The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-21

planned above, but let me ask you some
questions: DO you believe it right and
just TO ask union men to commit them
selves to any party by voting at party
primaries for any MANI
'Lso you think it right and just for our
central council to ask US to support any
man before any of the other political
parties have even mentioned any man
for the office in question?
rs it fair to us, as union men, to drag
strictly party politics into our organiza-
tsor2
Would It not be more fair and wise
TO wait, if any pledge is made to sup
port any man. until all nominations
have been made?
Surprising some good, consistent
member Of organized labor is placed IN
the field by some other political party.
What would your position be then, be
ing already pledged to support some
other MANI
Think of this, union men! Always
stand by and support men for Office
who are friendly to our cause, but do
not let party politics creep into your
organization.
I want it distinctly understood that
in writing this I say nothing against
Mr.. Lewis. 1 respect him as gentle
man and citizen but only for the sake
OF keeping strictly party politics out OF
our organization let the central body
wait until all nominations are made,
then # il is deemed wise let the union
men endorse the best man for our in
/ terests-that is non partisan action The
action taken last evening by the COM
mittee from the trades council is DRAG
glng unlonlsm into pure party politics.
Yours in union.
H P. MILLER.
President BARRIERS Union
RURDGE MAKES REPLY
~ Is. Burdge, chairman of the commit
tee which interviewed the candidates,
Mr.. Lewis made us a better talk than
did either BergundthaI or Hughes.
sc e+Saa ne promise to appoint union man
He gave US promises which were salts
factory What they were no one shall
mittee of 100 Will meet Monday night at
Trades assembly hall The names of the
committee can not be made public at this
time. There will also be a public mass
meeting OF union men to boom Mr.. Lewis
next Friday night.
wet or dry proposition does not enter into
the Endorsement Of Mr.. Lewis by the
Trades and Labor Council of this city.
me article in the Morning Capital is an
attempt TO credit organized labor with be-
ing lnIiuenced by the so-called license
system RMS Is an insult to every work
ing man in this city. as there are no more
la w-abiding or patriotic citizens anywhere
than among the working people and of
organized labor. The Iaboring people are
not going to be hoodwinked or led astray
in this contest OF diverted from the main
issue, so far as they are concerned
! The committee interviewed each of the
candidates for mayor and made a full
{ am sstAkANt INV Gotlee1tAIH VI iAitlA past
record in relation to union labor and was
fully convinced that Mr. Lewis, because of
his training and long life work as a labor
ing man would better subSerVe the inter-
ests of the laboring class. of which he Is
part: and it was for this reason and
none othef lhat the trades ana Labor
Council gave him its unanimous indorse-
ment. The laboring people are getting
tired of this 'bugabOo' or wet and dry be-
ing made the sole issue in every municipal
campaign in this city. It may be all right
for certain politicians who have no other
fnrTT inc No
the taxpayers and the business men gen
orally viii, 7 believe, conclude there are
other and more important questions at IS
sue this SPRING