The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-21

Already the tactics of the campaign
Of 1896 are being repeated. Although
100000 tons Of steel rails have been or
dered by the railroad at the trust price
of $26 per ton; and although these rails
are to be used next year and the or
deSs must be filled; and although the
Federal Steel company, whose prin-
ciDal places are at South Chicago
and Lorraine. O.. secured or
ders for 500 900 tons that concern
closed its works on the 18th of this
month and threw odt of employment
5000 men at Lorraine and $500 men at
South Chicago In so doing 100000 in
monthly wages are taken from the men
right upon the threshold of winter II
is given out that the plants are closed
for repairs, but the president of the
company disclosed the true reason
when he said in an interview that their
large customers do not care to place
any orders until they know what the
result of the election will be" and that
he could not venture any prediction
whether tie shutdown viii last longer
tran two weeks or not" 1t is the old
cry OF 1856, Vote for Mckinley or lose
your job" 1t remains to be seen
whether the laborerS of this country
will again be driven to the polls like
sheep by this brutal argument 1t re-
mains to be seen whether when a cor
poration buys mans labor it also
buys his vote. 1t is the argument of
DIult IOfCt. II Is the spirit OF lnlDEr-
ialism which has seized upon the lead
ers of the Republican party and which
encourages this exercise Of despotic
powers.
BRUTAL COERCION.
Republicans want a strong govern
ment. They want to own men who
work like chattels. They want the
Workingmen, when they crack the whip
to jump and do their bidding. If the
m ~ r0vrA ola
freedom the employers threaten the
loss of job. If a man still persists and
votes for the party of freedom, he gets
ms walking papers about two weeks
after the election. If he joins with his
Fellows and goes upon a strike the
troops are ordered out TO force him
into subsection. Republicans want
strong government, they want a stand
ing army of 10000 men. When the
army has been increased to that num-
Der the excuse viii be found for
standing army of a quarter of a mil
lion men, One of our generals a few
years ago advanced Il proposition,
which has not been abandoned. but
which is awaiting an opportune time
to be put into execution, for the estab b.
hshment of a fort near each of our
large cities This is not moonshine: il
is the spirit of Imperialism, of despotic
rule, which is abroad in the land. Upon
the back of labor TO still farther bow
Gnu II uSn II DOWN, the Republican
leaders VIII load the expense of a great
standing army. There are millionf of
acres of arid land here in the west
awaiting the magic touch of water to
awaken from a sleep of centuries. which
could be reclaimed and the nation thus
expanded Upon those lands the crowd
ed poor of the cities could find homes
and bread. The expense of A great
standing army applied TO the building
OF reservoirs in the mountains would
make these acres beautiful with the
purple lucern; but the sound of
Ile uIum IS more attractive
me Serried ranks of armed men. with
shining banners, is more gra teful to
the Sight OF the Hanna RepubIicanism.
SO me money is turned into the war
cheSt and the recruiting office is the
mecca of the unemployed. You men
ana women who left the darkness and
distress of the old world that Won
might bask in the liberty of the new.
VINO came here for freedom and who
ned from oppression, know full we'll
what a large standing army means:
yoL know the results of foreign wars
ana you KNOW how dearly the common
people pay for the gold lace and gilt
ter of the military arm of a strong gov
eminent You are here now under the
SHADOW OF the perils from which Won
hed. Do you propose to beckon to II
win your votes and to lure it on by
the election of the Republican ticket?
w ltnout the votes IF labor the Replib-
Ilcan party will go down to defeat. Do
you propose to strike down the partv
which is your friend, to strike down
the great Democratic leader who is
your friend and to entrench in power
the enemies of organized labor?
STRIKE FOR LIBERTY.
Workingmen, arise! Workingwornen
ARISE! can you not hear the music OF