The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-30


convictions and sympatalcs are with
the working men, permit me to offer a
lew reflections with reference to the
present municipal situation | see that
few nen.styiiug themselves the Work
ing Mems Club are engaged i'll the bust
hoss OF endorsing candidates for the
excise board. No one Will deny the
right OF any man or oil any number OF
uion to- meet and endorse whom they
please for any Office in tie gift of tn /.
people. But when this IS done in the
name of the working man, il wears
different aspect. And this conduct is
ali tho more questionable when the
particular men do not possess the re-
ouircd qualifications Tor the Office.
shall not enter upon a discussion
~ this time of the fitness OF any of
the men named for the Office of excise
men in the city Of Lincoln. TWO at
least Of these men have !.eld Office in
hc city, and their administration has
not been such a shining success that
any man is warranted in endorsing
them for a second term. The mayor
has lacked backbone; he has blown
hot and blown cold: he has not done
anything to make the lcople believe
that he favors fair and Impartial sad-
ninistration of tho law; he has allowed
law breaking to continue in the city
without any real effort t. stop it; his
n, Ia; TO N
confidence Of the better mind OF tae
people. The second men.bcr Of the
cAcise board has shown moro back
hone, though not always on the right
side. The third name proposed shal!
not here discuss.
There are two considerations which
arc worthy of notice. Do the members
ot this so-callcd WOrkin%men' Club
represent tho real working men OF the
city? Or is this some self-constituted
and self-appointed cabal created by 4
itU self-scekinc luen who are trying
tG use the workingmen 10 further their
Ymtercsts? Let anycEc examine this
thing to the bottcm and [ ,ink he will
ind that some three or iJur men who
have axes to grind are Tying to per-
5uadc the working men TO turn the
crindatone. The people Il this coun-
tty have seen lot o. this sort OF
~ork lately; some self-see king man
comes along and uses the wor!iinsmen
10 promote his schemes; when once he
is in Office and gets his hare of pap,
be cares nothing for tn, Morkingman
The working men of this city two years
ago allowed themselves 70 be used i'll
the furthering Of some ,chcmes ii the
political managers, and one OF their
Representatives" was elected to Office.
But are tie working men of Lincoln
proud Of the record CT their repre-
scntative?" | trow not. Has lie rot
provec 20 lie d mis-rcprSscntatiTc OF
the Worrkingman? l am satisfied that
these men who use TIL. Norkingmen
to further their own interests are the
real enemies of the working people.
and are the working nen willing to
appear before tn, people as caring only
tor Offices and spells and Places at the
PIE counter? trow no. TAen lei
them rebuke all such 5clf-appointed
representatives as are ro,,' in the field
The men who are endorsed Tor the
Office of excisr commissioners stand
more or less for an open town. for a
-you-pleasc enforcement OF law
Tor carte blanche TO th.4 reservation
people; they havA taliel no vigorous
action against prostitution in the
h.ccks: they have rot done all in tt;ciI
power 10 minimize tn. anger Ct tle
iiouor tr;,tlic. suppose prostitution il
tho books IS allowed 10 20 on; yhC
ere the people most likely to DC affected
l3y IL The people who live in The
h,ocks and many OF these are working
mon and their families believe that
a. fair and pure conditions as any oti-
e.: mans child in the community. Sup
rose that nothing is done 10 make
prostitution hazardous in our city
Who are the PERSONS most likely to bt
aIfected by the evil? Thr children o
INC NOlhlHs, lIi-il iduEhtNio
fthe ones who will bc sought by the hu
ran fends and led astray
In addition to all this, tie interests
oi the working man are the interest!
OF all the people. The working peo
PIE OF this country have complained
and rightly, OF the moneyed interest
who have sought to use tne machiner.
of government to promota their owl
ceins. How can the soi li.Gg men re
buke the moneyed men when the.
themselves are engaged in 4 clas
struggle? The interests cf all the peo
rlc ere the interests of any part Of th