St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-09

%< = people III the art OF
de1ating and discussing public Ques-
tions, not only social in character. but
political. There are many eases on rec
ord where worthy men have been
brought forward for office and who have
made coed records in office not only as
friends OF tof,ers. but as beneiicaries of
the general uublic. Organized labor has
written many chapters OF the laws OF
the country, national. state and city.
Much credit is due labor organizations
tor resisting The encroachmentS upon
the rights OF the people by unduing OF
preventing class legislation. 1t is true
that some men have used the labor peo-
pie as means TO Office that
nave proven TO be politicians and
demagogueS. but these are exceptional
cases, such rs arise from n lack of due
watchtGlneSS. Such incidents in this
city led few years ago TO tile urganZa-
tlons tahooing politics; but within the
past year or two there is disposition by
the organizations 10 give more heed to
selecting utficeholderS. The labor lead
erS are daily advocating more strongly
such course, and the public press has,
especially since the late strike troubles,
advised working people 10 seek redress
by political action rather than use OF
the toycott or strike. This teaching
has not been without marked effect,
and all over the country union men are
making concerted efforts for representa-
tion in legislative halls and in the gen.
eral offices. Thinking people see in
such course possibilities or revolu-
ton in political parties that will place
the balance of power in tie hands of a
third party. and which may result in
change in principles of the old parties.
will tEe Men Get Backl
The executive committee of the A. r E.
L. is working away but with rather
slow success IN their efforts TO get late
strikers back in their positions. They
have frequent reports of men being
blacklisted wherever they make appli-
cation for railroad positions. This hap
pens in cases where men were net active
in the strike. Those who took an active
part as committeeman or were pron;-
inent in the movement entertain but
little hope of getting railroad positions.
1t is said by not only union men, but by
persons that have no utilization with
organized labor that they know that the
railroads have well organized system
of blacklsting and boycOtting.
Boycott the Fakes.
Complaints are being made at Labor
hall that there is set Of boys in town
who never work neither do they spin''
who are giving dances at Gray'S hall
and other places i'll the city under the
assumed auspices OF some labor union.
These boys do not belong to any union
and are using various names OF unions
70 work people during the campaign,
0nd then give dances that are so far
3elow the standard that they are very
immoral ana Indecent. The tickets sold
bear the name of some union that is not
in existence in some cases and others
are fakes OH existing unions. Any
tickets gotten out by bona fide union
has the union seal imprinted theron.
The fake may be detected in most
instances by looking ior the seal mark,
tina; is not printed but pressed into the
card. The union labor people are using
what efforts they can to prevent the
people being imposed upon by such
fakes, and ask people TO buy no tickets
from persons not known to be identi-
fed with some reputable organization.
Labor nay Observance
Labor day celebration last Monday
was the most successful affair of the
kind witnessed in this city. 1t was a
very successful inaugural of the first
day of the kind sanctioned by
state law There was some re-
greet expressed that a number of
stores did not close for the occa-
sion, as requested in the proclamati0ns
of Gov. Nelson and Mayor Smith. The
unions also made request for general