Excerpt from A Brief History of the Union Labor Legislative Movement in Texas A sincere regret, as well as an apology for the omission from the first edition of this important history of this brief biography is offered here, the reason for which was purely an oversight of the publishers. T. P. O'Rourke, the author, as one of the best and the most favorably known men connected with the labor movement in the South, and especially in the legislative branch. He is loved and admired by all union labor, and his work has proven him to be entirely and absolutely unselfish in all things which bring the greatest good to the greatest number. Though broken in health, his mind is as active and his heart as sympathetic for the true ideals of the working people as when in the prime of life; just as aggressive, just as fearless, just as kind and solicitous for mankind. And when upon the scroll of time another chapter of the Union Labor Legislative history in Texas shall have been recorded, his name will brighten its pages and his achievements enthuse the minds and lighten the hearts of those who may attempt to follow his example. A strong writer, an effective worker, a Christian gentleman and truly one of God's noblemen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.