Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-04

that guarantees freedom from strikes.
fockouts and labor warfare 10 Battle
Creek. Mich
Tho story, The work people. msr-
chants. lawyers. doctors and other cih-
rens became aroused and indignant al
tho efforts OF the labor unions through
out the country 10 destroy the eusi-
nsss OF one OF our largest Industries
tho Postum Cereal Co. Lid. and at the
open threats In the official union pa
pers that tbs entire power Of the Ma
tional and State Feterations OF Labor
vas being brought to bear to punish
tho Industries OF Battle Greek. and
particularly the Postum Co.
This sprung fro0 the refusal OF c.
W. Post to obey the orders" OF the
unions TO take the Postum advertising
Away from various papers that refused
to purchase labor of the labor trust
the unions.
Mr.. Post xA. ordered to Join the
unions in their conspiracy to ruin
and put out OF business" these pub
lisaers who had worked faithfully for
him for years and helped build up his
business They had done no wrong.
but had found II inconvenieut and
against their best judgment TO buy
labor OF the labor trust. II seems
rule of ths unions to conspire to ruin
anyone who does not purchase from
them upon their own terms.
An tnkmaker or papermaker who
failed to sell ink or paper would have
the same reason to order Post 10 help
ruin these publishers. So the ped
disr In the street might stone you IL
you refused to buy his apples. the
.cabman to run over you II you refused
10 ride with him. the grocer order the
manufacturer To discharge certain
people because they did not patronize
him. and SO on to the ridiculous and
villainous limit OF all this boycott
nonsense. In trying to force people to
buy what they do not want
If a man has labor TO sell let him
sell II at the best price he can ge, Just
as he would sell wheat. but he has no
right to even intimate that he will OBJ
struet tho business. or attempt its ruin
because the owner will not purchase
OF him.
The unions have become so tyrnn-
nous and arrogant with their despot.
ffm that a common citizen who has
come time to spare and innocently
thinks he has a right to put little
paint on his own house finds he must
have that paint taken OF and put on
again by 'the union" or all sorts of
dire things happen to him, his EN-
pioyer In ordered 20 discharge him. his
grocer Is boycotted II he furnishes
him supplies. his family followed and
insuited and his life made more mis-
.crabis than that of black slave be-
fore the war. II he drives natl to
repair the house or barn the carpen-
ters' union" hounds him He takes a
pipe wrench to stop q leaking pipe
and prevent damage TO his property
and the plumbers union" does things
10 him. He cannot put . little mortar
to q loose brick on his chimney or
tho brickiAyers'. plasterers' or hod
carrfers' union Is up In arms. and IL
ms carelessiy eats q loaf of bread that
has no union" Label on 1t the bakers
union proceeds to make life miDer-
able for him.
so the white slave IL tied hand and
foot. unable to fift . hand TO better
himself or do the needfld things. with
out nrst obtaising permission from
some naughty. ignorant and abusive
tyran, OF some labor union.
II would all seem rather like q comic
opera II 1t did not rob people of their
freedom: that kind Of work will not
be permitted long in America.
Rome smooth managers have built
up the labor trust In the last few
years. to bring themselves money and
power and by managing workmen.
have succeeded In making It possible
for them to lay down the law In some
cities and force workmen and citizens
90 "obey implicitly. stripping them
right and left OF their liberties.
They have used boycotting. p4ehet-
ing. assaults. dynamiting OF property
and murder to enforce their orders and
rule the people. They have gone far
enough to order the President to re-
move certain citizens from office be-
cause the unions" weren't pleassA
That means they propose 70 make
the law OF the unions replace the law
of this government and the union lead
ers dominate even the chief Execu-
tive.
This is a g-sernment Of and for the
people and no organization or trust
shail displace IT. But the unions try
II every now and then. led By desper-
ate men as shoen In their defiance Of
law and support Of iawbreakers-
The union" record of assaults.
crippiing OF men and even women and
children. destruction Of property and
murder Of American citizens during
the past two years II perhaps ten
times the volume OF crime and abuse
perpetrated By slave owners during
any two years previous TO the civil
var. We are In . horrible period Of
1ethsrgy> which permits us to stand
dlly b. while our American citizens