The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-10

and fragmentary portion of the body poIitic of power and authority to de- ny a right over which human govern control. The right to work Is coequal with the right to live since it Is d di- vine commandment work must precede the right to eat bread. This being true no human government can therefore arbitrarily deny or control it save for crimes against the public, and yet this is precisely what organized labor as- sumes to do in the closed shop. It is a crime scarce a degree removed from treason. It has been Judicially decid- ed to be against Public Policy and Is criminal conspiracy.
 The Union Label--As if there were needed other weapons of malignity to aid organized labor in its war against all other citizens. this little mark of fiendish maiignity was brought into service. It is badge of discrimination, an emblem of black mail and an engine of tyranny. It re- qpires tribute from worthlessness and skill alike. It would place all freemen under its yoke;- and destroy where 1t cannot rule. It strikes a blow at the most vital agencies that have hitherto been relied upon for protecting the lib- critics of the people-the press. There can be no Freedom of the Press" with this badge of union Servitude at their mastheads. Whatever of virtue may have attended the use of the label In the beginning, certain 1t is that no pa triotic citizen who now understands it's uses and purposes can consistently al- low 1t in his service.
 The Limitation of Apprentices.-This Is a blow aimed at the very nursery of our industrial life, and hence Is mur- der to the nation. Further than this the right of every citizen to choose for himself and his children that trade or calling which they desire for their life work Is beyond the province of govern ment to rightfully deny, much less should any kind of an irresponsible or ganiZation be permitted to have any kind of control over 1t.
 The Eight-Hour Day.-This is step towards Socialism, that will-of-the- wisp which organized labor is follow ing as the star of labor's goal, when in reality 1t Is a morass of unfathom- able mire and gloom such as the sun of manhood and progress can never hope to reach of dispel.
 Anti ti-Injunction.--This is a fitting climax to the evils and dangers of or ganized labor as found in their exist ing policies. In seeking to destroy the writ of injunction in labor disputes the last vestige of the restraint which nec- essarily belongs to government Is sought to be removed and free reign our courts are divested of all power needed to protect property or preserve its free use to it's rightful owners then is civil government that far failure. And yet this is what organized labor Is demanding.
 Is it conceivable that the American people will tolerate evils like these? The wonder is that they should ever have found even the slightest lodg- ment on a soil that was hallowed by the blood of so many martyrs in the cause of human liberty But the issue has been made by organized labor that these policies shall prevail in this country, and it is cowardice, or worse | not to meet 1t. It seems that there | remains only the most abject submis- sion to these policies, or the exercise | of those rights which have been the pride and boast of this nation. Surely there is still left among the people enough of the spirit of ''76' to pre-
 vent the emasculation of this govern ment, as would speedily follow the
 reign of organized labor in this coun- | trV