Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-20
.iIley Prosperity a Failure :

Ti1iey Prosperity a Failure.s
gene Y. Debs, the great labor
was in Denver last week and
several addresses to tho working
p of that city. During his re-
= he said;
b, the bird of prosperity does not
to have dropped many feathers
flight over the East. The at
I to make it appear that there
s the most CHASTITY failure. There
been more cuts in wages since
elect ion than in any similar period
pc history of the country. The
ois Steel company at Chicago and
yankee cut from 25 to 40 per cent.
I after election, and another re-
lion takes effect February l. Chi
was carried for Mckinley by the
organized labor vote. We had the
10 a certainty on the Saturday
hing preceding election, but all
|ployers, by concerted action, an
,nced to their employees that if
Ean was elected they need not come
Ek to work, as all places would be
ped indefinitely. The men could
s=ste the food out of their children's
;as,ss. The Republican orators
,mised that prosperity would begin
moment Mckinley was elected.
God /! what a prospect! Look at
o bank failures, commercial troubles,
mixers walking into the river. The
ly change Mckinley promises is
rough the tariff:-he proposes to tax
. country back into prosperity. If
can do it the age OF miracles has
turned.
'My trip is for the purpose of look
& the West over and seeing what
ould advise in the special session OF
Q A. X. U. next spring. There never
rs as many idle men in the country
there are now. In Indiana the
pods are full of them. The anti
ansient laws make them keep away
om the towns and you can see the
tie campfres all through the woods,
tn four or five men around each.
Fellow workmen, l am here in Col
ado to assist those miners who are
citing SO valiently for the preserva-
IN of unionism. That is the battle
day. II the employers are success
in the strike at Leadville they will
I'VE no sign Of unionism-the only
election the workman OF to-day has
ainst the rapacity OF some OF the
nployers. Their purpose is to re-
ice the American workman to the
vel of the Mexican peon. They have
rived notice that aggression on the
TT of the employees must cease or out
, goes. They only want such in their
lploy who are submissive to the will
the master, who will accept low pay,
10 will cringe and fawn at every
matchmaking proposition, and do
without protest.
"The backbone of organized labor is
q West. / say this because | know
, weakness in the East. The capt.
list has his men completely under
8 control. He is nearing the early
ys of slavery. Keep the strength
~ now hold. Make every assembly
ON school room. | believe in eco
,mic education. You are interested
the education of your fellow work
an. The ignorant man pulls the
telligent workman down. The ig-
rant workman will line up against
u at 70 cents per day. The labor
lestion can be solved by intelligence
one. Now the workman goes to the
'lla and helps to elect corporation
representatives., and before and after
ection he condemns these very men,
i'd complains that the authorities are
ways against him. And you must
Try your jealousies of your fellow
orkmen. Let one of your number
me up for Office and see how 5000
. will be buried. Why not have O
brotherly feelingf