho hated collar of whltn slavery, tho union label, nor proatltuto our American citizenship under "ordera" "or-dera" of any labor trust You offor to romovo tho restriction on our business nnd with "union" gold choko tho throat and still tho volco rained In stern denunciation of tho despotism which tramples boncath an Iron shot boel tho frcodom of our brothers. broth-ers. You would gag ua with a silver bar and mulllo tho appeal to tho American peoplo to barken to tho cries for bread of tho llttlo children whoso faithful fathers were beaten to death while striving to earn food for them. Your bojeott may perhaps succeed In throwing our peoplo out of work and driving us from builncss, but you cannot wrench from us that priceless Jewol our fathors fought for and which every truo son guards with hli life. Therefore speaking for our workpeople work-people and ouraolves, tho Infamous offer 1 declined," POSTUM CEIinAI, CO., LTD. |
