The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-03-18

| lisp a few radical phrases to deceive,
let the good Lord deliver me. They
are in Duluth? Well, some.
The Pueblo (Col.) Ministerial asso-
citation recently passed resolutions de-
precating Sunday funerals and recon-
mending that they be discontinued
and abandoned. For heavens sake
what may we expect next from these
gentlemen of the cloth Are they OPP
posed to charging the customary fee
for performing their needless services
over the inanimate remains of poor
creatures who unwisely select a day
for dying that would bring their bur-
ial day On the Sabbath, or is the eNer-
ton of performing an extra service on
that day too arduous for their over
worked constitutions? Now, if they
are really in earnest and want to dis
con tinue the practice of burying dead
on Sundays, the thing can all be ar
ranged. The matter of leaving the
world is left so entirely with the in
dividual that resolution about as fol-
lows would undoubtedly bring about
the desired results and people could
select the early part of the week for
schuffling off this mortal coil:
Resolved, By the ministerial associa-
ton that beginning this date we will
perform no funeral service OIL Sum
day.
This would mean something and
might have the desired effect of abol-
ishing Sunday funerals altogether.
l. Here is personal liberty persona
fed to a fare-youwell by the shoulder
strapped squirt-guns now in authority
in ''free Cuba" No private soldier is
allowed to buy glass of beer, wine
or any kind of Flicker Yet the Of
ficers are privileged to booze to their
hearts content. The penalty against
the saloon men of ''free' Cuba for SELL
ing their wares to the plebian private
American soldier, is heavy fine and
a close up.
Another political party has been
launched on the sea of destiny. 1t is
called the Union Reform Party" and
is composed chiefly of the outcasts,
tail-ends, sore-heads and rag-tags of
all other parties. The new party, mas
however, one tredeeming quality-it
bars all prohibition fanatics. The
party was born in Cincinnati last
week, and will be in the market for
bids at the next general election. The
principal business Of the first meeting
of the new party was discussion
After Brother Abner and the Wall
street sharks get through with their
schemes to finance" Cuba and bond
the island to a stand-still, how much
more Stree" will the Cubans be than
they were under Spanish bondage?
The Cubans rebelled against the ex-
tortionate taxes levied by Spain-but
it now begins to look as though they
had fought the devil and fell into the
hands of his imps.
A great many newspapers might do
much more good for their party, their
proprietors apd the community where
they are printed did they devote their
columns more to interesting local
news, bright and truthful editorials
and not SO much to fault finding with,
and vile abuse of, other local papers.
Such rot as the latter is very disgust
ing to intelligent readers.
Of the seventy-five million people
in the United States, more than sew
enty millions are toilers, are laborers,
are working people that is they work
when they can secure work. Then we
are told that this is representative
government; a government of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people.
Now let us see if it is! Of the eighty
eight United States senators in con-
gress there is not workingman or a
workingman's friend visible-and of
the three-hundred and fifty-seven
members of congress, only two lone,
lonesome members represent the
working people of this country. All
the balance are lawyers, bankers and
such like riff-raff who have no use
for workingmen- except to get their
votes and then skin them.
Look out for the woman who reads
secretly things she condemns public
ly. The disapproval is all for show,
and you may depend on it she revels