The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-10-28
JOHN E. MILLER.

JOHN E. MILLER.
Elsewhere in this issue The Wage
worker presents the name OF John +.
Miller as it's choice for member OF the
legislature, and gives what 1t believes
to be sufficient reasons why every
union man in Lancaster county should
vote for him.
The Wageworker is not moved by
partisan feelings to endorse Mr.. Mil
ler's candidacy. 1t cares absolutely
nothing about Mr. Miller's politics,
and it takes no particular interest al
this time in the senatorial fight that
already looms high upon the horizon.
The Wageworker believes in making
a commonsense beginning in the mat
ter OF reforms, and it see nothing blu,
folly in the EFFORT to reform the United
States senate as long as rottenness and
corruption reign supreme in munich
palities and state legislatures. II
workingmen are to secuse any of the
reforms they advocate they must make
a small beginning somewhere, ana
work up to the larger things. Be
lieving that the election OF Mr.. Miller
will mark a beginning place in the
matter OF securing reforms advocated
by labor unions, The Wageworker en-
dorses his candidacy and urges all
union men to vote for him.
Mr.. Miller is in thorough sympathy
with unlonism-with the sensible and
conservative unionism that recognizes
the rights of others and at the same
time insists upon having it's own rights
recognized. He has given a practical
demonstration of his adherence to the
principle of the short hour working
day. He favors labor organizations.
He is opposed to child labor. He be-
lieves in paying fair wages for honest
and intelligent work. He is in SYM
pothy with the laws regulating sani-
tary conditions in mills, factories,
stores and offices.
Nominally a democrat, Mr.. Miller
refused to be bound by party ties and
insists upon voting for men as well as
for principle. He is large employer
OF labor, pays good wages, observes the
short hour week, has adopted the profit
sharing plan in his business. gives ev-
cry employee OF Il years standing two
weeks vacation with full pay, will not
employ children and stands ready to
recognize the Retail Clerks Union the
moment 1t is organized in this city.
Mr.. Miller's standing as q citizen is
we'll known. His character is above
reproach. AS member of the legisla-
ture he will stand for the interests OF
the whole people. He is The Wage
workers only candidate for any Office.
THE UNIVERSAL LABEL.
There are many arguments in ia
vor of universal label-a label that
may be used by all crafts and thus
remove the difficulty that now con-
fronts every union that undertakes to
familiariZe the public with it's own
particular label. The universal label
would be easily recognized and easily
advertised. 1t would strengthen the
bonds of labor unionism by making all
trades unions more interested in a
common purpose.
Naturally enough the older unions
are averse to disseminating the labels
they have learned to love and respect
but desire to further the interests OF
unionism should take the place OF per-
sonal feeling The universal Label
would result in renewed boom fol
union made goods. The public coulo
be educated up to it with far less
trouble than is now encountered wher
forty or fifty different labels are pre-
sented. With the universal label eacf
trades union could put it's name ane
the number of it's local. Should an at
tempt be made to counterfeit it every
trades union in the country would b.
interested in prosecuting the offender
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